Pomp and Ceremony Attend World’s Last Memorial to Briand (Universal Newsreel, Mar 1932)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. POMP AND CEREMONY ATTEND WORLD’S LAST MEMORIAL TO BRIAND: PARIS, FRANCE - The roads of the Republic lead to the capital as the bier of the apostle of peace is borne up the thronged Champs Elysee to the Place de la Concorde where an impressive array of all the fighting forces of the country honors the former Premier in a ritual reserved by the nation for its greatest citizens. Soldiers on foot and horse, cadets of St. Cyr, statesmen and diplomats, file by the coffin in solemn reverence for the one-time Nobel prize-winner. All along the way from Quai d’Orsy to the little cemetery at Passy thousands upon thousands wait for the cortege to pass and to pay their last respects to an idol journeying to his final rest. 2. CHARITY PLAN BEGUN BY SOCIETY SWEEPS COUNTRY BY STORM: NEW YORK, NY - To relieve want resulting from unemployment, the nation’s first families open the “Bock-Aid” community campaign. Blanketing the metropolis, the appeal is made to persons of every station in life to buy stamps supporting the movement and bring comfort to depression victims. Winston Lloyd Smith, Mrs. William Averill Harriman, Mrs. L.H. Paul Chapin, John D. Rockefeller, 3rd, and Mrs. Alexander Hamilton are but a few of the elite who put their shoulders to the wheel and lend their personal influence by soliciting subscribers. A progressive earnest endeavor to end the troubles of the needy. NEWS PARAGRAPHS: 3. SAVANNAH, GA - Goose adventurer deserts farm! — Odd companion prefers Gay White Way to rural haunts. 4. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Starves self in protest against jobless conditions! — College man, bitter at life, tries hunger strike. 5. BASKETBALL SOLONS SELECT ALL-AMERICA 1932 COURT QUINTET: MADISON, WI - Exclusive pictures of the one and only All-America Board nominating candidates for the nation’s ranking court quintet. Christy Walsh, famous sports expert; Dr. W.E. Meanwell, Wisconsin coach, and mentors representing every section of the country study the records of the season’s stars and select the honor team. The resulting all-star line-up is: Richard Linthicum, University of California, Los Angeles Branch and Elwood Romney, Brigham Young U., forwards; Ed Krause, Notre Dame, center; John Wooden, Purdue and Louis Berger, Maryland U., guards. The first time the net immortals have been shown on the screen. 6. FRENZIED MOBS HAIL RELEASE FROM JAIL OF POLITICAL CHIEFS: DUBLIN, IRISH FREE STATE - Acting promptly on the campaign pledge of President de Valera, the Executive Council, controlled by the Fianna Fail, orders the doors of three prisons open to 20 inmates, incarcerated under the Public Safety Act by ex-President Cosgrave. News of the decision spreads rapidly over the city, causing impromptu demonstrations which culminate in a wild gathering of 40,000 approving Irish Republic advocates in College Green. Republican troops banned by law from public appearances a few weeks ago, parade through the streets accepting the populace’s plaudits. 7. SHIKAT’S SENSATIONAL WIN INTRODUCES NEW HOPE FOR MAT CROWN: NEW YORK, NY - After a grueling 35 minutes of tortuous grappling the ex-champion pins the shoulders of the ponderous Pole, Leo Pinetzki, to the canvas, and earns the right to wrestle Jim Londos for the heavyweight title. The giant muscle-bender does not submit easily to the holds of the winner, but battles the leading contender to a standstill for most of the bout, until Shikat slips over a fast double headlock, twists the man-mountain around at his mercy and flops him down for a fall. The victory establishes Shikat as the logical title-bout claimant, and promises fireworks in the coming set-to. (LOCAL – ROCHESTER) WORLD OF INDUSTRY AGHAST AT SUICIDE. (LOCAL – CANADA) MOTOR SHOW.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library