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missing. Lock your desk and hop to Elmira. The contest is the best ever and one of aviation's big bets."
Lloyd George of Airway Age, New York, has interested A. B. Macy, a Lackawanna Railroad official, in the Elmira soaring contest, and Mr. Macy has interested President Davis to the extent that Dame Rumor says the chief executive of his staff are soon to be Elmira guests. 
Among others planning to visit Elmira during the contest are Lawrence Fisher of General Motors, General John. F. O'Ryan of Colonial Airways, George Eastman of Rochester, Bernarr McFadden, Ray Howard, the published; Paul Bloch, former Elmiran now prominent in the advertising and publishing business; C.T. Luddington of the Luddington Air Lines, J.H. McGraw of the McGraw-Hill Publishing Company. 
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Some airport visitors Tuesday were mystified by hearing pilots ask, "Where is Okeh?" At about the moment some were prepared to look under car seats and hunt their pockets for missing "Okeh" it was explained that Mrs. Martha C. Bevins, better known as Okeh Bevins, New York City pilot was behind her announced schedule rain. And is she charming? FIfty glider pilots can't be wrong. 
"A. C. Haller's 'Haller-Hawk' glider is now being demonstrated," boomed the loudspeaker at the airport and visitors marveled at the increase in power of the broadcasting device. Wrong again. It was merely Donald. F. Walker, manager 
"THE largest congregation of gliders and glider pilots ever assembled in the world." That's the way officials of the Second National Soaring Contest describe this year's show. Here are all the pilots and all the gliders. Those that are in the picture above are, left to right:Franklin K. Issard, Albert E. Hastings, Loran Lake, William Chellis, Jim Weiberg, James Cramer, Sam Saidman, Gus Haller, Allen Rooke, Ray Buell, Arthur. L. Lawrence, Arthur Schultz, Walter Snell, Leon Ryker, J. Sloat Fassett, 3d; Louis E. Ross, meet referee; Wallace Franklin, Warren E. Eaton, "Doc" Elliot, Capt. Russell Holderman, Bud Stickler, Martin Schempp, Mrs. R. B. Holderman, W. Howley Bowlus Cap