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Universal Newsreels, Release 97, December 1, 1930
in Universal Newsreels, Release 97 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1930, originally published 1930), 7 mins
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about government policies, national government and political dissidents.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 97 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1930, originally published 1930), 7 mins
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This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about government policies, national government and political dissidents.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL VOLUME II NUMBER 97
NEW CONGRESS OPENS; FAVORS JOBLESS AID; RED RIOTERS QUELLED
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WASHINGTON, D. C. -- With unemployment, prohibition, farm relief and tax problems as major problems, short session of Seventy-First national legislature is one of most vital in generations. Democr...
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about government policies, national government and political dissidents.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL VOLUME II NUMBER 97
NEW CONGRESS OPENS; FAVORS JOBLESS AID; RED RIOTERS QUELLED
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WASHINGTON, D. C. -- With unemployment, prohibition, farm relief and tax problems as major problems, short session of Seventy-First national legislature is one of most vital in generations. Democrats pledge help to Hoover as malcontents engage police in battle at Capitol.
PRIZE SPRINTS STIR JADED APPETITES OF 6-DAY BIKE RACE FANS
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NEW YORK, N. Y. -- Dizzy season opens with fifteen teams of human squirrels whirling round-and-round Madison Square Garden cage, going nowhere but determined to get there in a week of fast travel. Sometimes they spill and fracture wheels and funny bones, but spinning goes on.
LEVIATHAN RECEIVES WINTER OVERHAULING; GIVES WORK TO 500
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BOSTON, Mass. -- Giant of the seas and queen of America's merchant fleet, sails majestically into Navy drydock and is immediately taken in hand by throng of mechanics. Repairs include straightening dents in one of the propellers, which is 16 feet long and weighs 19,000 pounds.
NEWS PARAGRAPHS
NEW YORK, N. Y. -- Sinclair Lewis sails! -- Famed author en route to receive Nobel Prize awarded for outstanding literary achievements.
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NEW YORK, N. Y. -- Artists create Holiday beasts! -- Show unique animals intended for store displays.
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BERLIN, Germany -- Labor strike ends! -- 140,000 workers joyously resume interrupted tasks.
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BERLIN, Germany -- Monk musicians make merry! -- But discord threatens disruption of Jungle Jazz Jugglers.
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"SWEEP ALL" WINS LAST BIG FEATURE OF 1930 RACING SEASON
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BOWIE, Md. -- Sonny Workman, midget master horseman, captures Endurance Handicap, worth $10,000, with Dixiana Stable's flashy two-year-old, while his running mate, Admiral Cary Grayson's Happy Scot, is second, less than a length behind. Victor expected to be championship contender next season.
GALES AND FLOODS CAUSE HEAVY DAMAGE AS RIVERS OVERFLOW
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COBLENZ, Germany -- First pictures of terrific torrents that swept through southern part of Reich, carrying ruin to homes and death to livestock, give a vivid impression of what has happened in many parts of Europe as result of ceaseless rains and windstorms.
THOUSANDS GASP AT PERILOUS AUTO SKID IN FURIOUS CONTEST
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LOS ANGELES, Cal. -- Horrified thousands lifted to their toes as one of the speed demons, rounding turn at hair-raising pace, throws a wheel and rolls to disaster even as runaway part shoots along track for hundreds of feet. Struggle won by Ernie Triplett after veteran Ralph De Palma puts up game fight.
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Date Written / Recorded
1930
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1930-12-01, 1930
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Topic / Theme
Government policy, National government, Political dissidents, Great Depression, 1929-1941, Prohibition, U.S., 1919-1933, Trade and Commerce, War and Violence, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 317, January 7, 1935
in Universal Newsreels, Release 317 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1935, originally published 1935), 10 mins
This newsreel features government policies and unemployment.
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This newsreel features government policies and unemployment.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VII Number 317
ROOSEVELT SEES NEW FAITH AS 74th CONGRESS CONVENES
WASHINGTON, D. C.--The President reads his annual message in person before an enthusiastic joint session of the National Legislature. He states that confidence is being restored by improved economic conditions and outlines his plans for the future.
FIVE SLAIN IN CHURCH RIOT
CO...
