Universal Newsreel Volume 11, Release 787

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. GOLD MINERS HOLD JUBILEE: BAKER, OR - Miners from far and wide saddle their "burrows" and ride into town for the 6th annual parade, featuring gala floats and bits of the Old West. Supreme Court Justice Douglas joins in the fun! 2A. SCORES DIE IN "FLASH" FLOOD: MOREHEAD, KY - Scenes of horror and desolation are left in the wake of a torrential flood following a cloudburst that swept down at night, trapping hundreds! More than 60 perished, with damage estimated in the millions! 2B. KING REVIEWS CIVILIAN FORCES: LONDON, ENGLAND - King George and Queen Elizabeth inspect 20,000 members of home-guard defense units at Hyde Park! Just part of 2,000,000 reservists, men and women, ready to serve their country in time of crisis! 2C. POMP MARKS ROYAL WEDDING: FLORENCE, ITALY - European royalty, including King George of Greece, the Duke and Duchess of Kent, and others, are on hand for the colorful marriage ceremonies of the Duke of Spoleto and Princess Irene of Greece. 2D. GLOBE FLIER TRIES STRATOPLANE: SEATTLE, WA - Howard Hughes, millionaire sportsman pilot who set a new "Round-the-World" record last year, takes off in a new giant Stratoliner on a test flight believed to herald a new globe-circling venture. 2E. U.S. STARTS CIVIL AIR SCHOOLS: GLENDALE, CA - The first step in training 2,000 pilots a year for Uncle Sam's growing air corps! The first classes report for a 12 week's course before going on to Randolph and Kelly Field! Men for our growing air fleet! 2F. WOMAN ENDS 30,000-MI. SEA TRIP: NEW YORK, NY - Mrs. Marion Rice Hart, wealthy artist who tired of her art, and set out to sail the Seven Seas in an ancient 80-foot ketch, is at the wheel, tanned and determined, as the amazing voyage ends! 2G. GIRLS SAIL ON SEA SCOUT CRUISE: CITY ISLAND, NY - 14 Girl Scout Mariners "up anchor" and set sail under the watchful eyes of Manhattan's skyline for a week's cruise on the famous schooner Yankee. Plenty of fresh air and plenty of nautical chores! 3. "SHINING ONE" SHINES IN RACE: HOLLYWOOD, CA - 30,000 turf fans whoop it up as a field of crack 3-year-olds get away in the $25,000 Hollywood Derby, and see a "long shot" pound down the stretch to finish first. Wedding Call comes in second. 4. TEACHES ABC'S OF LION TAMING: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - Eleven future circus "stars" sign up with Clyde Beatty for a beginner's course in the gentle art of lion taming. After black-board work, one student gets a chance in the cage! He doesn't dare flunk! (LOCAL – NEW JERSEY) AUTOGIRO STARTS AIRMAIL SERVICE TO PHILADELPHIA. (LOCAL – WASHINGTON D.C.) SECRETARY OF NAVY SWANSON MOURNED IN IMPRESSIVE RITES. (LOCAL – VIRGINIA) VIRGINIA DAY CELEBRATED AT WORLD’S FAIR.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library