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AUGUST 5, 1934.  THE DAYTON JOURNAL,
 
Scenes and Principals of National Air Meet

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[[caption]] Pictured here are principals taken yesterday at the Women's National air meet at Dayton Municipal airport, Vandalia. No. 1 - left to right: John Livingston, technical chief; [[underlined]] Manila Davis [[/underlined]] (Mrs. B. B. Talley), whose idea resulted in the meet, and Major Alexander de Seversky, New York, who presented a stunting exhibition. [[/caption]]

THE DAYTON JOURNAL,
AUGUST 5, 1934.

Yesterday was a big day for Mrs. [[underlined]] Manila Davis [[/underlined]] Talley, wife of Lieutenant Talley. It was her idea some  years ago to have a national all-woman air meet. The events yesterday marked the culmination of her idea.

But what was her greatest disappointment was that she could not fly in her own race. Last week she had "cracked up" and escaped with only four torn ligaments in her neck. It kept her out of the race. But she's going to be in the one next year. And she says she'll see there is one next year.
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[[image - photograph of 10 women pilots]]
Violet Crosbie, Lydia Mange, Alma Arlene Davis, Maud Miller, Edna M. Gardner, Frances Harrell, Gladys O'Donnell, Ruth Barron Nason, Mrs. C. F. Kolp, final woman not identified]]

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