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...Clarence De Mar, 43: the annual Boston 26 mi. 385 yd. marathon; entered for the 13th time; his seventh victory; by 400 yards...
...stunt flyer is Charles Augustus Lindbergh. It was for "pure experiment" last week that he and his small wife flew the 2,700 mi. from Glendale, Calif., to Roosevelt Field, L. I., with a 22 min. stop at Wichita, Kan. It took them only 14 hr.. 45 min., 32 sec., nearly three hours faster than any previous crossing of the U. S., but Col. Lindbergh deprecated efforts to credit him with breaking the record of Capt. Frank Monroe Hawks which, he pointed out, was a nonstop flight with a heavy fuel load. The Lindberghs held to levels between...
...civil aircraft flew 78,940,161 mi. in the six months, a gain of 25,000,000 mi. over the same period in 1928. There were 924 accidents, one for every 85,433 mi. In 1928 there was an accident every 78,308 mi. Scheduled transport planes suffered 15 fatal accidents in 15,940,161 mi. flown?one per 1,062,677 mi...
...boat grow, but builds it for work. No fishing schooner races before it has gone fishing. The twist of the water on the boat's underbody loosens it and settles it at racing depth. They race around the Gloucester course - a run, a reach and a beat: 40 mi...
While inaugurating the Spain-to-Chile radio-telephone service, King Alfonso spoke to Captain G. R. White of the S. S. Olympic, 900 mi. west of England: "Hello, Captain, I've just called to say hello. Many years ago I traveled on your boat and I want to find out if she is still running like...