Syracuse Herald/1930/Boy Flier Starts West to East Hop

Boy Flier Starts West to East Hop. Los Angeles, California; August 21, 1930 (Associated Press) Eddie Schneider, newly crowned East-West junior transcontinental speed king, took off at 6:17:30 A.M. (Eastern Standard Time) today in an effort to establish a new west-east junior transcontinental air record. He planned to make his first stop in Albuquerque, New Mexico.