President Lays Cornerstone (Universal Newsreel, Nov 1939)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1A. PRESIDENT LAYS CORNERSTONE: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Pres. Roosevelt officiates at the cornerstone laying of the $3,000,000 Jefferson Memorial, impressive marble shrine which will honor the author of the Declaration of Independence. 1B. U.S. TRAINS 1940 CENSUS TAKERS: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Preparing for the 1940 Decennial Census, the government instructs 175 persons in a special school. The "students" will head the 104 offices instructed with the gigantic task of finding out about America! 1C. BYRD'S SNOW CRUISER SETS SAIL: BOSTON, MA - The S.S. Northern Star, supply ship for Admiral Byrd's Antarctic expedition, sails for the South Pole after taking on board the 27-ton snow-mobile, and of course, the expedition's trusty sled dogs! 2. DIXIE FETES THE LOWLY HOG: MONROEVILLE, AL - Here's a hang-up festival where the guests of honor make "pigs" of themselves! The first annual Hog Festival, a comic affair of prize porkers and pretty girls. One future pork chop weighs almost a ton! 3A. PANDA SHINES FOR FILM STARS: LOS ANGELES, CA - Hollywood favorites, including Gloria Jean and Helen Parrish, get a big kick out of the Baby Giant Panda, brought from China by Rey Scott. The cute creature also visits "Andy Panda," the cartoon cut-up. 3B. OLD JALOPIES OPEN AUTO SHOW: PHILADELPHIA, PA - (Exclusive) Ancient and venerable buggies of pre-War vintage snort and puff in a comic cavalcade! A gay reminder of olden days when motoring was a hair-raising experience! 4A. ON THE WAR FRONT / KING HONORS BRITISH FLIERS: SOMEWHERE IN ENGLAND - King George decorates R.A.F. pilots for heroism during flights over Germany, shortly after they return with their ships riddled by bullet holes! 4B. LEADERS VISIT THE FRONT: SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE - Premier Daladier of France, and the Duke of Windsor, now a Lt. General, visit the combat zone along the Western Front to see the war at first hand. Winston Churchill, British Admiralty head, visits French navy headquarters. 5. U.S. SHIP RESCUES U-BOAT VICTIMS: IN THE ATLANTIC - Dramatic scenes of the mid-ocean rescue by the American freighter, Independence Hall, of survivors of the British ships, City of Mandalay and the Yorkshire, torpedoed in convoy by a Nazi submarine. Actual pictures of the Mandalay sinking and of thrilling rescues! (LOCAL – LOS ANGELES) COLORFUL PARADE IS CITY’S TRIBUTE TO WAR HEROES.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library