Jews Celebrate the New Year (Universal Newsreel, Sep 1933)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. KIDNAPPERS STAND TRIAL IN GUARDED COURTROOM: OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - Exclusive Pictures of the dramatic scenes in the United States District Court here as Harvey Bailey and Albert Bates, notorious Western desperadoes, are arraigned on charges of abducting Charles F. Urschel, millionaire oil operator, who testifies despite underworld threats warning him to discontinue pressing the case. 2. JEWS CELEBRATE THE NEW YEAR: NEW YORK, NY - With ceremonies that have remained unchanged through fifty centuries, American Jewry observes the start of year 5694. Colorful rites, including the traditional emptying of pockets into the nearest stream of running water, are performed by devout Hebrews throughout the land. 3. FREAK SEA-MOBILE TESTED: TILLAMOOK, OR - An amazing demonstration of a new type sea-going automobile that rides as easily on the water as it does on land. An invention that motor experts promise will hold new thrills for sports enthusiasts. 4. 5,000 VETERANS IN RUSH FOR AUTOMOBILE PLANT JOBS: DETROIT, MI - Unprecedented scenes as thousands of ex-soldiers, many of whom slept on the sidewalks all night to retain their places in line, gather at the offices of the Wayne County Council of the American Legion following Henry Ford’s offer to employ residents of the locality who had seen military service. 5. FLIER SETS GLIDER LOOP MARK: LEROY, NY - Thrilling pictures of Russell Holderman, famous pilot, breaking the world’s record for looping-the-loop in a sailplane, by executing 35 consecutive turns in his motorless craft in seven minutes and forty-five seconds. 6. PRIESTS BLESS LOST CITY: DUNWICH, ENGLAND - Colorful views of a picturesque ceremony, witnessed by hundreds of pilgrims, in which dignitaries of the Roman Catholic Church, bless the sea now washing over the ruins of an ancient town, in which St. Felix the Apostle, once preached to the faithful and sought to convert the unbeliever. 7. RANCHERS HOLD BIG ROUND-UP: CASCADE MOUNTAINS, WA - Exclusive pictures of sheepmen, spurred on by reports of rising prices, corral eighty thousand lambs in a monster drive in preparation for the boom markets. 8. LINDBERGHS SURVEY AIR ROUTE: GREENLAND - The famous flying colonel and his wife are caught in unusual poses while piloting kayaks and visiting this outpost of civilization, where they stopped on their aerial trip to study northern flight conditions for the Pan-American Airways System. 9. PARROT AMAZES SCIENTISTS: CHICAGO, IL - An exclusive sound interview at the World’s Fair with one of the world’s most intelligent birds, which has astonished ornithologists by its mastery of the English language and the modern dialect, and by its aptitude in carrying on a conversation.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library