300,000 Parade as Easter Crowds Jam Famous Boardwalk (Universal Newsreel, Apr 1930)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. 300,000 PARADE AS EASTER CROWDS JAM FAMOUS BOARDWALK: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - Clear skies and a warm sun made the day an ideal one for the annual display — Hotels and restaurants were taxed to the utmost by the number of visitors. NEW YORK CITY - Fifth Avenue throngs are the biggest ever — Unemployed, in ironic display, rub shoulders with the fashionables. 2. AT 42, DE MAR WINS FOR SEVENTH TIME IN “HUB” MARATHON: HOPKINTON TO BOSTON, MA - Finishes fresh after 26-mile run and is congratulated by Governor Allen — Was the winner of this race the first time 19 years ago. 3. LINDY AND ANNE, IN COAST-TO-COAST HOP, SET 14¾ HOUR RECORD: ROOSEVELT FIELD, NY - Famous aviator’s wife acts as navigator flying across country at speed of 180 miles an hour and 14,000 feet above the ground — Hawk’s time is beaten by nearly three hours in one stop flight. 4. KINGS OF ITALY AND SWEDEN BOW AT BIER OF QUEEN VICTORIA: ROME, ITALY - Mussolini and military and political personages also attend funeral services — King Gustav thanks Italian government for presence at ceremony before accompanying body back to Sweden. 5. HOOVER SEES 15,000 CHILDREN FROLIC ON WHITE HOUSE LAWN: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Easter egg rolling celebration attended by gay throng of boys and girls with their chicks and bunnies — Thousands of grownups came to look on. NEWS PARAGRAPHS: 6. VENICE, CA - Mermaids in fast water polo — Home team beats Westport Beach girls, 7 to 5. 7. CITY ISLAND, NY - Enterprise, America’s Cup defender, shows speed and class in first trial. 8. NEW YORK CITY - Clowns cheer cripples — Helpless tots enjoy antics of hospital visitors. 9. ARMY FLYERS BLIND “ENEMY” WITH SMOKE SCREEN IN WAR GAME: MATHER FIELD, CA - Biggest mobilization of air craft ever made — Officers take part in dazzling maneuvers to demonstrate skill in mimic warfare. 10. U.S. CUTTER SAVES SHIP FROM GIANT ICE FLOE MENACE: ON BOARD USS MODOC IN NORTH ATLANTIC - (Exclusive Pictures) French schooner, Lilie, is caught in vast field of bergs on the Grand Banks off Newfoundland, but is warned away from its peril by the International Patrol ship. LOCAL - PITTSBURGH) VISITING MAYORS.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library