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Women Pilots End L.A.-N.Y. Flight By Associated Press BROOKLYN, Sept. 26.-A cross-country flight of the women's air reserve of the United States was completed this afternoon when Florence Lowe Barnes and Bobby Trout landed their planes at Floyd Bennett field here. They carried as passengers Viola Meill and Nancy Drake. The flight began at Los Angeles Aug. 31. Today's hop was from Philadelphia. Girl in Air Derby for B.H. Dyas Co. Los A. Exam 8-18-'32 Flying in a locally manufactured and powered Swallow biplane, Mary Charles, young Los Angeles aviatrix, will carry the colors of the B.H. Dyas Company, pioneer firm, in the air derby commencing Sunday, executives of the store announced yesterday. The young woman learned to fly at Clover Field and also was an entrant in the woman's air derby last year. Coincident to the opening of the derby, a special aviation display combining a Kinner motor and new type propellers and landing gear is on view at the Dyas Company. The firm plans to receive daily bulletins on the progress of the event. TAKE HANDICAP TEST HERE FOR AIR DERBY Los A Herald Aug 16, '32- Bringing out more than 50 entrants, with husband and wives pitted against each other in two instances, flyers from all sections of the United States and one entrant from Munich, Germany, were taking tests for handicapping at the municipal airport today in preparation for their start Sunday in the air derby to the national air show at Cleveland. Each plane is being given close inspection and measurement, under [[d]]irection of Robert Dake, of Pitts[[bu]]rg, manager of the Cleveland [[text cut off]], assisted by H.H. Story, of [[text cut off]] [[m]]unicipal airport. [[text cut off]] each plane is put over a [[text cut off]] urse in the air by its race [[text cut of]] twice by neutral pilots, [[text cut off]] three times being recorded by [[text cut off]] Nikrent, official timer for the [[N]]ational Aeronautical association. Each plane then is sealed to pre[[v]]ent any changes in carburetors or [[o]]ther equipment. The system of handicapping puts [[a]]ll pilots, men and women, on equal [[f]]ooting and will make the race a [[t]]est of piloting skill rather than a speed contest, Nikrent said. Among the women entered are: Mrs. Gladys O'Donnell of Long Beach, whose husband Lloyd O'Donnell, will race against her, and Mrs. Glena Granger of Santa Monica, who is pitted against her husband, Jim Granger. Other well known women flyers entered are: Mary Charles, Los Angeles; Jean La Rene, Dallas, Tex.; Edith Folitz, Portland, Ore. and Peggy Gillinand of Los Angeles. Among the men were Cecil A. Allen of Los Angeles transpacific flyer; Waldo Waterman, Santa Monica; Robert Buck, Westfield, N.J., and Ulrich Richter, Munich, Germany. Many oddities in airplane construction attracted the attention of the big crowd of spectators and aviation experts. Officials of the municipal airports department today announced that the start of the race Sunday would be free to the public. SIX 16 Girls, 44 Men Start First Lap of Long Air Race (continued from page 3) ings from the Illustrated Daily News, Los Angeles." Blanche Noyes, fighting to be first into her home city of Cleveland, was the last of the women flyers. But the parade went on and on. Marcellus King, from Fairmont, Minn., sent his Monocoupe teetering into the wind in the van of the waiting host of masculine pilots. Behind him sped Eldon Cessna of Wichita, Kan.; Earl Rowland, a fellow townsman; Tony Little, from Philadelphia; C.D. Beauchamp of Long Beach; Walter Carr of Detroit; Lester Glasscock of Dunedin, Fla., and George Shealy from the Georgia city made famous by the mighty Bobby Jones. But the hearts of the fan went out in the greatest salvo of sound to grinning Eddie Schneider, "just a kid." Eddie, a New York boy, is only 19 years old, but he has 15,000 miles of transcontinental flying to his credit, holds the junior transcontinental