Greek Easter Ritual Colorful (Universal Newsreel, Apr 1938)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. GREEK EASTER RITUAL COLORFUL: ASTORIA, NY - (Exclusive) Archbishop Athenagoras, prelate of the Greek Church in North and South America, blesses the congregation of St. Demetrious Church in an impressive Orthodox ritual, rarely seen in this country. 2. SENATE HEAD GETS NEW LID: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Vice-President Garner, feeling the urge of spring, decides to buy himself a new hat. He tries on a couple of rakish numbers, but Mrs. Garner finally helps him make up his mind. 3A/B/C/D/E/F. HENRY FORD VISITS ROOSEVELT: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The motor magnate, accompanied by his son Edsel, visits the White House to lunch with the President. A large crowd sees him leave after he and F.D.R. talk over the nation’s economic crisis. / SHANGHAI VOLUNTEERS PARADE: SHANGHAI, CHINA - The international battalions of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps hold their annual review with fixed bayonets. A record crowd turns out to cheer the force which was so valuable in last winter’s siege. / 1000 KIDS PLAY MASS HOOKEY: PLAINFIELD, NJ - (Exclusive) High school students refuse to attend classes until a dismissed athletic instructor is reinstated. Staging a parade, they tie up traffic by dancing the shag in the street. / ANGLO-IRISH PACT IS SIGNED: LONDON, ENGLAND - Eamon De Valera, Prime Minister of Ireland, signs a far reaching British-Irish trade and defense pact that promises an ending to the 700 year old feud between the two countries. / SKATING ON SYNTHETIC ICE: TOLEDO, OH - (Exclusive) A remarkable substitute for ice has been invented by a woman. It can be used for rinks and slides and even dance floors, but not for highballs. / BUMBLEBEE PLANE MAY STING: BROOKLYN, NY - (Exclusive) Pilot Jimmy Taylor tests a new pusher-type tailless plane. Resembling a bumblebee, army officials claim a machine gun can be mounted in it to shoot straight to the rear, a long sought advantage. 4. BULLDOG HAS THIRTEEN PUPS: PHILADELPHIA, PA - Bright Beauty, an English Bull, leads a dog’s life as youngsters feed and bathe her offspring. The record litter is a regular circus for the neighborhood kids. 5. SOME BIRDS GET AN EYEFUL: NEW YORK, NY - (Exclusive) The birdies and the aviators get an interesting view as the Gae Foster girls cut capers on a New York theatre roof. New members of the troop get a paddling in the sunshine by way of initiation. 6A/B/C. ILLINOIS GYMNASTS TUMBLE: CHAMPAIGN, IL - Unusual pictures of the University of Illinois gym team in picturesque tumbling feats, including slow motion shots of remarkable body twists and turns in mid-air. / AUTO LEAPFROG THRILLS CROWD: MEMPHIS, TN - (Exclusive) Lucky Teeter and his band of daredevil drivers amaze the crowds with new sensational auto crashes, leap frog stunts and dashes through walls of fire. / WINS BY A TWIST OF THE WRIST: NEW YORK, NY - (Exclusive) The crowd howls as grunting Jesse James, the Greek Adonis, bumps Kimon Kudo, Japanese wrestler, in the tummy. But oops! He misses one and Kudo grabs him by the wrist and makes him say “uncle.”

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library