Flee While Flames Raze $100,000 Structure (Universal Newsreel, Nov 1932)

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The original release sheet reads: 1. FLEE WHILE FLAMES RAZE $100,000 STRUCTURE: PANAMA CITY, FL - HOTEL GUESTS Winter tourists make their escape in the nick of time, as The Pines, one of the oldest and most celebrated stopping places in the state, is completely destroyed by a fire which starts near the roof and rapidly eats its way to the ground. Firemen from several nearby towns rush apparatus to aid the local Vamps, but in vain. The building is cleared shortly before it collapses, becoming an inferno of heat and blazing timber. The conflagration marks the passing of an old landmark, known to thousands in all parts of the country. 2. NEW MOSAIC STUDIOS RUSHING TO PRESERVE PAPAL ART TREASURE: VATICAN CITY - The Pontifical School of Mosaics, founded in the 16th Century, is accomplishing marvels in the reproduction of famous paintings, to assure their beauty and artistry for the edification of future generations, long after the original canvas and pigments have rotted away. Skilled artisans are constantly at work, duplicating the old masters with bits of colored glass, and turning out inlaid portraits or scenes of remarkable fidelity and permanency. 30,000 different shades of stone or variegated vitreous composition are kept on hand in the great church atelier and so painstaking is the job that it takes from three to five years to complete a picture 24 by 36 inches in size. 3. WORLD’S CHAMPION CONTEST AT GREATEST OF LIVESTOCK SHOWS: CHICAGO, IL - The finest cattle and draught horses on earth are on display in the Amphitheatre of the Union Stock Yards for judging in the annual International Farm Products Exposition. Lindy, reputed to be the largest equine alive, is a feature of the Fair, along with remarkable beef animals – prize Herefords, Angus-Aberdeens, Shorthorns and others, which are drawing breeders and experts from every part of the United States and Canada. It’s the leading competition of its kind, with exhibits valued at more than $5,000,000. ODD BITS IN TODAY’S NEWS: 4. BUSINESS HALTS FOR DIRT-CHASING: FIESTA/YOKOHAMA, JAPAN - Fall clean-up day in the Flowery Kingdom, officially designated in each community, presents an amazing sight, as furniture, business fixtures and everything not nailed down is moved into the streets all over town, while mops, brooms and dust-rags are wielded by high and low, young and old. 5. OLD SPANISH TORTURE MACHINES UNEARTHED/NEW YORK, NY - An awesome collection of devices used by the Inquisition to force confessions or mete out punishment in Spain and the low countries centuries ago, has been brought to the United States for display by Joseph Lewis, president of the Freethinkers of America. An efficient mouth-opener for taciturn men and a gag-mask for over-talkative women are included among the weird instruments. 6. WORKERS CELEBRATE MONARCHY DOWNFALL/VIENNA, AUSTRIA - 100,000 members of the Social Democratic Party, most of them workmen representing various trade groups, commemorate the passing of the Hapsburg regime by a mighty demonstration, in which they call for pure Socialism in government. For almost 3 hours, in ranks 10 and 12 wide, they move along Ringstrase with their red banners and pass the Town Hall, where Mayor Karl Seitz and their leaders review them. A million people line the sidewalks to cheer. 7. CANAL DAM TORRENT RAGES IN FIRST FULL TEST OF FLOOD GATES: GATUN, PANAMA - Its retaining walls re-enforced by concrete bastions, the hydro-electric station on the Chagres River sturdily resists the force of tumbling water from the great mid-isthmian lake, as 9 spillways are opened simultaneously, relieving the rapidly mounting pressure on the main barrage of the inter-oceanic waterway. Residents of Colon and Cristobal breathe easier as the overflow, impounded perilously close to the danger point, is allowed to race freely to the sea. 8. IRISH FORWARD PASS BOMBARDMENT ROUTS ARMY IN GRID BATTLE: NEW YORK, NY - The Notre Dame football team runs riot on the Yankee Stadium battle-front, overpowering, outplaying and devastating a West Point eleven rated among the best. Upsetting all calculations, the Ramblers amaze a record crowd of 80,000 by the versatility of their playing, uncorking passes, spinners, power-plays and shifts with bewildering rapidity. An aerial, from Koken to Melinkovich, late in the first half, brings about the first score for the green-jersied boys. Another, 45 yards through the air, from Banas to DeVore, runs up another tally, early in the third quarter. A third results from a Cadet fumble behind the goal line a few minutes later. Only lots of luck and desperate playing by the harassed Warriors prevent several more touchdowns by the South Bend juggernaut. Score, 21-0, and what a game! (LOCAL – RICHMOND) HEROES AND HEROINES OF TOYLAND COME TO LIFE IN HOLIDAY. (LOCAL – DAYTON) 20,000 CHILDREN SEE SANTA TAKE CONTROL OF CITY FROM MAYOR FETE.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library