Tuesday, May 7, 2019

1940 REHOBOTH AIR MET


REHOBOTH BEACH HISTORY

RESORT AIR MEET SET FOR JULY 20, 1940


The annual summer Air Meet of the Rehoboth Air Service, Inc., will be held July 20
and 21 at the modern landing field at Rehoboth Beach just outside of Rehoboth at Midway and the Rehoboth Flying Club dance will take place June 4th.

The plans for the two major events of the Air Service were made Tuesday night at the
directors meeting held at the Bottle & Cork tavern in Dewey Beach. Magistrate Leon L.
“Blub” Thompson, president of Rehoboth Air Service, presided at the dinner meeting
where he and the directors were guest of Harry Shaud. Directors present were William
Thoroughgood, Hubert O. Noble, Forest Snyder, Ernest Megee, Jr., Walter Feaster and
Milton Fried.

The spring dance is an important social event for the airmen held each year at the official opening of the resort summer season. This year the Philadelphia Mills Orchestra will
furnish the music.

The Summer Air Meet attracts visiting airplanes from all over the country and invitations
are being mailed out said Magistrate Thompson.

The two day weekend event is to have spectacular demonstrations in flying and racing
held before large crowds and has been held since 1936.

Since the organization of the Flying Service and construction of the modern landing field
Rehoboth resort has become a mecca in the summer months.

Abstract: Wilmington Morning News, Thursday March 21, 1940

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