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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

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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.   

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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.


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