air record and placed third this year in the Ford reliability tour. And chasing Schneider's "dust" went Leonard Flo from Detroit, W. Musgrave of Alameda, Alfred Spoorer, Los Angeles flyer; W. Kerr from Vallejo and H. Newman of Houston, Tex. OTHER SPEEDERS Here follows a list of the rest of the speeding seekers after cash and fame: George Quick, Texas; H G. Meyers, Los Angeles; Gerald Nettleton, Los Angeles; R. Purcal, Chicago; Bob Turner, Asheville, Tenn.; J.E. Owen, Santa Monica; E. Quivey, Chicago; Joe Bennett, Bradford, Pa.; Bernie Rawson, El Paso; Z.D. Granville, Springfield, Mass; E.B. Christopher, Wichita; Roy Hunt, Norman, Okla.; Joe Meehan, Detroit; Owen Laczemby, Los Angeles; L.G. Foote, Los Angeles; H.H. Sharman, Salt Lake City; Gage A. Irving, Glendale; James E. Granger, Santa Monica; W.S. Postom and Lee Brusse of Burbank; A. J. Edwards, Royce Stetson, Roy Miner and W. F. Baxter of Los Angeles; Leo Golbach, Detroit; Lowell Lamereaux of Santa Monica; Ben Johnson Santa Monica; D. C. Warren, Alameda, and Pete Reinhart of Los Angeles. And behind them all followed the plane of Waldo Waterman, referee, and a ship bearing "Charlie" Lienesch and his secretary, Paddy Willis, who withdrew as an entrant at the last minute when her Fairchild plane failed to arrive. Menu of African Explorers Told by Osa Johnson Probably the question of what an explorer eats while flying over Africa after movies of elephants and pygmies hasn't bothered many people, but for those who have wondered, here is the answer to one of Africa's "mysteries," solved by Africa's best known lady explorer, Osa Johnson. Osa will be in Los Angeles January 24,to appear with her husband, Martin, at the Shrine Auditorium during the showing of their latest film, "Wings Over Africa," They will give the same program at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium January 22, both programs under the auspices of the Pacific Geographic Society. "When we stay at one spot for a considerable length of time," writes Osa, "I always have my own garden. Then in our back yard, which is the African wilds, we gather armsful of asparagus and wild plums and black cranberries. Or I scramble an ostrich egg for Martin. Only one of course, for the egg weighs three and a half pounds and equals about three dozen hen eggs. It takes forty minutes to soft-boil and four hours to hard-boil. So Martin gets one scrambled!" World Tour East Los Angeles Tribune Tuesday, November 12, 1935. Pull Up "Aviation Is The Key to Security For This Nation" Aviatrix Tells the Whittier Blvd. Ebell History of Flying "Aviation is the key to security for this country and without adequate aviation we are easily the prey of any nation", declared Mrs. Mary Charles, captain of the women's aviation reserve, to the Whittier Boulevard Ebell Club at the Arboretum, Friday afternoon. Mrs. Charles, introduced Mathaldo Moissant and Hilda Jarmuth. Mathaldo Moissant is the second women to secure a licensed pilot's license in the United States, having received it in 1911. She told of the great stride that has been made in the building, speed and safety of aircraft since then. Miss Moissant at the request of Mrs. Charles, wore the original helmet boots and gloves that started her on her historical career. In 1929 there were only fifty licensed women pilots, and Miss Jarmuth was among them. Miss Jarmuth has just returned from the Hawaiian Islands and has done much to further aviation for women there. She told of the adventures, and beauty of nature there was to be had in aviation. Mrs. Mable Jolly, musical chairman, presented three Garfield High School students; May Mortson gave a piano solo; Wilber Tompson gave a recitation to The Unknown Soldier; Robert Johy blew taps at the end of the recitation. Mrs. Una Woods, literary chairman, reviewed late books and Mrs. Mildred Lambertson gave a short talk on topics of the day. Hollenbeck Ebell Club Semi-Annual Bulletin 1935 Organized, 1901 Federated, 1905 