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Will Rogers & Wiley Post - deaths in 1935...



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August 22, 1935

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, Aug. 22, 1935 

* Will Rogers & Wiley Post 
* Airplane crash - deaths
 

The front page has the two-column heading: "Nation Pays Tribute Today At Rogers and Post Rites", with the subheading: "Observance of Obsequies Will Be Held in Many Parts of America While Actual Services Are Conducted in West". The coverage of the tribute/services for Will Rogers and Wiley Post who died tragically in a plane crash continues on an inside page.

Other news of the day is found throughout.

Complete in 20 pages, light browning with minor margin wear, but generally nice.

Category: The 20th Century