Six Dead, Damage High as Storms Sweep Northwest (Universal Newsreel, Dec 1933)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. SIX DEAD, DAMAGE HIGH AS STORMS SWEEP NORTHWEST: PORTLAND, OR - Several are killed, thousands of acres are flooded, highways blocked and great damage is caused by heavy rain and wind storms which injure hundreds in Northern-Pacific states. 2. TWO ENDURANCE FLIERS LAND: MIAMI, FL - Imperiled by high winds, which prevented them from making contact with their refueling plane, Frances Harrell and Viola Gentry are forced down after remaining aloft for 28 hours. 3. 2 DIE AS FLIER JUMPS TRACKS: CHILLICOTHE, OH - Rounding a sharp “S” curve at Mount Logan, the crack Chesapeake and Ohio express “The Sportsman” leaves the rails, killing the engineer and a “blind baggage” rider and injuring five others. 4. ROLLER SKATERS START SOUTH: NEW YORK, NY - (Exclusive Pictures) Leaving City Hall, Jack Loreen and Budd Donnelly begin a long journey to Miami, FL. With good winds and steep downgrades the men hope to average 100 miles a day and reach their destination by Christmas. 5. PROSPECTOR FINDS GOLD MINE: GUANAJUATO, MEXICO - (Exclusive Pictures) A fabulously rich vein of almost legendary reputation, is discovered by Norman Kurtz, an Englishman. 6. 4 HURT AS BRIDGE COLLAPSES: RANKIN, PA - Two work cars of the Pittsburgh Street Railway and a motor truck are dropped forty feet to the tracks of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad by a sudden cave-in. 7. MAN, 108, TAKES DAILY HIKES: SABINA, OH - “Gran’pa Davis,” one of the oldest men in America, shows his prowess by hunting without assistance. 8. PRIESTS CLIP STAG’S ANTLERS: NARA, JAPAN - In an odd ceremony near Kasuga Shrine, the horns of the animals that roam the public park are sawed-off to prevent them from becoming dangerous. 9. EXPERTS IN COCKTAIL CONTEST: LOS ANGELES, CA - (Exclusive Pictures) Noted liquor mixers, competing to determine the world’s best drink, serve exotic concoctions to the judges who select the “Giraffe’s Neck” for the honor. 10. RIOT MARKS ANCIENT RITES: TANTA, EGYPT - (Exclusive Pictures) Huge crowds clash with police when they rush to see the historic Mouled festival procession, in which the High Priest and other dignitaries of the Moslem Church take part. 11. SPILLS THRILL CROWDS AT CHAMPIONSHIP AUTO RACE: LOS ANGELES, CA - Tearing around the track at terrific speed, noted drivers narrowly avert death when their cars skid and crash in a spectacular contest for the Pacific Coast Speedway title. (Pre-LOCAL – CHICAGO) REHEARSE BIG CHARITY SHOW. (Pre-LOCAL – LOS ANGELES AND SEATTLE) USC BEATS WASHINGTON, 13-7.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library