MacDonald Surveys Reich Finances as Parley Nears End (Universal Newsreel, Aug 1931)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. MacDONALD SURVEYS REICH FINANCES AS PARLEY NEARS END: BERLIN, GERMANY - A welcome fitting a hero is accorded the weary British Prime Minister on his arrival at the nation’s capital. A huge throng storms the station to cheer the statesman as he is met by Chancellor Breuning, while the Union Jack waves beside the Prussian eagle above the joyous crowd. 2. KELLY FIELD PILOTS RESCUE VICTIMS OF GIANT BOMBER CRASH: SAN ANTONIO, TX - Ambulance of the air covers great distance from Army post to scene of the accident and rushes the injured by plane to a hospital. The speediest method averts tragedy and the cadets who cracked up are saved by the most modern means of administering first aid. 3. FREIGHTER’S ARRIVAL MAKES SEA-PORT OF INLAND METROPOLIS: CHICAGO, IL - The Swedish oil ship, Anna, reaches its destination with a cargo from Belgium. Harbinger of a new era in Midwestern commerce she is greeted by officials after her historic all-water trip through the St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes. It marks the first sea-to-lake shipment ever to reach the Windy City without changes in the means of transportation. 4. ODD MILITARY FIESTA INAUGURATES CITY’S 700th ANNIVERSARY: WIENER-NEUSTADT, AUSTRIA - Picturesque costumes and uniforms of soldiery of the middle ages mark the procession opening the event. Quaint stories of folklore represented by magnificent floats reveal the history and some of the struggles of the municipality down through the centuries it has endured. NEWS PARAGRAPHS: 5. GRAND MARAIS, MI - Family lives in barrel! — Huge water-cask makes odd abode in forest, far from ’phones and trolleys. 6. KULLA-GUNNARSTORP, SWEDEN - Crown Prince and Princess honor Boy Scouts! — Lads from all over Europe entertain royal visitors. 7. SWEET HOME, AR - Hold first statewide negro beauty show! — Rozelle Moss is crowned “Miss Colored Arkansas.” 8. 10,000 PICNICKERS FEED ON WORLD’S LARGEST OMELET OF 10,000 EGGS: CHEHALIS, WA - A spirited contest in which 18 women vie for shell breaking honors precedes the actual frying of the meal. Skating on bacon a young lady greases the pan and then three chefs supervise the simmering process in a skillet weighing half a ton. Gov. Roland H. Hartley serves the portions and the folks dig in. 9. DARING SPORTSMAN CAPTURES AND RIDES MONSTER SEA TURTLE: PANAMA CITY, FL - Young Wallace Caswell dives into water and grapples with the monster, weighing 600 pounds. After a tussle the intrepid swimmer climbs onto the huge back and guides the angry reptile through the water. (LOCAL – DETROIT) BAY CITY REGATTA.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library