Lumberjacks Pit Their Skill (Universal Newsreel, Apr 1933)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. BRITISH PREMIER FINISHES MISSION: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Impressive pictures of Ramsay MacDonald’s farewell upon the completion of his economic conferences with President Roosevelt. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, Edouard Herriot and Premier Bennett, French and Canadian envoys, join in bidding him Godspeed. 2. LUMBERJACKS PIT THEIR SKILL: SKYTOP, PA - The Third Annual Chopping and Sawing Contest for the Championship of the Pocono Mountains, with men and women vying in strenuous backwoods feats. 3. AUTOISTS TRAPPED BY BLIZZARD: DENVER, CO - Unique views of a late-spring snow storm of unusual severity that blocks all roads on the eastern slopes of the Rockies, marooning hundreds and paralyzing traffic and communications. 4. ONE DEAD, 20 HURT, IN LABOR WAR: NEW YORK, NY - Wild scenes are enacted in crowded city streets as thousands gather to see the police battle with rioters in the office of a fur workers’ union. One man is killed and a score injured by flying bullets and knives during the clash of opposing factions. 5. BLASTS USED IN GIANT CARVINGS: RUSHMORE, SD - Remarkable views of a mammoth figure of George Washington being carved by dynamite in the face of a towering granite cliff in the Black Hills to create one of the world’s largest memorials. 6. FIREMEN SHOW GYMNASTIC SKILL: PARIS, FRANCE - Displaying remarkable agility, firemen perform striking acrobatic drills before thousands gathered in front of City Hall. 7. BABY FOXES ADOPTED BY CAT: WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, OH - Unusual views of a litter of wild fox pups being raised by an Angora cat, a “freak” of nature hitherto unheard of. 8. ANGLER LANDS RECORD STURGEON: MONTREAL, QUE., CANADA - A huge fish measuring 6 feet 8 inches in length, one of the largest ever caught in the St. Lawrence River, is landed after a terrific four hour battle by Arthur Lepensèe, who weighs almost fifteen pounds less than his 173 pound catch. 9. ‘BIG SWORDS’ FLASH FOR TOURISTS: HSIFENKOW, CHINA - Extraordinary scenes of around-the-world-travelers visiting the Great Wall regardless of the armed conflict now centering there, and of the famous sword equipped Chinese troops in a rehearsal of their recent successful counterattack against Nipponese invaders.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library