Navy Correspondence and Public Inquiries Concerning the Amelia Earhart Search

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Q Send to file. U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 4— 7095 NW 90261  c. K. Auuei'son. tKesiaurani), Main St., Dublin— Beer? Wine Retailer. The Forum Albert .T. Schini, 2S835, (Restaurant), 1538 Main St., Richmond— Liquor, Beer, Wine Retailer. Said investigation will be open to the public, and public participation is requested. The PaUadiiifn-ltem will print ALC yOLTCS BEVERAGE COMMISSION OF nWl'SWA. communications but will not By: John Noonan, Secretary. responsible for utterances maH^ Hugh A. Barnhart, Excise Administrator. or opinions expressed. Letters Palladium July 9-16. should be limited to 250 words SCHMELING INSISTS and must give the full name and address of the writer as an evi¬ dence of good faith. No signa¬ ON FIGHTING FARR tures will be withheld. Communi¬ cations which might seem to be libelous or otherwise unfit for publication not accepted. LONDON, England, July 9.'—(.T) Editor, Palladium: —Max Schmeling, arriving here to¬ There is one fact which has been day from Berlin, said that he “in¬ definitely established by the Amelia sisted” that Tommy Farr, British Earhart expedition, however, in¬ Empire heavyweight champion. stead of this fast being one of Should fight him before meeting scientific importance to the world- World Champion Joe Louis. The at-large as the sponsors surmised, German tentatively had been sched¬ it happens to be one of importance uled to meet Farr here in August to the tax paying public and which or September, however, Farr en¬ must be recognized and acted upon. tered into negotiations with Ameri¬ To date the Amelia Earhart can Promoter Mike Jacobs, who an¬ search has cost the taxpayers well nounced in New York yesterday that over a million dollars. The estimate Louis and the Briton would meet of Government officials being $250,- at the Yankee Stadium Aug. 26. 000 per day. The taxpayers’ money which is being used for this search is derived from the revenue obtained Middleboro Church by general taxation of property, food, clothing, and every other nec¬ Class Entertained essity of life as well as luxuries which means every man, woman, at Wiener Roast boy, and girl in the United States will eventually pay the bill from MIDDLEBORO, Ind., July 9.—The the ditch digger to the millionaire. Pals Class of the Methodist Epis¬ What could have been gained by copal Church was entertained re¬ this expedition? The university cently by Charles McEldowney with which sponsored this expedition a wiener roast. The guests were spent enough money constructing Bobbie Thomas, Calvin Mullen, Dale and equipping the so-called flying Filby, Charles 'Thompson, Junior laboratory to educate a hundred Higgs, Earnest Teaford, Earl Isley, men and women in scientific fields. Reid Parrish, Billy Stidham, Phillip They equipped the flying laboratory Cofield, and the teacher, Clyde with every modern scientific instru¬ Thomas. ment available at a cost of several Birthday Dinner thousands of dollars and started it Dwight Hartman was honor guest on it’s voyage around the world at a birthday dinner given Sunday without a graduate scientist aboard by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hartman. It to collect and record the scientific being his fourteenth anniversary. data obtained by the apparatus. If The dinner guests were Mr. and this is true, and it is, then the Mrs. Pleasant Seaney, Mr. and Mrs. pilot and copilot were selected be¬ Fred Hartman, Miss Rosalin Hart¬ cause of their popularity in the man, Marion Kitchel, Mr. and Mrs. field of aviation and the entire ex¬ Harry Hartman and family, and the pedition assumes the form of a honor guest. publicity stunt by the university Personals sponsoring it. In other parlance, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Rodgers spent just an ethical way of advertising Wednesday evening with Mr. and the old alma mater. , Mrs. Joe Reid.—Miss Betty Harri¬ Do not misunderstand my atti¬ son spent Wednesday night with tude. I am in favor of making Miss Helen Kirkman.—Edgar Nor¬ every effort to rescue Miss Earhart ris spent the week end with Mr. and her assistant. However, this is and Mrs. R. C. Norris.