The press, of course, likes add a a bit of drama to a situation, if it can, and the take off issues were just the thing (Below).
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The news for the guard boats began to come in and and the papers began to publish more details and expected arrival times for the squadron.
The above article by the Press Democrat on Janauary 11, 1934, gives a good idea of the expectations for the flight at Hawaii. The article to the lower right is from the Galion Inquirer, Ohio. The Navy was actually giving hourly updates from the 6 guardships and their communications with Squadron VP-10F.
