President Takes Short Rest (Universal Newsreel, Mar 1937)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. 18 KILLED IN MINE DISASTER: LOGAN, WV - Eighteen miners are blasted to death or buried alive under tons of falling rock as a gas explosion rips the supports from the colliery pit in which they are working. Pitiful orphans wait at the pit-head while the bodies are recovered. 2A/B. PRESIDENT TAKES SHORT REST: WARM SPRINGS, GA - President Roosevelt visits the “Little White House” for a few days’ vacation from the cares of State. The Chief Executive is greeted by a friendly crowd as he arrives in the famous community. / DOC TOWNSEND GETS 30 DAYS: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The leader of the Townsend Plan movement for Old Age Pensions is sentenced to pay a fine of $100 and spend thirty days in jail as the result of a charge of contempt lodged against him by the House of Representatives. 3A/B/C. GALS SHOW MASCULINE STYLES: MIAMI BEACH, FL - A smart designer of men’s clothes insures a good audience for his latest parade of styles for summer wear. He pushes the boys to one side and displays his creations on a group of Lovelies visiting the resort. / GOTHAM HAILS FLOWER SHOW: NEW YORK CITY - Grand Central Palace becomes a riot of delicate color as the Annual Flower Show opens. Intricate exhibits show the homeowner what he can do to beautify his backyard, or get the best out of his garden. / BABY CHICKS GREET EASTER: LANSDALE, PA - Thousands of fluffy little chicks raise a bedlam of “Peeps” from the incubators where they’ve just been hatched. The youngsters will have their part in forthcoming celebrations of the Easter season. 4. COLUMBIA SWEEPS I.C. 4-A.: NEW YORK CITY - Led by brilliant Ben Johnson, colored Captain of the Morningside Heights team, the Lions win their first I.C.A.A.A.A. meet in history, taking the title from Manhattan. The dazzling track meet packs Madison Square Garden. 5. DETROIT TIGERS TUNING UP: LAKELAND, FL - Mickey Cochrane hails the return to health of Hank Greenberg by sending his Detroit Tigers baseball team into a strenuous session of training which he hopes will fit the players for a grim battle for the pennant. 6. 10,000 BOWLERS SHOW WARES: NEW YORK CITY - The American Bowling Conference meets in Gotham for the first time, filling the 212th Regiment Armory with the crash of pins and the cheers of fans. Outstanding bowlers show their mastery of the sport. 7A/B. AMELIA TO HOP AROUND GLOBE: OAKLAND, CA - Amelia Earnhart Putnam, first aviatrix to fly the Atlantic solo, tunes up her plane for the long and grueling circuit of the world. The daring bird-woman plans to take a man along, but only as a sort of aerial “hitch-hiker.” / FLYING DUTCHMAN DOESN’T FLY: OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - (Exclusive) William Goerlitz bravely exhibits a contraption he hopes will enable him to fly like a bird. He tries to take off by running and by having himself pulled on a rope. But the show ends as a one-man track meet. (LOCAL – ST. LOUIS) ST. LOUIS BROWNS: A) REACH SOUTHLAND TO START TRAINING; B) GETTING SET TO GO IN PENNANT RACE; C) NEARING TOP FORM AT TRAINING CAMP. (LOCAL – CANADA) WINTER’S TOUCH COATS NIAGARA WITH ICY GARB.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library