Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-28

reported over Point Isabel. No Of
ficial reception committee was on
hand to greet the visitor, IS notice
cf her coming had not been heralded.
Only officials Of the Ford motor
company here, army officers and a
group Of newspaper men were on
hand 10 welcome the big ship as II
dropped into the field for a perfect
landing. One news reef company had
q representative here, who filmed
the landing.
The parry o. the return trip Is
the same as that which passed
through here q week ago, with the
exception that A. r. LaJous, in
charge OF the assembling plant ~
Mexico City was not present, and
the addition Of A. w. Mueller. Mex
\ leo City Lincoln service representa-
tive. and Stanley Copeland, Ford
dealer there Both will accompany
the party back 10 Detroit.
AT the party, with the exception
Of the pilots. Harry Brooks ard
Henry Russell, went ~ the home ot
\ Mrs. @. Il. Moore .or lunch, return
ing to the field Immediately after
the meal had been eaten.
Both pllots remained with the ship
v during the halt. gobbing food that
had been sent cut 10 them, as huge
drums OF gasoline were being pour
ed into the tanks of the plane.
Drew Patterson, Mrs Lena Mere
ard army Officers headed By Col.
William 7. johnson, composed the
reception committee.
}. l. Bogus, sales manager Of the
Patterson motor company, carried
food 70 the aviatogs while the re.
na!neer o- the party were eating
\ e the home Of Mrs. More. Mr.
Patterson also we1t 70 the More
N hone for lunch, and returned
T with Mrs. LlncDe-gh TO the Landing
field Tor the tzke-osf.
: Tne flight was made from Mexico
City 10 1aMPico in kolEB and ID
minutes Gac from Ien.p.co 70
1 Brownsville in hours ana is min
utes. Low hanging clouds caused
rae pilot TO devIate sl.glt4y from MS
] course and he came here 0y way OF
! Point Isabel, the plane passing
there AZ 1857. according 10 pau
CottIeIls wao te-epaonea The Her
aid.
Southwest Texas, and especially
the seatae-n portion, % dsstiEed ~
become one .. tie g.el-s4L 14y.Ag
centers on the north American con-
tinent wlthln five years, II the
Il op4n4on o. ~. - s.ClI. mead OF tine
alrplane division OF the Ford Motor
Co., and designer ot the plane In
wnleh Mrs. Llnd5ergh made her trip
TO Mexico City.
Mr. stout was in Brownsville for
I N -
on It's return trip 10 Detroit.
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 20, LP--Just
as dawn Aghtened tte Velbuera fly
ing 1leAc, Colonel Charles a Lao.
6eTga hopped OF a. 6:S5 g. n. To-
day Tor Guatemala City, Guatemala
the first stop OF his Central Areri
can goodwill flight.
The take-off was made in almost
perfect weather conditions. There
was no wind and the slight veil %.
mist near the groHzd was no
enough TO interfere with visibility
4 TIE flier's mother, who had nol
seen her famous son take OF on hil
\ New York 20 Paris or Washington
to Mexico City flights, was ar rE.
field to bid him goodbye on hi
latest venture.
"A few minutes later, at 6-55 a. rn.
Mrs. Lindbergh hoped off in Il,
Ford plane which u 70 carry her bacl
20 her Detroit classroom. The planl
took off perfectly ard i--eds.tel,
headed east toward Ta=pico accom-
panied By two army planes.
Bids Mother Goodbye
Lindbergh started the Spirit Of 81
Louis across the field the moner
there was sufficient light TO see tn
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