Boys' Club Picks 1940 "Queen" (Universal Newsreel, Apr 1940)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1A/B/C/D/E. ON THE WAR FRONT / WELLES REPORTS BACK TO F.D.R.: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Climax to Undersecretary Sumner Welles' 14,000-mi. "peace" visit to belligerent capitals in Europe! After landing in New York, he hurries to the White House to give his report to the President. Peace is not imminent, F.D.R. says later. / FRANCE - While Paul Reynaud, French financial wizard, forms a new cabinet after the downfall of Premier Daladier / The Duke and Duchess of Windsor visit a French airdrome and see spectacular aerial maneuvers. / FINLAND - Vanquished yet unbowed, Finland reads of its defeat in stoical calm, as flags fly at half-mast in Helsinki! Foreign Minister Tanner tells war correspondents, and the World, that the Finns are planning for a better future. / FAIRFAX, VA - Hjalmar J. Procope, envoy from Finland to the U.S., and a popular diplomat in the Capital, marries Miss Margaret Shaw of England in simple ceremonies at the Virginia home of a State Dept. official. 1F. MANY DIE IN RAGING FLOODS: WILKES-BARRE, PA - Scenes of desolation and horror as surging flood waters sweep through the Wyoming Valley, taking several lives and imperiling thousands. Broken fuel tanks are a serious fire hazard as rescue crews mobilize for relief work. 1G. HEAD G-MAN HAILS POLICE "GRADS": WASHINGTON, D.C. - Chief G-Man J. Edgar Hoover gives his blessing to graduates of the F.B.I.'s Nat'l Police Academy, after Att'y Gen'l Robert Jackson hands out diplomas to the 36 men completing the course. 1H. INTERNAT'L AIR TERMINAL OPENS: NEW YORK, NY - Thousands attend colorful ceremonies at LaGuardia Field, where the $7,500,000 Pan American seaplane base is dedicated, bringing New York within 26 hours of Europe. The Yankee Clipper takes off on the first flight! 2. BOYS' CLUB PICKS 1940 "QUEEN": NEW YORK, NY - Cute tenement youngsters take part in a quaint contest staged by the Boys' Club of N.Y. Groomed by their big brothers, the little sisters vie for beauty titles in grown-up way! 3A. NOTRE DAME GRID ACES WARM UP: SOUTH BEND, IN - You just know that football's in the air—when the huge Fighting Irish squad reports for Spring practice under Coach Elmer Layden. For those who think football's too tough—why there's knitting to be done! 3B. RICE TOPS WORLD 3-MILE MARK: NEW YORK, NY - 14,000 bowling fans see the former Notre Dame star put on a terrific burst of speed to set a new record in the 3-mile classic in the Finnish Relief Fund meet, with Taisto Maki, "Flying Finn," a game third! (LOCAL – SPANISH) PRESIDENT OF COSTA RICA VISITS WASH. (LOCAL – CANADA) BRITISH TROOPS AID FRENCH FARMERS. (LOCAL – CANADA) FIRE BRIGADE DISPLAY.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library