Champion Ski-Jorers Risk Necks in Annual Motorbike Tourney (Universal Newsreel, Mar 1932)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. COUNTRYSIDE MOURNS AS 38 VICTIMS PERISH IN FATAL MINE BLAST: POCAHONTAS, VA - Two miles below the earth’s surface an explosion in the Boissevain Coal Mine imprisons 50 men under a deluge of debris, as they go about their tasks. A scant dozen fight their way to freedom and direct the rescuers in the vain battle against tons of dirt and timber blocking the underground passages, and hindering the recovery of the bodies. Searchers push through subterranean channels with super-human effort as widows and children of the lost men hold endless vigil at the mouth of the shaft — hoping against hope that their loved ones may be brought to the top. 2. CHAMPION SKI-JORERS RISK NECKS IN ANNUAL MOTORBIKE TOURNEY: LEOBEN, AUSTRIA - Daredevil riders, dragged by powerful cycles, wind up the treacherous course of the mountain trail at the annual meet, held in the Province of Styria. Records and contestants fall as the fearless athletes battle along the corkscrew road in the heart of the Semmering Alps that proves a difficult route for the ambitious entrants. Built by Russian prisoners of war, the highway is the scene of a race replete with spills and thrills, as the Continent’s greatest sportsmen vie for the highest honors. NEWS PARAGRAPHS: 3. SANTEE, CA - World’s largest goose herd bred for epicures! — Vast project uses everything, from egg to wishbone. 4. ABU-SUEIR, EGYPT - Flyers form desert yacht club! — Royal Air Force aces develop unique sailing sport. 5. SCORES HOMELESS AS MYSTERY FIRE RAZES RESIDENTIAL SECTION: PENNS GROVE, NJ - Whipped by a high wind, the blaze, originating in an abandoned stable, sweeps through a section of this village of 2,000 inhabitants and threatens complete destruction of the community before 32 fire companies from surrounding counties get the flames under control. Dozens of firemen suffer from smoke suffocation, three persons are injured, and damage estimated at $500,000 is the toll of the disaster. Martial law prevails as relief agencies attempt to provide for the sufferers. 6. HOBOES SHUN BOWERY DIVES TO SIP BREW AT PHILANTHROPIST’S BAR: NEW YORK, NY - Passing up the potent potions in speakeasies, the trampers of the world-famous street beat a path to the door of Urbain Ledoux to put his 3-cents-a-glass concoction to a rigid test. The approving word sweep up and down the lane of unfortunates and the “Growler” is rapidly filled to overflowing with thirsty throngs. While quenching and satisfying, the suds lack dynamite, but they fill the bill as the boys while away the moments waiting for prosperity. 7. NATION AROUSED AT REVOLTING KIDNAPPING OF LINDBERGH BABY: HOPEWELL, NJ - The brutal abduction, in the night, of the famous flier’s son, as he slept in his bed, is the occasion of the world’s greatest child-hunt. Through every inch of the adjacent woods, trappers and State Troopers beat their way, seeking clues, while every law enforcement agency of three surrounding states presses, with redoubled energy, the search for the missing infant. All autos are inspected, hundreds of suspects questioned hoping to develop some trace of the 20-month-old son of the transatlantic ace and Mrs. Anne Morrow Lindbergh. At home the renowned father, in calm possession of his emotions, bends every effort toward a solution of the baffling mystery that has stirred every civilized human being the world over.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library