—Mr. and not the only case of rescue which Mrs. George Miller spent Sunday has cost the public enough money with Mr. and Mrs. Glen Hollinger, to operate the City of Richmond and family, of Versailles, Ohio. — for 25 years. What I am driving at Miss Alice Varnauf called on Mrs. is, this land of legislation and Will Currey Monday. — Mr. and legislation should begin adopting Mrs. W. O. Harrison and Burton legislation which would prohibit were Sunday supper guests of Mr. such expeditions or place the entire and Mrs. Linden Harrison and fam¬ cost of such rescues upon the spon¬ ily.—Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Roll and sors of 'the expedition or demand a sons were dinner guests of Mr. and bond of the expedition members Mrs. Joe Reid Sunday.—Mrs. Nora themselves before issuing passports Enderby, of Cainsville, Tex., and and permission to leave port. On Charles Beck, of Corvalis, Oreg., the other hand, if the Government are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Pleasant has money to squander upon every Seaney. unnecessary project imaginable, then let the Government provide old-age pensions because they are ample support for her disabled sol¬ under 65 years of age. diers and sSilors as well as other If thfe Government wants the pub¬ disabled citizens and those men and lic tb respect and honor it the women who cannot obtain employ¬ Gbvernment had better start giving ment because they are above 40 the public a reason for doing so. years of age and who cannot obtain H. S. MIKESELL. NW 90261 JDER SWff^GS- ion Seat ion ise the yled Coil truc- spe- hese rices were still low, and are dngs on to you. ;LIDERS $5.98 - $11.95 - $19.75 UP iner Spring Mattress Made by Simmons Regular $27.50 Value $2Q.75 Such features as these are found only in much higher priced mattresses. Button tufts, Ventilators, inset into the prebuilt border, French taped seams, and a guaranteed Simmons built inner spring inner unit, sheathed in pure cotton. Here’s quality, extra value, at an extra low price. TERMS AS LOW AS $1 WEEK sfer Rugs 11 Wool Face ize ! Fo $37.50 1.50 per, these fine first- k value at so low a and in the season’s re are Moderns, Flor- L Persians, and all- Terms As ry sort of design you Low As $1 a Week OMEY’S Main St. You Are Always Welcome...ti NW 90261 FIFTEENTH AND HARRISON STREETS OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA — ^*5 A i .-N’T July 9, -193V^\ Secretary of Navy, Care, United States Navy, Washington, D.C. An expenditure J per day and for what: a To rescue two people who admitted it was all just a ”joy-ride”, ai d was serving no purpose whatsoever, except as a publicity stunt. b To show how foolish and expensive it is even to expect ai3?planes to fly without sufficient gas, particularly land planes over water, when even a child would know better. To show how foolish it is to attempt such stunts poorly equipped, especia] ly with radios. THE PROBABLE FINAL RESULT: The death of some naval flier in the performance of his duty in attempting to find a couple of fools. Why in hell didn’t you take that $250,000. per day of our taxpayers^ money and buy sufficient planes for our fighting forces? VZonder T/hen the Department of Commerce is going to okay some more of sueh nonsensical trips. _ They’ll probably stop Jimipj Intern on his flight over the pole, which''BSa's^a''‘feal value to it. See America Fi^ NW 90261 NW 90261 NW 90261 File Number : NAVY DEPARTM OFFICE OF CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS Date _ This slip is to be fastened secu and will remain attached after fling. 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EJ For appropriate action. □ For preparation of reply. □ For accession and record. □ Please circulate in your division. □ Please send me previous correspondence. □ Please send me data or material required for action or reply. □ Please see me in regard to this. □ Please consult with _ □ Please return. □ Retain or destroy. n Send to file. U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 4— 7096 NW 90261 NW 90261 NW 90261  w NAV. ORD. ENG. Opl3C~Jc A4-5( 5) (361030-1) AERO. C. & R. Y. & D. S. & A. 14 July 1937 I M. & S. fe J. A. G. J M. G. C. My dear Mrs. Di'ake: I BUDGET The Secx'etary of th© Hayy requests me to ackuo-^ledge receipt of your undated postcard comenting on the search for Miss Iae3.ia Earhart. . Op. 12. Sincerely yours, I I Op. 14. 