Sunday, July 8, 1934

Went to church. Went home with Rita Mae for dinner. We went to Idana. Sue and Herbert brought us home.

Buddy Baer and Gene Garner
July 8, 1934 in Los Angeles, California

Gene Garner was to fight George Turner to a ten round draw 19 days later.

Saturday, July 8, 1933

It rained for a while today. We all went swimming again (except Joyce). Daddy got a big roaster for dinner tomorrow.



Amelia Mary Earhart (July 24, 1897 – missing July 2, 1937)
Born in Atchison, Kansas

Following are just a few of her Aviation Achievements

October 22, 1922 - Set women's altitude record of 14,000 feet

June 17-18, 1928 - First woman to fly across the Atlantic; 20hrs 40min (Fokker F7, Friendship)

Fall 1929 - Elected as an official for National Aeronautic Association and encouraged the
Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI) to establish separate world altitude, speed
and endurance records for women

April 8, 1931 - Set women's autogiro record with 18,415 feet (in a Pitcairn autogiro)

May 20-21, 1932 - First woman to fly solo across the Atlantic 14hrs 56min
(It was also the 5th anniversary of Lindberg's Atlantic flight)

August 24-25, 1932 - First woman to fly solo nonstop coast to coast
Set women's nonstop transcontinental speed record, flying 2,447.8 miles in 19hrs 5min

July 7-8, 1933 - Broke her previous transcontinental speed record by making the
same flight in 17hrs 7min