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page 287: white coveralls ...: NYT, July 9, 1933.
page 287: driver's side, ...: Doris Rich,
Amelia Earhart,
p. 167.
page 287: “It is a business trip ...”: July 13, 1933, in Backus, Letters from
Amelia,
p. 147.
page 287: Amy Mollison, ...: LC, diary, July 23, 1933.
page 287: “Call for help ...”: Ibid., Aug. 14, 1933.
page 288: “We talked ...”: Ibid., Aug. 16, 1933.
page 288: Later in the week Amelia was ...:
NYT,
Aug
.
22, 1933.
page 288: “After all I did not ...”: AE, letter to Dot Leh, Sept. 8, 1933, Ninety-Nines files.
page 288: Gene came ...: LC, diary, Sept. 22, 1933.
page 289: Instead he divided ...: Nick A. Komons,
Bonfires to Beacons.
The two assistant aeronautical directors, Carroll Cone and Rex Martin, were both eager to expand their powers.
page 289: nice perks ...: Gore Vidal, in
New York Review of Books,
Jan. 17, 1985.
page 289: The next day Amelia drove him ...: LC, diary, Sept. 22 and 23, 1933. Shortly thereafter Lucy became school editor for
Vogue.
The intimacy of Amelia and Gene's relationship is fixed by Lucy's diary entries; Lucy spent the next months visiting schools, not in Rye.
page 290: “Because I ventured ...”: AE, letter to FDR, Nov. 5, 1933; C. B. Allen, in
NYHT,
SLRC.
page 290: on Amelia's recommendation ...: Rich,
Amelia Earhart,
p. 181.
page 290: They even had lunch ...: LC, diary, Jan. 8, 1934. “Gene came in” was Lucy's cryptic entry.
page 290: he still managed to restore ...: C. B. Allen, in
NYHT,
Nov. 5, 1933.
page 291: “but damn little assistance.”: U.S. Air Services, Nov. 1936, quoted Nick A. Komons, from
Bonfires to Beacons,
p. 233.
page 291: “too amiable”:
NYT,
Feb. 28, 1937.
page 291: modeling clay ...: JM,
LITHW,
III p. 4, SLRC.
page 291: toward Amy Lowell ...: JM,
LITHW,
XVI p. 5, SLRC.
page 292: “she always wore my shorts ...”: Vidal,
New York Review of Books,
Jan. 17, 1985.
page 292: “Gene used to buy them ...”: Katharine Vidal Smith, interview with author.
page 292: “She adored my father,” ...: Gore Vidal, interview with author.
page 292: childhood crush ...: Vidal,
New York Review of Books,
Jan. 17, 1985.
page 292: When he blurted this out, ...: Gore Vidal,
Palimpsest,
caption above picture of Amelia and Gene.
page 292: During this period ...: Rich,
Amelia,
p. 230.
page 292: “She used to practice ...”: JM,
LITHW,
XII p. 5, SLRC.
page 292: shy away ...: JM,
LITHW,
XII p. 15, SLRC.
page 292: hygienic considerations ...: Gene did tell JM that she became a “bug on health.” JM, XII p. 13, SLRC.
page 292: “Because it ...”: JM,
LITHW,
III p. 2, SLRC.
page 293: “with apples.”: JM,
LITHW,
XII p. 15, Jack Gillies, the husband of flier Betty Huyler Gillies, would tell JM.
page 293: “I wish to be free ...”:
Washington Evening Star,
Aug. 6, 1935.
page 293: roaring with laughter ...: Rich,
Amelia,
p. 153.
page 293: he successfully roped ...: Mrs. Jack Logan, article in unidentified magazine, sent to author by Vera Dunrud.
page 293: They spent five days ... : Carl M. Dunrud, “amelia earhart in wyoming,” In
Wyoming,
Jan. -Feb. 1974.
page 294: “George is going with me ...”: Backus,
Letters from Amelia,
p. 137.
page 294: Only two people ...: Katharine Vidal Smith, interview with author; Vidal interview
page 294: To touch your hand ...: GPP,
SW
, p. 171.
page 295: The four of them ...: James Haggerty,
Aviation's Mr. Sam,
p. 28.
page 295: left Rye at four thirty ...: LC, diary, July 24, 1933.
page 296: Paul asked for a car ...: Paul Collins,
Tales of an Old Air-Faring Man,
p. 134.
page 296: a good feel.: JM,
LITHW,
XIII, SLRC; Paul Collins interview in Haggerty,
Aviation's Mr. Sam:
“We stopped in at a wayside lunchroom during an inspection trip. Amelia borrowed a pencil and piece of paper from the waitress and started to figure. Pretty soon she came up with thirty cents a mile. It was right for the situation and showed the clarity with which her mind worked.”
page 296: By October ...: R. E. G. Davis,
Airlines of the United States Since 1914,
p. 51.
page 297: Because of her, ...: Collins,
Old Air-Faring Man,
p. 138.
page 297: That Christmas ...: Christmas card, Atchison Public Library.
