Chief Askew's Diary: June 21-22, 1930

Crowds come to town and Warm Springs; first talking air picture at Alamo

Chief Askew reported the biggest crowd of people in town Saturday than any other Saturday in the year, but “most of them I think were just spending their time” rather than their money. On Sunday, “Large crowd out driving to-day, most of them seem to be going to Warm Springs.” Ads in the Newnan Herald each week enticed visitors to enjoy swimming and golfing at New York Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt’s resort there. At any rate, things were quiet in his line with no crime to speak of.

The Alamo theatre announced its week’s offerings in the Herald, including the 1929 movie Flight, touted on its posters as “The First All-Talking Air Drama.” Planes had first been used in combat in the Great War, and movies about the daring pilots and their fiery crack-ups were very popular at the time.

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The still from Flight, showing Jack Holt and Lila Lee, is being offered by a dealer on eBay.