Word: jodhpur
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Dates: during 1939-1939
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...Adams took her seat. In Marseille her plans nearly went agley. Fellow-tripper Julius Rappaport of Allentown, Pa., confessed that he too hankered to make a record. With chivalry worthy of Phileas Fogg, he finally withdrew, leaving Widow Adams unrivaled in the field. July 3rd found Widow Adams in Jodhpur, India, joshing its photophobic maharajah into posing with her for a snapshot. But her biggest thrill came in the California Clipper nearing Honolulu, when she broadcasted over a Honolulu-San Francisco radio hookup. She did not strike rough weather until she encountered an electrical storm over Nebraska...