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DAILY PROGRAM OF EVENTS The Management reserves the right to make necessary changes in events. Listen for Announcements. SUNDAY - AUGUST 19th Announcers: JACK STORY, Chief WALTER T. BONNEY DALE McINTYRE TED WINTERS Sponsored by The American Steel & Wire Co. Exclusive Radio and Broadcasting Rights Columbia Broadcasting System Television--Station WJBK-TV Downtown Press Headquarters: Book-Cadillac Hotel Firestone Tire & Rubber Company Longines--Official Watch 9:30 A.M. GROUND EXHIBITS--U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy, and Marines. 12:30 NOON BAND. 12:40 P.M. DAVE BINNS--Comedy Act. 12:50 P.M. CONTINENTAL MOTORS TROPHY RACE--Consolation Race. 1:10 P.M. NATIONAL PARACHUTE JUMPING CONTEST. 1:40 P.M. OFFICIAL OPENING-- U.S. Air Force INTRODUCTIONS--By F.C Crawford, President Air Foundation, and C.J Reese, President Aero Club of Michigan. 1:50 P.M. HELICOPTER SPECIALTY ACT and feature by MARILYN RICH, "Original Helicopter Girl." 2:00 P.M. U.S. NAVY and MARINES--Flight Demonstration. 2:20 P.M. CARO BAYLY--1950-51 Women's International Aerobatics Champion. 2:30 P.M. ALLISON JET TROPHY RACE--Arrival of Winners from Indianapolis. 2:40 P.M. U.S. AIR FORCE--Flight Demonstration. * 3:10 P.M. THOMPSON TROPHY JET SPEED EVENT. 3:25 P.M. INTERMISSION--Band. 3:40 P.M. PRESENTATION--Allison Jet Trophy Race Winner. Thompson Trophy Jet Speed Event Winner. 3:50 P.M. U.S. ARMY--Aircraft Demonstration. 4:20 P.M. ROD JOCELYN--1950-51 Men's International Aerobatics Champion. 4:30 P.M. CONTINENTAL MOTORS TROPHY RACE--Final Race. 15 Laps of a 2 1/2-Mile Course. Winner [[blank line]] Second [[blank line]] Third [[blank line]] 4:50 P.M. PRESENTATION--Continental Motors Trophy Race Winners. 5:00 P.M. COLE BROTHERS--Aerobatic Trio. 5:10 P.M. BAND--Finale. GRAND PRIZE DRAWING. *Boeing Airplane Co. and General Electric Co. (Gas Turbine Division) have combined to have the U.S. Air Force demonstrate the outstanding new B-47 bomber. It is through the cooperation of these two companies that such a plane is produced and publicly presented here. 1951 NATIONAL AIR RACES 39
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Unsure if the stanza on the right side of the page directly under AUGUST 19th is a continued list of the Sponsors.