0, M. Eustvedt, Co-Uiander, U. S. Wavy, I Op. 16. Director' Central Division- Op. 18. I^AVy OSHAKr.MtM'l, Stay s OFFICE . reoohd rav, Op. 20. RECEIVED Op. 21. i'i.'VV t WE1*AU1 iV.v.f'l X SEQYS OFFICE - REOOHD Dl> I Op. 22. I<ECE!VED I ( Op. 23. I' fr Op. 30. JUL 141937 Op. 38. >?ECKIVei5 tpo I20S01 141937 REeewE©^ Mrs. ■^illiaai Drake, 2215 Susquehanna Ave., Philadelphia, Ps» NW 90261 NAV. ORD. EN&?13C*jc A4-5( 5) (361030-1) AERO. C. & R. 1,4 July 1937 Y. & D. S. & A. M. & S. J. A. G. My dear Ur. O’Gradyj M. G. C. xhe Secretary of the Navy requests me to ack- BUDGET nowledge receipt of your letter of 4 July, 1937, ccaaenting on the search for Miss Aaelia Earhart. Sincerely yours. Op. 12. Op. 13. Op. 14. Cosaander, 0. G. Navy, Director Central Division. Op. 16. Op. 18. I.AV < OEfAKTMENl, Op. 20. l£9Y 8 omCE - HEQOSO Q!Vi , .Ki Mtrt I, RECEIVED .tut S OtTieC - RECORO DIV. RECEIVED Op. 21. Op. 22. Op. 23. H Op. 30. vixx JUL 141937 Op. 38. ♦J 1937" RECEIVED Gp0 120S0I received Sr. Gerald F. M. O’Grady, TSffl Cabrillo St., San Francisco, Calif. NW 90261 I t NAV. ORD. O^X3C-jc EJMr5( 5) (361030-1) AERO. C. & R. Y. & D. 13 July 1937 S. & A. M. & S. J. A. G. Ky dear Sr, Reeaet M. G. C. I'se Secretary of the Savy requests ae to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 9 July, 1937, arid BUDGET ’to infcra you that ths vieiss expx’essed therein Kill be given due consideration. Sincerely yours. Op. 12. Op. 13. (va’/y osrAhi MEt^ 11 0. M« Hustved Op. 14. SEOY S OFFIOE - H£03«0 BtV, CosaiuMsr, 0. S. Navy, RgCStVSD Director Central Division, Op. 16. Op. 18. Op. 20. Op. 21. r.'. 1-1937 Op. 22. . I RECEIVED iUN Op. 23. Op. 30. Op. 38. 120501 JUL 14 !93> Mr. L» J. Reese, FORWAHDEO Hotel Coit, Oakland, Calif. NW 90261  NAV. ORD. E1^.13C-jc A4-5( 5) (361030-1) AERO. X C. & R. Y. & D. 13 July 19.37 S. & A. M. & S. J. A. G. My deer Mr. To3.e.3.id: M. G. C. The Sserctar^T gT the Kpvy reqyestc ®e to ack- BUDGET nouladge your 2.e*tor of h July^ 1937 j p-nd to inf ora you that th© vicns ezpressexl therain will be given due conB.ideratioa. I , Sincerely your?. Op. 12. /lA Op. 13. .yX ■ 0. M, Huetvedtf Op. 14. ' Coaaander, U. S« Savy, Director Central Division. Op. 16. Op. 18. IS A V y DE1-* AK i Ai itiSS t, Op. 20. 8f.0Y S Ot-FICE - aeOOitD DIY, RSCEJVED Op. 21. Op. 22. Op. 23. Op. 30. JUu Ic 1937 Op. 38. RECEIVED' 120501 duu 13 mv FOrtWAflOeO Sr, E. D. Toland J Ash Brook Fara, Concord, S.H. NW 90261 NAV. ORD. / ENGpUC-je U-5( 5) (361030-1) AERO. C. & R. Y. & D. S. & A. 13 July 1937 M. & S. J. A. G. gy dear ffir. Cuiraii; M. G. C. The SccrGt.:U‘y of 111.0 Eayy reGuests me to ack- BUDGET aowlsdge receipt c-f your letter of July, 1937, inclosirg a nCTspaper clipping relating to th© search for Mias Amelia Barhecrt. The Tieiss exprosaed in your letter will be given, caraful considai’ation. Op. 12. Sincerely yours. Op. 13. Op. 14. 0. M. Huatvedt, Op. 16. Coramaader, U. S. Kavy, Sirs ctor Ccatral Division Op. 18. wHQ DIV. UIVED Op. 20. Op. 21. Op. 22. f-'A'i ..NT ..V s ."i'i.ce Op. 23. r:;., ■ '-’-SiON JUU XU 11^7 Op. 30. RECEIVEd Op. 38. Hr. Robert J. Gurx’aa, 120501 717 'ireaont. Buiidiug, Boston, MattS. JUL 13 193/ FOHVoARDtD NW 90261 NW 90261 Dear Sir: The taxpayers in this vicinity are getting pretty darned tired of the expense the/ Navy Dept, is going to in searching for Earheart. If Miss Erhart wants to go sporting around, we don’t under¬ stand why the Navy Dept, should foot the V Y Ot ' Sincerely, 2215 W. S^jSquehanna Phr^'a. ,y-Pi.’;3\ ...4/ .tY JUL1937 NW 90261 NW 90261 Robert J. Cur ri Cn UNSELLDR AT LAW 73 Tremont Street LAFAYETTE 2 2 S 7 717 Tremont Building Boston, Massachusetts July 8, 1937 To the Secretary’’ of the U. S. Navy U. S. War and Navy Building VZashington, D. G. Dear Mr. Secretary; Inclosed herewith please find editorial from the Boston Post which expresses the sentiment of the people here relative to Amelia Earhart’s private enterprise and spotlight ambitions which apparently are costing the tax payers of the country so