Police Battle WPA Strikers (Universal Newsreel, Jul 1939)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1A. POLICE BATTLE WPA STRIKERS: MINNEAPOLIS, MN - Scenes of violence and bloodshed in the nation-wide W.P.A. protest strike, with policemen using guns and tear gas to rout sewing project strike demonstrators, with two already dead in a week of disorder! 1B. 28 COAL MINERS DEAD IN BLAST: PROVIDENCE, KY - Tragic scenes as families of miners watch as rescue squads descend into a mine following an underground explosion that killed 28 of 38 men, at work far below the surface. 1C. ORIENTAL KING TAKES TO AIR: VILLOCOUBLAY, FRANCE - His majesty Ban Dai, king of Annam in French Indo-China, takes off a speedy pursuit plane for a flying lesson with the noted stunt flier, Michel Detroyat. A royal touch at the controls! 1D. QUEEN MARY AT GARDEN PARTY: LONDON, ENGLAND - The Queen Mother is a gracious host at a benefit lawn fete, receiving purses for charity from thrilling youngsters. One little girl steals the show by her confusion over shaking hands with a real queen! 1E. IRATE WIVES END BEARD DERBY: RENTON, WA - The beard-growing derby that started recently comes to an amazing end! Disgusted housewives "collar" their bearded spouses and separate them from their "beavers." The wildest and goofiest scenes ever witnessed! 2. TRICKY SUITS FOR KIDDIES SEEN: NEW YORK, NY - (Exclusive) Novel fashions for children—suits with amazing new features for comfort and protection—are shown at a cute show staged by Parent's Magazine. A colorful parade of juvenile styles! 3A. PICARD WINS "PRO" GOLF TITLE: FLUSHING, NY - Henry Picard, Hershey (PA) links “whizzard,” is the new P.G.A. king, via a spectacular "37th hole" victory over Byron Nelson, National Open champ, who missed a 5-foot pull on the last green. 3B. STEERS GORE RIDERS AT RODEO: SALINAS, CA - The 28th annual California Rodeo is a colorful but dangerous event, with two daring riders thrown and badly hurt by the cantankerous Brahma steers. A rough and narrow escape from death! (SPECIAL) SQUALUS SINKS INTO SEA AGAIN (Pre-Released to all accounts): PORTSMOUTH, NH - Spectacular scenes as the bow of the ill-fated submarine, tomb of 26 men, leaps above the surface during salvage attempts, tearing away from it pontoons. The work of seven weeks undone in a brief minute! (LOCAL – DETROIT) CHERRY FESTIVAL. (LOCAL – CANADA) MILLIONS OF GAME FISH ASSURED FOR ANGLERS NEXT YEAR.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library