Papal Edict Orders Electrification of Bells of St. Peter’s (Universal Newsreel, Dec 1931)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. ALL-AMERICA BOARD OF FOOTBALL PICKS 1931 SUPER GRID SQUAD: NEW YORK, NY - (Extra!!! Special!!!) Exclusive Pictures of the one and only All-America Board is in session selecting the greatest eleven in the nation. Christy Walsh; Tad Jones, former Yale head coach; Bill Alexander, Georgia Tech mentor; Pop Warner, Stanford moderator; and Jesse Harper, athletic director of Notre Dame, bone over nominations for gridiron’s hall of fame, and select a squad representative of colleges from coast to coast and from the gulf to the lakes. For the first time in screen history the making of one of the teams of football’s immortals is seen in a newsreel. 2. REDS MIX WITH COPS AS WALKER PLEADS FOR MOONEY PARDON: SAN FRANCISCO, CA - The zeal of fiery Communists, in a demonstration of sympathy for the imprisoned man, is dampened by the swift movements of the Golden Gate City’s minions of the law, who toss the most obstreperous in waiting patrol wagons. Appearing as an associate counsel, the chief executive of New York enters an appeal for the absolute freedom of the man convicted of murder in the 1916 Preparedness Parade bombing, at the hearing before Gov. Rolph. Mrs. Mary Mooney, aged mother of the prisoner, attends the session with other members of her family, accompanied by the wife of the man whose unconditional release is sought for by Mayor Walker. 3. DEER HUNTING HORDES INVADE NORTH WOODS WITH BOW AND ARROW: ST. IGNACE, MI - Thousands of real crack shots put aside their firearms to stalk the game with primitive weapons in Blaney Park. At the opening of the season the Strait of Mackinac is jammed with sportsmen eager to enter the forest and tract the animals on even terms. Civilized men prove capable of handling the Indian weapon, and establish themselves as smart woodsmen in bagging the elusive buck. NEWS PARAGRAPHS: 4. PORTLAND, OR - Upper classmen electrocute freshmen! — Hair-raising stunts initiate newcomers to Oregon Tech. 5. PARIS, FRANCE - Shopgirl spinsters hold annual race! — Dash along ze boulevards honors Ste. Catherine’s Day. 6. PAPAL EDICT ORDERS ELECTRIFICATION OF BELLS OF ST. PETER’S: VATICAN CITY - Historic chimes rising high above the great square succumb to modern means of sending its peal across the hills of Rome, and push buttons are groomed to replace the hands which once wearily tolled the ancient bells. Engineers in charge of the job brave the precarious walks in the dome of the Cathedral and complete plans for erasing antiquity and installing 20th Century fixtures. 7. CITY IN WAR FRENZY AS ARMY HOSTS RUSH TO MANCHURIA FRONT: SHINAGAWA, JAPAN - More than 30,000 men, women and children give reinforcement troops a mighty send-off on their way to the seaboard to embark for active duty in the trenches of the fighting area. The national spirit prevails in the throng’s enthusiasm as the soldiers mobilize from remote military posts, converging at this center before boarding transports. Fired with resentment against China and the Geneva League of Nations, the warriors march off toward the battle zone with the din of compelling patriotic display ringing in their ears. 8. WHITE MEN RESCUE INDIAN BAND TRAPPED IN RAGING BLIZZARD ATARQUE, NM - (Exclusive!) Sensational pictures of the disaster that covered hundreds of square miles of the Redman’s reservation, 9,500 feet above sea-level. Zuni and Navajo tribes threatened with complete annihilation, brave the fierce elements and swirling drifts to aid in the relief of 1,600 of their number trapped in the snow-bound mountains. Led by eager and intrepid white man the clansmen work frantically to defeat the most terrible storm that has visited the country in forty years, and avert one of the nation’s most shocking tragedies.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library