Show 10 1 2 LETTERS N AIRMAIL TRIP Lone one Eagle to Fly Six Planes Between St. St I Louis and Chicago TO START AT PM P.M. Lindbergh Field Fieldin in Minnesota Sought ST. ST LOUIS Feb 20 AP AP Ail All records for air mail volume were shattered today when approximately approximately letters letters had been bun sorted here at p p. p m. m for the return re re- re return turn of Colonel Charles A A. A Lindbergh Lindbergh Lind Lind- Lindbergh bergh to the tho St. St Louis Chicago ai air airmail airmail r mail service late today More Mol than letters letten had been sorted at Springfield and Peoria Peoris indicating the total volume would approach pieces or nearly two tons by weight ST. ST LOUIS Feb 2 20 20 AP AP-A AP A flurry of airmail letters poured into postal stations tlona nil corner mail maJ box e tn di ft i iP 4 t ri t of a i modern dern pied pled piper Colonel el Charles Chari A. A Lindbergh ergh I From rom all aU kinds of or people come the r red white and blue missives In a I minute last rush for tor the Ute one one day day r re return r turn of or Colonel bergh Lindbergh to his hI old St. St Springfield Louis Louls g go airman airmail route Meanwhile Colonel Lindbergh's plane assigned for tor the tho flight ht one of or the regular airmail machines and five others w were re it dt St. Lambert Louis field ready to take on their cargoes Postal m men n estimated the number of letters consigned to the flight would run close to More lore than pieces of or mall had been collected last Jut night and collections col were to be continued almost to plane time lime TO START AT P P. P M. M Tho rho flight wax was scheduled to start at the th regular lr airmail time 15 p. p m. m It was expected the planes s would reach Chicago at 1 15 p p. p m. m after aUer stopping at Rl Springfield and Peoria III to discharge and load cargoes of souvenir letters Jetters and regular regular regular reg reg- ular mail maU Five J. other pilots Philip n. n Love Lo and net Thomas P. P Nelson Lindbergh's huddles I on former forma airmail flights Harlan E. E Gurney Curney E. E 14 L L. and Leslie Lt lIo Smith the regular airmail air air- malt mall pelota of ot the rw Airmail corporation were feto chosen to accompany bany pan pany tho the famous flier filer on the night flight Most of oC the tho letters Jetters In 10 the tho postal stations last night were mailed b by persons outside of ot St. St Louis The These had bed been ben in envelopes addressed to the postmaster ter and contained instructions to tomail mail maJl them for fog the tho Lindbergh h night flight The record breaking bate batch of ot mall mail was U attributed by postal officials to the tho desire Ire of 01 the public to have hue mementoes me me- of the tho Lone Eagles Eagle's temporary tern tem return to tho tiro airmail J ch bar the tho legend Lindbergh A Again n Ht Pifer s the tho Airmail TO FLY ALL PLANES It was Wail arranged arranged- arra to ha M hap Colonel 1 lb fly of ot the tho planes pianos lan f 2 fw V Va i a a. port part of the tho dl stance iante ian te Oft fIG fco that ho he would have havo a chance abases to miry carry all of the letters during dating some P port part rt of the n flight bt WASHINGTON l F Feb b. b M H HP APA P AP A I Mil but authorising authorizing the tho appropriation oX tIC f to establish h a a. fi n. n nM field el elsome to 10 I bo M known as AI Lindbergh field at some point In his native naU re state Hat of Jn was sa p prepared r. ed for Intro Intro- ducU today ay b by JI s flow loW Tb lb location of 01 the tho filed field would be bo by the tho secretary of war WU and it would be bo developed as a. a i aft Wt on page pe S. S I I LINDY TO CARRY LETTERS LETTERSON ON AIRMAIL TRIP Continued front pair 1 1 of ot the year 5 er arm army air corps corpa wo- wo gram Mr Ir Furlow In a It v VA- VA e the field aa as one OM which would I bo ho the model mode field of the Ih day clay It express In a definite t. t And splendid manner thi th country hi high r regard and esteem eem for fot the man whose WhOM boyhood was waa lJ spent nt In the th tate tale Wh where e Lindbergh field flold be bo located lie he said Mid hangars Hangar shops shop aid warehouse e lI headquarters and o operation Uon buildings build- build In ings lI gsa gas and oil on storage system te for tor night flying quarters quarter for tor enlisted ted men mn and officers officer om- om I c cers r post poet exchange quartermaster And nd a recreation c center would l all RO 0 to make up this field ld Tho Tiro advantage to be gained g by bythe bythe bythe the the- government lIt having a well equipped field in the tho h heart of or the northwest north In is also an en Important consideration con con- ld in connection with thin this proposal This field 1 1 would bo be under tho the direct command of or tho the commanding commanding com com- manding officer of or the Seventh corps urea and would prove provo a wonderful supplement to the tho army fields now I in n existence Oe I |