This newsreel features government policies and unemployment.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VII Number 317
ROOSEVELT SEES NEW FAITH AS 74th CONGRESS CONVENES
WASHINGTON, D. C.--The President reads his annual message in person before an enthusiastic joint session of the National Legislature. He states that confidence is being restored by improved economic conditions and outlines his plans for the future.
FIVE SLAIN IN CHURCH RIOT
COYOACAN, MEXICO.--Sorrowing relatives and friends form the funeral cortege for victims of a clash between worshippers and hot-headed members of the irregular "Red Shirts" at the door of a cathedral.
FANTASTIC PARADE REVIVED
PHILADELPHIA, PA.--Gay and gorgeous costumes worth upwards of $100,000, mark the colorful Mummer's procession held after a two year lapse, caused by depressed business conditions.
REALTOR PASSES OUT MONEY
TARPON SPRINGS, FLA.--Thousands of dollars in currency of varying denominations are distributed to all comers by a real estate man who permits "second helpings" in a queer philanthropic gesture.
HAUPTMANN TRIAL PRODUCES BATTLE BETWEEN ATTORNEYS
FLEMINGTON, N. J.--Prosecutor and defense counsel cross swords in spirited combat as the man charged with the murder and kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby faces the jury. Milling crowds of curious persons jam the little town seeking admission to the court.
BROKEN MAIN FLOODS HARLEM
NEW YORK, N. Y.--City streets become raging torrents as thousands of gallons of icy water race down-hill, wrecking automobiles and marooning the residents of a densely populated district.
80,000 RECEIVE FREE STEW
VIENNA,AUSTRIA.--Long lines of poor people visit Government kitchens for daily rations of goulash, served steaming hot as part of a large scale relief program.
GENERAL PERSHING HONORED
WASHINGTON, D. C.--The war-time leader of the A.E.F. is made "honorary Commander-in-chief" for life of the Military Order of the World War, in ceremonies attended by national officers of the organization.
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Date Written / Recorded
1935
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1935-01-07, 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 policy, National government, Unemployment, New Deal, 1933-1938, Charles Lindbergh, Jr., Kidnapped and Killed, East Amwell, NJ, March 1-May 12, 1932, Political and Social Movements, War and Violence, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 320, January 16, 1935
in Universal Newsreels, Release 320 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1935, originally published 1935), 9 mins
This newsreel features the monetary policy of the US.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 320 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1935, originally published 1935), 9 mins
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This newsreel features the monetary policy of the US.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VII Number 320
DOOLITTLE HOPS CONTINENT IN RECORD TIME FOR FLIGHT
NEWARK, N. J.--Major "Jimmie" Doolittle spans the United States from Glendale, Calif., in a big transport 'plane in twelve hours. The speed flier is accompanied by his wife on his remarkable journey.
COUGHLIN WARNS ON MONEY
WASHINGTON, D. C.--The famous "radio priest" states that act...
This newsreel features the monetary policy of the US.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VII Number 320
DOOLITTLE HOPS CONTINENT IN RECORD TIME FOR FLIGHT
NEWARK, N. J.--Major "Jimmie" Doolittle spans the United States from Glendale, Calif., in a big transport 'plane in twelve hours. The speed flier is accompanied by his wife on his remarkable journey.
COUGHLIN WARNS ON MONEY
WASHINGTON, D. C.--The famous "radio priest" states that active Government control of the national currency is vital to continued recovery and the elimination of financial ills.
INVADERS WIN PIE CONTEST
NEW YORK, N. Y.--East Side boys lose a fast pastry-eating race with all holds barred to a determined group of visitors from the other side of town.
VINTAGE CARS TEST TRAFFIC
PHILADELPHIA, PA.--Automobiles of ancient model brave 1935 conditions in a "dash" through the city streets. Police and modern drivers surrender when the rattle-traps stall.
BEAUTIES BASK IN SUNSHINE
MIAMI BEACH, FLA.--Lovely girls on sun-warmed sands disport themselves with glee, reminding ice-bound Northerners that's where they ought to be.
RELATIVES OF FISCH ARRIVE TO "CLEAR" DEAD MAN'S NAME
FLEMINGTON, N. J.--Kin of the man Hauptmann claims left the Lindbergh ransom-money with him reach the United States from Germany.--Jury "widowers" struggle to keep the home fires burning as their wives hear testimony.
