Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 87, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 August 1928 — Page 5

ACG. 31, 1928

Aviation V. F, W. ATTEND DEDICATION OF AIRPORTTODAY Fly|ng Circus to Feature Program at Capitol Field. & The new Capitol Airways, Inc., airport, W. Thirtieth St., was to be dedicated at 2:30 p. m. today with a form&l program, which was to be followed at 3:30 p. m. by an air circus. Delegates and visitors attending the Veterans of Foreign Wars national convention were to attend the air circus in a body. Special busses . were being provided to transport them from the Circle to the airport. A large number of airplanes from Army fields and Indiana commercial airports were to participate in the air circus, which was to include wing walking and aerial trapeze stunts by Bobby Young, Indianapolis, and aerial and stunt flying by visiting aviators. Lieut. Walter R. Peck was in charge of field arrangements. The airport was to be named formally at the dedication service. Elmer H. Jose, president, has conducted a contest open to the general public, in which cash prizes of $25 and ten free airplane rides were offered for the best names submitted. Pacific Hop Planned By United Press SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 31.—A prospective two-stop flight, spanning the Pacific Ocean from San Francisco to Hong Kong, has been announced here by Lieut. Lester J. Maitland, California-Hawaii flier. The 8,000-mile trip will be made in a tri-motored plane, with stops at Honolulu, Manila and Hong Kong. Doubt Amundsen Story Bit United Press OSLO, Norway, Aug. 31.—N0 credence was placed in reports today that Roald Amundsen’s seaplane I had been found off the Lofoten | Islands. It was pointed out here that the reports, which originated in Har.stad, probably were due to the fact the steamer Michael Sars Wednesday proceeded to Bear Island to investigate the report of fishermen that they had seen Amundsen just after he left Trcmsoe, Norway. Amundsen and five companions left Tromsoe on June 18 to go to the rescue of the lost members of the dirigible Italia crew. His party never has been seen or heard from since that time. Air Meet Judges Chosen B ii Times Special SOUTH BEND, Ind., Aug. 31. Judges to serve at the air meet to „be held at the municipal airport here Sept. 15 and 16 have been chosen as follows: Andrew J. Hickey, Representative

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Men who participated in arrangements for formal opening and aerial circus this afternoon for Veterans of Foreign Wars delegates at the new Capitol Airways Inc. airport, W. Thirtieth St., west of Lafayette pike, were: Left to right were: L. H. Hottel, chairman entertainment committee; Bobby Young, aerial acrobat;

in Congress, Thirteenth district; Mayor Chester R. Montgomery, South Bend; Donald Eldridge, H. P. Wells, J. R. Cautley, H. W. Spence, A. L. Longbrake, C. L. Geyer and C. C. Miller. The meet will be given under auspices of the St Joe Valley Aviation Club. Airport Plans Advanced By Times Special EVANSVILLE, Ind., Aug. 31. Steps are being taken here today for drawing up an ordinance and completing other details preliminary to a bond issue for establishment of a municipal airport. No objectors appeared at a recent public hearing before the works board. Fifty Planes to Land By Times Special TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Aug. 31. Fifty planes contesting in the transcontinental air race are expected to land at Dresser airport here on Thursday, it h"ving been chosen as one of the official stops for the fliers. The Chamber of Commerce has followed the Merchants’ Association in indorsing a movement for city ownership of the “airport.” By Times Special GREENSBURG, Ind., Aug. 31. Completion of a marker on the roof of the National Guard Armory here is the first guide to aviators for this city. The word “Greensburg” is legible to fliers at a height of more than 2,000 feet. Fliers’ Bodies Sent Home By United J’ress MILFORD, Pa., Aug. 31.—Bodies of M. M. Merrill and Edwin Bronne, found near the wrecked Falcon airplane they were piloting from Buffalo to New York, will be sent to their homes today. Speculation still was divided as to the cause of the crash of the airpane, which was the property of the Transcontinental Air Transport, Inc.

Charles S. Jose, airport field manager; Elmer H. Jose, Capitol Airways Inc. president; Frank T. Strayer, V. F. W. commander-in-chief; Arthur L. Lake, V. F. W. national sergeant-at-arms; Billie McQueen, entertainment committee; Edward M. Johnston, chief pilot; Howard Maxwell, associate pilot; E. M. Chellew of Indianapolis Power and Light Company, entertainment committee. ‘

and was used by Col. Charles A. Lindberg. Some pilots insisted the plane had caught fire in the air and had crashed, but C. S. (Casey) Jones, head of the Curtiss service, said he believed the men had been caught in the fog and had piloted their plane into the side of a mountain. Flying Meet Saturday By Times Special RENNSELAER, Ind., Aug. 31. The first aviation meet ever held in this section of Indiana is booked for Saturday afternoon at the Jasper County fairground. The Gary Flying School will stage the meet, which will include a ten-mile race, in which five planes are entered. Publishing Agent Flies Here J. E. Williamson, New York, sales promotion manager of MacFadden Publications, Inc., landed at Indianapolis airport Thursday, where he spent several hours conferring with Indianapolis representatives of the publishing company. He was flying a Lockheed Vega monoplane, accompanied by R. E. Haig, New York, eastern district sales manager; J. F. Jones, Chicago, advertising representative, and Pilot Errold Bahl. The party flew here from St. Louis in 1 hour and 55 minutes. Landing Field Ready By Times Special SULLIVAN, Ind., Aug. 31.—Except for a few changes, the emergency landing field here on the new Chicago-Atlanta air mail route, has been approved by E. M. Haight and

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CONDITIONS AT 9:30 A. M. (Compiled for The Times bv Government Weather Observer J. H. Armington and Donald McConnell Government aeronautical observer i Northeast wind, eight miles an hour: barometric pressure. 30.20 at sea level; ceiling, unlimited, visibility four miles, hazy.

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John Bonforte of the Department of Commerce. Makes Solo Flight Clarence Dowden, Cleveland, took his solo flight at Hoosier Airport today. He spent several weeks at the airport taking instruction under Capt. Earl Sweeney. Dowden expects to remain at the airport several weeks longer to gain experience as a mechanic. Levine Leaves EnglandPiit United Press LONDON, Aug. 31.—Charles A. Levine flew his transatlantic plane Queen of the Air from Croydon field toward Brussels today to arrange for a flight across the ocean from there. A party of six was in the plane, including Bert Acosta and Miss Mabel 8011. CITY AUTO TOLL IS 8 Fatalities for Past Month Here Reported. There were eight deaths in Indianapolis resulting from automobile accidents in the four weeks ending Aug. 11, according to reports of the Department of Commerce. Three of the deaths were due to accidents inside the city. In the twelve months ending Aug. 11 there were ninety-two automobile accidents deaths here, seventy from accidents in the city. In the four weeks period there were 588 auto accidents deaths in seventy-seven large cities over the country. •

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