U.S. Picks Olympic Track Squad (Universal Newsreel, Jul 1936)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. U.S. PICKS OLYMPIC TRACK SQUAD: NEW YORK CITY - America’s foremost athletes fight for berths on the Olympic team in a thrilling series of events on Randall’s Island. Driving muscles and tip-top form send many records crashing to the delight of an immense crowd of spectators gathered for the finals despite the blistering heat. 2A/B/C/D/E. SCORCHING DROUGHT BRINGS DEATH AND DEVASTATION TO WEST: NEARLY A THOUSAND PERSONS are dead and half a billion dollars in crops burned to blackened, useless husks as prolonged drought and skyrocketing temperatures bake the life from far-flung stretches of farmland. Misery stalks the heels of disaster, with ruined farmers facing starvation. Grasshoppers and cinchbugs attack the blistered remains, shearing away every trace of vegetation in many areas. In NEW YORK CITY and CHICAGO, grown-ups and kids seek out every possible avenue of escape from the oppressive heat, and zoo attendants at WASHINGTON, D.C., do their best to give the fevered animals a little relief. A freak twister plays havoc with summer homes and barns in upstate NEW YORK. OTHER BIG NEWS PICTURES INCLUDE: 3. The Peppy Start of the Bicycle Race around France, from Le Vésinet. / 4. The Tangled Wreck of an Illinois Central Train, Derailed When a Motorist Drove Along the Tracks, at Covington, TN / 5. Colorful Wedding of Mrs. Ruth Bryan Owen and Capt. Boerge Rohde, at Hyde Park, NY / 6. An Enthusiast’s Adaptation of Skis to Jumping in a Swimming Pool, at Washington, D.C. / 7. Remarkable Exploit of a Pilot who Guides his Plane to the Ground, Clipping Long Ribbons held by Assistants, at Bustleton, PA. (LOCAL – CANADA) CANADA CHOOSES STRONG OLYMPIC SWIMMING TEAM.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library