PACT HOLDS HOPE FOR PEACE
ROME, ITALY.--Mussolini signs significant agreements with France, through Foreign Minister Pierre Laval, which promise to improve the international situation in Europe and Africa.
GUARDSMEN ARREST STRIKERS
ROSSVILLE, GA.--Clashes between troops and workers follow a walk-out at a hosiery mill. Faces are made and bricks tossed across the State line from Tennessee.
YOUTH ENJOYS COAST FLOODS
LONG BEACH, CALIF.--Oars splash over Main Street as a seasonal downpour puts the region under several feet of water. Boys and girls take to boats or pump along on bicycles.
GIANT SKI-RUN INAUGURATED
MARIAZELL, AUSTRIA.--Champions gather for thrills and spills on a new course built among big trees on the steep slopes of a picturesque winter sports district.
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Date Written / Recorded
1935
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1935-01-16, 1935
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Topic / Theme
Monetary policy, Great Depression, 1929-1941, Charles Lindbergh, Jr., Kidnapped and Killed, East Amwell, NJ, March 1-May 12, 1932, Trade and Commerce, War and Violence, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 329, February 18, 1935
in Universal Newsreels, Release 329 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1935, originally published 1935), 9 mins
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about gold and monetary policy.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 329 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1935, originally published 1935), 9 mins
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This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about gold and monetary policy.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VII Number 329
SUPREME COURT BACKS F.D.R. BY VOIDING CLAUSE ON GOLD
WASHINGTON, D. C.--The highest Tribunal declares New Deal financial measures constitutional, upholding the right of Congress to regulate the currency and strengthening the President's position.
FETE "REMEMBERS THE MAINE"
HAVANA, CUBA.--Stirring c...
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about gold and monetary policy.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VII Number 329
SUPREME COURT BACKS F.D.R. BY VOIDING CLAUSE ON GOLD
WASHINGTON, D. C.--The highest Tribunal declares New Deal financial measures constitutional, upholding the right of Congress to regulate the currency and strengthening the President's position.
FETE "REMEMBERS THE MAINE"
HAVANA, CUBA.--Stirring ceremonies draw hundreds of Cubans and Americans to services commemorating the thirty-seventh anniversary of the sinking of the Battleship Maine.
IRISH PRIMATE VISITS U. S.
NEW YORK CITY.--Cardinal MacRory, head of the Church in Ireland, passes through the metropolis on his way to Rome where he will report on the Eucharistic Congress in Australia.
FRENCH AND BRITONS AGREE
LONDON, ENGLAND.--Diplomats of Channel neighbors engage in momentous discussions, reaching an accord to promote the security of their respective nations.
DOWN TO THE SEA IN TANKS
VENICE, CALIF.--Old hot-water boilers make first-class diving helmets. With fair bathers at the pumps, boys salvage "treasure" from the ocean floor.
YOUTHS DRILL FOR IL DUCE
ROME, ITALY.--Boys of seventeen form the latest military unit in Mussolini's drive to put the entire able-bodied population under arms in one great fighting force.
BRUNO TAKEN TO DEATH CELL TO AWAIT DAY OF EXECUTION
TRENTON, N. J.--Hauptmann is removed to the State Penitentiary under heavy guard, beginning his "Last Mile" under sentence to the electric chair for the murder of the Lindbergh baby.
BLUEBIRD CAR SET FOR TEST
DAYTONA BEACH, FLA.--Sir Malcolm Campbell puts the finishing touches to his powerful racer in a trial spin at whirlwind speed before an assault on his own record.
NEW HOUDINI MOCKS CHAINS
WASHINGTON, D. C.--Jack Houdini, cousin of the great magician, frees himself in 58 seconds from forty-feet of chain and twenty-five padlocks while standing at the bottom of a swimming-pool.
CRASH WRECKS RACING AUTO
LOS ANGELES, CALIF.--Skids and lost wheels while going at tremendous speed, brings racers to grief during a thrilling contest on the Legion Ascot Speedway.
