Bill Bonthron Sets World’s Record at Nat’l A.A.U. Games (Universal Newsreel, Jul 1934)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. SOCIETY SEES ASTOR NUPTIALS: NEWPORT, RI - Members of the four hundred-plus large crowds of the curious and uninvited gather at Trinity Church for the wedding of John Jacob Astor, 3rd, and Ellen Tuck French. 2. BILL BONTHRON SETS WORLD’S RECORD AT NAT’L A.A.U. GAMES: MILWAUKEE, WI - Princeton University’s middle distance star beats his arch rival Glenn Cunningham of Kansas by two feet in a spectacular 1500-meter run, breaking the universal mark for the event—3:49.2—by four-tenths of a second. 3. STRIKE TIES UP COAST SHIPPING: SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Despite the efforts of a Presidential Committee, all coast-wise and many trans-Pacific ships lie idle at their berths, as thousands of longshoremen remain away from work to force recognition of union demands. 4. MARBLE EXPERTS IN TOURNEY: OCEAN CITY, NJ - “Knucks-down” stars from all parts of the country compete for the national championship, won by Cliff Seaver, 13 years old, of Springfield, MA. 5. ELEVEN KILLED IN EXPLOSION: OLYMPIA, WA - A terrific blast on the grounds of the H.J. Denn Powder Company sends buildings hurtling hundreds of feet into the air and injures seventeen, eleven fatally. 6. “CORPSE” SAVED FROM GRAVE: SPRINGFIELD, PA - Robert (Slim) Jones, who earns a living by having himself buried alive, is rescued from his coffin in the nick of time, when water, seeping into his “tomb” almost drowns him. 7. GLIDER ALTITUDE MARK SET: ELMIRA, NY - Richard C. DuPont, piloting a sailplane, attains a height of approximately 6,500 feet to smash the American record for motorless aircraft. 8. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT SAILS ON 10,000 MILE VACATION TRIP: ANNAPOLIS, MD - Accompanied by his two sons, Franklin, Jr., and John, the Chief Executive boards the U.S.S. Houston for a long cruise that will take him to the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Colombia, through the Panama Canal and to Hawaii. (LOCAL – CHICAGO) DEDICATE HUGE NEW CITY ZOO. (LOCAL – MILWAUKEE) STREET CAR STRIKERS RIOT. (LOCAL – NEW YORK) THOUSANDS CHEER AS 2,000 BOY SCOUTS MEET IN JAMBOREE.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library