F.D.R. Home From Wedding (Universal Newsreel, Jun 1938)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. CONSTITUTION HAS BIRTHDAY: PHILADELPHIA, PA - 12,000 school children, in colorful exercises at Franklin Field, mark the 150th anniversary of the U.S. Constitution. The climax of the ceremony is a living American Shield, made up of thousands of boys and girls. 2A/B/C/D/E. F.D.R. HOME FROM WEDDING: POUGHKEEPSIE, NY - Franklin D. Roosevelt, arriving aboard the U.S.S. Potomac from Nahant, Mass., where he attended his youngest son's nuptials, hurries to Hyde Park to sign the $3,753,000,000 relief bill. / VETERANS CELEBRATE AMITY: NIAGARA FALLS, NY - In a brilliant and gigantic parade, climaxing International Veterans Magna Charta Week, thousands of uniformed soldiers from Canada and the United States march in impressive exercises. / BOY SCOUTS HONOR BEARD: SUFFERN, NY - A colorful parade and ceremonies mark the 88th birthday of Daniel C. Beard, the beloved "boyhood" pioneer and Nat'l Scout Commissioner, with thousands of boys from three states assembled to pay him tribute. / ICKES AND YOUNG BRIDE HOME: NEW YORK, NY - The 64-year-old Secretary of Interior, who wed Miss Jane Dalhman, 25, of Milwaukee, in a surprise ceremony in Ireland, arrives back in America aboard the Ile de France. / CITY MODELED IN MINIATURE: NEW YORK, NY - (Exclusive) A large section of Manhattan, showing its tall skyscrapers, is being reproduced at a scale of one-tenth, with amazing fidelity, as a special exhibit for the 1939 World's Fair. 3. AERIAL TRAMWAY HAS DEBUT: FRANCONIA, NH - In a spectacular 5400-foot ascent over the tree-tops to the top of Mt. Cannon, the first cable train in North America takes passengers on a thrilling ride which reveals the scenic beauties of the White Mountains. 4. CORPUS CHRISTI FETE HELD: NEW ORLEANS, LA - Hundreds of children carpet the streets with rose petals for the colorful religious procession that marks the quaint old-world ceremony staged in the heart of the Crescent City. 5. BATHING BEAUTIES A LA PAREE: PARIS, FRANCE - Parisian naiads, in a chic beachwear prevue for the benefit of unemployed artists, forecast alluring and scanty bathing styles at French resorts and plenty of "Ooh La Las" from the bathers. 6A/B/C. MAXIE MEETS JOE—AND HOW!: NEW YORK, NY - Louis and Schmeling weigh in before a big crowd at Madison Square Garden on the eve of their sensational one-round fight in which the Brown Bomber knocked the challenger down repeatedly until the bout was stopped. / QUAINT TILTING TOURNEY HELD: AREZZO, ITALY - In annual observance of a 14th Century victory over the Turks, the townspeople re-enact an ancient jousting contest against a bearded "Saracen" statue that packs a mean "right." / LAWRIN WINS TRIAL STAKES: INGLEWOOD, CA - (Exclusive) In a sensational stretch battle, the winner of the 1938 Kentucky Derby, successfully opens his Pacific Coast campaign by scoring a thrilling victory over Specify.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library