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Universal Newsreels, Release 401, October 28, 1935
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Universal Newsreels, Release 401, October 28, 1935

in Universal Newsreels, Release 401 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1935, originally published 1935), 11 mins
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about the Italian invasion of Ethiopia.
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Universal Newsreels, Release 401, October 28, 1935

in Universal Newsreels, Release 401 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1935, originally published 1935), 11 mins
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This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about the Italian invasion of Ethiopia. UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VII Number 401 ETHIOPS BUILD BOMB-PROOFS AS FOREIGNERS FLEE CAPITAL ADDIS ABABA.--The last Italian Consul leaves the country, passing through the city after a fourteen-day trek with his family through the wilderness from the interior. Local Customs officials hold up the refugees for twelve hours before escor... This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about the Italian invasion of Ethiopia. UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VII Number 401 ETHIOPS BUILD BOMB-PROOFS AS FOREIGNERS FLEE CAPITAL ADDIS ABABA.--The last Italian Consul leaves the country, passing through the city after a fourteen-day trek with his family through the wilderness from the interior. Local Customs officials hold up the refugees for twelve hours before escorting them to the Legation. Troops are rushed to the front in the train used by escaping whites as engineers construct a huge bomb-proof shelter in a hill overlooking the community. ARMY FIGHTS FOUR-DAY FIRE MALIBU HILLS, CALIF.--A $10,000,000 brush and forest blaze, one of the most disastrous in the history of Southern California, sweeps over a 100-mile area, whipped by a high wind which balks the efforts of thousands, endangering the costly homes of the motion-picture colony. TRI-PHIBIAN PLANE EXPLODES WASHINGTON, D. C.--A strange new craft designed to travel on land and water and in the air takes fire during an official test, inflicting second-degree burns on the pilot inventor. Police yank the intrepid airman from his blazing machine in the nick of time. UNBEATEN GRID RANKS BREAK AS SEASON APPROACHES PEAK NEW HAVEN, CONN.--In a delirious battle with the Bulldog before a throng of 47,000, the Army Mule rides rough-shod over a plucky Yale eleven, winning 14 to 8.-- BALTIMORE, MD.--Unleasing a terrific aerial attack, Notre Dame conquers Navy, 14 to 0, as 63,000 spectators cheer wildly. -- MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. -- Stamina and fighting fury count for Minnesota in the second half, resulting in a 21 to 13 victory over Northwestern in the Gophers' Big Ten opener. F.D.R BACK PRIVATE CHARITY WASHINGTON, D. C.--The President pleads for greater support of private charitable organizations, asking each of his hearers to be "A Good Neighbor" and aid in the 1935 Mobilization for Human Needs in order to remove some of the relief burden from the Government. CHIMP CHAMP ON GOLF LINKS LOS ANGELES, CALIF.--After a snack of pop and pretzels, a sporty simian tries a round of golf. His driving passes, but he's a demon in a sand-trap, putting a strain on his mathematics when it comes to counting up the score. CALIFORNIA DEFEATS U. S. C. (Pre-Released: Los Angeles & San Francisco) BERKELEY, CALIF.--The Golden Bears triumph over the Trojans, 21 to 7, combining aerials and savage rushing to defeat their rivals before a throng of 40,000. "THE TALK OF THE WORLD" Show more Show less
Date Written / Recorded
1935
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1935-10-28, 1935
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945
Person Discussed
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945
Topic / Theme
Government aid, Government policy, Italian Invasion of Ethiopia, 1935-1941, New Deal, 1933-1938, War and Violence, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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