John Coolidge and Florence Trumbull Wed (Universal Newsreel, Sep 1929)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. JOHN COOLIDGE AND FLORENCE TRUMBULL WED: PLAINVILLE, CT - Simple ceremony marks marriage of Ex-President’s son and daughter of Connecticut’s Governor. The bride is escorted by her father. After the ceremony — Major and Mrs. John Coolidge. At the Trumbull home — Bride and Groom and their respective parents. The new Mrs. Coolidge hears a funny story. The reception. 2. ON THEIR HONEYMOON: PLYMOUTH, VT - Coolidge and his bride go to the old homestead where his father was born. Mrs. Coolidge takes her husband’s height in the same spot where the Ex-President measured his growing sons. 3. THE LOVE NEST: WESTVILLE, CT - First pictures of the $78 a month apartment where the happy couple will live. They will occupy the ground floor. Where Florence will wave “good-bye” to John every morning. 4. HOLD FIRE-FIGHTING TEST ON FAMOUS BOARDWALK: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - Smoke-eaters give dazzling exhibition of high pressure system. 5. WHO’S WHO IN TO-DAY’S NEWS: NEW YORK CITY - Mrs. Hoover leaves White House to open Girl Scout Fund Exhibition. In the American Art Galleries where the first step in a $3,000,000 drive was made. 6. MILLER HUGGINS DIES: NEW YORK CITY - Sporting world shocked when famous manager of New York Yankees answers summons of Great Umpire. With Connie Mack, manager of the winning Athletics. Two of the greatest. 7. RUNAWAY TRAIN PLUNGES DOWN MOUNTAIN: NEW CASTLE, PA - 210,000 tons of coal spilled, 32 cars wrecked, but nobody is hurt. Some of the derailed cars hung on the edge of a steep embankment. 8. WIDOW FIGHTS TO HOLD HOME OF FAMOUS POET: NEW YORK CITY - (Exclusive Pictures) House where Clement Clarke Moore wrote “The Night Before Christmas” is center of conflict. After 85 proud years the Moore mansion must to make way for modern dwellings. Mrs. Thomas Hart has a lease that runs until May, and she refuses to break it. With water supply cut off, and dirt and noise all around her, she bravely holds the fort. 9. ODDITIES IN THE NEWS OF TO-DAY: ESCANABA, MI - The sky is the limit for these trapeze artists — daredevils thrill crowds at Fair. 10. JIU JITSU STARS TRAIN: LEIPZIG, GERMANY - German athletes practice Japanese self-defense for coming championships. 11. COWBOYS TACKLE FOUR-LEGGED “EARTHQUAKES”: SAN JOSE, CA - Dynamic broncos give riders a tough time at annual rodeo. The calm before the storm. “Yip-ee-e-e!”

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library