Post and Gatty End Record World Hop in 8 Days, 16 Hours (Universal Newsreel, Jul 1931)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. POST AND GATTY END RECORD WORLD HOP IN 8 DAYS, 16 HOURS: MINEOLA, NY - The ex-Oklahoma oil-field driller and his Australian navigator set down the Winnie Mae on Roosevelt Field after their epochal globe girdling flight. A thrilled throng of 15,000 nearly mob the heroes and their plane as they land and Post has a tough time trying to get a drink of water. The frenzied crowd, frantic with excitement, break through police barriers to greet the fliers. A heavy guard rescues the men and escorts them to a hangar where Mrs. Post welcomes her returned husband. 2. NEW YORK, NY - Riotous welcome greets globe-girdling fliers in triumphal reception parade. Post and Gatty receive the city’s gold honor medal from Mayor Walker. 3. ARMONK, NY - Ruth Nichols returns on stretcher! — Daring aviatrix home in hospital plane after ill-fated try to span Atlantic. NEWS PARAGRAPHS: 4. CHICAGO, IL - Unpaid school teachers demand salaries! — Ask aid of Governor as county faces bankruptcy. 5. ESTES PARK, CO - Ski fanciers in midsummer meet! — Sweltering fans brave 90° heat to watch daring snow jumps. 6. FIREMEN BAFFLED BY RAGING BLAZE ON TOP OF NEW SKYSCRAPER: NEW YORK, NY - Apparatus proves almost useless as flames lick at the skeleton steel-work of 22-story Lehigh-Starrett building, terminus under construction for the Lehigh Valley Railroad. Blocked by great height in their efforts to reach the conflagration; the men battle to stop its spread to lower sections of the structure. $150,000 loss caused by an overheated riveter’s forge after workmen had quit for the day. 7. EXPERTS DEVISE NEW TRAINING METHODS FOR ’GATOR COLONY: LOS ANGELES, CA - Remarkable pictures of an eager school of reptiles kept in trim through teasing them with toy balloons. The alligators fight over chance to pinch the pesky things only to be embarrassed by explosion when they win in unique pastime, and get only a smack in the face for their efforts. 8. RECORD THRONG SEES LONDOS PIN STEELE IN FURIOUS MAT BOUT: NEW YORK, NY - The world’s heavyweight wrestling champion employs science to overcome bruising strength of the challenger in title tilt at Yankee Stadium. A crowd of 35,000 jammed the sports stadium to view the grueling match.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library