much raon'^y. Many editorials of a similar nature have appeared in New England papers. Most of the thinking public believe that a federal law should be enacted requiring all individuals making air flights or similar undertakings not sponsored by the federal government or a department thereof to do so at their own risk and not 6^ the expense of the government, I trust you will deem it expedient to recommend such legislation. RJC:DB NW 90261 NW 90261 pciEVroo^^H I BIGA^NDER^^I iSHouId Stop Expending Public Funds for Rescues of Private Flights Which Are Fruitless BY BILL CUNNINGHAM Either as sports writer, or tax payer, as both, I fervently hope that long before edition roaring from the presses, the gallant men of the United States Navy will have 'discovered and will safely have rescued the noted aviatrix, Amelia Earhart, and her navigator, Fred Noonan, will have found both condition and their “^80,000 flying laboratory” in Then, I hope the United States government will bill Mr. Putnam, the wealthy husband of Miss Earhart, for every 'expended from federal funds, assuming that Mr. Noonan, a fessional air man, has no money of that important and a law will then be promulgated and widely publicized to the effect 'that, until the present economic is passed, at the budget is balanced, all debts are paid, relief is ended cause there’s no more need for any, and the Treasury is ling with surplus that even silly outlets are needed, no assistance involving government property and government aries be given to 1 -^. Until the present lady and her intrepid male companion safely delivered, or until all hope for them is sadly abandoned, il’m for devoting every facility of the United States Navy and all affiliated arms to their rescue, for they sailed into the skies under the old order of things. But I’m for collecting the bill and then changing the order, for it’s hard to see Avhy the hard driven citizens of this sorely tried land should be expected to pay their per capita shares of a heavy expense incurred by the private ambitions of one individual whose goal is the strictly personal one of greater individual fame, bigger lecture engagements and more saleable copy for the editions of a famous book publishing INSTINCTS RESPOND QUICKLY Of course, when a life in danger, the quick instincts of all of us respond in a whether the victim be a Floyd Col- 11ns trapped in a deep hole beneath the red Kentucky hills, an Alice Jane McHenry apparently doomed with an “upside doAvn” stomach, a Bruno Richard Hauptmann strapped to an electric chair with the gyves of circumstantial evidence, or a gallant air- man or airwoman who took a shot and missed. And while they live— even in the case of the criminal— every agency upon which they have any claim should exhaust resources in the effort to But in times such as these, when regardless af what the professional whoopers-up may be yelling, our problems are far from solved and the tax upon our public funds incomprehensible to the average mathematician amongst us, to see practically half I the United States Navy set off under forced draught for a 4000- I mile dash into dangerous Avaters after a couple of individuals I who might better have stayed where they were, is a gallant sight I but it doesn’t make sense. Unless, of course, the public funds l 'are feimburscdy 'and,' eveir then,-' it’s a risk no> President should I 'When Lieutenant Rogers tvas down in more or less the I same waters that time, the case was entirely different. His was I a government venture, testing government planes in an effort I to develop a naval aircraft that would stand us in stead in case I of war on the Pacific side of our nation. He flew not for pleasure I nor personal gain, but strictly in line of duty. All of us are I definitely concerned and are hnancially liable in a case of that I sort, for that gentleman was definitely flying for us, and what I he and others in uniform like him discover or fail to discover in I experiments of that sort might mean the difference between sal- I vation and servitude to us case attack. I And neither is this any attempt to challenge the right of I Miss Earhart to fly nor to belittle her ambitions in the least. I 'Without