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Local Pilots Fly to St. Louis for Air Races

Special to the Chicago Daily News

St. Louis, Mo., Oct 1. - George E Weaver of Ashburn field, Chicago, safely landed his Brequet airplane with three passengers on the muddy field here with skill, causing special commendation by high officials of the international air races. His time from Chicago was two hours and fifty minutes.

Nelson Kelly, with an Ariole and two passengers, landed west of here in a field that he selected - one in better condition than the official flying field. Billy Burke landed with a Swallow and two passengers, also in the suburbs, due to low visibility.
Passengers in the Brequet cabin were Charles Dickinson, Henry Teacotter and Mrs. Bert Metzger. Henry Allen and Burt Hurley flew here in the Ariole. In the Swallow were Mrs. George E Weaver and son, Bud, 4 years old.
Among the Chicagoans at the races are Second Assistant Postmaster-General Paul Henderson/ Charles Dickinson, James Curran, William P. McCracken, Allen Jackson, Geoorge E Weaver, Bert Metzger, Mrs. George E. Weaver, Terence Vincent, William E. Schweitzer, Henry Teacotter, Nelson Kelly, Harry Wells, Paul Schiffler Smith, Elmer Partridge and M. Rynearson.

1923

Illinois Party Flies Here for Air Races

[[Photo of people in front of airplane with man in open cockpit]]
Photo by Staff Photographer.

[[Caption]]Among the visitors to the St. Louis Air Races is this party of enthusiasts who came by plane from Chicago. From the left they are: Mrs. J. C. Metzger, licensed pilot and secretary of the Illinois Aero Club; Miss Lillian Boyer, Charles Dickenson, 65 years old, president of the Illinois Aero Club, and Henry Tiekotter. In the machine is George (Buck) Weaver. The party made the trip in a Breguet plane motored with a 300-horsepower Renault engine.[[/Caption]]

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Article upper left transcribed on previous page as well as the one on Lillian Boyer. Therefore the only one for this page is the image.N