Word: lindberghism
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...Passed on May 20, decennial of Lindbergh's departure on his flight to Paris (see p. 45), a joint resolution designating May 28 as National Aviation Day. Sent it to the President...
...years ago last week a slim unknown named Charles Augustus Lindbergh flew from New York to Paris and on into history. To publicize the Paris International Exposition this summer, French Air Minister Pierre Cot last year announced an air race for 3,000,000 francs ($135,000) from New York to Paris on the tenth anniversary of Lindbergh's flight no matter what the weather (TIME, Sept...
Died. Brigadier General Jay Johnson Morrow, 67, U. S. A. retired, onetime (1921-24) Governor of the Canal Zone, Wartime chief engineer of the First Army, uncle of Mrs. Charles Augustus Lindbergh; of cerebral hemorrhage, in his sleep; in Englewood, N. J., where his famed younger brother Dwight died the same way six years ago. General Morrow's ashes will be scattered over the Canal Zone's Chagres River...
...word Newark is today. Across the tarmac and down the four runways of Teterboro Field, near little Hasbrouck Heights, N. J., the great and near-great flyers of the day paraded in ceaseless pageant. Bernt Balchen and Clarence Chamberlain based there; wild Bert Acosta cavorted in the sky; Charles Lindbergh was a frequent visitor; Giuseppe Bellanca there tested his new ships. Chief of Teterboro's prides was the No. 1 U. S. air plant of the period-Fokker-building not only most of the big commercial transports but such famed planes as the Josephine Ford which Admiral Byrd flew...
...wife, Mary Macfadden (TIME, Feb. 1). Editor Oursler charged she had written three nasty letters about him, one to New Jersey's Governor Hoffman, two to Hoffman's secretary. One of the alleged letters went so far as to suggest that Mr. Oursler might have conspired the Lindbergh baby kidnapping, intending to glorify Bernarr Macfadden by having him pay a big reward for the return of the child and to enrich Oursler by collecting part of the reward...