ambition, Avithout courage, Avlthout the willingness to I brave danger, our nation, or any nation Avould eventually perish I from the face of the earth. This young woman, according to her I husband, has long harbored the ambition to be the first woman Ito fly completely around the world, just as she has already proved ■ herself to be the first Avoman to do so many other courageous I and skillful things in aviation, and that’s perfectly okeh. But I that’s a private ambition of no public utility and any other claim I SO MUCH BUNK I To say that any and all such flights further the general I cause of aviation and that therefore the public benefits is the I bunk. It was true once, but that once was som ewhile back. We IknoAv all that’s needed to know about airplanes in their present Iphase and one is that they aren’t dependable for this kind of I flying and can’t be made dependable in terms of pay loads Avith- lout so much expense as practically to eliminate the possibility. iDick Alerrill, a better flyer than any woman yet developed and, lin terms of feats accomplished, better than the other men, too, Itold the Avhole story Avhen he completed his second round-trip lAtlantic flight with those coronation pictures. His Avords are too Wong to reproduce here, but the above was the gist of them. ■ And the claim that Aliss Earhart’s performances shoAv Avhat la woman can do Avith a plane mean nothing either. In the first Iplace, women don’t belong in over-ocean planes. There isn’t an I Earhart in every 5,000,000 of them and even she noAV has proved ■ herself fallible. 'Wtomen have got into everything from politics I to barber shops but, so far as aviation goes, there’s never even I been a woman’s country race that didn’t leave a trail of I crack-ups in and around every airport on the itinerary. I Some of the softer-hearted may see in the naval dash I unfamiliar waters, some valuable toaining for the sea-going'pm'-^^^^I^^^IH^^^^^^^^^^H I sonnel—the Avelcome excuse for :t to have something to do_ I rather than lying around port drinking beer and playing That’s Avrong, too. The only naval problem employed is sailing to a certain given point of longitude and latitude and they’ve knoAvn all about hoAv to do that for more than 100 years. Reports say those Avaters are dangerous because of coral and shalloAv channels. Suppose several million dollars Avorth of floating investment and a couple of dozen COSTS AL MON£Y_^ costs boats around. Figure fuel bill alone for the airship carrier Lexington with its 4/ planes. Figure the wear and tear the of it. You might as well figure The government does. For a guess, that entire search will a quarter of a million dollars. Here prayer pays off in But, then, let’s have it understood that the next person, male or female, who flies off in some purely personal adventure, or sails into the Arctic or tries to scale the Himalayas, will have to set up his own rescuing agencies in case of a miscue. We have too much rescuing still to be done right in our OAvn neighbor- Just to apply it locally, the lopping of FWAB^jects haWwready increased the panhandlers and job-hunters o^^^ston streets. While they starve or rob or plot revolution, a quarter of a million dollars of public money is sailing around the other nHHHHHHHH earth lobLirsg for the Av^fe of a Avealthy man A\'ho ^n|HHBB^B|H|^^^H^^B really set out on a personal joy ride. Thq picture just doestf^nakesense^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ NW 90261  ture jWace at ReMere Boone Fans Dislike Decision Which Give Public Enemy Nose Victory Over Court House BY BILL BAILEY Bailey s Selections The closest finish of the current dog race -meeting at the Revere dog at Wonderland Par track produced a volley of boohs last 1——Side Traffic, Uncle Judd, Cave Springs night when Public Enemy was award¬ 2— Friendly Shoe, Trot, Breezin ed the feature eighth event by a nose Bud. , over Court House. After losing a 3—’Midnight June, Mutton Roast small lead in the backstretch, Court Wise Coyote 4— Howard Dee, Ramona May House had finished strong and at the Young Gangster tape was seemingly practically in a 5— Just Whoopee, Recess, Perfect dead heat with Public Enemy the Harmony betting favorite at even money 6— Elegant Jane> Fluffy, FiddU Sticks. 