FIRE SWEEPS VESSEL AT SEA
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND.--Flames gut the freighter Bretwalda, endangering the lives of her officers and crew. The blazing hulk is brought into port by fire-fighting tugs.
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Date Written / Recorded
1935
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1935-02-18, 1935
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Topic / Theme
Gold, Monetary policy, Great Depression, 1929-1941, Charles Lindbergh, Jr., Kidnapped and Killed, East Amwell, NJ, March 1-May 12, 1932, Trade and Commerce, War and Violence, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 383, August 26, 1935
in Universal Newsreels, Release 383 (Los Angeles, CA: Universal Pictures Company, 1935, originally published 1935), 12 mins
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the Social Security Administration, Franklin Roosevelt, and neutrality.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 383 (Los Angeles, CA: Universal Pictures Company, 1935, originally published 1935), 12 mins
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This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the Social Security Administration, Franklin Roosevelt, and neutrality.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VII Number 383
THRONGS BID SAD FAREWELL TO ROGERS AND WILEY POST
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES at Universal City, Calif., 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...
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the Social Security Administration, Franklin Roosevelt, and neutrality.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VII Number 383
THRONGS BID SAD FAREWELL TO ROGERS AND WILEY POST
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES at Universal City, Calif., 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, Calif., while sorrowing neighbors accompany Post on his last journey at Oklahoma City, Okla.
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.
ESCAPED MONKEYS RUN RIOT
MASSAPEQUA, N. Y.--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.
NAVY HOLDS MONSTER REVIEW
SAN DIEGO, CALIF.--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.
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.
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.
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.
ENVOYS SEE TROOPS AT "WAR"
PINE CAMP, N. Y.--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.
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Date Written / Recorded
1935
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Date Published / Released
1935-08-26, 1935
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945, Gerald Prentice Nye, 1892-1971, Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Person Discussed
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945, Gerald Prentice Nye, 1892-1971
Topic / Theme
Government policy, Presidents, Government programs, New Deal, 1933-1938, World War II, 1939-1945, Political and Social Movements, War and Violence, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 392, September 25, 1935
in Universal Newsreels, Release 392 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1935, originally published 1935), 9 mins
This newsreel features FDR, neutrality in war, and government policies.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 392 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1935, originally published 1935), 9 mins
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This newsreel features FDR, neutrality in war, and government policies.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VII Number 392
NEWLYWED JOE LOUIS KAYOS MAX BAER IN FOURTH ROUND
NEW YORK CITY.--Harlem tears off the lid in a wild celebration of the "Brown Bomber's" smashing victory over the former heavyweight boxing champion. Louis enters the ring for the bout a few hours after his marriage to a 19-year-old Chicago girl.
LEGION OPENS ANNUAL ME...
This newsreel features FDR, neutrality in war, and government policies.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VII Number 392
NEWLYWED JOE LOUIS KAYOS MAX BAER IN FOURTH ROUND
NEW YORK CITY.--Harlem tears off the lid in a wild celebration of the "Brown Bomber's" smashing victory over the former heavyweight boxing champion. Louis enters the ring for the bout a few hours after his marriage to a 19-year-old Chicago girl.
LEGION OPENS ANNUAL MEET
ST. LOUIS, MO.--Spectators line the sidewalks twenty deep in the blazing sun to watch a nine-hour parade inaugurating the American Legion convention. Thousands of delegates from all over the country gather to choose a new National Commander.
SENATOR PLEADS FOR PEACE
WASHINGTON, D. C.--Sen. Homer Bone of the Munitions Investigation Committee expresses his hope that neutrality legislation enacted by Congress will keep the United States out of European conflicts.
GLIDE FROM 12,000-FT. HILL
JUNGFRAUJOCH, SWITZERLAND.--Europe's best glider experts drag their motorless craft through eternal snows to the top of a high mountain, sailing off into space in a competition marked by the graceful flying of the 'planes and the skill of their operators.
SKIDS MARK MOTORBIKE RACE
LOS ANGELES, CALIF.--Roaring machines fly off the course into tangled bushes during a fast hundred-mile road race over a hilly route. The drivers use all the tricks of the trade to keep their bouncing mounts on the road.
GEN. BUTLER DISCUSSES 1936
NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA.--The famous former chief of the United States Marine Corps speaks his mind on the forthcoming Presidential election in a vivid newsreel interview.
