Army Stages Winter Games (Universal Newsreel, Feb 1939)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. ARMY STAGES WINTER GAMES: BURLINGTON, VT - Thrilling scenes mark the annual maneuvers of the 7th Field Artillery and the 3rd Cavalry, featuring trick riding by ace horsemen and impressive bombardment by machine guns and field pieces. 2A. LAUNCH 2 DESTROYERS IN 20 MIN.: KEARNY, NJ - In a double-barreled launching, the U.S.S. Anderson and Hammann, $5,000,000 greyhounds for Uncle Sam's fleet, slide down the ways within a few minutes of each other following sparkling send-offs. 2B.MEXICANS HAIL COL. BATISTA: VERA CRUZ, MEXICO - Col. Fulgenicio Batista, Cuba's "Strong Man", is given an enthusiastic welcome by army officials and workers as he arrives on Mexican soil to start a two-week tour as guest of Pres. Cardenas. 2C. BLAST WRECKS CEMENT PLANT: LA PORTE, CO - (Exclusive) Scenes of amazing wreckage follow in the wake of an explosion of a dynamite shipment, which tore a great hole in the ground and left little standing but shattered ruins and debris. 2D. WEDDING HELD IN ROYAL CHAPEL: WINDSOR, ENGLAND - Brilliant pomp marks the wedding of the daughter of the Lieut.-Governor of Windsor Castle in St. George's Chapel, usually reserved for royalty. Throngs wait for a glimpse of the bride despite a heavy snow storm! 2E. QUADRUPLET GIRLS ARE BORN: GALVESTON, TX - The four infant Badgett girls—Joan, Jeraldine, Jennette and Joyce—who astounded the medical world with their arrival, pose for their first pictures. Their father, W.E. Badgett, is also "doing fine!" 3. FLORAL VALENTINES NEW FAD: NEW YORK, NY - (Exclusive) This year's St. Valentine's fancy runs to specially designed nose-gays, clusters and necklaces of dainty blossoms for Milady's wardrobe, as shown at a Hotel New Yorker fashion show. Wear your flower heart on your sleeve! 4A. DOGGY "DEBS" STAR IN SHOW: BOSTON, MA - Canine blue-bloods, vying for honors in a "Debutante Dogs of 1939," take part in colorful tableaux with their masters, dressed in brilliant costumes. First prize goes to D.P. Wilson with his Scottish deer hounds. 4B. GOLDEN BEARS TAKE TO WATER: OAKLAND, CA - Hopes for winning the 1939 rowing championships are high as 200 University of California oarsmen turn out for the Spring training. Ten shells get away for vigorous practice on 'Frisco Bay. 4C. TRACK STARS SHINE IN SHOW: NEW YORK, NY - Crack athletes get off to fast starts in the 32nd annual indoor games of the Millrose A.A. Feature of the thrilling show, which includes sprints and jumping events, is the Wanamaker "Mile," won by Glenn Cunningham. 4D. ACE SKIER JUMPS 197 FEET: ST. PAUL, MN - Reidar Anderson, crack Norwegian ski champ, steals the show at the Winter Carnival meet with a breath-taking leap that thrills the thousands of spectators. (SPECIAL) 25,000 DEAD IN EARTHQUAKE: CHILLAN, CHILE - First pictures of the terrible quake which devastated six provinces! Graphic scenes of the catastrophe which killed thousands in falling buildings and left a quarter of a million homeless and starving. (LOCAL – CANADA) DESTROYERS SAIL FOR WEST INDIES ON TRAINING TOUR. (LOCAL – CANADA) SPRING CLEANING. (LOCAL – CANADA) SALMON SEASON OPENS.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library