Nat’l Twins Convention Held (Universal Newsreel, Aug 1938)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. NAT’L TWINS CONVENTION HELD: CHICAGO, IL - Double trouble for people with weak eyes! Grant Park is the scene of an amazing convention, culminating in a colorful parade. Twins and more twins, all shapes and sizes, the oldest 83 years and the youngest 12 days! 2A/B/C/D/E/F. NEW LIGHT CRUISER LAUNCHED: BROOKLYN, NY - Amidst colorful scenes at the U.S. Navy Yard, the U.S.S. Helena, a 10,000-ton cruiser for Uncle Sam’s fleet, gets a sparkling send-off from pretty Elinor Gudger, its sponsor, as officials and spectators cheer. / SLOVAK LEADER BURIED IN POMP: RUZOMBEROK, CZECHOSLOVAKIA - 80,000 mourners, delegates from European political minorities, attend impressive burial services for Andrej Hlinka, founder of the Slovak People’s Party, who dies at the height of the Sudeten crisis. / MODEL PLANES FLY HIGH: NEW ORLEANS, LA - Youthful aces get their craft off to colorful “take-offs” in the largest miniature airplane meet in the South, with hundreds of small gasoline-powered ships performing with life-like precision as they zoom and circle as if under manual control. / FRENCH PLANE SPANS OCEAN: PORT WASHINGTON, NY - The 40-ton seaplane, “Lieut. de Vaisseau Paris,” completing a successful survey flight across the Atlantic from France via the Azores, lands at the Long Island air base, with its crew of eight, forerunners of a regular passenger service. / SALMON CAUGHT BY THE TON: ASTORIA, OR - Thrilling scenes as huge schools of salmon, returning to the Columbia River to spawn after four years in the ocean, are caught by the hundreds and hauled ashore in horse-drawn nets. / JEWEL SHOW AMAZES EXPERTS: NEW YORK, NY - (Exclusive) All is not gold that glitters! A record collection of rare and costly jewelry is staged at a fashionable hotel. Famous gems from the world over are exhibited—diamonds, sapphires, rubies and others, costing thousands of dollars. 3. MODELS TAKE OFF POUNDAGE: NEW YORK, NY - (Exclusive) An ounce of exercise—is worth a pound of flesh, off hips and other spots, says Walter Thornton’s pretty clothing models, who prepare for the Fall buying season by a strenuous work-out at Al Roon’s gym. 4A/B/C. “RAMS” FACE 1938 GRID SEASON: NEW YORK, NY - Fordham University gridiron “regulars” and new hopefuls report for duty under Coach Jim Crowley and start practice for the Fall’s games. The “Duck Waddle,” calisthenics and the “bicycle kick” limber up stiff muscles. / GIRLS GO FOR NEW BOAT RIDE: SAN FRANCISCO, CA - The latest nautical rage among thrill-seekers at West Coast beach resorts is riding the “water-bug,” a small craft with a tiny motor and a “whimsical” steering wheel. Head-on collisions and dizzy whirls as pretty girls stage a colorful regatta. / COBB DOES 325 M.P.H. IN TRIAL: BONNEVILLE, UT - Preparing to assault the world’s land speed record of 345 M.P.H. just set by Capt. Eyston, John Cobb, British broker, speeds across the salt flats at well over 5-miles-a-minute in his sensational turtle-shaped racing car.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library