Tiny Zep Succeeds in Package Delivery to King of Skyscrapers (Universal Newsreel, Oct 1931)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. TINY ZEP SUCCEEDS IN PACKAGE DELIVERY TO KING OF SKYSCRAPERS: NEW YORK, NY - Skillful piloting introduces a new method of service by picking up a consignment from the roof of a downtown office building and dropping it into the waiting arms of an employee in the tower of the Empire State Building. The thrilling event records a new departure in the shipping world, and heralds a new day for air express. Former Governor Al Smith greets the blimp from the observation promenade of the world’s tallest building. 2. CANINE BLUE BLOODS SHINE AT EXCLUSIVE KENNEL CLUB SHOW: ALAMEDA, CA - Aristocrats of dogdom vie in annual array of class in which fanciers exhibit every sort of breed. A white Shepherd, Huskies, Cairn, St. Bernards, Pekes, Chows, and the inevitable Wire-hair Terriers are brushed up for the event in a stiff competition for the blue ribbon honors. A gallery of real champs. NEWS PARAGRAPHS: 3. CHICAGO, IL - Chinese protest Manchurian activities! — 8,000 in huge anti-Japanese demonstration. 4. LOS ANGELES, CA - Champion athlete at 9 months! — Perfect child specimen gets 100% rating for physical excellence. 5. GAINESVILLE, FL - Newly-discovered turtle puzzles experts! — Why? Because it has two heads. 6. AUSTRIAN ACE FLIES CHANNEL TO STAR IN ANNUAL GLIDER MEET: VAUVILLE, FRANCE - Crack pilots from every country in Europe gather here for the competition, won by Kronfeld after a daring flight across the hazardous waters to England. The intrepid airman, by covering the same course on a return trip, removes any doubt of his supremacy in handling the motor-less craft. A perfect day, however, is marred by the crashing of the French entry. 7. INITIATION RUSH ENDS IN GORY VICTORY FOR FRESHMAN COHORTS: NEW YORK, NY - Sophomores, attempting to break up the annual snake dance, are routed after a rousing battle with the City College yearlings. The first-year men do not win without a struggle, however, and many gather colored eyes and lumpy heads in the melee, in addition to torn clothes and mussed up dignity. 8. VILLAGES ABANDONED AS TERRIFIED NATIVES FLEE INSECT INVASION: IRUMU, BELGIAN CONGO - (Special) Like a bewildering cloud, 75 miles in area, reminiscent of the plague mentioned in the bible, billions of locusts sweep over the country in a wave of destruction. These remarkable pictures are the first of their kind ever taken and reveal the devastating ruin left in the wake of the scourge. Natives, overwhelmed by the force and numbers of the pests, desert their homes and fight to freedom through the living, terrible screen. (LOCAL – PHILADELPHIA) DEBS RECALL DAYS OF ALEXANDER HAMILTON IN OLD-TIME MINUET.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library