Italians Win Lifeboat Race (Universal Newsreel, Sep 1938)

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The original release sheet reads: 1. CARDINAL BURIED WITH POMP: NEW YORK, NY - With the most elaborate and impressive church services ever held in America, Cardinal Hayes is laid to rest in the altar crypt of St. Patrick's Cathedral, as a distinguished gathering of clergy and laity mourn his passing. 2A/B/C/D/E/F. FRANCE GUARDS HER FRONTIER: VALDAHON, FRANCE - Troops and engines of war pour eastward to the German and Italian borders as the war tension in Europe rises to a crisis. Comprehensive battle maneuvers are staged to put the soldiers in readiness for what may come. / 200 ORPHANS FLEE AIR RAID: HANKOW, CHINA - Seeking refuge from the daily horror of Japanese bombing attacks, helpless children who have lost their parents in the "undeclared" war are removed from the terror-stricken city aboard a river steamer—to an unknown future! / HUGE SEAPLANE HAS AIR DEBUT: SEATTLE, WA - The 41-ton, 72 passenger Boeing "Clipper," destined for Trans-Ocean flights, passes its first tests with flying colors as its four motors carry a heavy load gracefully aloft and above the clouds that cluster around Mt. Rainier. / MISTRIAL ENDS HINES' CASE: NEW YORK, NY - A DRAMATIC CLIMAX TO THE SENSATIONAL TRIAL OF JAMES J. HINES, TAMMANY LEADER, CHARGED WITH PROTECTING THE LOTTERY RACKET! JUSTICE FERDINAND PECORA TOSSES A BOMBSHELL INTO THE PROCEEDINGS BY GRANTING DEFENSE ATTORNEY STRYKER A MISTRIAL BECAUSE OF PROSECUTOR'S REFERENCE TO THE POULTRY RACKET. / STRIKE IMPERILS COAST CITY: SAN FRANCISCO, CA - With the Golden Gate metropolis threatened by a labor crisis as serious as the one in 1934, retail store clerks heighten the tension by striking and picketing 35 establishments while the public watches—and waits. / FAMOUS VOLCANO IN ERUPTION: NAPLES, ITALY - Active after a long period of dormancy, the cone-craters atop Mt. Vesuvius, lofty terror of the ancients, come to life following an explosion underground. The daring cameraman risks his life as fiery lava smolders in the titanic cauldron. 3. MISS AMERICA 1938 CROWNED: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - Thousands jam the boardwalks of the noted resort as the nation's prettiest parade their pulchritude in the annual beauty carnival. Miss Marilyn Meseke of Marion, OH, pretty dancing teacher, wins the coveted title. 4A/B/C. ITALIANS WIN LIFEBOAT RACE: BROOKLYN, NY - In the 12th annual Internat'l Lifeboat regatta, time-honored marine classic, a husky team from the S.S. Conte Di Savoia pulls away from the S.S. Queen of Bermuda to win a leg on the cup and the applause of thousands of spectators. / GRID TEAMS FACE BIG SEASON: SOUTH BEND, IN - Notre Dame's "Fighting Irish" limber up for the Fall campaign and go through their paces for Coach Layden. / SEATTLE, WA - U. of Washington "Huskies" chop up a huge Douglas fir as they begin preparations for a tough 9-game season. / WESTBURY WINS POLO TITLE: MEADOWBROOK, NY - 36,000 fans at International Field see the Old Westbury team, including Sonny Whitney and "Stu" Iglehart, blast its way to a thrilling victory over Greentree, 16-7, winning the National Open trophy for the second time. (LOCAL – WASHINGTON, D.C.) TOBACCO QUEEN. (LOCAL – CANADA) SWIM DERBY.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library