The Weekly Corinthian, Vol. XXXIV #16, Thurs., April 18, 1929:
    p. 7, c. 4 -

    ROSCOE TURNER
         MAKES AIR HISTORY
              IN CALIFORNIA

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            A paragraph of no apparent outstanding importance in a
    general way appeared in the Associated Press dispatches today under a
    Santa Ana, Calif. date line. But it was important to Corinthians.  It
    announced that for the first time in the history of flying an airplane
    with its motor cut off had been successfully lowered from a height of
    5000 feet and that Roscoe Turner of this city was the successful aviator.
            The parachute released from the ship by a coil spring took up the
    weight of the ship which was 2800 pounds, after a drop of 200 feet.  The
    parachute was 60 feet in diameter.
            Capt. Roscoe Turner is stunt flier at Hollywood and is doing
    things for the films that put thrills into thousands of moving picture
    audiences daily, without anyone knowing the name of the flier that is
    daily putting his life in hazard for the entertainment of the public.
            But Roscoe has shown that he is getting what is termed "a kick"
    out of that sort of thing and manifestly his nation wide audiences are
    getting a kick.  He has had a wonderful career as a daring aviator, doing
    hundreds and hundreds of stunts that appear the impossible and require a
    steady nerve and fine balance at all times.


    NOTE: April 25, 1929 Weekly Corinthian missing from files


    The Weekly Corinthian, Vol. XXXIV #18, Thurs., May 2, 1929:
    p. 8, c. 3 -

    ROSCOE TURNER
         FLYING PICTURES
              COMING TO CITY

            A letter from the Universal Film Exchange at Memphis to Manager
    Liddon of the Coliseum, states that the scenes of Capt. Roscoe Turner in
    aeroplane landing stunt performed in California a few weeks ago, will be
    in the News Reels.
            However, the film management was not certain whether it would be
    in the News Reel of Saturday or Monday.  Corinthians are much interested
    in that performance, as Capt. Turner is a Corinth product.  Mr. Liddon
    states he will give out definite information as soon as it is received by
    him.



    Abstracts (c) Copyright 1993 Stephanie L. Sandy

        Data transcription by: Milton Sandy, Jr. Corinth, MS - April 13, 1993