River Opened to Navigation (Universal Newsreel, Jul 1938)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1A/B. HOPS TO PARIS ON GLOBE TRIP: FLOYD BENNETT FIELD, NY - Howard Hughes, wealthy sportsman pilot, takes off in his "scientific" Lockheed on the first leg of his projected "round the world" flight, in which he sets a new trans-ocean record of 16½ hours. / SPANS U.S. IN AGED PLANE: ROOSEVELT FIELD, NY - Douglas Corrigan, 31-year-old Californian, lands his $900, 1929 airplane after a 28-hour non-stop flight from Long Beach and smiles modestly at his feat, performed with instruments as outmoded as his ship. 2. F.D.R. DEDICATES MONUMENT: MARIETTA, OHIO - During his swing around the country to mend New Deal fences, President Roosevelt officiates at the unveiling of a memorial statue to pioneers who established the Northwest Territory 150 years ago. 3. RIVER OPENED TO NAVIGATION: BONNEVILLE, OR - Thousands line the banks of the Columbia River as the S.S. Charles L. Wheeler, Jr., an ocean-going freighter, passes the sea locks at the great Dam, on the first 200-mile trip inland for sea-borne cargoes. 4. FRECKLE KING CROWNED: GERMANTOWN, PA - Judges in a unique contest see "spots before their eyes" as freckle-faced "kids" compete for honors in a colorful tourney. Bob Noonan, 10, makes "spot" news as he wins by a speckled nose. 5. IL DUCE STRIPS FOR ACTION: APRILIA, ITALY - As the spear-head of his nation's campaign to be self-sufficient, Mussolini, bared to the waist, helps to harvest grain grown on the Pontine Marsh land which he reclaimed from a swamp and dedicated to his totalitarian state. 6. FLAMES RAZE FAMOUS RESORT: LAKE FOREST, IL - (Exclusive) Amazing and spectacular scenes as the famed Deerpath Inn goes up in smoke, in a $100,000 blaze. Scores of society folk are driven from the hotel, losing their valuable belongings. 7A/B/C. NEW SUMMER THRILL TRIED: MT. RAINIER NAT'L PARK, WA - (Exclusive) Winter Sport fans, including lasses in shorts, go in for a novel form of coasting called "Glissading," speeding down dangerous snow-covered slopes on their feet. A new warm-weather thriller! / NOVEL WATER FETE STAGED: PARIS, FRANCE - A new thrill for lovers of aquatic sports as the thermometer soars! Water ski-jumping, packed with excitement for participant and spectator, makes a colorful debut at Lys Chantilly, famous watering place. / BUDGE AND "QUEEN" HELEN WIN: WIMBLEDON, ENGLAND - Thousands jam the colorful tennis center to see Donald Budge, U.S. champ and ranking singles star, defeat Bunny Austin. Helen Wills Moody beats Helen Jacobs, in the finals of the All-England tournament. (LOCAL – CANADA) FENCERS COMPETE.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library