$50,000 for Mme. Curie (Universal Newsreel, Nov 1929)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. 13 LOST WHEN STEAMER SINKS IN LAKE MICHIGAN: KENOSHA, WI - S.S. “Wisconsin” founders in terrific gale — Coast Guard rescues 60. Wreckage on the beach — mute evidence of the lake’s fury. The last picture taken of the ill-fated vessel. 2. NEWS PARAGRAPHS: ALAMEDA, CA - Teach flying students with tiny plane and air tunnel — One wrong move and the machine does a nose dive. 3. HONOR LIEUT. DOOLITTLE: GOVERNOR’S ISLAND, NY - Distinguished Flying Cross is awarded noted Army flyer for extraordinary air feats. 4. $50,000 FOR MME. CURIE: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Gift of scientist friends for purchase of gram of radium, is presented by President Hoover. 5. COLLEGE BOYS “GO WET”: NEW YORK CITY - N.Y.U. Seniors give Freshmen their annual ducking at Hall of Fame. 6. IT’S SURF BOARD TIME IN FAIR HAWAII: HONOLULU, TERRITORY OF HAWAII - Advance guard of American tourists revel in waves off Waikiki Beach. It takes an expert flapper to flap without flopping. 7. AIR PATROL AIDS FOREST FIRE FIGHTERS: DULUTH, MN - Flying rangers help combat flame-swept woods near Lake Superior. In the heart of the inferno. 8. KING OPENS ROYAL OPERA SEASON IN SIAM: BANGKOK, SIAM - (Exclusive Pictures) Praja Dhipok introduces elaborate dancing plays in his palace for first time. Jesters and Devils — the latter are the villains. The grand entrance. The Devil frightens them all except White Lotus. After the show — Note the modern long dresses that have just arrived in Siam. 9. DON’T LIKE TURKEY? THEN PICK ONE OF THESE: MANSFIELD, MA - America’s biggest goose farm begins fattening 5,000 birds for Christmas season. Like a scene in Wall Street, only these geese have feathers. Rush hour in Gooseland. 10. 12 PARACHUTE JUMPERS LEAP FROM NAVY PLANE: WASHINGTON, D.C. - New world’s record for multiple dives is set at Anacostia Field. These men are all navy officers and this is their first parachute experience. Thirteen men, including the pilot, defy superstition and take off. At 1,000 feet the jumpers leap into space. All land safely.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library