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From the trans-Atlantic flight of Sir Charles Edward Kingsford-Smith in a Fokker plane, Fokker Aircraft Corp. got certain publicity. Last week the company found the publicity had cost $16,454, scarcely a bargain...
...facts were revealed by trial of a suit against the Fokker company by Abercrombie & Fitch, swank Manhattan outfitters. Shortly after their arrival from Ireland in the Southern Cross, Sir Charles and his three companions trooped into Abercrombie's escorted by a Fokker pressagent. Silk pajamas at $15, shoes at $12, brushes, razors, etc. etc. were spread before them. Who would pay the bill-$1,299? The pressagent's answer was a wave of the hand. The Fokker company would see to that...
...take the American Airways job, Col. Rickenbacker resigned the vice-presidency of General Aviation Corp. (General Motors affiliate) in which his prime job had been to sell Fokker planes. (Since the withdrawal of stormy "Tony"' Fokker, General has quit building the Fokker line.) Hainer Hinshaw had headquarters in Washington where he was one of aviation's most potent lobbyists. He has joined United Air Lines. Vice President Ricken-backer's headquarters will be in Manhattan but his duties may take him frequently to the Capital...
...birthday party Pilot Ovington was to fly the mail again, this time in a commodious trimotored Fokker of American Airways, Inc., from United Airport, Burbank, Calif., near his Santa Barbara home. With him in the plane, besides a half dozen bigwigs, was to be former Postmaster-General Hitchcock. They were to fly to Tucson, Ariz, where Mr. Hitchcock is owner and publisher of the Daily Citizen...