Frankfurter Wins Approval (Universal Newsreel, Jan 1939)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. DALADIER SEES NATIVE TROOPS: TUNIS, TUNISIA - The French premier gets a triumphal ovation as he arrives on a state visit to offset Italian agitation.—At Ain-Tounin, on the Libyan frontier, he sees a stirring review of native troops and horsemen. 2A. FRANKFURTER WINS APPROVAL: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Assurance that Felix Frankfurter, Pres. Roosevelt's choice for the U.S. Supreme Court, will be ratified is seen following a hearing before a Senate Judiciary Sub-committee, at which the jurist denies Communistic affiliations. 2B. 10-IN. BLIZZARD GRIPS GOTHAM: NEW YORK, NY - Old Man Winter hits Manhattan with a snowy vengeance, burying the city streets under a 10-inch blanket, snarling traffic and keeping millions indoors until snow-fighting trucks and workers gain the upper hand. 2C. NEW FIRE-PROOF SUIT TESTED: TURIN, ITALY - A novel asbestos garment that protects the weaver from intense heat is demonstrated in amazing fashion by four men, back-bone of a future "Devil-Squad" for emergency use in case of fires during air raids. 2D. THOUSANDS AT RUPPERT RITES: NEW YORK, NY - Impressive rites at St. Patrick's mark the passing of Col. Jacob Ruppert, wealthy Brewer and owner of the NY Yankees. Four thousand crowd the church, including Al Smith, Babe Ruth and others prominent in the nation and in the sport world. 3. CRUISE SPORTS FASHIONS SEEN: NEW YORK, NY - The latest styles for deck games and other sports for Winter cruises are displayed by pretty models during a colorful show on board the S.S. Rex. The new "Zippy" fasteners are nautically practiced. 4A. ICE BOAT RACING HAS DEBUT: NORTON, MA - Here's a "Zero Weather" sport that combines the thrill of sailing with the speed and "zip" of skating, and the season's opener finds a big class of ice boats getting away to fast starts and dangerous spills. 4B. EARLY DELIVERY WINS RACE: MIAMI, FL - 12,000 racing fans see the Stewart 3-year-old capture the $6,820 Inaugural Handicap at Hialeah Park, pounding down the homestretch to stave off a desperate last-second bid by Wise Prince. 4C. ACE SKIER JUMPS 181 FEET: FOX RIVER GROVE, IL - Reidar Anderson, of Norway, steals the show at the Norge Ski Club's 33rd annual tournament, featuring daring skiing and jumping, with a thrilling take-off and prodigious leap down the snowy slope. (LOCAL – CANADA) SKATING CLUB ACES STAR IN PRACTICE FOR ANNUAL MEET.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library