Charles H. Blosser was the namesake of Blosser Municipal Airport in Concordia, Kansas. Blosser Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use Airport located two miles (3 km south of the Central business district of Concordia, in Concordia is a city in Cloud County, Kansas, United States. The population was 5714 at the 2000 census, and it was estimated to be:{{LookupUSEstPop|2015200|EST}} A longtime airplane enthusiast, Blosser owned and ran the airport privately until transferring it to the city of Concordia.
Aviation accomplishments
In 1935, Blosser was honored by the Concordia Chamber of Commerce for his "heroic services during the Republican River flood" in June of that year. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Concordia is a city in Cloud County, Kansas, United States. The population was 5714 at the 2000 census, and it was estimated to be:{{LookupUSEstPop|2015200|EST}} Blosser would fly over flooded areas, acted as a spotter for rescue boats, dropped food to stranded individuals and acted as a shuttle service by flying people back and forth across the flooded river. Blosser is credited with rescuing twenty-eight people from the flood. [1]
In 1988, he was awrded the Kansas Governor’s Aviation Honors Award and was inducted into the Kansas Aviation Hall of Fame in 1990. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) [2] At one time, he was the oldest living licensed pilot in the United States. [3]
Blosser was instrumental in making Kansas a member of the National Bureau of Reclamation and in working with the late Senator Frank Carlson and the United States Bureau of Reclamation in getting flood control along the Republican River. Frank Carlson ( January 23, 1893 - May 30, 1987) was an American Politician who served as thirtieth Governor of The Bureau of Reclamation (formerly the United States Reclamation Service) is an agency under the U [4]
Local politics
Blosser was elected mayor of Concordia and served a term from 1931 to 1933. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [5]
References
- ^ [Wings Over Kansas]
- ^ [Kansas Aviation Museum]
- ^ [Wings Over Kansas]
- ^ [Wings Over Kansas]
- ^ Emery, Janet Pease (1970a), It Takes People to Make a Town, p30 Salina, Kansas: Arrow Printing Company. Library of Congress number 75-135688
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