Hawks Beats Lindy West-East Flight Mark by 2½ Hours (Universal Newsreel, Aug 1930)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. HAWKS BEATS LINDY WEST-EAST FLIGHT MARK BY 2½ HOURS: VALLEY STREAM, NY - Crowds rush plane at Curtiss Airport as aviator completes 2,500-mile flight from Los Angeles at an average speed of 215 miles per hour, clipping 2½ hours from record. 2. THRONGS CELEBRATE 2497th ANNIVERSARY OF BIRTH OF BUDDAH: TOKYO, JAPAN - Devotees in solemn procession honor nativity of smiling god. One hundred priests conduct rites. 3. SHAMROCK V. ARRIVES AFTER 26-DAY TRIP UNDER OWN CANVAS: NEW LONDON, CT - Thousand-throated welcome greets crew of Lipton’s British challenger as racing craft skims harbor waves under full sail with sailormen swarming the decks. 4. MUSSOLINI HONORS ROYAL CARBINEERS IN CENTENARY REVIEW: ROME, ITALY - High ranking statesmen and generals join the Duce in saluting “The Faithful Ones,” so called because this gay plumed corps is considered one of the finest in the Italian Army. ODDITIES IN TODAY’S NEWS: 5. FITCHBURG, MA - “Whoopee Wheels” newest craze! — Home-made contraptions threaten inroads on midget golf epidemic. 6. FRANKFORT, GERMANY - Canoe loops the loop! — Expert paddler in aquatic acrobatics as feature of annual inter-city race. 7. BROOKLANDS, ENGLAND - Ancient autos in speed battle! — One lung relics churn track in mad pace of 8 miles per hour. 8. BOSTON, MA - University goes a-riding! — Omnibus College perambulates for students seeking higher education far afield. 9. ENDURNCE FLIGHT RECORD SMASHED BY O’BRINE AND JACKSON: ST. LOUIS, MO - Rain-drenched crowd sends up ovation to long-time cloud men when Hunter brothers’ record falls. Wives pack dinner pails for fliers as “Greater St. Louis” circles over field in 555th hour. 10. 17 SAVED IN FACTORY BLAZE AS FIREMEN FIGHT POISON FUMES: BROOKLYN, NY - “Smoke eaters” work in haze of deadly sulphur gas to rescue workers. Fireboats called out to help combat treacherous blaze. 11. FETE MARKS NATION’S BIRTH OF FREEDOM FROM DUTCH IN 1830: BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - Procession that recalls the middle-ages celebrates 100 years of independence. Throngs cheer historic floats passing in review before royal retinue on palace balcony. 12. HUNDREDS COMPETE IN INTERNATIONAL AERO-WHEEL TOURNEY: BAD-KISSINGEN, GERMANY - Steel circles with human spokes execute queer convolutions as big turnout cheers gymnasts in odd sport meet. (LOCAL - CHARLOTTE) CROWDS LEARN PROPER CARE. (LOCAL - CHICAGO) HENRY SCHOENSTADT.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library