Marines Fete Corps' Birthday (Universal Newsreel, Dec 1939)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1A. MARINES FETE CORPS' BIRTHDAY: SHANGHAI, CHINA - (Exclusive) "Devil Dogs" of the famous Fourth Marines, guarding U.S. interests in the Orient, stage a spectacular parade on the 164th birthday of the Corps. Admiral Hart of the Asiatic Fleet is the reviewing officer. 1B. ARMY HEADS DISCUSS DEFENSES: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. military heads meet with War Dept. officials to confer on details of special training for regulars and Nat'l Guardsmen, ordered by Pres. Roosevelt because of the war in Europe. 1C. KENNEDY ARRIVES ON CLIPPER: PORT WASHINGTON, NY - Ambassador Joseph Kennedy arrives from England aboard the Dixie Clipper plane, heading for Washington to confer with Pres. Roosevelt on the war crisis. He should have plenty to talk about! 1D. ALBANIAN TROOPS GET NEW FLAG: ROME, ITALY - Albanian soldiers, attired in colorful skirts, line up to receive the new Albanian flag from Italian officers. Then they stage a bang-up parade. Their timing might be better—but the spirit is willing! 1E. OFF FOR N.Y. IN CHINESE JUNK: LOS ANGLES, CA - Dr. E. Allen Peterson, who skippered his 36-foot Chinese vessel from China to America, leaves with his Japanese wife and crew member on the first leg of a voyage to New York—via the Magellan Straits! 1F. CHAMP WEIGHT-LIFTERS COMPETE: NEW YORK, NY - (Exclusive) Twenty-five strong men compete in a weight-lifting contest that is a thrilling exhibition of muscle and brawn. The boys set new records with amazing heaves that will make you feel weak in the knees! 1G. PRIZE U.S. YOUNGSTERS CHOSEN CHICAGO, IL - The healthiest boys and girls, good-looking husky youngsters direct from the farm, take part in the 4-H Club competition. Plenty of milk, hard work and fresh air is the secret of their success! 1H. PRETTY CO-EDS UP IN THE AIR: OAKLAND, CA - Air-minded lassies from Mills College learn their ABC's of aviation under the new Civil Aeronautics plan and "top off" a ground-school course with a thrilling ride in a transport over San Francisco. 2. NEW HATS ARE TOPS FOR STYLES: NEW YORK, NY - (Exclusive) Milady's head-gear for vacations in the sunny South have borrowed the spice and tang of Latin America, says G. Howard Hodge, designer, whose models display the new creations in a colorful showing. 3A.ON THE WAR FRONT / JAP LINER SUNK BY MINE: ENGLAND - A German mine blasts the S.S. Terukini Maru, which founders in the North Sea. The crew and passengers escape death and reach shore safely. 3B. NAZIS SHELL FRENCH TOWNS: SARREGUEMINES, FRANCE - Thrilling scenes, taken from a machine gun "pillbox," show German shells causing heavy damage in the evacuated city, and also at Forbach, another "No Man's Town."—DOMINION CHIEFS VISIT FRONT: SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE - Ministers of the British Commonwealth, led by Anthony Eden, inspect fortifications and new weapons used against the Nazis. Meanwhile, thousands of additional British "Tommies" arrive in the combat zone.—CZECHS TRAIN FOR WAR DUTY: PARIS, FRANCE - Thousands of Czech patriots, in a legion devoted to the rebirth of that ill-fated nation, stage maneuvers before leaving to fight at the "Front." (LOCAL – CANADA) MODERN DIANAS GET THE DROP ON DEER IN THRILLING CHASE.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library