FIRST POLISH SHIP IN U. S.
NEW YORK CITY.--Proudly sailing up the harbor to her berth, the M. S. Pilsudski, first vessel built for Poland's young merchant marine, completes the westbound leg of her maiden voyage.
POUR CONCRETE AT HUGE DAM
BONNEVILLE, ORE.--The first concrete is poured into the forms as work on the gigantic Bonneville Dam project is rushed toward completion. Thousands of tons of concrete are hauled along high cables in big buckets.
COSSACK WINS MAD MAT BOUT
NEW YORK CITY.--The imperturbable Sergei Kalmikov answers the vicious rushes of Floyd Marshall by stroking his whiskers. The Russian's bone-crushing wrestling finally gives him victory in a match marked by fantastic tactics.
CHIMP STUNTS ON TRAPEZE
POMONA, CALIF.--Jiggs, the noted simian, puts many a human acrobat to shame with an exhibition of balance and circus tricks performed on the slight footing of the flying trapeze and the high wire.
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Date Written / Recorded
1935
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1935-09-25, 1935
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Person Discussed
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945
Topic / Theme
Government policy, Heads of state, Neutrality, New Deal, 1933-1938, World War II, 1939-1945, Political and Social Movements, War and Violence, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 395, October 7, 1935
in Universal Newsreels, Release 395 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1935, originally published 1935), 11 mins
This newsreel features election campaigns and government policies.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 395 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1935, originally published 1935), 11 mins
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This newsreel features election campaigns and government policies.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VII Number 395
TIGERS DOWN CHICAGO CUBS TO CAPTURE WORLD'S SERIES
DETROIT, MICH.--The home team comes into its own at Navin Field, defeating the Windy City nine by 4 to 3 in the sixth game of the baseball championship. Immense crowds thrill as the changing fortunes of the opponents keep the issue in doubt.
HOOVER OPENS '36 CAMPAIGN
OAK...
This newsreel features election campaigns and government policies.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VII Number 395
TIGERS DOWN CHICAGO CUBS TO CAPTURE WORLD'S SERIES
DETROIT, MICH.--The home team comes into its own at Navin Field, defeating the Windy City nine by 4 to 3 in the sixth game of the baseball championship. Immense crowds thrill as the changing fortunes of the opponents keep the issue in doubt.
HOOVER OPENS '36 CAMPAIGN
OAKLAND, CALIF.--The former President makes his first strictly political speech since leaving the White House before a large gathering of Young Republicans, stating that the country is on a "joyride" to bankruptcy.
UTILITY WAR VICTIM BURIED
SCOTCH PLAINS, N. J.--Hundreds of sympathetic neighbors attend last rites for Mrs. Sophie Crempa, shot down and killed by a deputy attempting to arrest her husband as the climax of a long dispute between the Crempas and an electric light company.
MAX BAER BACK ON THE FARM
FAIR OAKS, CALIF.--The former heavyweight champion nurses the bruises he received from Joe Louis as he drives a tractor and milks cows on a ranch owned by his manager.
ORIENTALS SEE TIDAL BORE
HANGCHOW, CHINA.--A great wall of water makes its annual, inspiring trip up the narrow estuary, a huge foaming wave travelling at high speed over the surface and tossing moored vessels about like chips of wood.
PRESIDENT ASSERTS NATION INTENDS TO STAY AT PEACE
SAN DIEGO, CALIF.--The Chief Executive warns a huge throng at the California Pacific International Exposition that threats of war abroad are increasing in gravity and announces his policy of keeping the United States, "unentangled and free" of any conflict.
20 DIE IN PAINT EXPLOSION
CHICAGO, ILL.--A terrific blast of mysterious origin wrecks a paint-manufacturing plant, killing twenty persons and causing injuries to forty others. A falling wall crushes an automobile flat against the pavement.
ITALIAN TROOPS OPEN DRIVE
ERITREA.--Aided by shouting black allies from Italy's colonies, Il Duce's war machine moves into Ethiopia without a formal declaration of hostilities. The advancing soldiers cross the wilderness stretching along Haile Selassie's frontiers.
