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Deerman,Ruth

August 20, 2026

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Mrs. Ruth Deerman and Mrs. Ruby Hays of El Paso won the Women’s Transcontinental Air Race, the “Powder Puff Derby,” at Knoxville, Tennessee, flying a Cessna 140 named Cotton Picker, Junior . In the 2,000-mile race from Long Beach, California, they averaged 123.9 miles per hour against a handicap…

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