70,000 See California Crush Penn Team, 12 to 7 (Universal Newsreel, Oct 1929)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. 70,000 SEE CALIFORNIA CRUSH PENN TEAM, 12 TO 7: PHILADELPHIA, PA - Golden Bears overwhelm eastern rivals in fierce struggle. Penn kicks off. Quaker boys are swept back by the western tidal wave. Griffiths’ sensational touchdown that gave the Berkeley team first score. California wins. 2. WAR TORN CHURCH REBUILT BY “YANKEES”: BELLEAU, FRANCE - Famous 26th Division restores old structure wrecked on battle front. Ceremonies are attended by Gen. Edwards, former Commander of the Division, and Gen. Gouraud. Officiating at the consecration — Bishops of Soissons and Verdun. 3. NEWS PARAGRAPHS: OAKLAND, CA - Great Russian airplane — “Land of the Soviets,” bound for New York from Moscow, reaches coast. This giant machine started on its long flight two months ago. The four members of the crew are welcomed by Mayor Davie. 4. JAP SCOUTS VISIT SHRINE: ISE, JAPAN - Hundreds of boys make annual pilgrimage to tiny temple dedicated to Sun Goddess. This is Nippon’s “Holy of Holies” and everybody is supposed to visit it once a year. 5. HIGHEST DAM IN WORLD NEARLY READY: SKAGITT RIVER, WA - “The Diablo,” which will cost more than $4,000,000, is eighty per cent completed. Looking up. Looking down. 6. ODDITIES IN TO-DAY’S NEWS: SCOTT, AR - Mechanical cotton picker invades the fields of Dixie. Its capacity is equal to three human workers. 7. CIDER TIME IS COMING: WINCHESTER, VA - High school girls help to harvest record southern apple crop. Two pippins. A million of ’em! — count them yourself. 8. NO RACE SUICIDE HERE: SOUTH HOLLAND, IL - Sixteen children in this family! — Mr. and Mrs. Peerbolte claim world’s record. Oldest and youngest — Leonard, 24, and Marilyn, 15 months. Poppa and Momma. Their eighteen-passenger limousine. 9. SWEDISH CHILDREN HOLD MAMMOTH FESTIVAL: STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - Stadium is scene of colorful spectacle celebrating fall re-opening of schools. Unusual effects are introduced. 10. WHOLE WORLD HONORS THOMAS A. EDISON ON JUBILEE OF LIGHT: DEARBORN, MI - Celebrate 50th anniversary of his discovery of incandescent globe. President Hoover journeys from Washington to greet Mr. Edison. With his host. Mr. Edison with his original phonograph, the basis of all talking machines. Edison in his laboratory, a replica of which was built by Mr. Ford at Dearborn. At the “movie” camera that sprang from his old kinetoscope. At the age of eighty-two Mr. Edison sees night made day through his genius. Thomas Alva Edison, father of 1,000 inventions, and America’s greatest scientific marvel.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library