Towns Threatened as 4,000 Men Fight Roaring Brush Fire (Universal Newsreel, Nov 1933)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. TOWNS THREATENED AS 4,000 MEN FIGHT ROARING BRUSH FIRE: LA CANADA, CA - Graphic scenes as flames sweep through the wooded foothills endangering whole communities and destroying millions of dollars of timber despite the efforts of hastily organized groups of volunteers to check its progress. 2. PATRIARCH, 74, TAKES BRIDE, 70: NEW YORK, NY -Exclusive pictures at the old folks’ home conducted by the Daughters of Jacob as Samuel Fishon, a retired paper-box maker, marries Eva Salkowity in a colorful ceremony. (New York City Only) 3. JIM LONDOS PINS MC MILLEN: CHICAGO, IL - Exclusive pictures of the bout of the bone-crushers in which the former world’s champion battles his opponent in a wild match that keeps the spectators in a frenzy of excitement. 4. LITVINOFF AND FARLEY SAIL: NEW YORK, NY - Views aboard the Italian Liner Conte Di Savoia as the Soviet Commissar of Foreign Affairs and the Postmaster General bid goodbye to their respective friends and admirers before leaving for Europe. 5. CHINESE HOLD STATE LOTTERY: SHANGHAI, CHINA - Exclusive pictures of the drawing in the great government conducted-gamble, held to raise funds for the promotion of aviation and the construction of new roads, in which a group in Peking won the first prize of approximately $250,000. 6. FREIGHTER RAMMED IN HARBOR: STATEN ISLAND, NY - Striking views of the Ohioan of the Hawaiian-American Line which was in collision with the S.S. Liberty of the Cosmopolitan Line in New York Bay and was beached to keep from sinking as water poured through a hole in its side. 7. HUMAN FLY TRAP DISCOVERED: UNIVERSAL CITY, CA - Exclusive scenes in the world’s largest movie studio as Ed Keyes, holder of the oddest job on earth, shampoos his head with molasses and walks about the picture sets to lure the insects from in front of the camera lenses. 8. SIX DAY BIKE RACE STARTS: NEW YORK, NY - Unusual views at Madison Square Garden as fifteen teams, representing seven countries, get away from the first night’s sprinting around the big pine saucer in the fifty-fifth international grind to be held in Gotham. 9. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT RESTS: WARM SPRINGS, GA - Striking views of the Chief Executive driving his automobile near the little White House between conferences with Hugh S. Johnson, Administrator of the NRA; William Bullitt, Ambassador to Russia and John J. Raskob, former Chairman of the Democratic National Committee. 10. “ROOSEVELT OR RUIN” SAYS FATHER COUGHLIN: NEW YORK, NY - In a dramatic speech, the famous radio preacher gives his whole-hearted endorsement of the Administration’s monetary policies and urges the nation to support its Chief Executive in his attempt to “drive the money changers from the temple.” 11. ARMY DEFEATS NAVY, 12-7: PHILADELPHIA, PA - Exciting views of the thirty-fourth contest between the service teams, in which the valiant Middies go down to defeat with colors flying in a thrilling battle before a record crowd of 79,000 cheering fans. (LOCAL – LOUISIANA) THOUSANDS HAIL XMAS AS TOYLAND PARADE USHERS IN HOLIDAY. **MEN’S CLUB CARES FOR BABY: PITTSBURGH, PA - Exclusive pictures of Catherine Variety Sheridan, celebrating her fifth birthday with twelve of her 100 adopter “fathers,” all theatre mangers, who organized the Variety Club five years ago to care for her when she was abandoned in a motion picture theatre. (Pittsburgh and Cincinnati Only)

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library