Largest Family Visits Fair (Universal Newsreel, Aug 1934)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. SLAIN PREMIER LAID TO REST AS NATION BOWS IN MOURNING: VIENNA, AUSTRIA - Grief-stricken crowds follow the impressive cortege of Europe’s famous “Little Chancellor,” victim of rebellious Nazis who broke into the Chancellery by force and shot him down, precipitating the greatest international crisis in twenty years. 2. FREAK STORM WREAKS HAVOC: BRIDGETON, NJ - A cloudburst, flashing across the southern part of the State, rips out bridges, cutting towns in half and endangering the lives of thousands. Damage estimated at half a million dollars. 3. NAVY WINS BALLOON RACE: BIRMINGHAM, AL - Undaunted by the gloom of night, pilots take off from Legion Field in a national elimination flight to determine the United States entry in the James Gordon Bennett races at Warsaw, Poland, next month. 4. WHITE HOUSE REFURBISHED: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Gangs of workmen rip off the roof of the Executive offices, remodeling part of the historic structure to accommodate the increased staffs required by the New Deal. 5. NOTED WOMAN FLIER KILLED: DAYTON, OH - Mrs. Frances Marsalis, co-holder of the women’s endurance air record, crashes to her death during the Women’s National Air Races when her plane escapes control rounding the last pylon in the final event of a series of exciting contests. 6. “WAR” GRIPS METROPOLIS: NEW ORLEANS, LA - The colorful Senator Huey Long pours militiamen and machine-guns into the city offices and streets as he locks horns with Mayor T. Semmes Walmsley, backed by hundreds of armed police, in a struggle for the political mastery of the city. 7. GLIDER TRAIN CARRIES MAIL: FLOYD BENNETT FIELD, NY - Towed by a huge monoplane, three motorless aircraft leave for Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington in a novel test of their practicability as mail-carriers which ends when the last glider comes to earth at a stone’s throw from the White House. 8. LARGEST FAMILY VISITS FAIR: CHICAGO, IL - A Century of Progress Exposition plays host to Signor and Signora Mike Latorra and their nineteen children who claim to be the biggest family in the United States. 9. SPEEDBOATS IN CLASSIC RACE: LAKE GEORGE, NY - Dashing away from a select field, George Reis’ thirteen-year-old hydroplane, El Lagarto, takes motor boating's historic Gold Cup for the third successive year. 10. CROWDS ACCLAIM ROOSEVELT ON RETURN FROM SEA TRIP: PORTLAND, OR - Cheering thousands line the streets when the President, met by Mrs. Roosevelt, sets foot on the mainland, ending his long cruise to the Hawaiian Islands and begins a tour of nationally-owned power dams which he hopes will provide cheap electricity for millions of homes in the Pacific Northwest. (LOCAL – CHARLOTTE) SOUTHERN BELLES TURN PIRATE.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library