Truman Attends Legion Convention (Universal Newsreel, Aug 1949)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. TRUMAN ATTENDS LEGION CONVENTION: PHILADELPHIA - Pres. Truman takes part in the 31st annual convention of the American Legion. At Convention Hall, he addresses the Legionnaires and is presented with the group's Distinguished Service Medal. 2. HURRICANE LASHES FLORIDA: FLORIDA - Dramatic pictures of the terrible storm that lashes many parts of the citrus state, leaving only two dead but damage that runs in the many millions. Winds of 150 miles per hour velocity are recorded during the storm. 3. FDR GREAT GRANDCHILD POSES: PORTLAND, OR - Nicholas Delano Roosevelt, aged three weeks, poses for his first newsreel pictures. With his mother, the former "Sistie" Dall, and father, Van Seagraves, the great-grand-child of the late Pres. Roosevelt. 4A/B. U.S. RETAINS DAVIS CUP: FOREST HILLS - The coveted tennis trophy stays in the U.S., following the fourth and deciding match, between Ted Schroeder and Frank Sedgman of Australia. The big Californian wins in straight sets. / PENDLETON ROUND-UP: PENDLETON, OR - The 38th edition of the colorful jamboree finds hundreds of Indians joining in the festivities, and the usual spectacular action of cowboys riding the bucking broncos. (LOCAL – CANADA) WORLD-FAMED JEWELS ARRIVE FOR EXHIBITION. (LOCAL – CANADA) FIRES RAVAGE TIMBERLAND. (LOCAL – CANADA) DIEPPE HEROES HONORED BY CANADIANS. (LOCAL – CANADA) CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library