Oddities in To-Day’s News (Universal Newsreel, Dec 1929)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. SWEDEN’S KING PRESENTS $277,794 IN NOBEL AWARDS: STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - (By Special Permission of His Majesty Gustaf V) First pictures ever taken of ceremony attending the annual distribution of funds. The King congratulates each one of the successful savants. The Winners: Hopkins, England, (Medicine) — Harden, England, (Chemistry) — Mann, Germany, (Literature) — Von Euler, Sweden, (Chemistry) — De Broglie, France, (Physics) — and Richardson, England, (Physics). 2. SKI JUMPERS LEAP DOWN WORLD’S HIGHEST SLIDE: GENESEE, CO - First annual meet in Middle West brings out Rocky Mountain champions. 3. ODDITIES IN TO-DAY’S NEWS: NEW YORK CITY - Model of liner “Columbus” is given tryout in Hudson River. Has gas engines, can carry 4 persons, and travels 10 miles an hour. 4. HOLDS HIGH-HAT RECORD: PARIS, FRANCE - French Miss tries to start new fashion with huge windjammer. 5. AERO-BOAT IN FAST TRIAL: BREMEN, GERMANY - New type of speed craft goes sixty miles an hour on River Weser. 6. HOW GOOD IS YOUR NEWS MEMORY? - Here are the ten leading figures in the news for 1929, according to foremost American editors. The first two are Lloyd George and Owen D. Young. Can you name the other eight? 7. USE HARPOON GUN TO SHOOT 85-TON WHALE: TRINIDAD, CA - West Coast sea hunters employ modern weapon in record catch. 8. HOLIDAY FEASTS BRING REDUCING CLASS RUSH: CHICAGO, IL - Too much turkey and trimmings raise havoc among those who would stay slim. 9. TRAINER CLAIMS HE HAS “MISSING LINK”: LOS ANGELES, CA - Marvelous monk, here from Europe, does everything but talk. “Now for a nice, quiet smoke.” 10. YALE DOWNS DARTMOUTH IN FIRST COLLEGE HOCKEY: NEW YORK CITY - Season’s opening brings victory to Elis over Green Mountain team by 3-2. (LOCAL - CANADA) BRITISH LEAVE GERMANY - Last English troops evacuate Rhineland region. (LOCAL - BEACON THEATRE) 1929 ENDS IN BLAZE OF GLORY FOR AMERICA.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library