West Coast Hails Legion (Universal Newsreel, Sep 1938)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. WEST COAST HAILS LEGION: LOS ANGELES, CA - (Pre-Released) While 200 of Uncle Sam's huge bombing planes and fleet pursuit ships fill the skies, 40,000 Legionnaires, with massed colors and bands galore, march in a colorful parade climaxing the 20th annual convention. 2A/B/C/D. NO WAR FOR U.S., SAYS PITTMAN: HOLLYWOOD, CA - (Exclusive) In a startling speech that sees the Czech "surrender" to Germany as merely the beginning of other "surrenders," Sen. Key Pittman, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, declares that the U.S. will avoid all foreign wars. / O'CONNOR LOSES IN "PURGE" TEST: NEW YORK, NY - Rep. John O'Connor, Democratic Congressman from the 16th District, who was marked for defeat by Pres. Roosevelt, loses to the New Deal choice, James Fay, but remains in the race by winning the Republican primary. / 34 DIE IN ORIENTAL TYPHOON: TOKYO, JAPAN - Thirty-four persons are killed, and thousands are homeless, as the worst typhoon in Nippon's history strikes the coastal areas, paralyzing shipping and commerce and causing property damage estimated at $30,000,000. / SEVERE STORM HITS EAST COAST - TERRIFIC winds and rain devastate the Eastern seaboard! Danger signals are posted as hurricanes pound the shore and harass shipping, while inland communications are inundated after a deluge, and thousands are homeless. 3. WAR MUSEUM WING DEDICATED: BLERANCOURT, FRANCE - In a colorful ceremony cementing friendly ties between France and the U.S., an addition to the Franco-American Museum, containing World War relics, is inaugurated by U.S. Ambassador Bullitt and prominent Frenchmen. 4A/B/C/D. ESPOSA WINS TURF GOLD CUP: CHICAGO, IL - Thousands of racing fans see the Ziegler mare, odds-on favorite ridden by Jockey Wall, turn on a brilliant burst of speed in the backstretch to come up from 6th place to win the $15,000 Hawthorne Gold Cup stake. / NEW 25-MI. BIKE RECORD SET: CHICAGO, IL - In a thrilling cycle classic at Garfield Park, a field of 75 pedal aces compete in a grueling, 25-mile grind and speed round and round while thousands watch. Norman Aprile comes in first with a new 57-min. record. / COLORFUL BASKET RACE HELD: LONDON, ENGLAND - The annual Borough Market Race, with husky porters carrying towering piles of baskets that teeter at every step, provides thrills and amusement for British crowds. / LADY LOGGERS OUT-ROLL MEN: ASTORIA, OR - (Exclusive ) The Fair Sex invades the lumberjack's domain! In a colorful rough and tumble contest on the bay, girl champs show the boys a thing or two about log rolling, including a few fancy turns that spell "wet" for the opposition. (SPECIAL RELEASE) HUNDREDS KILLED IN STORM.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library