F.D.R. Turns Sight-Seer (Universal Newsreel, Jul 1938)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. F.D.R. TURNS SIGHT-SEER: PUEBLO, CO - President Roosevelt, on his country-wide tour of states where New Deal opponents threaten, is hailed here by crowds, and later stops for a tourist view of the famous Royal Gorge. 2A/B/C/D/E. CHINESE WOMEN JOIN ARMY: CANTON, CHINA - Spurred by scenes of slaughter and destruction in the great Southern metropolis, ruined by Japanese air raids, heroic rescues are made by Red Cross workers and Chinese girls assume a man's burden and enroll in "Amazon" fighting units. / GIANT PLANE PASSES TESTS: SANTA MONICA, CA - (Exclusive) In spectacular and thrilling test flights, the four-motored Douglas DC-4, which will carry 42 passengers, passes its air exams with flying colors and shows that it's destined to make airliner history. / ASTOR KIN TAKES $30 JOB: ALLSTON, MA - (Exclusive) While family circles buzz with chagrin, Francis Ormond French, impecunious father-in-law of John Jacob Astor, accepts a small-salaried position as handy-man ball picker-upper at a Golf Driving Range. / SPEED CHAMP TO TRY AGAIN: WENDOVER, UT - Capt. George Eyston, British racing "King," who holds the world's auto record of 312 M.P.H., unpacks his amazing 3600 horsepower Thunderbolt at the salt flats preparatory to an assault on his own mark. / BUILDS ONE-MAN BATTLESHIP: WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Exclusive) A six-foot scale replica of the U.S.S. Texas which took Joseph T. Drummond three years to construct, is astonishingly complete in every detail—from a real steam engine to tiny guns, turrets and airplane. 3A/B. GRANDMAS IN BEAUTY CONTEST: CONEY ISLAND, NY - In a novel competition at Steeplechase Park, grandmothers turn the tables on bathing beauties. Judges award the prize to Mrs. Matilda Gebhard, 61, who has four grandchildren. / BEAUTY CONTEST LOSES FACE: PALISADES AMUSEMENT PARK, NJ - Entries in this novel competition find they can't slip anything over on the judges! Their faces covered with pillow cases, nifty misses parade their headless figures, with Miss Cecile Joseph the winner. 4A/B/C/D/E. FIGHT MOUNTAIN SNOW DRIFTS: MINERAL, CA - Man and machine, in a gigantic struggle on the slopes of Mt. Lassen, clear the highways of 30-foot drifts preparatory to Summer travel, while daring ski enthusiasts jump over cars on snow-banked roads. / ROWING CHAMP WELCOMED: PHILADELPHIA, PA - (Exclusive) A colorful marine parade on the Schuylkill River greets Joe Burk, on his return from England with the famous Diamond Skulls Championship. He receives a rousing welcome by Mayor Wilson and thousands of townspeople. / PIGEONS IN AIR MARATHON: MARIETTA, OH - (Exclusive) 30,000 winged couriers, entries in the National Pigeon Race, which is a feature of the Northwest Territory Celebration, fly to home roosts in many parts of the country in amazing long distance flights. / WOMAN WINS TROTTING RACE: GOSHEN, NY - Colorful turf scenes mark the running of the Grand Circuit Meet on the historic half-mile track. Mrs. E. Roland Harriman, driving Calumet Eric, wins the Amateur Handicap in a thrilling finish. / OCEAN AQUAPLANERS TUNE UP: HERMOSA BEACH, CA - Daring aces of the aquaplane, in test spins for the annual Catalina-Mainland classic, stage thrilling 60 M.P.H. races on the Pacific, packed with tumbles and watery duckings behind fast speedboats. (LOCAL – MINNESOTA) HUGHES REFUELS. (LOCAL – NEW YORK) HUGHES COMPLETES HOP. (SPECIAL EDITION) HUGHES COMPLETES HOP.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library