King Cotton Is Royally Feted (Universal Newsreel, May 1938)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. AIR MAIL WEEK CELEBRATED: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Mrs. F.D. Roosevelt opens nation-wide observance as she buys new six-cent stamps at novel “flying post office.”—CHICAGO, IL - Flying a wingless autogiro carrying mail, Pilot Johnny Miller sets a new postal speed record, landing safely on the roof of the 15-story Post Office building. 2A/B/C/D/E. BALLOON BARRAGE TESTED: CARDINGTON, ENGLAND - Unusual pictures of Britain’s “mystery” cordon of Blimps being sent up with their sky-wire net-work devised to protect London from enemy air attacks at night. / SCORES DIE IN HOTEL FIRE: ATLANTA, GA - Firemen remove the bodies of a score of known victims from the charred ruins and debris of what was once the five-story Terminal Hotel. Many other men, women, and children are reported injured or among the missing. / FIRE DESTROYS “LAFAYETTE”: HAVRE, FRANCE - The great French luxury liner is gutted by fire while in dry-dock. With the sprinkler system turned off during overhauling, the ship’s skeleton crew could not stem the flames. / POLISH FLIERS ON LONG HOP: BURBANK, CA - Five daring airmen, headed by Maj. Waclaw Makowski, takeoff in a giant transport plane for a 16,000 mile flight to Warsaw, by way of Central and South America, Africa and Europe. / GIANT TANKS DEMONSTRATED: VERDUN, FRANCE - Mowing down great trees, plowing through brick walls, and going through streams, huge 70-ton juggernauts of the French army, each carrying a crew of twelve men and an officer, show their devastating power. 3. HOPE HAMPTON OFF FOR COAST: NEW YORK, NY - (Exclusive) Well known star of musical comedy, opera, and screen leaves for Universal City to play the starring role in her first talking picture, “The Road To Reno,” to be one of next season’s big productions. 4. KING COTTON IS ROYALLY FETED: MEMPHIS, TN - An array of dazzling fireworks, gorgeous belles, colorful pageantry, and gay festivities greet the King and Queen of Dixie’s Cotton Carnival, as beauty reigns in a parade of eye-filling floats. 5. KISS-O-METER GAUGES KISS: CHICAGO, IL - Two students at Armour Institute of Technology devise a gadget to measure the “umpf” in a kiss, on a scale ranging from zero to 120. Using a blond and a brunette, and a red head as subjects they go in for some real experimenting. 6A/B/C. CHAMP FROG LEAPS 15 FEET: ANGELS CAMP, CA - Temperamental croakers get real jumpy at the ninth annual celebration commemorating Mark Twain’s gold rush tale, “Jumping Frogs of Calaveras County.” All previous hopping records shattered. / RACING CARS CRASH AND BURN: BROOKLANDS, ENGLAND - Tragedy mars the International Trophy Meet as one auto catches fire and is knocked through the railing by another speeding machine. Spectators are injured and sensational efforts are made to rescue the two drivers. / DAUBER WINS THE PREAKNESS: PIMLICO, MD - With a whoop and a splash over a sloppy track, Dauber fights his way forward from next to last place to finish seven lengths ahead of the field in the historic turf event, seen by 25,000 rain-soaked fans. (LOCAL – CANADA) LADY SKIPPER.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library