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DAILY PROGRAM OF EVENTS Evenrts of necessity may not be run off in the order listed. Listen for annoucements. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 LABOR ORGANIZATIONS' DAY [[column 1]] BERNARD CAPEHART, Announcer 11:30 A. M. TEXACO FIRE CHIEF BAND, sponsered by The Texas Company. 11:40 A. M. NOVELTY AEROBATICS--by Leonard R. Peterson, Sponsered by Dart Manufacturing Corp. 11:50 A. M. CAPT. ALEX PAPANA of Roumania--in Aerobatics. 12:00 Noon PARACHUTE SPOT JUMPING CONTEST. 12:25 P. M. "MEN WITH WINGS"--Tex Rankin, AMerican Champion Aerobatic Ace, sponsered by Paramount Pictures Inc., Hollywood, Calif. 12:35 P. M. GLIDER TRIO--Ted Bellak, Emil Lehecka, and Chester Decker, America's Champion Glider Trio in Motor-less Flight. 12:45 P. M. 1938 AVIATION ON PARADE. 1:00 P. M. OFFICIAL INAGURAL CEREMONIAL of the 1938 National Air Races--"Miss Hollywood," Vivian Coe, officiating as "Miss Wings of 1938." Maids of Honor; Miss Cleveland, Miss Ohio, Miss National Air Races. 1:05 P.M. GIGANTIC DAYLIGHT PYROTECHNIC DISPLAY. 1:05 P. M. OPENING AERIAL SALUTE -- 4-plane Smoke Formation, sponsored by The Ohio Oil Company. 1:15 P. M. "THREE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING" -- Featuring Captain Dick Granere in his DT-4. 1:25 P.M. U.S. NAVY FIGHTING SQUADRON FIVE from Norfolk, Va. under command of Lt. Comdr. W.L. Rees-- Combat Maneuvers 1:50 P.M. "ESSO" -- Racing plan aerobatics flown by Harold Johnson, sponsored by The Standard Oil Company of Ohio. 2:00 P.M. SOHIO TRI-MOTOR FORD AEROBATICS flown by Harold Johnson, sponsored by The Standard Oil Company of Ohio. 2:10 P.M. HANNA REITSCH, Champion Woman Glider Pilot of Germany -- Glider Aerobatics. [[Column 2]] KEN BARTON, Announcer 2:20 P.M. U.S. MARINE FIGHTING SQUADRON ONE from Quantico, Va. under command of Major W.L. McKittrick -- War-time Maneuvers. 2:45 P.M. EMIL KROPF of Germany -- Demonstrating the Feisler Storch Airplane. 2:55 P.M. OFFICIAL ARRIVAL OF THE SWISS NAVY under command of Admiral Michael Murphynski (Airplane courtesy of the Piper Aircraft Corporation -- Floats Courtesy of Edo Aircraft Corporation). 3:05 P.M. HI-SPEED 10,000 FOOT DELAYED PARACHUTE RACE WITH SMOKE -- Faye Cox, Champion Woman Delayed Parachute Jumper Competing against three of America's greatest men delayed parachute jumpers. A Pure Oil-- High- Speed Specialty Act Sponsored by The Pure Oil Company. 3:15 P.M. COUNT OTTO HAGENBURG, European Aerobatic Champion -- in Inverted Aerobatics. 3:25 P.M. U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS 27th PURSUIT SQUADRON from Selfridge Field, Michigan under command of Major Willis R. Taylor -- Tactical Maneuvers. 3:50 P.M. DUAL CRAZY FLYING -- Captain Dick Granere and Mike Murphy. 4:00 P.M. THOMPSON TROPHY RACE -- International High Speed Land Plane Classic. Distance: 300 Miles, 30 laps of 10-mile course. Total Purse; $45,000. Men Pilots Only. Winner................ Second...................... Third...................... 5:30 P.M. AMERICA'S GREATEST MASS PARACHUTE JUMP -- Count 'em. 5:45 P.M. GRAND PRIZE DRAWING in Official Program Prize Contest. (Refer to page 63 in Official Program). FINALE: TEXACO FIRE CHIEF BAND, sponsored by The Texas Company. QUIET BIRDMEN PARTY, HOTEL CARTER 1938 NATIONAL AIR RACES PAGE 35