Aiken, Sc (Universal Newsreel, Apr 1932)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. COLLEGIAN FISTS FLY AS STUDENT STRIKERS HOLD PROTEST RALLY: NEW YORK, NY - Supporters of Reed Harris, expelled Columbia University campus-newspaper editor, assemble to express their indignation for the alleged suppression of free speech, as Undergraduate sympathizers of the school authorities rush the gathering under a barrage of eggs and left hooks. The melee waxes hot as the editor’s friends give vent to their sentiments, to the tune of boos, hisses, and razz berries. The deposed scribe claims his widely-quoted attacks on the school’s athletic policies caused his expulsion. A turbulent interlude in the course of Higher Education. 2. WORLD PAYS TRIBUTE ON BI-CENTENNIAL OF IMMORTAL COMPOSER: ROHRAU, AUSTRIA - Franz Joseph Haydn, who fashioned many renowned classical selections and richly added to the store of liturgical music, is honored in the village of his nativity 200 years after his birth. Rustic natives, whose ancestors were neighbors of the town’s most famous son, present a picturesque and colorful audience for the pilgrims from metropolitan cities who have journeyed here to honor the great musician. The presence of President Wilhelm Miklas adds luster to the celebration, which is duplicated throughout the civilized world, wherever lovers of music are assembled. NEWS PARAGRAPHS: 3. EVANSTON, IL - School children form own safety brigade! — Juvenile cops regulate traffic flow to protect fellow pupils. 4. TOKYO, JAPAN - Department store installs world’s largest clock! — Giant time-piece covers entire front of six-story building. 5. AIKEN, SC - High Society celebrates polo’s 50th birthday! — 1932 forgotten as dudes and dames strut their stuff. 6. THRILL FINISH MARKS 1st NATIONAL WOMEN’S POCKET CUE TOURNEY: NEW YORK, NY - Displaying a championship brand of play, three fair experts come to the home-stretch tied for first place in their quest for the coveted Doyle trophy. Mrs. Gertrude Baker McEvoy, Mrs. Cecille Woods, and Mrs. Betty Cooper dispose of the country’s best billiard performers and end in a dead-lock. The play-off reveals Mrs. McEvoy as the queen of the ivories. After beating Mrs. Cooper she snows Mrs. Woods under, in a remarkable run to take the title. Jack Doyle, world-famous exponent of the game, rewards her with the cup symbolic of her royalty in the feminine billiard world. 7. MEDIEVAL PAGEANTRY ATTENDS TRADITIONAL “HOLY SATURDAY” FETE: FLORENCE, ITALY - Heralding a rich harvest and a prosperous year, the picturesque event is the signal for joyous thrills to a throng of 40,000 gathered in the Piazza Del Duomo. Pomp and ceremony attend the opening of the al fresco service at the door of the Cathedral of St. Maria del Fiore. A metal dove slides down a wire from the church altar to the Sacred Ox-cart in the square. Its fuse touches the “Carro” and with a resounding explosion a fireworks display is ignited, after which the car is driven off by a double-span of pure white oxen. One of the most striking festivals in the annals of the nation.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library