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Universal Newsreels, Release 96, November 27, 1930
in Universal Newsreels, Release 96 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1930, originally published 1930), 7 mins
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about Adolf Hitler assuming dictatorship of Germany.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 96 (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 Adolf Hitler assuming dictatorship of Germany.
Date Written / Recorded
1930
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1930-11-27, 1930
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Topic / Theme
Elections, Nazism, Adolf Hitler, Assumes Dictatorship of Germany, March 23, 1933, War and Violence, Political and Social Movements, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 130, March 23, 1933
in Universal Newsreels, Release 130 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1933, originally published 1933), 7 mins
This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about political demonstrations, Nazism, Jewish people, and veterans.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 130 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1933, originally published 1933), 7 mins
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This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about political demonstrations, Nazism, Jewish people, and veterans.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL VOLUME V NUMBER 130
BAN ON BEER LIFTED AS PRESIDENT SIGNS BILL LEGALIZING BREW
WASHINGTON, D. C. -- The nation's 13-year fight for liberalization of the prohibition laws is crowned with victory as the Chief Executive affixes his signature to the Cullen-Harrison bill modifying the Vol...
This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about political demonstrations, Nazism, Jewish people, and veterans.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL VOLUME V NUMBER 130
BAN ON BEER LIFTED AS PRESIDENT SIGNS BILL LEGALIZING BREW
WASHINGTON, D. C. -- The nation's 13-year fight for liberalization of the prohibition laws is crowned with victory as the Chief Executive affixes his signature to the Cullen-Harrison bill modifying the Volstead Act to permit 3.2 percent beverages. Resulting re-awakening of the brewing industry will mean employment for one million persons.
JEWISH WAR "VETS" PARADE TO PROTEST NAZI PERSECUTIONS
NEW YORK, N. Y. -- A monster demonstration against Chancellor Adolf Hitler of Germany and the anti-Semitic excesses of his regime is staged by thousands of World War service men. Calling for strong pressure upon the present German leaders to cease their anti-Jewish activities, the marchers visit City Hall and enlist the support of Mayor O'Brien.
WINDY CITY SHIVERS AS SLEET AND FREEZE GREET GENTLE SPRING
CHICAGO, Ill. -- A terrific ice-storm, on the eve of the Vernal Equinox, covers the streets with a treacherous glaze that paralyzes traffic and causes hundreds of accidents. In the parks, the icy foliage presents a remarkable and artistic scene.
HOOVER RETURNS HOME SMILING AND CONTENT AS PRIVATE CITIZEN
PALO ALTO, Cal. -- The Ex-President gets a warm and friendly greeting from his fellow-townsmen as he arrives to take up his life where he left it to enter the political arena. Looking much younger since he turned over the problems of State to other hands, he looks forward to a much-needed rest.
RIVERS ON RAMPAGE AS NEW FLOOD CREST IMPERILS THOUSANDS
CINCINNATI, O. -- Men, women and children, marooned in their houses or places of business, are rescued in small boats as the rising back-waters of the Ohio and its tributaries reach a new high-water mark and submerge large sections of the city.
MRS. ROOSEVELT OFF FOR FIRST HORSEBACK RIDE IN CAPITAL CITY
WASHINGTON, D. C. -- The President's wife loses no time getting out on the Rock Creek bridle-path, after the arrival here of "Patches," her favorite mount. Her appearance astride the famous horse marks a new departure in recent White House customs.
SATURDAY NIGHT FOR JUNGLE KING BRINGS WEEKLY BEAUTY BATH
LOS ANGELES, Cal. -- Just like a small boy, Jackie, the California Zoo's African lion, hates to be tubbed. And woe to Melvin Koontz, the daring trainer, when he gets soap in His Majesty's eyes. There are quite a few hectic moments in bathing a lion. The feat requires remarkable coolness and courage.
1500 DEAD; 100 TOWNS WIPED OUT BY 'QUAKE, TIDAL WAVE AND FIRE
KAMAISHI, Japan--Appalling scenes of the wide-spread destruction in Northern Nippon, where more than 4000 men, women and children were killed, injured or are missing and where more than 12,000 dwellings were demolished by the three-fold disaster, one of the worst in the history of the Flowery Kingdom.
