Choir Greets Xmas Season (Universal Newsreel, Dec 1939)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. CHOIR GREETS XMAS SEASON: NEW YORK, NY - The boys' choir of the Paulist Fathers of the Church of the Good Shepherd greet the holiday season with a moving rendition of the classic hymn "Adeste Fideles"—Come All Ye Faithful. 2A. BOY! JUST LIKE A DREAM!: BROOKLYN, NY - Several hundred kiddies are let loose in a candy factory with permission to eat their fill. The factory is geared to supply the largest chain of food stores in the country—but just about meets the youngsters' collective capacities. 2B. NAMES IN THE SHIP NEWS: NEW YORK, NY - Winthrop Rockefeller arrives aboard the S.S. Rex after a business trip to the Far East. Also arriving home is Ambassador to Belgium Joseph E. Davies, here to report on the war situation and a recent trade agreement. 2C. DIRIGIBLE ENDS LONG CAREER: LAKEHURST, NJ - Honorably discharged from the U.S. Navy after 15 years of service, the Los Angeles is stripped of her fabric and the framework dismantled. Although still considered airworthy, she has not been aloft for several years. 2D. NEW DAM NEARS COMPLETION: GRAND COULEE, WA - Termed the "Eighth Wonder of the World" the gigantic Grand Coulee Dam is a year ahead of schedule as 5,000 men rush it's completion. Started in 1933, the great project will be finished before 1942, engineers say. 3. MELONS GO ON A BINGE!: YONKERS, NY - A unique experiment brings satisfying results as hot house melons are crossed with various liquors. A tube from a bottle of your choice is grafted to the stem of the melon—and when it grows up…Voila! Melon a la Whateveryouwant! 4. HOLD YOUR HATS, GENTLEMEN!: NEW YORK, NY - Here is what four of America's leading women hat designers think the men of this country should wear. From the long napped beaver (wow!!!!) to the exaggerated Tyrolean—you take your choice, men, and then go bareheaded. 5. YOUTHS IN GALA SLUGFEST: NEW YORK, NY - The Diamond Belt final brings together the best boxers in the city who slug it out in a benefit to supply free milk for babies. These youngsters are in there fighting, to supply an evening of thrills for the crowd. (SPECIAL) FIRST PICTURES AS RED PLANES BOMB HELSINKI.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library