Thousands Hail Navy Plane (Universal Newsreel, Jan 1934)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. THOUSANDS HAIL NAVY PLANE (Pre-released in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland and Seattle): HONOLULU, HI () - Great crowds gather to welcome the six naval flying boats at the end of their non-stop hop from California. 2. MASS RITES FOR MINE VICTIMS: OSSEGG, CZECHOSLOVAKIA - The entire nation goes intro mourning for the victims of a terrific underground blast. 3. COUGHLIN URGES COUNTRY TO BACK PRESIDENT’S GOLD BILL: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The famous radio preacher, after testifying before the House Coinage Committee, explains how a revalued dollar will bring permanent and lasting prosperity to the nation. 4. GIRLS STUDY CHILD NURSING: CHICAGO, IL - Young scouts, working with experts at the Cook County Children’s Hospital, learn the care and feeding of babies. 5. MAN WEARS SIZE 80 OVERALLS: KANSAS CITY, MO - Theodore Olsen, who weighs 488 pounds and is 6 ft. 10½ inches tall, is fitted with working clothes. 6. WOODS STOCKED WITH GAME: BEAR LAKE, CA - Officials release wild bear in the mountains as part of a campaign to re-stock the hills with wild life. 7. SKIERS TRAIN FOR OLYMPICS: PARTENKIRCHEN, GERMANY - Noted athletes speed down hills while practicing for the 1936 international games to be held in Berlin. 8. AUTOS CRASH IN SAFETY TESTS: LINCOLN HIGHWAY, NJ - Under the Supervision of Commissioner Hoffman of the State Department of Motor Vehicles, motor cars collide at high speed to demonstrate the cause of many accidents on traffic arteries. 9. MANY HURT IN CUBAN RIOTS AS HEVIA BECOMES PRESIDENT: HAVANA, CUBA - Wild scenes mark the overthrow of Grau San Martin as head of the Island Republic. Abelardo Domingo, Universal Newsreel cameraman, records graphic pictures of the disorders in which at least four were killed and scores injured. (LOCAL – CHICAGO) JUDGE MELTS GANGSTERS GUNS.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library