1920 Newspaper Abstracts OCT - DEC
The BILLBOARD Magazine, October 16, 1920:
p. 61 , c. 2 -
AVIATION-
FIRST SOUTHERN AIR MEET
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Interesting Feats To Be Given at
Columbia, S.C., Armistice Day
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The First Southern Air Meet will be staged at Columbia, S.C., on
Armistice Day, November 11, under the supervision of Runser & Turner,
aviators. There will be contests for landings, takeoffs, racing,
climbing, changing planes, wing-walking, aerial combats, reproducing air
battles and other interesting stunts known to aviation. Already there is
said to be over a dozen entries, and much interest seems to be manifest.
It is expected to have Eddie Rickenbacker and other famous flyers at the
meet. British, French and American planes will participate in all
contests.
The Columbia Record, Columbia, SC, Vol. XXIII, Mon., November 8, 1920:
p. 12, c. 4 -
FOUR AVIATORS ARE
HERE FOR THE MEET
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Quartet of Principals for Thurs-
day's Derby Are Now in
Columbia.
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With the arrival of four of the principals in the aerial meet to
be held here next Thursday plans for the big derby began to take final
and definite shape. Lieuts. Harry J. Runser, Roscoe Turner and Gordon
Holden and Miss Katheryn Webb got into Columbia Sunday [November 7, 1920].
They landed at Emerson field and Monday were out at the fair grounds
arranging for Thursday's events and some flights over the city were made.
These are considered the "big four" of the performers who will
take part in the First Southern Air Meet and Aeronautical show to be held
at the fair grounds on Thursday. Lieut. Runser is pilot of the British
'plane and with Lieut. Turner will do thrillers of several sorts. Lieut.
Turner is the headliner on the program with exciting feats and perhaps
the biggest thriller will be his changing of planes in mid-air while two
planes are moving at a rapid rate of speed. Lieut. Holden will do a
parachute act that is said to be far from "child's play." Miss Webb,
although a young woman weighing but 88 pounds will make the spectators
gasp while she walks on the wings of a swift moving plane.
As was announced in The Record Sunday 14 planes are promised to
take part in the program and there will be enough of a varied program to
suit the particular fancies of all.
The queen's contest is exciting more interest as the time for the
closing of the ballot boxes close. The young ladies who are leading in
the contest on the last count are Misses Ruby Armstrong, Beulah Hall,
Grace Earle, Genevieve Fitzmaurice, Eillen Farrell and Margaret Bolton.
Who'll Be Queen.
Among the others who are being voted for include: Miss Shirley
Black, Miss Cecile Gilmore, Miss Nell Roper, Miss Carolina Walker, Miss
Frances Earle, Miss Elmira de Graffenreid, Miss Mary Craig, Miss Jaquelin
Cooper, Miss Lily McGregor, Miss Helen Duncan, Miss Rhodes Cooner, Miss
Nell Porter, Miss Marie Price, Miss Ruth Kerr, Miss Ruth Wallace, Miss
Helen Coles, Miss Louise Wallace, Miss Sarah Jackson, Miss Catherine
Langston, Miss Jessie Thompson, Miss Cecil True, Miss Mabel Truitt, Miss
Elizabeth Spratt.
The legion has made another special offer for the purpose of
inducement to those interested in securing the largest number of votes,
and the offer is effective until 8 p.m., Tuesday, November 9th. For
every twenty votes placed in one envelope for a nominee forty
complimentary votes will be given, for forty votes in one envelope, one
hundred votes will be given, and for one hundred in one envelope two
hundred and fifty will be given.
Until 12 o'clock noon Wednesday, November 10th, ballot boxes will
be found at the following: Burnett's Drug store, Flinn Hall at the
University, Central Drug company, The Wigwam, Pinkussohn's Cigar store,
United Cigar store, Gayden Bros. Cigar store, Wingfield's Drug store,
Miott's Drug store, Bruns & Little Drug company, Heinitsh Drug company
and Caughman's Pharmacy.
The Columbia Record, Columbia, SC, Vol. XXIII, Fri., November 12, 1920:
p. 20, c. 1-3 -
MISS WEBB WILL FLY
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DARING AIR STUNTS
BE GIVEN SATURDAY
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Six More Planes for Second
Day of Aviation Meet- To
Change Planes in Mid-Air.
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The aerial derby which was interfered with Thursday afternoon by
unfavorable weather conditions will be put on again Saturday afternoon
[November 13, 1920] starting at 2:30 o'clock.
Although the program was necessarily cut short Thursday and a
number of the expected planes did not get here that portion of the card
which was staged presented a number of thrills.
Six additional planes which have been entertaining the fair
visitors to Orangeburg this week will be here Saturday, it is believed,
and the program as announced for Thursday is to be carried out Saturday,
state the promotors.
