48 Destroyers Reconditioned (Universal Newsreel, Dec 1938)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1A/B. 48 DESTROYERS RECONDITIONED: SAN DIEGO, CA - In the face of World unrest, war-time destroyers of the U.S. Navy, long out of commission, undergo intensive repairs at their base. New guns, torpedo tubes and new life for the fleet warriors of the seas! / U.S. TO TRAIN STUDENT PILOTS: PENSACOLA, FL - Pres. Roosevelt’s orders for completion of plans to train 20,000 students as civilian pilots as a “reservoir” of war aces is brought into sharp focus as U.S. Navy “fledglings” receive instruction at the naval base. 2A/B/C/D. BRITISH TROOPS TRAIN IN EAST: HONG KONG, CHINA - Threatened by Japanese advances around Canton, England’s garrisons stage impressive military maneuvers to demonstrate their ability to defend the vital Eastern link against Oriental aggression. / HULL PAVES WAY FOR UNITY: LIMA, PERU - The U.S. Secretary of State aids Pan-American solidarity at the parley by an informal visit to the Argentine delegation.—Senora Rosalina de Miller speaks for the Brazilian delegation on behalf of American unity.—LA PERLA, PERU - Gen. Oscar R. Benavides, President of Peru, poses for the newsreel camera in the garden of his home. / HOPKINS GETS CABINET POST: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Harry L. Hopkins, dispenser of Uncle Sam’s millions as head of WPA, is mentioned as a possible presidential candidate in 1940 as he is “sworn in” as Secretary of Commerce in President Roosevelt’s Cabinet. / STRATOSPHERE PLANE SHOWN: SEATTLE, WA - The new Boeing “Strato-liner,” a huge four-motored craft for Coast-to-Coast flights high above the earth, rolls from the assembly line for engine tests. The unique cigar-shaped transport will carry 33 passengers. 3A/B. SWIM STARS SHINE IN MEET: FT. LAUDERDALE, FL - Thrilling high and low-board diving by a galaxy of natatorial talent, including Katherine Rawls Thompson and Marshall Wayne, Olympic champs, marks a colorful and varied aquatic exhibition. / ILLINOIS UPSETS JASPERS: NEW YORK, NY - In a thrilling and speedy basketball encounter at Madison Square Garden, 17,000 fans see the Manhattan College “quintet” bow to the Mid-West courtmen after a stubborn and hard-fought game, 60-41. 4. BATHING GIRLS TAKE TIME OUT: MIAMI BEACH, FL - Pretty beach lassies at the Winter resort, staging a colorful routine on a float, usher out the old year and welcome the new, tossing Father Time into the Floridian pool in exchange for a new arrival—“1939.” (LOCAL – CANADA) COL. GEORGE A. DREW. (LOCAL – PORTLAND) N’WEST SKI ACES.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library