Throngs Bid Sad Farewell to Rogers and Wiley Post (Universal Newsreel, Aug 1935)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1A. SENATOR NYE DENOUNCES WAR: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Chairman of the Munitions Investigating Committee declares that the American people are opposed to armed conflict, stating in a timely newsreel interview his belief that adequate “neutrality” legislation will keep the country at peace. 1B/C. BRITAIN PREPARES FOR WAR: ALDERSHOT, ENGLAND - Infantry troops engage in spirited maneuvers, training for possible service in Africa as naval reinforcements are rushed to Malta and the Suez Canal. 2. THRONGS BID SAD FAREWELL TO ROGERS AND WILEY POST: UNIVERSAL CITY, CA – Impressive ceremonies attended by multitudes of mourning friends and admirers of the humorist and flier, mark final honors as Will Rogers is laid to rest in Forest Lawn Cemetery at Glendale, CA, while sorrowing neighbors accompany Post on his last journey at Oklahoma City, OK. 3. ROOSEVELT CALLS ON YOUTH TO CHALLENGE “OLD ORDER”: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The President makes a stirring address to the young men and women of the nation, outlining the changes that have occurred in American life since the disappearance of the Frontier and stating that changed conditions require a new approach. 4. ENVOYS SEE TROOPS AT “WAR”: PINE CAMP, NY - Contending forces work out a major tactical problem under the eyes of foreign military observers from France, Germany, Japan and other countries as part of the huge summer concentration. 5. CAPITOL’S DOME BURNISHED: WASHINGTON, D.C. - A crew of daredevil steeplejacks take over the quadrennial job of cleaning and painting the immense dome of the nation’s legislative home, applying two thousand gallons of paint after the grime has been scraped away. 6. ESCAPED MONKEYS RUN RIOT: MASSAPEQUA, NY - Nearly two hundred mischievous simians flee an animal farm, spreading mingled feelings of consternation and terror over a wide area of suburban Long Island as firemen and attendants hunt them down. 7. NAVY HOLDS MONSTER REVIEW: SAN DIEGO, CA - The great battle wagons of the United States fleet return from a cruise in the far Pacific, parading before 50,000 enthusiastic spectators as more than four hundred fighting ’planes maneuver overhead. (LOCAL – OCEAN CITY) ‘QUEEN INFANTA’ CHOSEN AT 29th BABY PAGEANT.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library