The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-27
OVERNIGHT AIR
TRIPS TO WEST
COAST NEAR
Colonel Lindbergh Says
New Service for City May
Be Expected Soon.
FLIER'S BRIDE RESTS
Noted Aviator and Wife
Expected to Leave
Late Today.

Overnight airplane service from
Indianapolis to Los Angeles may be
expected within a few months, Col
Charles A. Lindbergh said here to-
day.
Transcontinental Air Transport
which will start regular air-rail pas
Senger service from coast to coast
July 8, also is planning a second
line, an Affair route from Colum-
bus, O., to the coast, he explained
When this route is started pas
senger can leave Indianapolis at the
usual time, 9:28 a. m, one day and
arrive at Los Angeles or San Fran
cisco before noon the next day.
Lindbergh commented he would
like to see airplane equipment de-
veloped further before more trans
Atlantic flights are attempted.
"I don't mean to detract in any
way from the courage and daring of
those men attempting these flights, y
he added hurriedly.
He announced that he planned to
fly the first T. A. T. plane making
a regular passenger run July 8, max
ing the trip from Los Angeles to
WinsIow, Ariz., and return.
Mrs. Lindbergh Rests
Lindbergh said he was favorably
impressed with the topography and
size of the new municipal airport
site.
While her famous husband in
spected local airports and conferred
with officials on plans for start of
passenger service by Transcontinen-
tai Air Transport, Mrs. Lindbergh
spent the morning in their suite at
the Lincoln.
At noon, she and Colonel Lind
bergh were guests of Governor and
Mrs. Harry G. Leslie at q, quiet
luncheon at the Governors mansion.
Other guests included Miss Dorothy
Cunningham, Republican national
committee woman, and Wallace O..
Lee.
Colonel Lindbergh said he was not
certain when he would leave for st.
Louis, but it would be late today,
possibly as late as p. m.
Lindbergh, accompanied by Lee,
Mayor L. Ert Slack and H. Weir
Cook visited the new municipal air
port, and later the Mars Hill airport,
which T. A. T. will use for the pres
ent. He inspected the new CurtiSS
hangar and appeared deeply inter
ested in the radio and other equip
ment for communication between T.
A. T. stations.
After the arrival at the Mars Hill
airport from Columbus, O., about
$50 p m. Wednesday, the Lind
bergh's were rushed to the Lincoln
hotel by Lee, preceded by a police
escort. They spent the night at the
Lincoln, after dinner and a visit
with Mr. and Mrs, Lee in the Lind
berghs' suite.
Bride Charms City
Before she had left the plane
Wednesday evening, the bride of
the famous f1ier had won the hearts
of the large crowd of spectators by
her gracious manner and charming
personality.
Exclamations of Isn't she sweet"
were heard from members of the fair
sex in the crowd.
Police kept the milling specta-
tors back when Lindbergh's plane
came into sight, circled the field
several times, swept over the field
at about fifty feet once and then
made the usual perfect landing.
When it appeared the photogra-
pliers proposed to wait "all night
for him to get out, he crawled from
the plane and extricated his bag
gage, while Mrs. Lindbergh, without
his assistance, climbed out
They walked into the T. A. T.
b. vlding, where they met several
friends, including Miss Mary Ann
Ketcham, a classmate Of Mrs. Lind
barGh at Smith college, and then
entered Lees automobile, Lindbergh
sitting in the front seat, and Mrs.
Lindbergh in the rear.
Before luncheon in their rooms,
was. taken by Lee to the
Columbia Club apartment of Nor
man A. Perry, brother of James A.
Perry, killed in an airplane acci-
dent Wednesday afternoon.
Lindbergh expressed deep sym
pathy over Mr.. Perry's death.