President’s Mother Feted (Universal Newsreel, Sep 1934)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. U.S. BOAT TRIUMPHS AGAIN TO RETAIN FAMOUS ‘OLD MUG’: NEWPORT, RI - Science and skill defeat the English challenger as Rainbow crosses the finish line ahead of Endeavour for the fourth time. Beautiful sailing in a dramatic contest keeps the trophy in the United States for the 84th year. 2. MILL HANDS RETURN TO WORK: GREENVILLE, SC - Looms “whirr” again as thousands of strikers resume their jobs following their chief’s acceptance of terms proposed by the Roosevelt Textile Inquiry Board. Exultant workers parade joyously back, claiming a victory. 3. PRESIDENT’S MOTHER FETED: HYDE PARK, NY - Celebrating her eightieth birthday, Mrs. Sarah Delano Roosevelt, in an interesting newsreel interview, expresses her approval of her son’s plan for the renovation of the nation’s homes. 4. SCRIP BONFIRE HAILS BOOM: MADISON, WI - $10,000,000 in depression “money” go up in smoke at the municipal heating-plant. State officials find that recovery has made the paper useless. 5. PAINT CHARMS CHILD’S ILLS: OSAKA, JAPAN - Bright vermilion is applied to the tops of children’s heads to ward off disease. Elaborate ceremonies mark the application of the treatment by a Japanese medicine man and his feminine assistant. 6. TAIL-LESS PLANE TESTED: COATESVILLE, PA - A queer craft, invented by Dr. George A. Spratt, dispenses with its tail but keeps its balance in the air with the aid of an unusual movable wing. 7. EAST REGAINS POLO CROWN: WESTBURY, NY - Thunderous riding coupled with skillful play brings the intersectional title back to the Atlantic as the Eastern four conquers the West, 14-13, in a spectacular match closing the series. 8. LINDBERGH ARRIVES TO AID POLICE IN KIDNAP MYSTERY: NEW YORK, NY - Startling events in rapid order bring the Hauptmann case nearer to its climax. — The Flying Colonel dashes across the continent to testify. – Heavy police guards protect the aviator from thousands of curious persons. — Damaging evidence continues to grow. — The police unearth additional hundreds of dollars in ransom notes and a loaded automatic pistol in the suspect’s garage. — Searching the Hauptmann home, detectives find incriminating notes referring to Dr. Condon. — The serial numbers of $500 in ransom notes come to light in a closet of the Hauptmann baby’s room. — The prisoner’s wife tenderly cares for her child. — The Grand Jury receives the damaging facts. — Bruno Richard Hauptmann is indicted.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library