Field Day at Milson
The field day to bo held at Milson aerodrome next Sunday afternoon promises to attract a very large crowd. In addition to a normal parachute descent Mr Sellars will ma&c a descent on this occasion from the extremely high altitude of one mile, a feat which on only two other occasions he has been successful iu doing. The City Band will be iu attendance and will render selections during the afternoon, while for the first time in nearly twelve months Union Airways will offer jovridos to the public of Palmerston North in one of their luxurious De llavilland express airliners. Municipal buses will leave the Square at half-hourly intervals from 2.15 p.m. for Milson aerodrome and tho public is reminded that the only entrance to the aerodrome will be by way of Union Airways’ entrance. Admission to the aerodrome will be by collection only and the proceeds after the deduction of expenses will go to the parachutist. Mr Sellars has generously offered a proportion of the takings to the City Band to assist it in it* efforts at tho forthcoming band contest.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 23, 28 January 1937, Page 8
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186Field Day at Milson Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 23, 28 January 1937, Page 8
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