Film Head Honored by Legion (Universal Newsreel, Nov 1938)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. PRIZE LIVESTOCK ON PARADE: CHICAGO, IL - Blue-ribbon animals, prize steers and horses, compete for honors in the Internat’l Exposition. Winners in the 4-H Club Convention, the nation’s healthiest boys and girls, are also on hand with their champion cattle. 2A/B/C. JAPANESE CAPTURE KEY CITY: HANKOW, CHINA - Dramatic scenes as the first detachments of invading soldiers and a naval vessels enter the fallen metropolis close on the heels of the retreating Chinese. Flames of burning buildings and flames of hate in an Oriental setting! / 5 DIE IN PACIFIC AIR CRASH: PT. REYES, CA - 5 persons, including the co-pilot and stewardess of a lost transport plane, lose their lives when the craft runs out of gas and falls into the ocean. The pilot and one passenger are saved as the ship is wrecked by high waves! / F.D.R. GETS REPORT ON NAZIS: WARM SPRINGS, GA - In a conference which is expected to have far-reaching effects on the U.S. foreign policy, Pres. Roosevelt meets with Ambassadors Wilson, recalled from Germany, and William Phillips, home from Italy. 3. FILM HEAD HONORED BY LEGION: HOLLYWOOD, CA - Major Harry M. Warner, head of Warner Bros. Pictures, is cited for his work in aiding democracy and Americanism via the screen. In his absence, an American Legion scroll of honor is presented to his daughter. 4. CHURCH HONORS U.S. PRELATE: ROME, ITALY - George Cardinal Mundelein is the first U.S. Catholic dignitary to celebrate mass at the Pope’s Altar in St. Peter’s Cathedral. He officiates at beatification ceremonies in honor of Mother Cabrini as thousands watch. 5A/B. SANTA CLAUS LANE DEDICATED: BUFFALO, NY - (Exclusive) In quaint Yuletide ceremonies led by St. Nick and Mayor Holling, “Santa Claus Lane,” lined with sparkling trees, is officially opened with thousands taking part despite a blizzard. / GEORGETOWN, DE - The annual holly-picking season gets off to an early start as workers pick and prepare the colorful wreaths for holiday homes. 6A/B/C. DARTMOUTH BEATEN ON COAST: PALO ALTO, CA - (Exclusive) Dartmouth’s “Big Green” Indians go west to meet the Stanford “Big Red” Indians, trailing the Coast football conference, and are scalped, 23-13, in a thrilling encounter witnessed by 18,000 fans. / POLO PLAYED ON BICYCLES: ROYDEN, ENGLAND - Sport fans, take notice! Here’s a new and spectacular game, called “Cycle Polo,” and it combines the color of both sports in a hard-riding exhibition of spills and thrills. Six on a team—six times the amount of action! / SKI ACES OPEN 1938 SEASON: MT. HOOD, OR - The Winter round of split-second thrills on snow-covered slopes gets off to a thrilling start as dare-devils of the Northwest compete for honors. Nasty spills ensue as 2500 thrilled fans line the tricky course.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library