Winner of National Balloon Race Lands After 900-Mile Drift (Universal Newsreel, Jul 1930)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. WINNER OF NATIONAL BALLOON RACE LANDS AFTER 900-MILE DRIFT: HOUSTON, TX - The Goodyear-Zeppelin wins elimination contest in which fifteen start — Thunderstorm brings ten to earth although pilots throw everything overboard in their effort to stay aloft. 2. SMOTHERS TO DEATH IN BARREL LEAP OVER FAMOUS CATARACT: NIAGARA FALLS, CANADA - George L. Stathakis meets his doom in “The Spirit of Niagara” in which he shoots over the Horseshoe Falls and through the rapids of the river below — One hundred-and-fifty-year-old turtle, which he took with him, unharmed by the trip. 3. ENDURANCE FLYERS BREAK WORLD MARK IN 553 HOURS, 41 MINS.: GLENVIEW, IL - Hunter Brothers in their second-hand monoplane finally land at the Sky Harbor airport after smashing all records for continuous flight. Official barograph is sent to Washington. NEWS PARAGRAPHS: 4. SALEM, MA - Celebrate with huge bon-fire! — 100-foot pyre ignited on Gallows Hill, of witchcraft fame. 5. DALLAS, TX - World records fall! — Girl athletes set new marks in National Women’s A.A.U. track meet. 6. LIVERMORE, CA - Rough riding features annual rodeo! Bulls buck and cayuses kick in old-time cowboy contests. 7. BRITISH AIRMEN THRILL CROWDS IN SENSATIONAL FEATS: HENDON, ENGLAND - Two hundred airplanes of all descriptions and sizes and a fleet of seaplanes take part in spectacular pageant. 8. MUSSOLINI REVIEWS MASS CALISTHENICS BY ARMY OF 5,000 BOYS: ROME, ITALY - Il Duce puts youthful Facisti through strenuous exercises to build up their bodies and make men of iron for his future armies. 9. CEREMONIES ATTEND UNVIELING OF GREAT NATIONAL MEMORIAL: RUSHMORE, SD - World’s largest sculptured historical monument dedicated on Mt. Rushmore, one of the highest peaks between the Rockies and the Atlantic — Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Roosevelt carved into solid rock on design made by Gutzon Borglum — Figures are 465 feet tall, the heads alone being 60 feet from crown to chin. 10. BIG BLIMP DESTROYED BY AERIAL GUNNERS IN SHAM WAR THRILL: CHICAGO, IL - Scout plane, after discovering observation balloon giving information to enemy, signals for air fleet to attack monster craft which goes up in a burst of flame — Observer escapes death by leap in parachute.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library