BIG LEAGUE PLAYERS GATHER FOR FRAY AS BALL SEASON STARTS
MAMARONECK, N. Y. -- With the chirp of the first robin, the sand-lot baseball teams spring into action, and the wide-open spaces between city flats bloom with future Gehrigs and Ruths. Skinned knees and broken windows add zest to the game.
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Date Written / Recorded
1933
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Date Published / Released
1933-03-23, 1933
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Topic / Theme
Political demonstrations, Jewish people, Nazism, Veterans (Armed services), Adolf Hitler, Assumes Dictatorship of Germany, March 23, 1933, Great Depression, 1929-1941, Prohibition, U.S., 1919-1933, War and Violence, Political and Social Movements, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), Jews, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 131, March 27, 1933
in Universal Newsreels, Release 131 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1933, originally published 1933), 9 mins
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about Jewish people and Nazism.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 131 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1933, originally published 1933), 9 mins
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This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about Jewish people and Nazism.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL VOLUME V NUMBER 131
NAZIS' INTOLERANCE DENOUNCED BY JEWS IN MAMMOTH MEETING
NEW YORK, N. Y. -- Amazing scenes at Madison Square Garden as 22,000 Jews crowd the huge auditorium to participate in a monster mass meeting of protest against persecution of their co-religionists by the Hitler regime and its followers in Germany....
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about Jewish people and Nazism.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL VOLUME V NUMBER 131
NAZIS' INTOLERANCE DENOUNCED BY JEWS IN MAMMOTH MEETING
NEW YORK, N. Y. -- Amazing scenes at Madison Square Garden as 22,000 Jews crowd the huge auditorium to participate in a monster mass meeting of protest against persecution of their co-religionists by the Hitler regime and its followers in Germany.
FIRST OF U.S. NAVY'S "POCKET BATTLESHIPS" LAUNCHED ON COAST
MARE IS., Cal. -- The new U.S.S. San Francisco goes down the ways as the finest cruiser afloat. She will be armed with nine 8-inch guns, and will be heavily armored, but will have a speed of 33 knots and will carry four fighting planes. A new departure in American naval construction.
WORKMEN RISK LIVES DYNAMITING 140-FOOT GRAIN PLANT CHIMNEY
CHICAGO, Ill. -- A breath-taking sight as the huge smoke stack of a wrecked grain elevator is blown off its base with explosives and hurled to the ground in a mass of flying debris.
LEBRUN OPENS FAMOUS FAIR MARKING RETURN OF FRENCH PROSPERITY
LYONS, France -- The President of the Republic officially attends the opening ceremonies at the noted exposition of Gallic manufacturers which this year heralds France's come-back as a leading export nation.
CONGRESS COMMITTEE HEARS ARGUMENTS ON U.S. LABOR CAMP PLAN
WASHINGTON, D. C. -- Impressive scenes mark the hearing before the joint Senate and House Committee on the President's proposal to recruit 250,000 workers for re-forestation projects. William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, opposes certain phases of the idea, but the new Secretary of Labor, Frances Perkins, hails it as a sorely needed relief step.
WIDESPREAD FLOODS MENACE YORKSHIRE LIVES AND PROPERTY
STAMFORD BRIDGE, England -- The Derwent River goes on a rampage, flooding thousands of acres and many towns, marooning hundreds of families and causing untold damage in property and live stock. One of the worst inundations ever suffered in the British Isles.
HUNGRY ALLIGATORS BATTLE FOR FOOD AFTER WINTER NAP
LOS ANGELES, Cal. -- Thrilling scenes of hundreds of huge 'gators in their annual Spring struggle for raw meat, after awaking from a lethargic Winter of sleep and fasting.
COMMUNISTS STAGE ANTI-JAPANESE RIOT AS ENVOY ARRIVES
NEW YORK, N. Y. -- Yosuke Matsuoka, the Mikado's delegate to the League of Nations, who dramatically walked out of that assemblage last month, is greeted by an unruly and pro-Chinese Red demonstration upon debarking from the Leviathan en route to discuss the Manchurian situation with President Roosevelt.
SOCIETY PAYS HOMAGE TO CANINE ROYALTY AT ANNUAL DOG SHOW
CHICAGO, Ill. -- The aristocrats of dogdom are paraded in this city's championship exhibit. Some of the finest animals in the country are among the entrants, with Pobida, a Russian Wolf Hound belonging to Elaine Kay of Oak Park, Ill., adjudged the "champ" of the year.
