Record Broken in Marathon Swim Around Manhattan (Universal Newsreel, Jul 1930)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. RECORD BROKEN IN MARATHON SWIM AROUND MANHATTAN: NEW YORK, NY - Swimmers grease their bodies to keep from getting chilled in the long race in cold water — Contestants are fed from boats which follow along beside them. Sam Shields, of Miami, wins in the record time of 8 hours, 35 minutes. 2. POLICE BEGIN WAR TO OUST “BUM’S VILLAGE” NEAR HEART OF CITY: CHICAGO, IL - Officials claim that ninety per cent of the hoboes, vagabonds and jackrollers who camp on a tract of ground rejected by the government as a Post Office site are from other towns and have taken measures to drive them out. 3. HIGH SOCIETY ACTS AS STYLE SHOW MODELS IN BIG CHARITY AFFAIR: EASTHAMPTON, NY - Debutantes and matrons step right out of the social register into a promenade of Fall and Winter fashions with tea gowns and lounging pajamas — Multi-colored booths, tents and umbrella tea tables intrigue visitors — Big sum earned for fund. 4. USE FLOATING ISLAND AS LANDING FIELD FOR PASSENGER ’PLANES: SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Amphibian air craft swoop down and then taxi to the float, climbing right out of the water onto it by their own power — “The Button,” as it is called, is 500 feet wide and is moored by anchors and heavy cables. NEWS PARAGRAPHS: 5. NEW YORK, NY - Ring for messengerette! — Flapper wire-deliverers get try-out in newest field for fair sex. 6. LONDON, ENGLAND - House three feet thick! — Erect false residence front to hide unpopular subway tunnel. 7. NEW YORK, NY - Class in glass millinery! — Blonde beauty uses transparent chapeau to display golden tresses. 8. COLWYN BAY, ENGLAND - Aerialists defy death! — Dizzy stunts feature act staged 100 feet in air. 9. SALOON WAITERS GET HOT FEET AND HOLD ANNUAL TRAY RACE: ROME, ITALY - Youngest bar boys chase around the Coliseum with bottles and set of glasses in two kilometer run — Chewing gum trick to keep his wares from slipping fails because of waiter’s flat feet. 10. ELITE OF CHINATOWN COMPETE IN FIRST ORIENTAL BABY SHOW: PORTLAND, OR - Prizes are awarded to the most beautiful child, the ugliest and the healthiest, as well as to the finest pair of twins — Some of the costumes cost as much as $800. 11. COWBOY CABALLEROS THRILL THOUSANDS IN FRONTIER DAYS MEET: CHEYENNE, WY - One of the features is the fastest light artillery drill in the world held by Captain Chaddock’s famous battery from Ft. Francis Warren — Bronco busting, bulldogging and wild horse race greeted with cheers by spectators.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library