Midnight Hurricane Unroofs 30 Homes, Devastates Town (Universal Newsreel, Dec 1932)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. AMY JOHNSON LANDS NEW FLYING HONORS BY HOP FROM AFRICA: ROYDON, ENGLAND - Britain’s first Lady of the Air completes her record-breaking Cape Town to London flight and gets a royal welcome as her plane, the Desert Cloud, again touches English soil. 2. MIDNIGHT HURRICANE UNROOFS 30 HOMES, DEVASTATES TOWN: ENGLAND, AR - A Christmas Eve tornado makes a mockery of Yuletide cheer, but does not stop determined youngsters from hanging their stockings on shattered chimneys amid the wreckage. 3. WHOLE NATION JOINS ANNUAL CELEBRATION IN ORPHANS’ BEHALF: HAVANA, CUBA - Amazing system evolved to assure fairness in the distribution of premiums and yearly Christmas bonuses in country-wide game of chance for benefit of fatherless and motherless youngsters. 4. HAZARDS OF WINTER FAIL TO HALT WORK BY SEA TRAFFIC COPS: LITTLE DIAMOND ISLAND, ME - High winds and icy waves hamper work of lighthouse and channel marking crews off the New England coast. Badly needed, buoys are anchored at risk of life and limb. 5. SCIENCE GAINS IN WAR ON DREAD PARALYSIS SCOURGE OF CHILDREN: BOSTON, MA- Novel flotation method of treating feared child’s disease produces marvelous results. It’s a big lark for the youngsters too. 6. CONVICT GRID SQUAD BATTLES INVADERS TO 0-0 TIE IN FINAL GAME: JOLIET, IL - Mid-winter foot-ball in the Mid-west comes to a climax as the Statesville prison eleven, a slippery bunch at best, skids and slides on a quagmire field against a village team from Cabery, IL. 7. RANGE CATTLE PERISH IN HUGE SNOWDRIFTS AS BLIZZARD RAGES: PITCHFORK, WY - The severest winter in years take a huge toll from storm-bound herds. Cowboys brave Nature at her worst to rescue starving orphans. 8. NEW STARTING GATE ADDS RACING THRILLS AT WINTER MEETING: AGUA CALIENTE, MEXICO - Portable barrier proves highly successful at opening of track season in Lower California. Close finishes feature the blood-tingling Jockey Club events. (LOCAL – NEW YORK) 20,000 QUEENS FACE.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library