Ice Floes Menace Towns (Universal Newsreel, Jan 1934)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. FIRST SOVIET AMBASSADOR HERE: NEW YORK, NY - Accompanied by William C. Bullitt, U.S. envoy to Russia, the new representative from the U.S.S.R. reaches Gotham on his way to Washington to present his credentials to President Roosevelt. 2. REVOLTING ANARCHISTS BLOWUP EXPRESS TRAIN: VALENCIA, SPAIN - Thirty are killed and hundreds injured when revolutionaries bomb a bridge between the Puzol and El Puig stations, sending the Valencia-Seville flyer tumbling into a cut. 3. COLUMBIA TEAM WELCOMED: NEW YORK, NY - Headed by Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia and Nicholas Murray Butler, President of the University, crowds of students and alumni, hail the Lion football squad on its return from Pasadena where it defeated Stanford in the New Year’s Day Rose Bowl Classic. 4. ICE FLOES MENACE TOWNS: TRENTON, NJ - Ice-jams along the Delaware River threaten bridges and imperil thousands in cities and settlements along its banks with floods and backwaters. 5. MANY HOMELESS AS FREAK TORNADO SWEEPS THRU CITY: PENSACOLA, FL - Fourteen are hurt, one fatally, when a sudden twister, following an erratic course, wreaks havoc in the northern section of this town, damaging many homes and business structures. 6. BOULDER DAM TAKES SHAPE: BLACK CANYON, NV - (Exclusive Pictures) Construction on the great man-made barrage and electric generating plant progresses to a point 185 feet above the Colorado River as engineers pour tons of concrete into the 230 columns forming the structure. 7. CHILDREN SHOW 1934 FASHIONS: CORAL GABLES, FL - Youngsters at an exclusive beach resort exhibit the latest trends in sports and formal clothes in a juvenile style parade. 8. GIANT OIL GUSHER EXPLODES: OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - One man is killed in a terrific blast that sets a huge well ablaze on the Russell Petroleum Company’s field here. Firemen fight frantically to control the flames which endanger the entire city. 9. REVELERS DO ODD PENANCE: DENVER, CO - Merrymakers convicted of drinking to the point of “saturation” are given their choice by Magistrate Alvin H. Pickens of taking a large dose of castor oil or paying a ten dollar fine. 10. DRY CONVENTION CONVENES: WASHINGTON, D.C. - With Dr. F. Scott McBride, General Superintendent, presiding, the Anti-Saloon League meets to discuss methods of increasing the number of spots in the U.S. that have exercised local option and prohibited the sale and transportation of alcoholic beverages. (LOCAL – NEW JERSEY) ALBARABAS WELCOMED AFTER VICTORY ROSE BOWL. (LOCAL – CANADA) - No info.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library