City Threatened as Blazing Fuel Ship Menaces Oil Supply (Universal Newsreel, Jun 1931)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. CITY THREATENED AS BLAZING FUEL SHIP MENACES OIL SUPPLY: SEWAREN, NJ - Cargo of 150,000 gallons ignites piers and destroys several vessels in spectacular fire viewed by thousands of persons for miles around. Firemen forsake boats to cut off spread of flames, fanned by high wind, to huge reserve tanks throughout the district. The damage estimated at half a million dollars. 2. FASCIST YOUTH IN FIRST PUBLIC DISPLAY SINCE CONTROVERSY: ROME, ITALY - Prime Minister Mussolini, fresh from recent dispute with Vatican, reviews huge demonstration by 12,000 boys and girls who show their mastery at calisthenics. Exercises at city stadium feature Il Duce’s idea of his method of training future supporters of his party. 3. PARACHUTE JUMPER BEATS OUT AUTOGIRO IN RACE TO GROUND: INGLEWOOD, CA - Man wins over “windmill” plane in thrilling descent several thousand feet. Dare-devil goes into early lead by dropping great distance before pulling cord that glides him to soft landing ahead of new type aircraft which slides to earth without a disturbing bump. NEWS PARAGRAPHS: 4. NEW YORK, NY - Mrs. Nixon-Nirdlinger arrives! — Former St. Louis beauty winner, recently acquitted in France, comes home “to forget.” 5. LEBANON, OR - Bake world’s largest short-cake! — Giant strawberry confection weighs half a ton and feeds crowd of 8,000. 6. SIMLA, INDIA - Gandhi trudges 6 miles on foot! — Nationalist leader walks to Viceroy’s castle as protest against man-drawn vehicles. 7. LOKOYA, CA - Mother cat adopts squirrel foundling! — Amazing domestic influence overcomes tiny animal’s traditional shyness. 8. 5,000 CAVALRY MEET IN HISTORY’S GREATEST PEACE MOBILIZATION: SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS, NM - Cream of Army horsemen travel through the desert surmounting many obstacles in treacherous climb to scene of huge maneuvers. Regiment once commanded by General Custer takes laurels in tremendous demonstration by riding warriors. 9. NEW DEATH-DEFYING FEAT PERFECTED BY DARING AERIALISTS: CHICAGO, IL - Flying Millers, acrobats since childhood, fearlessly perform thrilling breath-taking stunts to add to their routine. Chris the Leaper twirls like a toy top in hurling himself through space safely to the hands of Fred the Catcher in sensational triple mid-air turn.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library