Word: airmail
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Deal is one large and grand philanthropic organization, you Mr. Phillips are the original "forgotten man." You might apply to Jesse for a loan, if and when his bank makes 'em; you might call on the New Deal if you have a gold contract to abrogate; or an airmail contract that needed cancelling; or if you are a professor; or you could probably get first-hand information for a divorce; but when the New Deal thinks of you as a "speculator"?in the words of Joe Penner, "you nasty citizen...
Among Mr. Farley's positive virtues is loyalty. Last winter's cancellation of all airmail contracts, according to the story told in Washington, was not of his doing. Senator Black, disappointed that his investigation had produced no appreciable public response, went to the White House to suggest action. Against the advice of his Postmaster General the President, in a moment of righteous enthusiasm, decided to annul the contracts, and announced cancellation from the White House over Mr. Farley's name. When the action proved a political mistake, a man in whom some other attachment came before loyalty...
...Army's airmail difficulties the committee delivered what will doubtless be the last and most authoritative word: "Army flyers trained for military missions could not be expected in the beginning to perform the duty of carrying the mail as efficiently as the experienced airmail pilots. The wholly unprecedented weather conditions in the early stages accentuated other difficulties. However, the Army flyers met this duty with fidelity which does them great credit as soldiers. After the initial period and the clearing of the weather the mail was carried with special credit to the Army Air Corps...
Statistics included in the report showed that out of 3,140 scheduled airmail trips, 1,187 were completed on schedule, bad weather accounting for delay in 446 cases. mechanical trouble in 39, accidents in only...
...Senate investigation (1933-34) under Alabama's Black which resulted in wholesale cancellation of airmail contracts...