Tiny Tots in Cute Graduation (Universal Newsreel, Jun 1939)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. SHRINE PARADE GALA SPECTACLE: BALTIMORE, MD - The influx of almost 40,000 gaily-attired Shriners from all over the U.S. turns the city into a festive spot, with a huge parade giving a colorful start to the annual convention. 2A. NAVY PLANES IN MASS FLIGHT: SAN DIEGO, CA - 15 powerful Navy bombers, carrying 105 officers and men, take off from the Naval Base here for the Hawaiian Islands, and set a new record of only 16 hrs. and 39 min. for the 2,250 mi. hop. 2B. OCEAN FLIGHT SERVICE STARTS: PORT WASHINGTON, NY - An epochal day in trans-Atlantic aviation! The 44-ton Dixie Clipper starts its first regular commercial schedule to Europe, taking off with 22 paying passengers, including the C.V. Whitneys, and Mrs. Clara Adams, noted "first flight," who reserved her passage 8 years ago. 2C. NEW U.S. SUBMARINE LAUNCHED: PORTSMOUTH, NH - While salvage work on the ill-fated Squalus continues a new undersea craft slides down the ways after a christening by the wife of Admiral Cole. Twelve survivors of the lost "sub" are in the crew. 2D. STREET SWEEPERS GO RITZY: WOODBURY, NY - The 441-acre Long Island estate of the late Otto Kahn is bought by the N.Y. Sanitation Dept. Welfare Fund for its "White Wings." Rest and relaxation amid rich surroundings for the city's street cleaners! 2E. 60-FOOT STATUE CARRIED IN FETE: BROOKLYN, NY - A tall statue of St. Paul is borne in triumph through the streets during the annual festival and pageant of the Italian Society of San Paolino of Nola. An impressive demonstration of religious fervor! 2F. 233 LIFE GUARDS IN MASS DRILL: CHICAGO, IL - Fair bathers—take note! The yearly crop of life guards for this city's 28 miles of beaches are a pretty good looking bunch, and they look very effective as they train with new life saving equipment. 3. TINY TOTS IN CUTE GRADUATION: NEW YORK, NY - (Exclusive) Just like grown-ups in their caps and gowns, cute youngsters at the West Side Center of the Children's Aid Society are graduated from Kindergarten and tell what they want to be when they grow up! 4. ZOO DENIZONS OKAY FUR STYLES: NEW YORK, NY - The coming season's new fur styles displayed in their natural habitat—The Bronx Zoo! A tribute to leopard, fox, beaver and others by the Associated Fur Coat & Trimming Manufacturers! Pretty models, too! 5A. LOUIS MEETS GALENTO SOCIALLY: NEW YORK, NY - The Brown Bomber and "Two Ton" Tony "weigh in" on the eve of their bout at Yankee Stadium! Galento has 33 pounds on the Champ, but that doesn't bother Joe, who later KO'd Tony in the 4th! 5B. "THRILL CIRCUS" GRIPS CROWD: LOS ANGELES, CA - Dare-Devil stunt men stage a bang-up show at the Coliseum that has thousands on edge from start to finish! Rodeo riders, trick horses, and sensational auto and motorcycle crashes.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library