Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-08-09

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sister and folks. So grabbed an eve
ming plane out OF Amarillo. | had just
come In there that morning on u
from the Coast. Then on into Wichita,
Kans- Got a little sleep chat night,
then down to Tulsa In Gilman Mabie's
plane. a fast Lockhead. He used to
trade and sell mules, Now he has more
holes in the ground than a gopher, and
the funny part OF it. the things got oil
spouting out OF EN-. They got one field
called "Mabie Field" But its not Just
Maby. Its really there.
First landed In Tulsa, but | told EN-
to go on owe to Claremore. That's rs
miles away, and say you know what
Claremore Is doing? Putting up a fine
hangar. A rock one. No ship Is going
to break out of 1t II they ever get en-
In lit. You see we got a fine military
SCHOOL there. q k a h 0 m a Military
School. a state school. And they are 60
ing to have an aviation course OF In.
struction, SO that's how we got the
hangar. We already got q tine polo
team there at the school, the best n
In the Middle West, and now we going
to have US some aviators. Claremore
Is booming. Dry and hot when | war
there, but its that way everywhere.
Vel went up IL miles north OF there
to where | was born. at u old ranch.
Looked mighty good. They was thresh.
Ing oats, and the women folks was
cooking for the thresher. ! got a niece
there that was raised In a city. then
married my nephew. a real cowhand
and darned IL she amt the best cook In
the Rogers County. Get a city gal II
you want a country wife. For these old
country gals have had enough OF 1t.
They are headed for the pavement.
Cities are full OF country folks. now all
the city folks are trying to get little
places In the country.
Caught the passenger line out of
Tulsa for Chicago that afternoon. Then
changed for Cleveland. then for Wash.
ington, and here | was In Washington
at four A. M. after leaving Oklahoma
along about three In the afternoon.
There just amt any limit to where you
can eat lunch and then eat dinner.
Washington looked pretty dopey.
Take all those old Senators and Con-
gresham out OF there and you have
removed a big comedy element. and a
lot OF life. The rascals are all at home
electioneering to get back. This old
politics Is not such a cinch as Its
cracked up to be. Had a fine visit with
the Russian Ambassador. Speaks good
english. | had met him In Toxic when
he was Russia's Ambassador to Japan.
Mighty accommodating little fellow, |
wanted to fix SO | could send my daily
dispatches back from there every day.
Before when | was In there | wasent
sending EN- q hadent started writing
dailys yeti SO he assured me that no
censorship or any red tape would pre-
vent 1t, and that goes for Sunday arti.
Giles too. Told me we might be able to
fly clear across from the Pacific to the
Atlantic, or we might take the train for
four or five days, then the plane at a
place about half way across called
Cheta.
Well then / flew that night up to N.
Z. Now get this. | have only left Los
Angeles three days before, and | have
spent one day In Texas, one Ia Okla
homa, and n In Washington. Only In
New York a part OF a night, but saw my
little co-starring partner, Dorothy
Stone. In Marylnn Millers place In AS
Thousands Cheer And was she q bit.
Clever girls those Stone Girls, Paula
In vaudeville with a great dancing act,
Carol a big hit In a new play 1.-THE
Sparrow" and Fred Just walking
around beaming. He met me at the
Theatre. and we all went to Dinty
Moores after the show. That's the ex.
tent OF my night life In New York. |
want Fred to play "Ah Wilderness" on
the road through the Middle West next
year. (He could do 1t great) and to big
houses. Let the young ones do the
dancing, just sit In q chair and talk
Eugene O'Neills lines, you cant go
wrong. Hope he does 1t.
Well out at daylight to fly to Maine
to see my Mary. Here / had started out
just to go to Texas.
and wound up In
Maine. Good thing
there was no other AA
states any further