Byrd's Arctic Flight a feat of navigation and grit
Commander Richard E. Byrd describes the bold Arctic dash in a three meter plane, noting the midnight sun, ice floes, and perilous navigation from Kings Bay toward the North Pole. He praises crew loyalty and skill, recalls Amundsen’s ice conditions, and frames the expedition as a tested venture into largely unknown Arctic air travel.
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Byrd
Arctic
United States Navy
Beajt
R Motors
North Pole
Messrs
Cape Mitre
Kings Bay
Norge
Poe
South Pole
Spitzbergen
Amsterdam Island
Polar Flight Ended With Successful North Pole Reach
The narrator describes navigating by sun compass and drift indicators to reach the North Pole aboard a three motor plane. After landing at Spitzbergen, crew members Bennett and the speaker felt exhaustion but relief, noting oil leaks and the immense ice pack and Peary’s legacy. They circled the Pole then returned to Kings Bay.
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Peary
Bennett
Flyer
Explorer
Pole
North Pole
Spitzbergen
Cape Morris Jessup
Cape Mitre
Kings Bay
New York Times
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Longest Day of the Year Marks Summer Start
The article notes today is the longest day with 15 hours 16 minutes of daylight. Sunrise at 4 23, sunset at 7 39, and the sun now moves southward toward shorter days, with yesterday matching today for length.
Massie Allamong v Allamong Divorce Notice in Frederick Court
In Frederick County Circuit Court on the birth day of June 1926 Hilda E Massie Allamong sues Isaac F Allamong for divorce a vinculo matrimonii on adultery grounds. Defendant not resident of Virginia must appear within ten days after publication with four weekly insertions in the Evening Star Winchester and a copy posted on the courthouse door by June 21, 1926. Copy Teste: Co. C Brannon Clerk. Philip Williams p q.
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Circuit Court
County OF
Frederick
Hilda E. Massie Allamong
Isaac F. Allamong
Virginia
Evning Star
Winchester
Co. C. Brannon
Philip Williams
P. Q
Master Commissioner to Report In Cornwell Estate in Winchester
Legal notice in the Corporation Court of Winchester Virginia directs a Master Commissioner in Chancery to determine real and personal property, liens, heirs, unpaid taxes, and other matters for William B. Cornwell deceased. Publication to serve as service to all parties will be made weekly for four weeks. The hearing set for July 8, 1926, at Winchester office.
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Corporation Court
Winchester
Virginia
Lovett Brothers
William B. Cornwell
Herbert S. Larrick
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Sormmrt
Moat Spee
Mii Ia
Ralph Lewis
Evelyn Brent
Crook
Mary Flynn
Richard FE. Byrd
Fork
Rockefeller
Astor
Amundsen
Uides
Hoel Peninsula
Heel Mountain
Enney Vo. Inc. J Department Stores
Court House
Rena McDonald
New England A. A. U
McDonald
New England
Congoleum
Booner Yard
Ramsey Furniture CO
Betsy Ross
Jno. S. Solenberger & Co
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