Highlights in the News of 1934 Editor’s Note (Universal Newsreel, Dec 1934)

Description

The original release sheet reads: HIGHLIGHTS IN THE NEWS OF 1934 EDITOR’S NOTE: Universal Newsreel marks the end of the year with a vivid pictorial resume of the outstanding news events history during the last twelve months. 1. KING ALEXANDER MURDERED - The Balkan ruler and French Foreign minister Barthou are shot down in the streets of Marseilles. 2. LINDBERGH SUSPECT NABBED - A trail of marked ransom bills leads to the arrest of Bruno Hauptmann in connection with the notorious kidnapping. 3. FRENCH REPUBLIC MENACED - Mobs riot in Paris against the political corruption disclosed by the Stavisky scandal. 4. JUSTICE OVERTAKES DILLINGER - Federal agents pump the Mid-Western desperado full of mortal lead after a long and bloody pursuit. 5. U.S. RE-CAPTURES AIRMAIL - The Government removes the transportation of postal matter from the hands of private companies. 6. QUAKE ROCKS INDIA - A terrific seismic disturbance kills 9,000 and leaves millions homeless. 7. REVOLTS SHAKE CUBA - Student clashes with the military take toll of human life and threaten the government’s program. 8. CAVALCADE WINS DERBY - Mrs. Isabel Dodge Sloane’s entry dashes to victory in the 60th running of the Kentucky classic. 9. AUSTRIAN PREMIER ASSASSINATED - Engelbert Dollfuss is slain by Nazis in a futile attempt to overthrow his government. 10. FLAMES GUT MORRO CASTLE - The big pleasure craft is swept by fire a few miles off the New Jersey coast, with an appalling loss of life. 11. REICH PRESIDENT DIES - Paul von Hindenburg, Germany’s last link with the old order, passes away as his country mourns. 12. DROUGHT ATTACKS MID-WEST - An unprecedented dry spell piles mounds of dust over the fields, wiping out crops and destroying cattle. 13. UTILITIES MAGNATE FLEES - Samuel Insull, Sr., seeks refuge abroad but is brought back to face charges resulting from his firm’s collapse. 14. FIRE SWEEPS STOCKYARDS - Tremendous property damage results from a blaze which engulfs the major portion of Chicago’s cattle mart. 15. BAMBINO’S REIGN ENDS - A testimonial is presented to Babe Ruth as he plays the last game of his last season in baseball. 16. FLIERS DASH TO ANTIPODES - The British airmen, Scott and Black, lead a brilliant field in a race from England to Australia. 17. STRIKES SWEEP COUNTRY - Unrest and violence dot the United States as a result of disputes over the meaning of new labor rules. 18. CAMERA THRILLS OF 1934 - Automobile and air races startle huge throngs with speed, crack-ups and amazing escapes from death.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library