Film opens showing people assembled at a celebratory dinner, honoring French aviators, Captain Dieudonne Costes and Lieutenant Maurice Bellonte, who on September 1, 1930, flew their Breguet XIX aircraft,"Le Point d'Interrogation" (The Question Mark) non-stop from Paris to New York, and thence to Dallas Texas,landing at Love Field, Dallas, on September 4th,where they were greeted by 30,000 aviation enthusiasts. They are being honored by William Edward (Colonel) Easterwood, Jr., a Texas philanthropist and aviation enthusiast who had offered a $25,000 prize for the first one-stop flight from Paris to New York to Dallas,Texas. Colonel Easterwood delivers congratulatory remarks, and presents his check for the prize to the fliers. Closeup of the Easterwood check. Broadcast microphones are placed close to Colonel Easterwood and the fliers. Next, the fliers stand near the end of the event. Scene shifts completely to Costes and Bellonte with their aircraft, "The Question Mark, aboard a steamship, ready to sail back to France. Closup of the aircraft with large question mark painted on its side along with names of cities world-wide to which it had flown. Among these are: Hanoi; Calcutta; Karachi; Alepo; Athens; Rome; Paris; and New York. (Note: There is a display at the Frontiers of Flight Museum, Dallas Love Field, that includes the actual prize check as well as a panoramic picture of the "Question Mark" landing in Dallas, along with a plaque commemorating the event.)
A diagram shows the route taken by Lee Harvey Oswald to escape after assassinating President Kennedy in Dallas,Texas. It traces Oswald's movements from the Texas school book depository building and by bus and taxi to his rooming house. Narrator points out places where his jacket was found, as well as where he shot Officer Tippit, and the Texas theater where he was apprehended ..
In Fort Worth, Texas, famous ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and his doll Charlie McCarthy are interviewed during a parade in their honor, that started at the T&P Terminal following their performance at Casa Manana. Here they are seen stopped along the parade route to talk to Amon Carter from radio station WBAP, the first radio station in Fort Worth. Amon Carter presented Charlie McCarthy with a Shady Oaks hat, his custom with all notable persons who visited Fort Worth. A crowd of spectators stands near them and watches during the radio interview. Scene moves indoors to a Texas Rangers ceremony in Dallas, with McCarthy and Bergen entertaining as Texas Rangers stand behind them and watch.
U.S. President John Kennedy's accused assassin Lee Harvey Oswald being shot at Dallas Jail in Dallas, Texas. An armored car backs up at Dallas jail. Lee Harvey Oswald walks under police guard in Dallas Jail. Cameramen record the event. Jack Ruby shoots Lee Harvey Oswald. An ambulance carrying unconscious Oswald rushes to Parkland Memorial Hospital.
A man stands at a lectern bearing the Presidential seal and announces the news of the John F. Kennedy shooting at the Dallas Trade Mart gathering, saying "The motorcade has been shot." He says "we will tell you as much as we know, as soon as we know anything." Another man comes to the microphone to lead a prayer. All present stand up and pray. People depart after the prayer. (President Kennedy had been scheduled to speak at a luncheon at the Trade Mart at 12:15pm that day. He was en route to the Trade Mart when he was assassinated.)
Film 'Retribution of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker'. Actors portray as Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker. Clyde Barrow being released from a jail after serving his term for burglary and automobile theft. He knocks on the door of J N Bucher a grocery store owner and kills him. Newspaper headlines read 'Barrow and wife captured in battle', 'Barrow car sighted in Dallas', $1500 offered for capture of Barrow.