Role Model
page 298: Louise Thaden, winner of ...: Joan Thomas,
PA,
May 1934.
page 299: She sent a sample suit ...: Ninety-Nines files, Will Rogers Airport, Oklahoma City, Okla.
page 299: clothes “for the woman who lives actively”: GPP,
SW,
p. 205.
page 299: In St. Paul as a teenager, ...: MEM,
CITP,
p. 90.
page 300: “covered with silver stars ...”: Sally Keil,
Those Wonderful Women in Their Flying Machines,
p. 31.
page 300: when Lucy Challiss ...: LC, diary, July 12, 1932.
page 300: often parachute silk, ...: JM,
LITHW,
SLRC;
Christian Herald,
Feb. 1938.
page 300: In all, thirty department stores ...: Thomas, PA., May 1934.
page 301: “I made up my mind ...”: GP,
SW,
p. 205.
page 301: “Amelia Earhart, Designer,” ...:
Woman's Home Companion
, Aug. 1934.
page 301: a Ninety-Nine “Hat Contest” ...: Thomas,
PA,
May 1934.
page 302: “I have been drinking cream ...”: AE, letter to AOE, Jan. 27, 1933, AOE papers, SLRC.
page 302: “It's a routine ...”: Doris Rich,
Amelia Earhart,
p. 155.
page 302: held her to be ...: Thomas,
PA,
May 1935.
page 302: “as though they had been ...”:
Brockton Daily Enterprise,
Dec. 11, 1935.
page 302: “without a sound ...”: Ibid.
page 302: As she described ...: JM,
LITHW,
III p. 4, SLRC.
page 303: “Smartly tailored evening ensemble”:
News Herald
[Rock Hill, S.C.], Jan. 1, 1936.
page 303: “relieved only by ...”:
Brockton Daily Enterprise,
Dec. 11, 1935.
page 303: another wrote ...:
St. Paul Pioneer Express,
Oct. 8, 1935.
page 304: “In aviation as a whole ...”: AE, “Choosing a Career,” 1934.
page 304: Or she might say ...: AE, speech to Winthrop College students, Rock Hill, S.C.,
Evening Herald,
Jan. 17, 1936.
page 304: machines were too much man-made ...:
PA,
Oct. 1931.
page 304: “Ask her to come ...”: KCP interview.
page 305: “It was a gorgeous night ...”: Backus,
Letters From Amelia,
p. 149.
page 305: She spent the next two weeks ...: AE, lecture schedule (mismarked as probably 1932), SLRC.
page 305: Fourteen days ...: AE, 1936 lecture schedule, SLRC.
page 305: The amazing thing ...: Joan Thomas,
PA
, June 1934: “The curiosity of the public seems unabated after 2 years of almost constant lecturing.”
page 306: It seemed as if everyone important ...:
NYHT,
Sept. 27, 1934.
page 307: he intended to slip out, ...: JM,
LITHW,
XVI p. 13, SLRC.
page 307: her friend Clara Studer,...” Clara Studer, “Donne Pilota Americana,” manuscript, Oct. 1934, NASM.
page 307: He knew that to solve ...: Robert Topping,
A Century and Beyond,
p. 233.
page 308: “We want you ...”: GPP,
SW,
p. 242
page 308: make Purdue the center ...: Todd Fruehling, in
Purdue Alumnus,
Dec. 1975; sent to author by the Purdue Research Foundation.
page 308: the effective education ...: Topping,
Century and Beyond,
p. 233.
page 308: A few years before, ...:
NYT,
May 9, 1931.
page 308: “her primary interest ...”:
NYT,
Nov. 28, 1937.
page 309: The department would be energized ...: Fruehling,
Purdue Alumnus,
Dec. 1975.
page 309: The next year ...:
Where They Go and What They Do,
Purdue University publication, pp 16, 17.
page 310: “Today it is almost...”: Fruehling,
Purdue Alumnus,
Dec. 1975.
page 310: In January 1935 ...: William Manchester,
The Glory and the Dream,
p. 127.
page 310: “Marry Them Early; ...”: Dorothy Thompson publicized the incident, in
NYHT,
Sept. 27, 1934.
