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Pertinacious Honduran-Repeatedly balked from a New York-Honduras flight by his superior officers, by revolution, Captain Lisandro Garay of the Honduran Air Force last week at Floyd Bennett Field loaded a Bellanca monoplane with 360 gal. gasoline and Bert Acosta "to make a test flight." Unseen Supercargo Acosta sneaked away; Captain Garay took off, headed for Tegucigalpa, reprimand, glory, or death...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Aeronautics: Biggests | 8/17/1931 | See Source »

JOSEFINA M. DE ACOSTA...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Aug. 3, 1931 | 8/3/1931 | See Source »

...York Capt. Lewis A. ("Lon") Yancey, New York-Rome navigator of 1929, qualified for the first pilot's license he ever possessed. And Bert Acosta, who may not fly licensed planes because his pilot's license was suspended more than two years ago, cracked up a rickety 1919 Fokker at Roosevelt Field...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Aeronautics: Pretold Story | 7/13/1931 | See Source »

Married. Natica de Acosta, Manhattan socialite, actress of "bits" on Broadway (One, Two, Three!): and George Trowbridge Elliman, employe of Doubleday, Doran Co., son of Manhattan Realtor Douglas Ludlow Elliman; in Manhattan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Jun. 15, 1931 | 6/15/1931 | See Source »

...Sophomore class tournaments are now approaching the final rounds. A squad tournament, as a result of which three or four men will be added to Coach Cowles's forces after an inspection of comparative scores is in the semi-final stages. The winner of the Freshman tournament is Acosta Nichols...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CLASS AND SQUAD TENNIS TOURNEYS NEAR FINALS | 5/7/1931 | See Source »

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