GIANT OCEAN LINER CAPSIZES AT DOCK WITH TWO MISSING
SEATTLE, Wash. -- One of the most amazing mishaps in American marine history. Two hundred members of the crew scrambled to safety as the President Madison suddenly listed and went down into the mud at a crazy angle. An appalling sight.
"THE TALK OF THE WORLD"
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Date Written / Recorded
1933
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Date Published / Released
1933-03-27, 1933
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Topic / Theme
Jewish people, Nazism, Political meetings, Adolf Hitler, Assumes Dictatorship of Germany, March 23, 1933, War and Violence, Political and Social Movements, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), Jews, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 144, May 11, 1933
in Universal Newsreels, Release 144 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1933, originally published 1933), 7 mins
This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about political demonstrations, Jewish people, Nazism, and veterans.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 144 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1933, originally published 1933), 7 mins
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This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about political demonstrations, Jewish people, Nazism, and veterans.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL VOLUME V NUMBER 144
New Bonus Army On The March
WASHINGTON, D. C. -- Impressive scenes of the trek of the Second B.E.F. towards the nation's capital and their concentration within sight of the Dome, as well as exclusive pictures of the new tent city U.S. soldiers are preparing for the...
This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about political demonstrations, Jewish people, Nazism, and veterans.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL VOLUME V NUMBER 144
New Bonus Army On The March
WASHINGTON, D. C. -- Impressive scenes of the trek of the Second B.E.F. towards the nation's capital and their concentration within sight of the Dome, as well as exclusive pictures of the new tent city U.S. soldiers are preparing for them at Fort Hunt, Va.
Work On World's Fair Speeded
CHICAGO, ILL. -- Striking aerial views of the Century of Progress Exposition from atop one of the giant skyride towers showing the buildings being rushed to completion in preparation for an early opening.
Jews In Giant Protest Parade
NEW YORK, N. Y. -- Amazing scenes on Fifth Avenue as one hundred thousand persons march to the cheers of huge throngs of spectators, remonstrating against the treatment of the Hebrews in Germany by Adolf Hitler's Nazi Government.
Tornado Causes $500,000 Loss
DAYTON, OHIO -- Exclusive views of the widespread destruction caused by a freak early morning twister which damaged part of the city's business section, imperiling hundreds of lives and leaving scores homeless.
Lindy Appears At Fraud Trial
WASHINGTON, D. C. -- Unusual close-ups of America's ace aviator as he arrives at the District Supreme Court to recount to a jury in the fraud hearing of Gaston B. Means and Norman T. Whitaker, the tragic but familiar story of his baby's abduction and murder.
Daring Builders Defy Death
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y. -- Amazing pictures of dare-devil workmen constructing new bridges in "The Cave of the Winds" at the base of the famous cataract, as they hang onto thin scaffolds almost within touch of the raging torrent.
Fishermen Manhandle Sharks
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND -- Startling scenes of men risking their limbs in bare-handed battles with man-eaters, in order to bring them ashore alive as aquarium exhibits.
New Army Bombers In Tests
PATTERSON FIELD, OHIO -- Impressive maneuvers mark the trials of Uncle Sam's latest bombing planes as their military value is tested in operations behind elaborate and spectacular smoke screens.
Riot Threat Brings Out Army
VIENNA, AUSTRIA -- Dramatic tension grips the city as the military authorities post guards around public buildings, set up machine guns and barbed wire in the streets to prevent disorders threatened by the Marxists for May Day.
PARIS, FRANCE -- Hectic scenes as police and Communists battle as the result of May 1st demonstrations by the Reds.
"THE TALK OF THE WORLD"
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Date Written / Recorded
1933
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Date Published / Released
1933-05-11, 1933
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Topic / Theme
Political demonstrations, Jewish people, Nazism, Veterans (Armed services), Adolf Hitler, Assumes Dictatorship of Germany, March 23, 1933, Bonus Army Marches on Washington, D.C., 1932, War and Violence, Political and Social Movements, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), Jews, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 166, July 26, 1933
in Universal Newsreels, Release 166 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1933, originally published 1933), 15 mins
This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about political demonstrations, Jewish people, and Nazism.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 166 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1933, originally published 1933), 15 mins
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This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about political demonstrations, Jewish people, and Nazism.