page 311: “she was a very courageous ...: Fred Cavinder, in
Indianapolis Star Magazine,
Dec. 12, 1976, Purdue Research Foundation files.
page 311: A rumor was floated ...: Topping,
Century and Beyond,
p. 234.
page 311: That summer ...:
Fortune,
July 1935.
page 311: Amelia gave afternoon talks ...: Ellen Carter Bossong (Purdue alumna), letter to author.
page 311: “When you graduate ...”: Audrie Soles (Purdue alumna), letter to author.
page 311: “outspoken” ideas: Marian Sharer Fitzgerald (Purdue alumna), letter to author.
page 312: “Many divorces ...”: John Burke,
Winged Legend,
p. 161.
page 312: 92 percent ...: GPP,
SW, p.
247.
page 312: A prestigious men's senior ...: Helen Schleman, speech, Nov. 26, 1984.
page 312: On the other hand ...: Orin A. Simpson (Purdue alumnus), letter to author.
page 313: “We were indeed fortunate,”...: Fitzgerald letter.
page 313: “But George would
always...:
Soles letter.
page 314: She was hired to be co-pilot ...: Glenn Kerfoot,
Propeller
Annie, p. 43.
page 314: She was sought after to do ...: Ibid., p. 50.
page 314: “rejected flatly,”: Edna Gardner Whyte,
Rising Above
It, p. 176.
page 314: Edith Folz ...:
PA
, Jan. 1930.
page 314: Ruth Nichols had flown ...: Ruth Nichols, Columbia OH.
page 315: “not because of lack of ...”: Kerfoot,
Propeller Annie,
p. 57.
page 316: “It was not an order, ... :
NYT,
Nov. 7, 1935.
page 316: “Miss Richey's father ...”: Kerfoot,
Propeller Annie,
p. 58.
page 316: “Certainly Miss Earhart herself ...”:
NYT,
Nov. 8, 1935.
page 316: “Miss Earhart has told the story ... :
NYHT,
Nov. 7, 1935.
page 316: “I thought that it was ...”: Ruth Nichols, Columbia OH.
page 317: “Things are changing ...”: AP article datelined Lafayette, Indiana, Nov. 7, 1935.
page 317: fifty percent ...: Office of the Registrar, Purdue University
page 317: George, no amateur himself ...: GPP,
SW,
p. 272.
page 317: “the most potent ...”: Purdue publicity release from the Office of the President, Apr. 19, 1935.
page 318: Present were David Ross ...: This account is based on information sent to me by W D. Griggs, assistant treasurer, Purdue Research Foundation.
page 318: The purpose of the fund, ...: Purdue publicity release from the Office of the President, Apr. 19, 1935.
page 318: “to provide ways and means ...”: article by Priscilla Decker based on the three official reports labeled “Amelia Earhart Fund for Aeronautical
Research,” that appeared in
Campus Copy,
Oct. 1962, a Purdue publication.
page 318: “Upon her return ...”: Topping,
Century and Beyond,
p. 235.
New Records
page 321: twin attractions ...:
NYT,
Sept. 18, 1933.
page 322: It had been almost within her reach; ...: Bobbi Trout,
Just Plane Crazy,
pp. 220-227.
page 322: she dropped the bomb ...: LC, diary, Oct. 6, 1934.
page 323: scuffed upstairs ...:
Christian Science Monitor, Jan.
9, 1935.
page 323: So final ...: Manhattan telephone directory, 1934-36.
page 324: “only for communication ...”:
NYT,
Nov. 22, 1934.
page 324: “not contemplating any long flight.”:
NYT,
Nov. 22, 1934.
page 324: Amelia had her picture ...: Doris Rich,
Amelia Earhart,
p. 187.
page 324: The coast guard cutter
Itasca
...: Don Dwiggins,
Hollywood Pilot,
p. 90.
page 324: She “may” ...:
NYT,
Dec. 19, 1934.
page 324: “I thought I would ...”: GPP,
SW,
p. 256.
page 325: Major Halstead Dorey, ...: JM, notes, SLRC.
page 325: “There is nothing intelligent ...”: quoted in the
NYT,
Nov. 30, 1934.
page 325: To disprove it ... GPP,
SW,
p. 258.
page 325: “Gentleman, there is an aroma of...”: John Burke,
WingedLegend,
p.147
.
page 326: a trailing wire antenna jutted out ...: Richard S. Allen, diagram, NASM.
page 326: “a large black box, ... : AE, LF, p. 23.
page 327: two and a half feet long ...: GPP,
SW,
p. 212.
page 327: “A.E., the noise ...”: AE, LF, p. 27.
page 327: “It was a night of stars,” ...: Ibid.

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