Motto: "Learning Without Thought Is Labor Lost." Hollenbeck Ebell Club Mrs. Lena Bechtold, President Regular Meetings: First and Third Wednesdays of each month at Benjamin Franklin Branch Library East First and Chicago Streets Los Angeles, California Los A Exam. Sunday, August 21, 1932 Flyers Start Today on Derby To Cleveland 56 Planes Take Off in Cord Contest; Eight Women Enter Race for Prize of $10,000 Promptly at 12:15 o'clock today the first of fifty-six airplanes will flash across the starting line of Los Angeles Municipal Airport, marking the opening of the Cord Cup Race to Cleveland, Ohio. Then, for approximately an hour and one-half, derby entrants will zoom their ships across the line. Plans for the transcontinental derby were completed yesterday, with airport officials preparing to handle thousands of visitors to the port to witness the start of the race and a program of stunt flying to follow immediately. EIGHT WOMEN ENTERED When the entry list closed, fifty-six planes, eight of which will be flown by women, were sealed in their hangars. The flyers who have congregated here from all parts of the West will have something more to race for than the glory - for prizes include $10,000 in cash and three automobiles. By the time the contestants reach Cleveland next Saturday - to open the National Air Races-there will be nearly 100 planes in the race. The Western contingent will be augmented by thirty-five planes from Washington D.C., at Bartlesville, Oklahoma. ITINERARY FOR THE TRIP Tonight the ships will be checked in at Yuma, first control stop in the race. There itinerary from that point follows: Tucson, Monday noon; El Paso, Monday night; Roswell, N.M., Tuesday noon; Lubbock, N.M., Tuesday night; Abilene, Tex., Wednesday noon; Oklahoma City, Wednesday afternoon; Bartlesville, Oklahoma, Wednesday night; Jefferson City Mo., Thursday noon; East St Louis, Thursday night; Indianapolis, Friday noon; Cincinnati, Friday night; Akron, Ohio, Saturday noon, and Cleveland Saturday afternoon. The planes will be accompanied by a number of officials, including R. E. Dake, general manager, Dudley Steele, judge; George Haldeman, referee, and Roy Harding, starter. Averts Death (picture of a woman) Jacqueline Cochran, Los Angeles aviatrix, who landed plane in flames at Indianapolis yesterday. ACE AVIATRIX CHEATS FIRE Jacqueline Cochran Lands at 100 M.P.H. as Blaze Wraps Speed Plane Indianapolis, July 3 (AP) - Miss Jacqueline Cochran of Los Angeles landed an airplane in flames at a 100-mile-an-hour speed at the Municipal Airport here today and jumped from the ship uninjured. Miss Cochran was piloting the plane in which Howard Hughes, motion picture producer, established several speed records. She was en route from Kansas City to Columbus, O. As she neared this city she said a loose connection in the oil line started the fire. Miss Cochran streaked for the airport, the ship in flames. The blaze was extinguished quickly by a fire truck at the airport with little damage to the plane. Tribute Set for Wright, First Flyer March Field Planes to Fly Over Southland Monday to Commemorate Anniversary RIVERSIDE, Dec 13 - All planes of Seventeenth Pursuit Group at March Field will commemorate the thirty-first anniversary of the first flight in a heavier-than-air craft with a mass flight over South California Monday. The formation, composed of thirty-six Boeing all-metal single-seat pursuit ships, will fly over Pomona, Burbank, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Long Beach, Santa Ana and Corona, and execute various intricate flight maneuvers. Other planes at the post will make local flights to near-by cities as a tribute to Orville Wright, who piloted the first plane. Capt. Ira C. Eaker will command the Seventeenth Pursuit Group flight. Lieut.-Col. H. H. Arnold, commanding officer of the post, today announced an open-house program. Airplanes of all types will be on display between the hours of 1 and 3:30 p.m.
