Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-04
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bergman smile. Her features are
notably like the colonel's.
For three weeks preceding yester-
days sunrise takeoff, Miss Earhart
had stayed at a hotel under the name
OF Dorothy Binney, the maiden name
Of Mrs. George Palmer Putnam, wife
Of the New York publisher who is
one of the hackers of the flight.
Miss Earhart came to the Denison
house, a social service center, two
years ago from California. She had
prepared for college at Hyde Park
high school, Chicago. and the 0gontz
school in Philadelphia and had
studied at Columbia. Harvard and the
University Of California.
She had been flying since 1913 = 3.
enjoyed the distinction of havins .un
the first woman to be GRANTED n air
license BY the National A ronautic
association. She received .ne certifi-
cate as pilot in 1923 ..ter n few
months flying. In her final test
fight at Los Angeles she gained an
altitude Of 1900 feet.
Her mother and Sister, who live in
Medford, had not been informed Of
her purpose d received their first
informatir Of .he flight from news
papers. Today the mother was al
most ". a state Of prostra-
lion but TO Amelia the adventure was
scarcely more than a lark.
fit won't amount to anything" she
told companions just before the take
eff. I'm be over there soon and I'll
come back OF the earliest boat to get
hack to my work again"
NEW YORK, June 4.@PEA wom-
ans secret start from Boston on a
transatlantic air expedition today
spurred two other women to activity
for such ventures.
Surprised and hurt. Miss Mabel
Boil, "Queen Of Diamonds" who
thought that Wilmer Stultz was 10
fly her to Europe in Charles Levine's
Columbia this summer, broke into
tears when she learned he had flown
from Boston 10 Halifax with Miss
Amelia Earhart.
On getting this~information, Miss
Boil said:
II can't understand II. Wilmer was
Gown here only a few days ago and
| asked him when he was coming back
&c fly the Columbia. He said in lust
. few days ard hat he would be here
today sure"
Here she started 70 CRY. her sobs
being plainly audible.
And now he has gone and taken
off with this other woman" After
a momen her voice steadied and she
continued. My car is waiting down
mere now and 1 am going right out to
Curtiss field and see If I cannot take
OIL at once. Captain Boutillier will
fly with me-
She found the Columbia being
locked up in her hangar. however.
Mechanics estimate il would take two
Gays TO get the plane into shape for
an ocean flight.
Miss Boil made several attempts 10
fly. back from Europe last summer
and after the successful flight of
herself, Levine and StuItz to Havana
last winter she announced she had
hired Stultz TO fly with her to
Europe this
Thea Rasche. the German woman
fsier who Is planning an ocean flight
with Germany as her goal, spent the
day stunting her new sport biplane
over Curtiss field. Mrs. James a.
Stillman. wife Of the retired banker.
who returned from Europe and an.
nounced she was starting a magazine.
was n Of her passengers.
MISS Rasche's new Bellanca plane
which she plans to use on her ocean
flight, has not been delivered vet, but
she expects to have ii before the end
Of the week. She said she hoped TO
take off on the ocean attempt before
the first Of July.