PRINCETON NOSES OUT PENN
PRINCETON, N. J. -- A fighting Tiger eleven marches down the gridiron in an brilliant last-quarter drive to snatch victory from a Red and Blue team by the score of 7 to 6, rousing 49,000 football fans to wild excitement.
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Date Written / Recorded
1935
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1935-10-07, 1935
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Herbert Hoover, 1874-1964
Person Discussed
Herbert Hoover, 1874-1964
Topic / Theme
Election campaigns, Government policy, Great Depression, 1929-1941, Italian Invasion of Ethiopia, 1935-1941, Trade and Commerce, War and Violence, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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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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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"
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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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Universal Newsreels, Release 524, December 30, 1936
in Universal Newsreels, Release 524 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1937, originally published 1937), 8 mins
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Navy, Franklin Roosevelt, and war.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 524 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1937, originally published 1937), 8 mins
Description
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Navy, Franklin Roosevelt, and war.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VIII Number 524
HIGHLIGHTS IN THE NEWS OF 1936
EDITOR'S NOTE:--Universal Newsreel marks the end of the year with a vivid pictorial resume of the outstanding news events during the last twelve months.
CRASH KILLS 17.--
A huge transport crashes mysteriously in Arkansas, taking the life of every per...
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Navy, Franklin Roosevelt, and war.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VIII Number 524
HIGHLIGHTS IN THE NEWS OF 1936
EDITOR'S NOTE:--Universal Newsreel marks the end of the year with a vivid pictorial resume of the outstanding news events during the last twelve months.
CRASH KILLS 17.--
A huge transport crashes mysteriously in Arkansas, taking the life of every person on board.
BRITAIN MOURNS KING.--
Death claims George V, plunging England and the Emipre into mourning for the sovereign.
SOLDIERS GET BONUS.--
War veterans rush for the bonus bonds authorized by act of Congress.
CITY FLEES FLOOD.--
Thousands in Johnstown stampede for the hills on a false report that the dam is out during floods in Pennsylvania.
HAUPTMANN EXECUTED.--
Still protesting innocence of the Lindbergh kidnapping, Bruno Hauptmann goes to the chair.
TORNADO RIPS SOUTH.--
Hundreds die in Gainesville, Ga., as a cyclone tears through the locality.
ITALIANS TAKE ADDIS.--
The Ethiopian capital, a smoking ruin, falls to the victorious invaders.
HUGE LINER ARRIVES.--
The gigantic Queen Mary sails proudly into New York Harbor on her maiden voyage.
RACER CHEATS DEATH.--
Most remarkable pictures show a sensational auto crack-up during a race at South Gate, Calif.
SPAIN IN FLAMES.--
The fires of Civil War rage as the military revolts against the Republican Government.
SINGER HOPS SEA.--
Harry Richman and Dick Merrill span the Atlantic by air in a round-trip flight to England.
WOMAN FLIES OCEAN.--
Beryl Markham comes down in a Nova Scotian bog at the end of her solo flight from Britain.
BOULDER DAM OPENS.--
The huge structure reaches completion and begins its many tremendous operations.
STORM BATTERS COAST.--
The Atlantic shore from Virginia to Jersey feels the force of a shattering hurricane and floods.
PASSENGERS SPAN PACIFIC.--
The Philippine Clipper carries the first regular passengers to Manila.
F.D.R. SWAMPS G.O.P.--
President Roosevelt is re-elected in the greatest victory in over a century.
BAY BRIDGE OPENS.--
The towering structure over San Francisco Bay gets a gala inauguration.
MANY DIE IN EL WRECK.--
A steel train demolishes a wooden coach on Chicago's 'El,' killing ten and injuring scores.
ROOSEVELT ASKS PEACE.--
The President opens the Inter-American Peace Conference at Buenos Aires.
KING EDWARD QUITS.--
The monarch abdicates, refusing the throne for "the woman I love."
THRILLS OF 1937. --
Sand sirens at Venice, Calif., show a new way to say, "Happy New Year!"
