As a slightly unusual post on an aviation related blog, I have come across an article on Clark County, WI records that has been taken from an original newspaper article in 1940.
That newspaper is the Stevens Point Journal of 26 September 1940.
It details the wedding of Velma Scribner and Lawrence J. Harvey in Los Angeles. Velma was of course Alice Scribner's sister (the air hostess) and goes into say that Velma wore the wedding dress that Alice had intended to use back in 1933 had she not been killed over Chesterton, Indiana that fateful night of the crash.
What a lovely thing for the sister to do. At any rate here is the link to the Clark County records: http://wvls.lib.wi.us/ClarkCounty/clark/data/1/bbs39/39895.htm
Tuesday, 10 April 2012
Alice Scribner's Funeral
In The New Hampshire Telegraph Newspaper dated October 13th 1933 is a sad little excerpt regarding Miss Alice Scribner, air hostess aboard the United Boeing 247 that crashed. Her funeral was officiated by Rev, Roscoe A. Barnes, the same Reverend who was to have married her shortly after the crash that claimed her life. Very sad indeed.
Here is the link to the article: http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2209&dat=19331013&id=fgJFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mLoMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3162,5272157
Look under the "flashes of life" section and it is the first item.
Here is the link to the article: http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2209&dat=19331013&id=fgJFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mLoMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3162,5272157
Look under the "flashes of life" section and it is the first item.
An update, albeit with no further information.
I have been in contact with Chris Baird again and he, like I, cannot find any further information regarding the Chesterton crash. Too much time must have passed now as official records and missing or destroyed and US departments have send him on a wild goose chase between one another for records that we have concluded no longer exist due to age.
Such a shame.
The town of Chesterton, Indiana has drawn a blank as well. Anyone who remembers that crash is either dead or must be aged well over 90 by now.
Another thing I am continuing to pursue are any relatives of anybody who was aboard.
Once again official passenger lists indicate the following were aboard that night: (taken from Chris Baird's Arizona Wrecks website.
HAROLD R. TARRANT, chief pilot, 308 West Erie street, Oak Park, Ill.
A. T. RUBY, co-pilot, 320 Wisconsin avenue, Oak Park, Ill.
MISS ALICE SCRIBNER, 26 years old, 1507 North Sacramento boulevard, Chicago, plane stewardess.
FRED SCHENDORF, 28 years old, 6829 Chappel avenue, Chicago, manager of the apartments division of R. Cooper, Jr., Inc., electric refrigerators.
MISS DOROTHY M. DWYER, 25 years old, daughter of M. FRANCIS DWYER, 67 Mount Vernon street, Arlington, Mass.
EMIL SMITH, 911 Argyle avenue, Chicago.
H. R. BURRIS, of Columbus, O., radio service employee of United Air Lines.
Such a shame.
The town of Chesterton, Indiana has drawn a blank as well. Anyone who remembers that crash is either dead or must be aged well over 90 by now.
Another thing I am continuing to pursue are any relatives of anybody who was aboard.
Once again official passenger lists indicate the following were aboard that night: (taken from Chris Baird's Arizona Wrecks website.
HAROLD R. TARRANT, chief pilot, 308 West Erie street, Oak Park, Ill.
A. T. RUBY, co-pilot, 320 Wisconsin avenue, Oak Park, Ill.
MISS ALICE SCRIBNER, 26 years old, 1507 North Sacramento boulevard, Chicago, plane stewardess.
FRED SCHENDORF, 28 years old, 6829 Chappel avenue, Chicago, manager of the apartments division of R. Cooper, Jr., Inc., electric refrigerators.
MISS DOROTHY M. DWYER, 25 years old, daughter of M. FRANCIS DWYER, 67 Mount Vernon street, Arlington, Mass.
EMIL SMITH, 911 Argyle avenue, Chicago.
H. R. BURRIS, of Columbus, O., radio service employee of United Air Lines.
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