Pope and Mussolini in Agreement After First Official Visit (Universal Newsreel, Feb 1932)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. ADMIRALTY ABANDONS EFFORTS TO RECOVER ILL-FATED M-2 CREW: PORTLAND, ENGLAND - Rescue ships of the British Navy after a four-day vigil locate the unfortunate submarine in which 61 men, entombed in the underwater vessel, went to their deaths. The icy wastes of the English Channel conceal the terrible tragedy, and led by the Adamant, which commanded the search, a long column of battleships and submarines participate in an impressive memorial service for the deceased unsung heroes. 2. COUNTRY’S INDUSTRIES TO SAVE MILLIONS BY NEW AIR PARCEL-POST: CHICAGO, IL - Cutting five to seven days off delivery through regular channels, the latest innovation for prompt mail-order service gets away to a real flying start. Planes loaded with purchases of every description take off on the initial route between this city and Cincinnati, Ohio, and assure shipment the same day the orders are placed. The revolutionary movement is endorsed by Postmaster A.L. Behymer, who starts the first ship on its route. NEWS PARAGRAPHS: 3. ARVADA, CA - Discover world’s smallest cow! — 150-pound bovine boasts a ½-ton daughter. 4. CINCINNATI, OH - New hygiene course for fathers teaches care of newborn babies! — Ask Dad, he don’t know. 5. WINTER HAVEN, FL - Aquaplane star introduces hot sport thrill! — Carl Bryson’s “super-skidding” proves sensation. 6. LATEST MILLINERY FAD PROVIDES WORK FOR JOBLESS HUNDREDS: NEW YORK, NY - The craze for new models in head-dress furnishes an impetus to employment as the factory is taxed under the heavy demand for the design inspired by the Olympic Games. Visca straw and boucle silk combine to form the texture of the new mode. Designed to fit any sort of dress, the hat is easily shaped to any head and readily adaptable to the idiosyncrasies of all coiffures. Something new for husbands to worry about. 7. POPE AND MUSSOLINI IN AGREEMENT AFTER FIRST OFFICIAL VISIT: VATICAN CITY - On the third anniversary of the signing of the Lateran Treaty which ended the 50-year strife between the Church and State, the Italian Premier, accompanied by a colorful cortege visits His Holiness, Pius XI. From the Palazzo Venezia along troop-lined streets, and hailed by thousands, the Duce’s party winds through Rome and swings around St. Peter’s to the court of San Damaso. Scorning the pomp his office permits, the Fascisti dictator walks four flights of stairs through the Raphael galleries to the quarters of the head of the Catholic Church, while Swiss guards, arrayed in uniforms designed by Michelangelo, salute him. 8. LEAGUE OF NATIONS GROUP SAILS IN HOPE OF ENDING WAR CRISIS: SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Speeding from Geneva, delegated by the Supreme Council to the scene of the Sino-Japanese hostilities, the diplomats are welcomed by Mayor Angelo Rossi. Count Luigi Marescotti of Italy; General Henri Claudel of France; Lord Lytton of England; Dr. Heinrich Schnee of Germany; and Major General Frank McCoy of the United States depart on the President Coolidge for the Eastern front to arbitrate the differences of the two peoples, confident that their intercession will stop the war flames that are kindling hatred and ravaging cities in China.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library