Show TEXAS FLIERS SET RECORD BATTLE STORM 1 L Fort Worth Keeps On j In Spite lite of Gale With i Hours Set as Goal Plane Goes South to Escape Es cape Rain Eec Storm j KANSANS GOING O. O K Endurance Flight t to Start I. I Monday at Oakland By I. I I. I FEMRITE United Press Preas Staff Correspondent tnt MEACHAM FIELD Fort Worth Wort Tex May 26 United Press Press Press- Sunday Sunday Sunday-Reg Reg and Jim Kelly remained aloft in their old monoplane here early today bowling bowling bowl bowl- ing over world flight records records' with each turn of the propeller The former cowboy anI and mechanic paused passed the time renowned Question lark record Sat Saturday rda night ao non b as a Texas tumble weed boV bles blea over o a barl barbed Cd wire wIt fence reace smut and continued to push ruah their ship chip Port Fort I I I Worth over ores all air bumps bump a. a above ve The two young oung lien fliers who only several eral months a ago o 0 earned their wings war were alo along under clearing skIes threatening to male mak good their bout boast to fly n 2 boU bout un a w up Tho The fliers filers j were forced to turn turn- south to 15 seek k better flying Ilog conditions condi condl- when a a. HY severe ro rain and electrical cIte elec storm swept Fort Worth from Crom tho the west weal While thousands of spectators spectator at Meacham Field looked on and cheered Reg neg L. L RobbS 2 2 and aDd James Kelly ell 3 23 piloted their Ryan monoplane the Fort ort Worth Vot past the army Question Marks MarCs record of of hours 40 O minutes and 15 IS sec pee They still were going strong At Al p. p m. m Robbins and anet J Kelly Cn had iad ad been n In the air on continuous continuous continuous con con- flight light longer than any two men In t the history of 01 the world orld They accomplished the feat in a. a plane which had seen enough atIe service ser at- ser ser- Ie vice Iee to win a place among relics relic With tho the nine cylinders cylinder of oC the tho reconditioned plane droning on In lit perfect rhythm the two men fliers continued continued con con- aloft in an attempt to reach ruth tho the 00 00 hour mark A moment an after r I breaking r the record record rec rae ord the Ft 1 Worth formed contact with the refueling shIp chip and took on gallons gallon of gas Iras four tour and anel one one- half hale gallons gallon of or oil and some uteri steel tubing to brace sleeping hammocks hammock out of which Kell Kelly fell fen the tho other night hl W while lI dreaming of his hie bride of a 8 t. t few weeks THOUSANDS CHEER Their remarkable achievement won on for them the d deafening at nl plaudits of or a hundred thousand watcher oillie on oil the lie J ground round many of them suffering Buffer suffer- In ing wRit with stiff tiff neck lIec-ke from endless hours hour of or suIng gazing skyward at the roaring plane 1 Locomotive and factory whistle all an over the city shrieked their praise Iral for tor the tho fliers filer No sooner had they accomplished their feat fat than another plane took off with a a. letter to the he filers filer from presidents of ot six lx large e aviation a cons con panle l offering per hour for rot every hour the they remain In the air aJr fr after p. p in m. C C. C S. S T. T The letter leUr add addressed addred reused to Bobbins and Kelly aboard the Fort Worth WorthIn In midair said Hid Dear r JiO Boys Boy Your wonderful ree- ree ord oi-d which ha h. has proven to tho time world the practicability of or commercial Continued on page liage 4 Fort Worth Keeps on in in Spite pit te of of Gale With Hours Roms Seta Set as p Goal Con Continued from roni roi page 1 aviation giving convincing evidence of ot the safety and tY of c commercial corn com m. m merci mercial aircraft has ba challenged and commanded the admiration of ot the people of the United States AN AN- HOUR R OFFERED We are xe proud of ot your our achievement achieve achieve- achievement arid and lad tell we ment an we are glad to to- you offer you O a. a bonus a bonus of per hour for ev every you hour ry hour you ou stay ta in the air ail after arter p. p m. m C. C S. S T. T This offer Is made on behalf of the following Aviation corporation of ot New NewYork York Graham B. B Grosvener president president dent Colonial Airways Inc Boston Bosh Bos' Bos ton tony General John F. F OBrien president Braniff Airlines Inc Inc Tulsa Paul Braniff president Uri Uni versal ersal aviation n corporation St. St i Louis Dan Jones president nt Em Em- Riddle broy corporation corporations Cincinnati Paul Riddle president Southern Air AIr- Transport Inc F Fort rt Worth A. A P P. Barrett arrett arrett president |