Show balloon aloon released in st joseph mo found herder near hear dragon find finds evidence which if auth antic will prove proto of inestimable value to the ence of air currents on november 23 rb r Js b chivers while herding sheep for joseph P hacking in the hula hills near dragon on what Is 13 known as watch know lea noticed a yellow object lying on the ground which excited his curiosity upon investigation mr chivers found the pieces of a small bd bal loon and attached thereto wai was a contraption to hold candle also a folded note waa was enclosed after looking it all over mer he decided there as nothing of importance Port anoe Atta attached thereto and threw all hi his find avay telling of his rind find to his companions pan ions ls luy ray and dee chivers and jamius hacking 20 ear yn son of W hacking thad that evening they induced him to return and recover the balloon bacon by ily this time the wind had blown the note away but it waa located after a aeu ch one week later it was now that mr ur hackings mcking 3 interest Inter waa was la te roused for flor in a legible schoolgirl school girl hard the note informed him a as follows sl st joe mo 1452 jefferson st july 25 1932 to you who find this balloon I 1 mould like lik to hear fram anyone finding this balloon I 1 am curious to ta know where here it cornea comes to earth I 1 ail am a 9 lonesome alil of elchin elch el ht tn n blonde and considered good looking please write at once as X 1 wo lid ilka liko fro to know the date this Is found and by whom with love ane best wishes FAY PAY WILKINS 1412 IV 3 jefferson bt st st joe mo I 1 aside from fron the sentimental side of 1113 curious find in la such an isolated district mr bir hacking at once sensed the great tuluo to science and aviation the find would mould be should it be found upon investigation atlon there was no hoax attached to the sending of the baloon cither either as to date or place of star starting tinT on december 2 mr air hacking re turned to from the sheep camp bringing all the evidence anus tar far found nath mith him hi at an interview with the express mr hacking stated he v write that evening to miss wilkins informing her of the find and an particulars concerning it he lie a also stated he would mould aste ask ruffic ler t questions ques quest tlona lons that it miss wilkins an would prove the find and the sending of the balloon to be authentic auth itic to make doubly sure of this tide side of the story bene bert facts no knowledge as to tho the condition of the balloon and the attached note ia is being sent in the letter nw nor will the copy of the depress containing the story bo ba sent misa wilkins until an answer la Is received from her of course co arjo mr r hacking la Is waiting with mach anticipation the reply to his letter mr hacking la is keeping everything just as it was found so that if there Is no hoax scientific ir minds can ean take hold of the thing and learn much which may ultimately be of benefit I 1 to ta mankind upon investigation iriv of the note nto ther their P ire are three peculiar statements found tater therein eln first it is evident the balloon was started on tta its journey er as a girlish lark second and the important thing the curious statements 1 I would uke like to hear from anyone finding balloon 1 I am curious to know where it comes to earth 1 I I would like to know the date this la Is found oo co incident with the find Is the fact that mr chivers no 1 importance to the find and but i for the tact fact that young hacking took such on an in the telling nothing would hav come of it 1 the balloon and parachute apparatus was of tho very ery bast material and was made in czechoslovakia which was stamped on the bottom the rubber balloon when it exploded had remal 1 nd intact but a fringe of brorn fro 4 to 6 inches long each piece from one eighth to one ni arter cl an inch wide went all I 1 tho the way around the ne opening 1 here the gas had been inserted had been closed by the wrapping of a lone long rubber band tightly then the stout string suspending spending st the part for the candle and note tied se aurely to the rubber band closing the balloon without taking off this band etring which was v not done one ane was 1 unable to tell whether there had hd been to bl balloon or not to nil appearances there was tremon I 1 dous pressure released when the ule i balloon exploded the candle ind and note had been inserted in an ail opening at the top the ne candle had burned to one quarter of an inch or less of the bottom the tile flame extinguishing itself itsell u wien I 1 en it fell into the melted sperm the melted sperm had tas fas continued on dalre the RELEASED IN ST JOSEPH FOUND AT DRAGON continued from page one bened the candle to the tissue paper this tissue paper ie is the samel as was used by the parachute nar cent tent up by the Oeral bermana luls during the th e world war and id ig extremely barm biront A curious f fact act is that all of the material Is clean except where there Is a R place at st the top of the candle holder this shows the mitt material erial had not long been deposited on the mountain aln side as there was absolutely no evidence et of rain or enow snow having been on it after reaching the ground it w alu 12 be interesting to note what the ann answer er will be acine made to develop more mW nater Oater for this citi cit b of MU ford needa highway under consideration FAIR ac dpn n proc on houte route no IM 6 north of town toward indianola Ind lanola caryon road forest boundary lire and tc re fork being improved nei nolde ely my co C awarded M 12 51 ia captra l fo to lr facing miles of highway be tween icelander end Weed side in arrery county LOGAN howrell recent ay iy er erected uld larv neon hoon ign at his cam The theatre istre on first north street |