Universal Newsreel Volume 4, Release 103 Part 8

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. STORM KING LASHES NATION; CAPITAL HIT HARDEST IN 10 YEARS: WASHINGTON, D.C. - An army of men and machines battle to clear streets and highways in the greatest traffic tie-up of several years. Record snow-fall catches law-makers unawares! Street-cars halted by drifts. 2. GIANT ARMY BOMBER PROVES DURABILITY IN SEVERE WINTER TEST: SEATTLE, WA - Huge American air fighter gets stiff workout over snow-capped mountain peaks — Carries a ton of explosives, four machine guns and a crew of four. 3. SOUTHLAND MENACED AS RAMPAGING RIVERS DRIVE OUT RESIDENTS: ROME, GA - Heavy rains and swollen streams put vast areas under water. 500 families routed from homes — U.S. Army called in to succor refugees. Influenza takes many victims. ODD BITS IN TODAY’S NEWS: 4. FRENCH WINE MARTS SET TO DELUGE U.S./PARIS, FRANCE - Quays along the Seine waterfront clogged with liquor stores ordered for shipment to America as soon as Prohibition bars are let down. Thousands of barrels await the big day and more are constantly piling up. 5. STRUGGLES 2 YEARS MAKING GLASS ENGINE/VENICE, CA - A walking-beam machine that runs by steam and is entirely transparent is the achievement of John Backman, a glass-blower. You can see the wheels go around in this one, all right. 6. DOG HEIR TO $20,000 LIVES AMID SPLENDOR/CHICAGO, IL - “Red,” half shepherd and half Irish setter, has the run of a big resident all his own and is living on the fat of the land, with silk and satin trimmings, as the result of a trust fund left to him by his mistress, Mrs. Alice Hunter. 7. FASCIST NAVY CADETS SHOW AMAZING SKILL IN SHIP DRILL AT SEA: PALERMO, ITALY - Roman midshipmen undergo rigorous training on square-rigged school craft as Il Duce plans a “super” sea-fighting force. 8. BOYS’ CHOIR FEATURE OF HOLIDAY SERVICES AT GREAT CATHEDRAL: CHICAGO, IL - Country’s most famous band of singers, Cardinal Mundelein’s Holy Name Choristers, renders inspiring Christmas music amid impressive settings. (LOCAL – WASHINGTON D.C.) PHILIPPINE MISSION PRESSES CONGRESS FOR INDEPENDENCE.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library