Will Rogers: ambassador of good will, prince of wit and wisdom (1935)

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Record Details:

Title:
Will Rogers: ambassador of good will, prince of wit and wisdom
Date:
1935
Publisher:
Chicago : The John C. Winston Company
Volume:
Will Rogers: ambassador of good will, prince of wit and wisdom
Leaf #:
000253
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Motion pictures--Biography
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
September 26, 2024
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FLYING WITH WILEY POST 231 ness of his belief that greatly increased speed could be obtained by using the thin airs of the substratosphere. THOUSANDS PAY RESPECT Funeral services were held simultaneously for Rogers and Post in Los Angeles and Oklahoma City. At the same time in motion-picture houses throughout the land and in hundreds of cities memorial services were held in honor of the two men. It was estimated that between 100,000 and 150,000 persons filed past the catafalque on which the casket of Rogers rested in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Unlike other memorial services that were held in Los Angeles for other great stars, there was no pushing or fighting. Respect for Rogers was so overwhelming that the crowd moved along silently. A blazing hot sun shone in the heavens but it did not deter the crowd. Women outnumbered the men in the crowd by three to one. Among them were mothers with babies in their arms. On the roads leading to the memorial park automobiles were jammed for miles, and thousands were unable to reach the cemetery. That many of these motorists had driven many miles to pay their final respects to the beloved humorist, was shown by the fact that the automobiles carried numerous out-of-state licenses, principally from the Middle West. The morning services for Rogers were simple. The casket lay under a floral shroud of red and white carnations and blue sunflowers. It was closed to the gaze of the curious in accordance with