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Next day, in a third Monocoupe rushed from the factory at St. Louis, the Lindberghs headed west once more. At Roswell, N. Mex. a cactus punctured a tire as they were taking off, caused another delay. At Phoenix, Ariz. the tire went flat again, forced the Colonel to make a precarious one-wheel landing. Finally at Blythe, a small desert town in California, inadequate landing lights compelled the Lindberghs to remain overnight. They were still 300 mi. from their Pacific Coast goal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Aeronautics: Luck | 9/24/1934 | See Source »

...have brought China the blessing of greater unity under her Nanking Government than seemed remotely possible even three years ago. Much to the Government's regret last week that Great Unifier, Colonel Shu Pei-kun, commander of Nan-chang air base, proved to have embezzled $1,000,000 Mex. ($360,000). Swish! - the broad sword of a Chinese executioner cut off Shu's head...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: Swish for Shu | 9/3/1934 | See Source »

...others were two secretaries and a chauffeur. Heading eastward across the U. S. the limousine took Mr. Hoover to: 1) Chandler, Ariz. "on business"; 2) Phoenix, Ariz. to spend the night with Arch W. Shaw, Charles G. Dawes, General Pershing, General Harbord and Henry M. Robinson; 3) Albuquerque, N. Mex. to lunch with onetime Republican Congressman Simms and his wife, Ruth Hanna McCormick; 4) Santa Fe, N. Mex.; 5) Kit Carson, Colo.; 6 ) Hutchinson, Kans. to lunch with onetime Republican Congressman J. N. Tincher; 7) Emporia, Kans. to dine with Republican William Allen White; 8) Topeka, Kans. to visit with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Apr. 9, 1934 | 4/9/1934 | See Source »

...Albuquerque, N. Mex. a thief broke into the house of George Martin, stole a jacket, a mattress, a sheepskin coat, a pair of overalls. Next day he brought them back, left a note...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Jan. 8, 1934 | 1/8/1934 | See Source »

...MITCHELL Roswell, N. Mex...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Nov. 6, 1933 | 11/6/1933 | See Source »

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