 

Jersey City, N. J., March 6 (P)—
Climbing through cold blue skies
Miss Ruth Nichols, New York soci:
iety aviatrix who holds coast-to-coast

speed marks set an unofficial alti.
tude record for women today.
The altimeter on her speedy mon-
loplane showed nearly . 30,054 feet.
|The sealed barograph placed iu the
plane by the National Aeronautic
Association, was immediately sent
to Washington for examination. if
it shows 28,074 feet, or more, Miss
Nichols will be awarded the record
now held by Elinor Smith, young
Long Island flier.

‘Miss Nichols was informed that to

attain recognition. as the record
holder, she must beat Miss Smith's
mark of 27,418 feet by more than
600 feet.
’ She took off from Jersey -Citr
Airport at 12:33 p. m. and was
aloft 90 minutes. There was a 30-
mile wind blowing when she cir-
cied the city, swung over Manhat-
tan and started the Jeng climb.

“Everything went fine,” she said.
“The engine worked perfectly. I
did not suffer any discomfort.” |

 
 
i (Associated Press Staff Writer)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28. (P)—
Continuing conferences with Re-
publican campaign managers in the
east, Herbert Hoover tudiay was age
sembting information upon whieh
to hase a decisian as to the extent
the will particpiate personally in
the presidential! ficht there,
William H. Hill, chairman of the
‘New York state Hoover comumittec,
‘had an engagement with the Re-
publican stundard bearer to sup-
plement the ailvices given him{ves-
jterday by Charles D. Tliles, na-
tonal cammitteeman, for New
York? and Daniel FE. Pomeroy, vier
chairman of the New Jersey com-
Inittee,
East Needs Attention
Reports received by Hoover
isinec his return from the west in-
dicate that the eastern situation is
fone requiring attention and his ad-
sare urging him to ga. into
fassachugetts and New
Jersey for at least on speech for
ench state and more of time can
be found for them, .
After he has canvassed — the
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