7— Bumped Off, Dorothy Jean WON BY A NOSE Trail Smoke. The judges called Public Enemy the 8—Gangster « Shadow Judicial winner, and as soon as the No. 1 was Hazard Laddie. 9—Rolling Garry Just Krum! flashed on top of the board, a lot of Queen of Angeles. customers began to booii and kept booh¬ 10— Give Him Me, Archie ing for five minutes. There was slight Bowen, Macrag. opposition to the boohing from the cus¬ EARL’S MR. HILL tomers who had bet on Public Enemy but gradually the boohing took com¬ mand of the situation. WINS G. C. STAKE The track's official chart gave it tc Public Enemy by a nose with Court House one length in front of Extra, the show dog. Some of the experts present said that a “dead heat” could have been called without doing any injustice. Public Enemy was running on the pole and Colt on First Start Cops Court House was in the centre of the track coming fast. The handle for the night was $143,362. Prize KANTROWITZ IN Cleveland, July 6 (AP)—Earl’s Mr. Will, making the first stazrt of his young life, this afternoon swept to SURPRISE WIN straight heat victory in the $1500 rainy day sweepstakes, which headed the second day of grand circuit warfare at the North Randall race track. Cleverly driven by Tommy Berry, the Beats Horton in Agawam two-year-old son of . Galyworthy and Hester Volo, owned by J. J. McIntyre Hunt Tennis and Ben F. Hopkins, of Cleveland, trot- tedtwo impressive miles in 2:11 and 2:09 Second in both miles was the Win¬ ston-Salem, N. C., entry of W. N. Rey¬ PROVIDENCE, July 6 CAP)—Marvin nolds, Scovere, driven by Ben P. White. Kantrowitz, former New York school¬ The victory of Earl’s Mr. Will ended boy tennis champion and more recently a string of six consecutive rainy day triumphs for horses tutored by White, ' a University of Texas freshman, tossed a graduate of the' training school of the a bombshell into the Rhode Island turf immortal Edward P. (Pop) Geers. court men’s singles tennis champlon- Scovere forced the winner to a drive in both heats, but fell three-quarters of ' ship as that tournament opened at Aga- a length short in the opener and a head I warn Hunt here today The Gotham in the final. youngster ousted the second seeded en¬ Calumet Dillworthy, chestnut flyer, that races for Mrs. Edith Mix of Sher- trant, Albert Horton, 3d., of Providence burne, scored his” second in a second round msutch, 6—8, 7—5, 6—2, straight grand circuit victory in the after having staved off a match point $1000 Tavern “steak.” Vic Fleming, the in the ninth game of the second set transplanted Canadian, who _ now when Horton led 5—3, and had the ad¬ makes his training quarters in Syra- vantage in a deuced -- - game, - Horton, cuse, N. T., won all three miles with former New England and Eastern In¬ the Son of Peter the Brewer in 2:03 3-5, tercollegiate champion while an under- 2:04 3-5 and 2:04 2-5. graduate at Wjlliams, won the Stpfp Hal, owned by TJoyd Clay+on siiigles title in 1935 and was runner-up of Maplewood,~O., and piloted by the last year. champion reinsman Dr. M. Par- Form held true in the remaining shall of Urbana, O., made off with the matches as the starting field of 62 wasLojily two miles of the 2;1S pace. reduced to 16 after first and ^f>erry Hanover, property of John E. round play had Kelley of Bangor, Me., and guided by was, howey^^* Harry Short of Columbus, ac¬ the — - seed^^^^|“'‘^dward Fuller of counted for the first and third heats Salem, Mass third on the select list of the handicap trot. J. S. 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Boy “ ■ ■ Bright's return for 255 WASHINGTON Long ts romped home throughout Boston Post Bide. the programme, nosing out favorites ir stretch battles. The daily double paid B FEDERAL ST. IS SCHOOL ST. $102.80 when Jerry Actor toiiilc the first half for its first win of the meetink and Tcwel Ann, at a price of $19. TO, scored ; in the second over the favored Marge NW 90261 E. D. Tola N D Ash Brook Farm Concord, N. H. July 6, 1937 "HUGE FLEET TO EARHART RESCUE" .... five ships of war, 52 airplanes, and. 3,000 men, to go 4,000 miles .... at the nation’s expense .. says this morning’s paper. T** I think it is about time that stunt-fliers not on public business, who persist in taking sense¬ less and. d.angerous trips, chiefly to gratify their own vanity, be hereafter d.enied. the services of the United. States Navy whenever they get into trouble. Very truly yours. NW 90261 NW 90261  AgPARfMEi 3FF1CE - FEOOFirf REC’.:’! . t,D JUL 12 NW 90261 NW 90261 NW 90261  Georg e,.Palm, ER Putnam f. • ■' < ■, .: .