Peace Signalized in Far East as Japan Begins Evacuation (Universal Newsreel, May 1932)

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The original release sheet reads: 1. PEACE SIGNALIZED IN FAR EAST AS JAPAN BEGINS EVACUATION: SHANGHAI, CHINA - After four months of desperate fighting that brought death to thousands and laid many native settlements in ruins, history closes its pages on the tense crisis, as delegates of the warring factions affix their signatures to an armistice. The clouds of battle blow over and Nippon’s expeditionary force prepares to withdraw from the invaded territory. Thousands of marines embark on transports bound for their home-land, heralding the return of peace to this disturbed sector. 2. NATION’S HOUSEWIVES AID NEEDY WITH NEW “SHARE-A-MEAL” PLAN: NEW YORK, NY - Tons of food piles up at the headquarters of the Emergency Unemployment Relief Committee under Harvey Gibson’s direction, as the house-keepers of the country rally to succor their neighbors in distress. Hampers in shops and stores gather a willing public’s donations of provisions, all eager to do their bit for people impoverished by the depression. Contributions are gathered by workers and distributed to the most needy. A bright ray of hope in troublesome times. 3. 150,000 WORKERS PLEDGE PARTY SOLIDARITY IN HUGE DEMONSTRATION: VIENNA, AUSTRIA - Quiet and dignified, the Social-Democrats fill the streets of the city, which their party rules, in a gigantic display of strength. Unmarred by the riots and violent outbursts that have marked similar outpourings by radical groups, here and in other countries, this huge massing of forces is carried off without a disquieting incident. Down the Ringstrasse and to the Town Hall flows wave on wave of humanity in one of the most electrifying demonstrations the nation has experienced in years. 4. POULTRY MEN UNITE IN WORLD’S LARGEST EGG HATCHERIES PROJECT: BELLINGHAM, WA - Chicken farmers of the state combine for the operation of a vast breeding plant under the aegis of the Co-operative Chick Association. Incubators with a capacity of 50,000 eggs each turn out an average of 10,000 birds a day. The shells crack with such rapidity that a large staff is required to remain constantly on the watch to get the precious day-old chicks to the brooders. Packed in specially constructed crates, they are shipped by truck to their destinations. A new slant on a new industry. 5. NOBILITY CELEBRATE DAREDEVIL EXPLOIT DURING SIEGE OF 1530: FLORENCE, ITALY - Garbed in the colorful costumes of the 16th century the traditional football contest from which the modern gridiron game developed is again portrayed before a host of royal personages in the famed Piazza del la Signoria. Legend says the bitterly fought battle was waged during the period when the city fell and became the duchy of Tuscany. A picturesque pageant participated in by the entire populace precedes the game, waged between the forces of both sides of the River Arno, which climaxes the momentous day. 6. THOUSANDS THRILLED AS SPEED ACES CLASH IN HILL-CLIMB CLASSIC: SAUGUS, CA - Champions of the whole southwest gather here for a test of motorcycle skill that finds most of the boys sprawled over the landscape attempting to scale the treacherous 76 percent grade. Straining at every muscle and pushing their wheels to the limit, the daring pilots drive steadily onward in spite of frequent set-backs. Gene Rhyne, of Springfield, MA, and “Windy” Lindstrom, Oakland comet, both national title-holders, match their skill in the keen competition. The coast flash mounts the thorny summit in the record time of 8 3/5 secs., to scamper off with the meet laurels. 7. SHOCKED POPULACE SHARES SORROW OF LINDBERGH’S: HOPEWELL, NJ - After two months of tension marked by frequent rumors and hopeless clues, police of the state and nation are brought to an abrupt halt within a few miles of the Lone Eagle’s mountain retreat, as a common laborer stumbles across the skeleton of the child, stolen in the night from his nursery. The search over, officials and laymen of the world bow their heads in sorrow over the sad fate of the most loved child in the country. The heart-breaking termination of the country’s most fiendish crime. (LOCAL – CHICAGO) AGED MAN KILLED IN FATAL BLAST.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library