"THE TALK OF THE WORLD"
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Date Written / Recorded
1937
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1937-01-04, 1937
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Person Discussed
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945
Topic / Theme
Government policy, International relations, War, Navies, Presidents, Italian Invasion of Ethiopia, 1935-1941, New Deal, 1933-1938, Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939, Charles Lindbergh, Jr., Kidnapped and Killed, East Amwell, NJ, March 1-May 12, 1932, War and Violence, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 763, April 17, 1939
in Universal Newsreels, Release 763 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1939, originally published 1939), 10 mins
This newsreel features FDR and the government policy of neutrality in war.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 763 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1939, originally published 1939), 10 mins
Description
This newsreel features FDR and the government policy of neutrality in war.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL Release No 763
COVERING THE WORLD'S NEWS FOR YOUR SCREEN!
"U.S. TO DEFEND AMERICAS"--F.D.R.
WASHINGTON, D. C.--Pres. Roosevelt, speaking before the Pan-American Union, says any European conflict will affect us and warns the dictators that the U. S. will match "force to force" to defend this hemisphere!--Sen. Pepper defends the President's note to...
This newsreel features FDR and the government policy of neutrality in war.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL Release No 763
COVERING THE WORLD'S NEWS FOR YOUR SCREEN!
"U.S. TO DEFEND AMERICAS"--F.D.R.
WASHINGTON, D. C.--Pres. Roosevelt, speaking before the Pan-American Union, says any European conflict will affect us and warns the dictators that the U. S. will match "force to force" to defend this hemisphere!--Sen. Pepper defends the President's note to the Dictators, while Sen. Bridges attacks it as (illegible text)ar mongering!"
FLEET ORDERED BACK TO PACIFIC
NORFOLK, VA.--Hurriedly ordered back to the West Coast by F. D. R. in a mysterious move said to be connected with War threats in the Far East, battleships and other vessels are hastily loaded for a quick return trip!
40 DEAD IN MID-WEST TORNADO
CAPRON, OKLA. -- Spectacular destruction and wreckage follow in the wake of a 70 M.P.H. "twister," which swept through Western Oklahoma and nearby States, leaving many dead, 336 injured and property damaged estimated in the millions!
LINDBERGH HERE FOR AIR PARLEY
NEW YORK, N. Y.--The noted flier returns from self-exile allegedly to tell Congress his views on the aerial armadas of European nations!--Barbara Hutton, Woolworth heiress, hoping to reclaim her American citizenship, also arrives on the S. S. Aquitania.
BRITAIN RUSHES AIR ARMADA
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND.--Sir Kingsley Wood, Air Minister, arrives to inspect production of fast bombers at one of the country's big airplane plants! The British are rapidly getting ready for trouble in the air!
CLIPPER ENDS PIONEER FLIGHT
BALTIMORE, MD.--The Yankee Clipper, huge 74-passenger seaplane, lands at the Pan American base after successfully completing its 10,000-mi. shakedown flight to Europe. She's ready for regular trans-Atlantic service!
WASHINGTON'S RIDE RE-ENACTED
MOUNT VERNON, VA.--An impressive historic reenactment marks the 150th Anniversary of Geo. Washington's ride from his home to New York for his inauguration as the country's first President.
OUTDOOR SCULPTURE SHOW HELD
NEW YORK, N. Y.--The 2nd animal Outdoor Exhibit of the Sculptor's Guild, on Park Avenue, embraces a wide variety of subject and technique, with colorful and modernistic works of 60 artists on display.
GO GOLDFISH GULPING ONE BETTER
MARINETTE, WIS.--Here's one wrestling bout that really "smelt!" Battlers wade into a ring filled with two tons of smelt and mix it up for a comic round of skidding flesh and flying fish! Speedy Frank wins by a scale!
DERBY FAVORITE LOSES IN UPSET
NEW YORK, N. Y.--Kentucky Derby prospects take a swift turn at Jamaica as El Chico, undefeated 1938 juvenile champ, is nosed out by Gilded Knight in a thrilling photo finish as 20,000 fans whoop it up!
VOLUME XI -- 1939
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Date Written / Recorded
1939
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Date Published / Released
1939-04-17, 1939
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945, Henry Styles Bridges, 1898-1961, Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Person Discussed
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945, Henry Styles Bridges, 1898-1961
Topic / Theme
Government policy, Heads of state, Neutrality, World War II, 1939-1945, War and Violence, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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