correspondence: Harold M. Bixby to William S. Grooch, George Rumill, William Ehmer, P.G. Klauk, and Mrs. Dorothy Gast

Date:06/22/1935
Medium:Paper, ink
Credit Line: Collection of SFO Museum
Accession Number:2019.121.0853 a b
Dimensions:13 x 8 1/4 inches (33 x 21 cm)
Collection:Aviation Archive
Category:Employee Career History
Subcategory:Correspondence, Personal
airline: Pan American Airways , China National Aviation Corporation
company: China National Aviation Corporation
Description

Typewritten letter from Harold M. Bixby to W. [William] S. Grooch, George Rumill [Rumrill], Wm. [William] Ehmer, P.G. Klauk, and Mrs. Dorothy Gast (grouped as “Old China hands”), dated June 22, 1935, en route to Manila; marked “Personal & confidential”; includes description of events around three river cruisers / boats, originally referenced in 2019.121.0671; updates on CNAC activities; mentions [William L.] Bond, Admiral Shen Hung-leh, Chiang Kai-shek, Eddy Smith, [Paul] Groeger, Katherine Dunlop.

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