The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-02-13
Romance Between Ambassac.
doris Daughter and Famous
Flyer Began a Year Ago
NuPTIAL DATE NOT FIXED
4 Will confine My Remark@ to
Aviation Indy Gays,
a Landing at Havana

4 DOes
Charles A. Lindbergh landed his am
phibian plane at the local airport at
9:58 q. m. today from Havana, COM
pleting q round voyage to Panama Is
the first pilot Of the newly inaugur-
ated central American air mail OF
Pan-American Anyways, Inc.
The noted airman left Havana at
7:26 q, M, and skirted the lower end
of the Peninsula some distance away
from Key West for q more direct
route. Although he encountered .
five mile headwind on the last leg Of
his flight and skies here were over
cast when he arrived, the colonel said
he had good weather for most Of the
tourney.
The companion plane Of Raymond
J. Merritt which made the flight with
him was not in sight when Lindbergh
landed.
Characteristically, the shy Lind
bergh still declined to discuss the new
page before him-his forthcoming
marriage to Miss Anne Morrow.
daughter of the American Ambassa-
dor to Mexico.
When the wheels of his amphibian
plane touched Floridian soil the col
onel rounded out an air mail chain
linking the two Americas and clipping
from three to twelve days from the
old sailing time.
The round trip began on February
4 when Lindbergh winged southward
Ito open the route which the Pam
! American Airways plans to extend In
20 the South American continent.
Mexico City, Feb. 13.-(R>-Mexi-
cans hoped today that Colonel
Charles A. Lindbergh and Miss Anne
Morrow, daughter Of Ambassador
Dwight w. Morrow, would be married
in this country's capital. It was here
that the romance Of the famous avia-
tor and the heiress began.
The following statement was issued
at the American embassy last eve
ming.
Ambassador and Mrs. Morrow
have announced the engagement Of
their daughter, Anne Spencer Nor
row, to Colonel Charles A. Lind
bergh."
Efforts to have the ambassador ella
borate on the statement were un-
availing. He was asked as to probable
time and place Of the marriage but
persisted In smiling silence. broken
only finally with the remark:
Time II Not Fixed
"All you can say on such points Is
mere guess work. think your guess
will be good II you say the time Is
not yet fixed"
News OF the engagement-which
had been often rumored-spread
quickly over the city and everywhere
it was presumed that the wedding
would take place In this capital. May
or June was given In usually author
itative sources as the time.
Former President Gales, who well
coined Colonel Lindbergh at Valbuena
field at the completion Of his good
will flight from washington that en-
'deared him to Mexicans, said:
! This Is q great pleasure to me. As
you know am very fond Of both
these young people. As Mexico has
been the scene Of their romance !
sincerely hope they will be married
In this country.
Very Dear to Mexicans'
Certainly their own people cannot
hold them nearer their hearts and
wish them more happiness than We
Mexicans. These two families and
these two young people are very dear
to us. They have our best wishes for,
and know they win have, happy
married life"
Sonora Ernestina Gales Robinson,
daughter Of the ex-president and
friend Of Miss Morrow, WAS especial-
" happy over the engagement. y
told you SO" she remarked.
Miss Morrow. who arrived with her
mother yesterday from the United
States, after . " hour delay at the
scene Of the dynamiting Of the peegi-
Dental special Sunday Ia 0auna ajua-
to. was extended fellcitations by 4
small group Of intimates,
Il Sec Indy o Souvenirs
In route to Mexico City Misg Nor
row and her mother stopped at 81
Louis and after special arrangementa
had been made visited tho collection
Of Lindb9rgh air trophies there. III
ayiator's financee Appeared pArticU-
larly Interested "a the souvenir and
trophies q his 1stin-America
Tights.
IA view 81 the announcGment y
!. the engagement Nexicans look ~
two Visits shortly, one from Colonol
Lindbergh himself, and tn otll1g
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