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Daily Program of Events Events of necessity may not be run off in the order listed. Listen for Announcements. Friday, August 30th Inaugural Day-Greater Cleveland Day-All Ohio Day-Young America Day Junior Aviator Day-Hollywood Movie Stars Day ANNOUNCERS: Jack Story, Chief. Bernard Capehart, Assistant. Ted Winters, Assistant. [[Column 1]] The Bendix Transcontinental Speed Dash will arrive during the afternoon. 11:50 A.M. Cleveland Plain Dealer Congress of Bands in Public Square. 12:00 NOON Mass Flight over Downtown Cleveland by U.S. Army Air Corps, and U.S. Marines. 1:00 P.M. Parachute Jumping Contest. 1:20 P.M. First Pursuit Group U.S. Army Air Corps from Selfridge Field, under command of Lt. Col. Ralph Royce arrive for Official Inaugural Ceremonial. 1:30 P.M. Fleet Marine Force, U.S. Marine Corps, from Quantico, Virginia under command of Lt. Col. Roy S. Geiger arrive for Official Inaugural Ceremonial. 1:35 P.M. Arrival-Cleveland Plain Dealer Congress of Bands. 1:40 P.M. Arrival of RUTH CHATTERTON SPORTSMAN PILOTS DERBY from Hollywood, Cal. 1:50 P.M. "1935 AVIATION ON PARADE." 1:55 P.M. Miss Ruth Chatterton arrives to officially open the 1935 NATIONAL AIR RACES. 2:00 P.M. Official Inaugural Ceremonial-1935 NATIONAL AIR RACES 2:05 P.M. "1935 NATIONAL AIR RACES IN SMOKE"-Chevrolet Trio, Art Davis, Roger Don Rae and Bob O'Dell, sponsored by the Chevrolet Motor Company. 2:10 P.M. The Gulf "Hawk" flown by Major Al Williams doing aerobatics, sponsored by the Gulf Refining Company. 2:20 P.M. A.T.C. Race Event No. 1 for Ships with 550 cu. in. motors. Final Event of "C" License Contest. Distance 25 miles, 5 laps over the 5-mile course. 2:35 P.M. "Blue Flash Chases Carbon"-Milo Burcham, World Champion Inverted Flight Pilot, sponsored by the Pocahontas Oil Company. 2:45 P.M. "Reaching for the Clouds"-Johnny Runger, sponsored by the Leisy Brewing Company. 2:55 P.M. First Pursuit Group U.S. Army Air Corps from Selfridge Field under command of Lt. Col. Ralph Royce-Tactical Maneuvers. 3:20 P.M. Gerd Achgelis, International Acrobatic Ace-Major Al Williams at the microphone, sponsored by the Gulf Refining Company. 3:30 P.M. Free-For-All Race Event No. 2 for Ships with 200 cu. in. motors. Distance 10 miles-2 laps over the 5-mile course. Total Purse $600.00. [[Column 2]] 3:40 P.M. "The Men on The Flying Trapeze"-U.S. Army Air Corps Trio from Tactical School, Maxwell Field, Alabama-Major C.L. Chennault, Lt. J.H. Williamson and Lt. W. C. McDonald. 3:55 P.M. Tri-motored Ford in Acrobatics flown by Harold Johnson, sponsored by the Standard Oil Company of Ohio. 4:05 P.M. Human Bats-10,000-foot delayed Parachute Race-Clem Sohn and Irvin Davis, sponsored by the Chevrolet Motor Company. 4:15 P.M. Novelty Flying by Capt. Dick Granere, Canadian World War Ace. 4:25 P.M. Fleet Marine Corps U.S. Marines from Quantico, Virginia under command of Lt. Col. Roy S. Geiger-Wartime Maneuvers. 5:00 P.M. Texaco Fire Chief Band sponsored by The Texas Company. 5:00 P.M. "Miss Chevrolet" flown by Harld Neuman, sponsored by the Chevrolet Motor Company. 5:05 P.M. Louis W. Greve Trophy Race Event No. 3-Free-for-All for ships with 550 cu. in. motors. Distance 50 miles-10 laps over the 5-mile course. Total purse $2,500.00. 5:25 P.M. Chevrolet Acrobatic Trio with Smoke-Art Davis, Roger Don Rae and Bob O'Dell, sponsored by the Chevrolet Motor Company. 5:40 P.M. Michael De Troyat, International Acrobatic Ace-Major Al Williams at the microphone, sponsored by the Gulf Refining Company. 5:50 P.M. Mass Parachute Jump. During this period you will have time to leave the stands for dinner at any of the moderately priced restaurants. NIGHT SHOW SPONSORED BY THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF OHIO. 7:30 P.M. Drawing of Prizes in Official Program Prize Contest (Refer to last page of Official Program). 7:45 P.M. Cleveland Plain Dealer Congress of Bands. 8:00 P.M. Precision Driving by the Leisy Brewing Co. Championship Six-Horse Team. 8:15 P.M. Jimmie Lynch and his Death Dodgers-Death Defying Exhibitions. 9:00 P.M. 10,000-Ft. illuminated Delayed Parachute Race-Tot Dryer and Earl Stein. 9:15 P.M. Pyrotechnic Spectacle. 9:30 P.M. Ray Woods, Human Torch-100-Foot Fire Dive. 9:35 P.M. Pyrotechnic Finale. 1935 National Air Races Page 21