( ■> -/ q'’ k /A ; ‘iESJ I \ \ 2 West 45th Street, jT New York City. - j< June 4, 1937. 4UH 5 1931X^ ^zy^3-'(£'>/3{f /O^OJ Dear Admiral Leahy: As per our last exchange of letters, I was to advise you the progress of Miss Earhart’s round-the-world flight attempt in due time so that the necessary steps could be taken in connection with the dispatch of a cutter, per¬ sonnel and supplies, as arranged, to Howland Island, the disposition of vessels Anri such preparation as might be neces¬ sary on the island Itself. As you doubtless noted in the papers, Miss Earhart is in Brazil today. The presumption is that she will fly to Dakar promptly. It is impossible to estimate accurately her progress. But, if all goes well, it is perhaps reasonable to assume that she will reach Karachi in the week of June 14th, if not earlier. Unless unfomeen mechanical delays result there, or other delays subsequently, I think it is reasonable to assume that she should reach Darwin in Australia perhaps three or four days after leaving Karachi, and Lae in New Guinea five or six days thereafter. I am assumin? that perhans six or seven days is ample notice to arrange final sailing etc. Therefore, I venture to suggest that preliminary plans be laid so that this notice should be given upon Miss Earhart’s arrival in / Karachi, which arrival mlaht be around the 13th to 15th. / Certainly by the time she leaves Dakar we should know prety exactly, barring accidents, the approximate take-off likeli¬ hood from Lae. / ' I am venturing this letter simply to acquaint you in a preliminary way with progress and probat^itles . / I will keep you fully Informed of developments. And I do /ot need to tell you hovz deeply Miss Earhart and I aporeciaw your own kindly cooperation. / Sincerely, . Admiral William D. Leahy, - Washington, D. C. NW 90261  George Palmer Putnam Dear Admiral Leahy; Miss Earhart has reported the extremely friendly reception you extended her last week, and your generous promise of continued cooperation on her renewed world flight effort. She is, of course, very grateful and I am venturing this letter to record my own deep appreciation. She tells me that we are to let you know as far in advance as possible the probable dates of the next take-off. This will do. My understand¬ ing is that a Navy meteorologist and two Navy mechanic as before, will accompany the Coast Guard cutter from Honolulu to Howland. I am communicating in similar vein to Admiral Waesche, who Miss Earhart tells me has agreed that a cutter will be dispatched when required. With renewed thanks, I am. Sincerely yours. Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Naval Operations, Navy Department, Washington, D. C. NW 90261 NW 90261  UNITED STATES FLEET <4051 ) AIRCRAFT, BATTLE FORCE U. S. S. SARATOGA, Flagship Fleet Air Detachment, Naval Air Station, San Diego, California. OCT 4 1938 Tron; Cosnanfier Aircrafts Battle Force. To ; Captain Loi^ lloyas,, U.S. Navy. subject; Gaorgd Palmr Putnwa requests affidavit for use in connection with ©stahliahias proof of death of his wife, Amelia Earhart. X* Delivered for cos^Iianse* LEIGH NOYES, Chief of St^f . -k .W A< NW 90261 A21-5(25) Nav-.327-MW 24 September 1938. 2ncL Indorsement From; The Chief of the Bureau of Navigation. To ; Captain Leigh Noyes, U.S. Navy, Chief of Staff and Aide, Commander Aircraft, Battle Force. Via : Commander Aircraft, Battle Force. Subject; George palmer Putnam requests affidavit for use in connection with establishing proof of death of his wife, Amelia Earhart. 1. Forwarded, as the records show that you were in command of the U.S.S. LEXINGTON during the period in question, July 1937. 