Universal Newsreel Volume 20, Release 66 Part LOCAL(B)CAN

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. LOCUST PLAGUE: FRANCE - Into the fertile fields of Haute Garonne in Southern France, locusts descend in swarms, to lay waste to sorely needed crops. With every means at their command, farmers fight the pests but it is a losing fight. 2. YANKS WED JAPS: YOKOHAMA - A former American Lieutenant registers his bride-to-be at the American consulate. She is the daughter of Saburu Krusu, who talked peace in Washington, as the Japs rained bombs on Pearl Harbor. One hundred and seventy five Yanks have applied for permission to wed Japanese girls. 3A/B/C/D. THE NEWS IN BRIEF — DEBUT OF A FLAG: The new flag of the Dominion of India is raised at Lake Success. The standard takes its proud place in the family of the United Nations. / ORPHAN'S DAY OUT): LONG BEACH, NY - For the seventeenth year Dave Soden, lover of kids, plays host to four thousand orphans, for a hilarious day's outing. He is assisted by Brooklyn Dodger notables. / BRITISH DEBT MISSION: NEW YORK - Sir Wilfred Eady arrives in the U.S. heading a group which will seek to ease terms of the three-billion dollar loan to Britain. Britain's financial crisis dictates the new negotiations. / KID SPEED DEMON: FERNDALE, MI - Three-and-a-half-year-old Bobby Mentell has a pint-sized jeep, weighing one hundred fifty pounds. He holds it down to a sedate ten miles an hour but still has troubles with the cop. 4A/B. THE WORLD OF SPORTS — YANKS TRIM BRITISH: FOREST HILLS, NY - For the eleventh straight year, the American team of women triumphs over the British. It's seven matches to none for the Yanks. / SOAP BOX CHAMP: AKRON, OH - Fourteen-year-old Kenny Holmboe of Charleston, West Virginia, is crowned king of the soap boxers. He pilots his speedster to victory and a college scholarship, over 135 contestants. (LOCAL – CANADA) SCOTLAND FIERY CROSS CALLS HOME. (LOCAL – CANADA) FOOTBALL IS IN THE AIR.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library