Related to the article: "Boost Given Homes City: Leaders Praise Beverly Hills. Chamber, Civic Association Hold Annual Banquet; Notables present," Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 1935: A1
Related to the article: "Boost Given Homes City: Leaders Praise Beverly Hills. Chamber, Civic Association Hold Annual Banquet; Notables present," Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 1935: A1
Police Chief Blair is quoted in the article, "Southland Stunned by Tragic Plane Deaths of Will Rogers and Wiley Post: Gestures of Reverence Bear Witness to Grief. Film Colony, Official Circles and Lay Public Pay Tribute to Widely-Beloved Pair," Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 1935.
Police Chief Blair is quoted in the article, "Southland Stunned by Tragic Plane Deaths of Will Rogers and Wiley Post: Gestures of Reverence Bear Witness to Grief. Film Colony, Official Circles and Lay Public Pay Tribute to Widely-Beloved Pair," Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 1935.
Edward E. Spence, Beverly Hills mayor, and Norman H. Pabst fly the flag at half mast at City Hall as a gesture of reverence upon news of the August 15th death of Will Rogers. All businesses in the city closed at 1:00 pm as well