Fast Count for Joe (Universal Newsreel, Jan 1946)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. GEN. MARSHALL IN CHINA: SHANGHAI - President Truman's special envoy arrives to undertake his mission of bringing peace to warring China. He is welcomed by General Wedemeyer and high-ranking Chinese officials. He will act as arbiter between the National government and the Communists. 2A/B/C. FAST COUNT FOR JOE: ATLANTA - (Exclusive) Up pops Sergeant Patterson with a gimmick that has three dials and tells you how long you've been in, faster than you can say discharge. They're so popular that 150 are being made. / FIGHTING TIGERS BACK: TACOMA - (Exclusive) The 23rd Fighter Group, which includes the famed Flying Tigers, arrives after hunting Japs all over Asia's skies. An eight-year-old Chinese boy, their mascot, is aboard, officially a stowaway. It's just possible the Tigers know more than they tell. / PARATROOP TRIPLETS: NEW YORK - The 82nd Airborne arrive, and they're all proud foster pappies to the seven-month-old Glass triplets, whose father is an American GI and mother a British girl. Already they have raised more than $4,000 for the babies. 3. HOUSING SPEED-UP: WASHINGTON - Wilson Wyatt, appointed housing expediter by President Truman, says GI's are demanding action on this problem and they are going to get it. 4. JAP PRISONERS LEAVE U.S.: WILMINGTON - Very camera shy, 1,462 Japanese prisoners are loaded aboard a transport for return to Japan, via Hawaii. Some of them may be kept in Hawaii to be used in work battalions. 5. SOCIABILITY IN JAPAN: Yank occupation troops undertake serious research into Japanese customs, under the guidance of Nippon's fair maids. There are tougher ways of learning the language. 6. THRILLS IN VIENNA: VIENNA - Occupation-weary GI's get a break. They witness the first motorcycle race held in the Austrian capital in the last seven years. Riders from Hungary, England and Austria put on quite a show. 7. SKI HERO HONORED: BEAR MOUNTAIN - On the ski jump on which he made many of his records. Torger Tokle is honored in a memorial contest by some of the country's outstanding jumpers. Tokle was killed in Italy while leading his mountain troops to the attack. (LOCAL – CANADA) CANADIAN SKI CHAMPS MEET. (LOCAL – CANADA) 1ST NAZI TRIED IN CANADA.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library