R-100 Wins Dirigible Record After Rough Trip in 79 Hrs., 49 Mins (Universal Newsreel, Aug 1930)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. R-100 WINS DIRIGIBLE RECORD AFTER ROUGH TRIP IN 79 HRS., 49 MINS.: MONTREAL, CANADA - Storm-tossed airship arrives after bucking high winds and is moored in twenty-six minutes — Thousands sleep in autos all night awaiting arrival of big British craft — Commander G.H. Scott and staff welcomed by Mayor Haude and government officials. 2. TILDEN WINS SINGLES AGAINST BOROTRA BUT U.S. LOSES DAVIS CUP: PARIS, FRANCE - Superb tennis marks temporary triumph of American player who demonstrated an amazing strategy which never has been excelled in his career. 3. COAST GUARD NABS RUM SHIP AND 18,000 BOTTLES OF LIQUOR: SAN FRANCISCO, CA - The Ray Roberts, eighty-foot smuggling boat, is brought to the dock by the USS Morris, laden with choice whiskeys — Contraband goods from Canada are loaded on trucks and taken to the Customs House. 4. ARMY IN ’QUAKE ZONE; SEEK BODIES BURIED IN TEMBLOR DISASTER: MELFI, ITALY - Soldiers excavate in lava and ashes to find bodies in catastrophe that cost nearly 2,000 lives, injured more than 5,000 and left other thousands homeless — Weeping kin watch devastated area for their loved ones. NEWS PARAGRAPHS: 5. CURTISS FIELD, NY - Hawks christens “mystery ship”! — Flier tries bullet-plane before attempting transcontinental record trip. 6. LEWELLYN PARK, NJ - Arthur O. Williams, Jr. wins Edison Scholarship! — Rhode Island boy averages 91.1 in difficult examination. 7. RAPIDAN, VA - The President receives! — Mr. and Mrs. Hoover keep cool at their fishing retreat in the Blue Ridge Mountains. 8. CHICAGO, IL - Girls prove best sandpatters! — Defeat boys to capture playground architectural contest. 9. OLD LADIES SHORT, YOUNG LADIES LONG, NEW FALL COIFFURES: NEW YORK, NY - Martin, the Hairdressing Expert, demonstrates the proper styles for the coming season — Shows how the “girls” of 16 to 60 should wear ’em — Sophisticates must wear ’em straight, is the decree. 10. “BLACK BILLY SUNDAY” CONVERTS 70 NEGROES IN ANNUAL BAPTISM: NEWPORT NEWS, VA - Rapid-fire evangelist, after bringing crowds to the “Mourners’ Bench,” takes them out and dips them in the water to make sure of their salvation. 11. MASSED NAVY FLIERS HONOR OFFICIALS IN FINAL PLANE REVIEW: SAN DIEGO, CA - One hundred and thirty-two air craft pass in different mass formations before Admiral Reeves, in charge of the Pacific Air Squadron, and his staff.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library