The feature of the meet Thursday was the changing of planes in
mid-air by Gordon Holder, who substituted for Lieut. Turner. This was a
daring feat, especially under the conditions as they existed Thursday
making the stunt more hazardous.
The parachute stunt which was to have been staged by Holder had
to be called off, but this is another one of the features promised for
Saturday. Holder does the thriller with apparent ease and comfort. He
is an understudy of the famous Locklear.
Miss Katheryn Webb, the young lady who walks the wings of a
moving plane will also be on Saturday's program. Miss Webb's part of the
program had to be postponed from Thursday on account of darkness. The
meet was delayed Thursday in getting under way.
The plane changing act will again be put on Saturday and with
better weather the stunt will present added thrills.
Several new stunts are likely if the weather is good Saturday.
A large crowd is also expected Saturday if the weather is more
favorable.
The Winston-Salem Journal, Winston-Salem, NC, November 25, 1920:
p. , c. -
AIR CARNIVAL BRIMMING
WITH HAZARDOUS STUNTS
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Parachute Drops, Looping the
Loop, and Other Wonderful
Features at Maynard Field
This Afternoon; Demonstra-
tion of Forced Landing with
Crippled Ship; Thrilling
Ventures
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The "Carnival in the Air" held this afternoon just north of
Maynard Field will be instructive as well as exciting. It will enable the
people to understand certain phases of air danger, and how to guard
against and eliminate it. The parachute stunt, for instance, with Gordon
Holder dropping from a mile high plane, looping the loop as the parachute
descends, will convince the most skeptical that even the greatest danger
can be conquered.
All hazardous feats in the air being done by daring acrobats
today, are, in a way, educational. Some time soon airplanes will be
plentifully scattered over the country. Planes will be used for private
and public transportation. There will be mishaps, naturally, just as
there are many auto accidents today. But the stunts of daring performed
by Roscoe Turner, Monte Rolfe, Gordon Holder and Harry Runser will give
the people an idea of what to do in cases of emergency.
The picture, with this article, shows Harry Turner and Gordon
Holder escaping from a burning plane. This scene will be enacted today
at Maynard field, with the exception of the flames. Two methods of
safety will be demonstrated. Holder will make his escape in parachute,
and Runser, staying with the machine will demonstrate how it's possible
to make a forced landing with a crippled ship. Both will be intensely
thrilling and at the same time highly instructive.
The Lenoir News-Topic, Lenoir, NC, Thurs., Dec. 9, 1920:
p. 1, c. 5 -
AVIATORS RUNSER AND
TURNER HERE FRIDAY
Runser and Turner flying a big English plane arrived here Friday
evening [December 3, 1920] from Winston-Salem and left Saturday
[December 4, 1920] for Asheville. Enroute to Asheville, according to
reports reaching here, from that place, they passed through a snow storm
over the mountains. This is the third trip ever made by aviators across
the mountains of Western North Carolina, the first trip being made two
years ago in the fall of 1919 when Runser became lost in a rain storm
while crossing the mountains from Virginia to give exhibition flights at
the Caldwell County Fair.
The Asheville Citizen, Asheville, NC, Sat., December 11, 1920:
p. 8, c. 4 -
ASHEVILLE WILL
FLY TO WAYNESVILLE
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Owners of the aeroplane "Asheville" will take the machine to
Waynesville this morning, remaining over until Sunday. Next week they
plan to fly to Andrews and will probably make a staop also at Canton on
that trip. This will be the first trip, it is believed, yet to be made
to that section of the state by an aeroplane.
Those making the trip this morning will be Runser, Turner and
Withers, owners of the machine. The machine is now on the Biltmore
estate but on the return here it will be taken to Baird's bottoms.
The Asheville Citizen, Asheville, NC, Wed., December 15, 1920:
p. 3, c. 4 -
PIG BROUGHT HERE
IN PLANE YESTERDAY
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Flying from Waynesville to Asheville in face of a strong wind the
airplane "Asheville" landed here yesterday, bringing along as a present
from the Waynesville police force to the Asheville police force a live
pig. The pig was received by Chief Messer, soon after the machine landed
at Biltmore bottoms.
The owners of the plane plan to take another trip along the
Murphy division at an early date, probably during Christmas week.
The Asheville Citizen, Asheville, NC, Fri., December 17, 1920:
p. 5, c. 4 -
SANTA CLAUS DUE
TO FLY OVER CITY
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Santa Claus' airship, sponsored by Gilmers, is due to reach
Asheville today and hover over the city sometime this afternoon,
according to reports reaching here. Santa, it is announced, will drop
several hundred messages to the youngsters and to their parents.
Several of the messages dropped will have attached coupons that
will entitle purchasers at Gilmers to an extra five per cent discount on
articles.
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Abstracts (c) Copyright 1993 Stephanie L. Sandy
Data transcription by: Milton Sandy, Jr. Corinth, MS - May 31, 1994