1.0. RICHARDSON, Chief of Bureau. /s/ L.J. Wiltsie, By direction. NW 90261 A4-5(5) (361030-8) J:fE3h DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY OFFICE OF THE FUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL WASHINGTON, D.C. Sep 16 1938 1st Indorsement. From: The Judge Advocate General. To ; The Chief of the Bureau of Navigation. Subject: George Palmer Putnam requests affidavit for use in connection with establishing prodf of death of his wife, Amelia Earhart. 1. Referred. It is requested that basic com¬ munication be referred to an officer having knowledge of the facts referred to therein for an affidavit set¬ ting forth the desired information. 2. Please return papers. /s/ S.B. ROBINSON, Assistant Judge Advocate General, NW 90261 AIR MAIL AND TELEC 'MS 10042 va’’''ey Spring Lane UNION AIR TERMINAL North Ho. -ywood, California BURBANK, CALIFORNIA phone: Gladstone 0165 GEORGE PALMER PUTNAM September 7, 1938 My dear Admiral Leahy: In connection with the disappearance of my wife, Amelia Earhart, on her flight over the Pacific on July 2, 1937, the attornies have decided that it is now approrpiate to establish proof of death so that the Will may be probated and her small estate the better safe-guarded. With this in view it is necessary for me to secure certain affidavits. Among them one that we need is from an appropriate officer who was on the Lexington at the time of the search, preferrably the Commanding or the Executive Officer. We would like this affidavit to rehearse briefly exactly what was done in the effort to locate the lost plane leading up to the final abandoning of the search by the Navy when the conviction was reached by all concerned that further search was hopeless and that the plane and its occupants were lost. I hope I am acting in the proper manner by sending this to you rather than attempting direct contact with the Lexington. I am sorry to give you so much trouble but I am confident under the circumstances you will be willing to use your good offices to help me. Sincerely, /s/ G.P. PUTNAM. Admiral William D. Leahy, Navy Department, Office of Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C. NW 90261 A21-5(25) Nav-327~0F 13 October 1938. Sth indorsement From: The Chief of th© Bureau of Navigation* To: The Judge Advocate General. SUBJECT: George Palmer Putnam requests affidavit for use in connection with establishing proof of death of his wife, Amelia Earhart. 1. He turned. J. 0. RICHARDSON Chief of Bureau. L, J. Wiltse By direction. NW 90261 b(5) (361030-8) jzfah 1st Indorsesient . I e 1938 From: Th® Judge AdvooBte General, To; The Chief of the Bureau of Navigation. Subject; George Palmer Putnam requesta affidavit for use in connection vzith ©atahlishlng proof of death of his wife, Amelia Earhart. 1. deferred. It is requested that basic com¬ munication be referred to an officer having knovzledge of the facts referred to therein for an affidavit sot¬ ting forth th© desirod information. 2, Pleas® return papers. S. B, BOBIBSON, Assistant Judge Advocate General. NW 90261 A4-5{5) (261OSO-0) Jtfah 61938 My dear Mr. Putnaa: Receipt is aokaowledeed of your letter of Septem¬ ber 7, 1933, addressed to th® Chief of Naval Operations roQuestinfif an affidavit for us® in establishing proof of death in th® case of your wife, Amelie Sarhart, which has been referred to this office. Tour letter will be referred to an officer having knowledge of the facts referred to therein for an affi¬ davit, which will be forwarded to you upon receipt. Sincerely yours, W. B. WOODSON, Judge Advocate General of the Navy. Mr. George Palmer Putnaa, 1004S Valley Spring Lane, North Hollywood, California. NW 90261 °^^A4-5(5)(3610S0-7) ENG. AERO. C. & R. My dear Mr. South: Y. & D. la reply to your letter of February 25, 19S8, It is believed that the following iafor- S. & A. jaation nay be of interest to Dr. Brinkley in connection with any projected search for the Earhart M. & S. plane. J. A. G. The plan© used by Mies Earhart and Captain Noonan was a standard Lockheed Electra low- M. G. C. wing monoplane No. X-16020, of dural color with orange trim. A two-man rubber lifeboat was carried, BUDGET also emergency water end rations. The plan© was also ©quipped with an orange box kite which could be flown as a dietress signal and by m^ans of which an emergency antenna could b© carried to a moderate Op. 12. height. If undamaged, the plan© would float with