Xmas Mail for the G.I.'S (Universal Newsreel, Sep 1944)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. F.D.R. OPENS FORMAL CAMPAIGN: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The International Teamsters wildly cheer President Roosevelt as he delivers his first acknowledged campaign speech at a dinner which they are holding.—He states that the same energy which is producing victory must be applied to still larger tasks. He accuses the Republicans of botching their previous assignments. He promises that "The fruits of victory will not be apples offered on street corners." 2. DEWEY COVERS WEST COAST: At Eugene, Oregon, Governor Dewey is wildly greeted. At San Francisco, tremendous crowds turn out to hear him reveal his plans which call for America attaining the objectives of the New Deal—"not through plunging the country into war, but by providing jobs and opportunity for all." In Los Angeles, 95,000 persons (a record political audience) crowd into the huge Coliseum to hear the Republican standard bearer plead for a broadening of the present social security system. 3. XMAS MAIL FOR THE G.I.'S: Postmaster General Walker announces that Christmas mail for the servicemen overseas must be mailed between Sept. 15th and Oct. 15th. 4. STRAFING NAZI TRANSPORT: Flying with the fighters of the 8th and 9th U.S. Air Force Fighter Command we watch Nazi communications get destroyed. The boilers of locomotives are blown up, tank cars are exploded, and long freight trains are strafed from end to end. On the ground, we see the carnage which has been created by such flights. Piles of wrecked freight cars, and strings of flat cars loaded with fighting armor which never reached the front, attest to the effectiveness of this same strafing. 5. BRUSSELS THANKSGIVING: At the City Hall, one week after liberation, a huge Thanksgiving Benediction is held. The Prime Minister expresses Belgium's gratitude to the Allies, particularly to Canada (who trained Belgian pilots) for the expulsion of the enemy. 6. GREAT LAKES 27, PURDUE 18: GREAT LAKES, IL - In a nip and tuck grid battle the Bluejackets outscore the Boilermakers, with spectacular passes and quick opening line plunges. (TRAILER) "RED CROSS HOME NURSING" War Bulletin No. 26. (LOCAL – CANADA) 1,000TH FERRY FLIGHT TO EUROPE. (LOCAL – CANADA) UNRRA IN SESSION AT MONTREAL.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library