Aeronautics: Post Pardoned

Always diffident in public, Wiley Post was more than usually ill-at-ease one day last week in Manhattan when he arose to address a crowd of 200 at a luncheon given for him by the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce. Having to make a speech was bad enough, but there was something difficult on his mind. It had to do with "commercialism" and with all these leaders in the aviation industry ranged before him. Finally he blurted:

"I find that considerable money is to be had for appearing for a week at Radio City. I can't...

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