Date Written / Recorded
1933
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Date Published / Released
1933-07-26, 1933
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Topic / Theme
Political demonstrations, Jewish people, Nazism, Adolf Hitler, Assumes Dictatorship of Germany, March 23, 1933, War and Violence, Political and Social Movements, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), Jews, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 183, September 26, 1933
in Universal Newsreels, Release 183 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1933, originally published 1933), 7 mins
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about political demonstrations and the Nazi party.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 183 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1933, originally published 1933), 7 mins
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This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about political demonstrations and the Nazi party.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL VOLUME V NUMBER 183
COL. ROSCOE TURNER SPANS U. S. IN 10 HOURS
FLOYD BENNETT FIELD, N. Y. -- Striking pictures of the famous flier landing at the Municipal Airport at the end of his remarkable 2,520-mile flight from Burbank, Cal., in ten hours and five minutes, a new transcontinental air mark.
CROWDS HA...
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about political demonstrations and the Nazi party.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL VOLUME V NUMBER 183
COL. ROSCOE TURNER SPANS U. S. IN 10 HOURS
FLOYD BENNETT FIELD, N. Y. -- Striking pictures of the famous flier landing at the Municipal Airport at the end of his remarkable 2,520-mile flight from Burbank, Cal., in ten hours and five minutes, a new transcontinental air mark.
CROWDS HAIL CRACK REGIMENT
CHICAGO, ILL. -- Impressive views of the Canadian Essex Scottish fighting unit, wearing plaid kilts designed for the ancient clan of McGregor, marching along the Avenue of Flags at the Century of Progress Exposition, during an official visit to the Fair.
COWBOYS RIDE IN TITLE RODEO
PENDLETON, ORE. -- Thrilling views of a world's championship contest in which the West's foremost horsemen pit their skill against wild mustangs, bucking broncos and untamed steers, while a colorful crowd, including Indians of the five Northwestern tribes, wearing costumes valued at thousands of dollars, look on, tense with excitement.
NEW GLIDER MARK SET
SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK, VA. -- Soaring over the mountains, Richard C. du Pont pilots his huge Albatross sailplane from Rockfish Gap to Frederick, Md., a distance of 122 1/2 miles to establish a new American long distance mark for motorless ships.
RACING DRIVERS RISK LIVES
PISMO BEACH, CAL. -- Exclusive pictures at the racing course here as two speeding automobiles meet in a head-on collision in the feature event of an auto meet.
SCORES HURT AS NAZIS BOMB CROWD OF 10,000
GRAZ, AUSTRIA. -- Spectacular scenes at a gigantic rally of the National Front, a new political party opposed to the Home Guard and the Hitler sympathizers, where vast throngs are thrown into a panic and scores hurt as Nazis hurl smoke grenades into their midst.
BRITISH WARSHIP WELCOMED
NEW YORK, N. Y. -- Impressive pictures of the arrival of H.M.S. Norfolk, the first 10,000-ton treaty cruiser to be seen in American waters and intimate views of high U.S. Army and Navy officials greeting the English Vice-Admiral, the Honorable Reginald Aylmer Ranfurly Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax.
BOYS COMPETE IN ODD FESTIVAL
OJI, JAPAN. -- Picturesque and hectic views of an unusual fete in which youngsters join in a melee, scrambling to obtain pieces of gaily decorated sedge hats, which are said to assure their owners the favors of the "Good-Luck God" for many months to come.
EXPLOSION STARTS OIL FIRE
CONROE, TEXAS. -- Remarkable pictures of a burning gusher that shakes houses seven miles away when it "goes up" and which defies all attempts to quench its roaring flames.
46 FLIERS IN PARACHUTE JUMP
MOSCOW, U.S.S.R. -- Breath-taking scenes high in the air as graduates of the Soviet Flying School leap into space simultaneously, filling the sky with their "umbrellas" in the All-Union Aviation Festival. One of the most remarkable sights in the history of aeronautics.
UNIVERSAL Newsreel has made a study of speed. Just as Colonel Roscoe Turner studied and planned his remarkable flight across the country, so does this Newspaper of the Screen plan and study to bring you the latest news pictures as quickly as possible. The latest methods of film finishing and delivery are employed by Universal, but quality is never sacrificed for speed. When you show the current issue of Universal Newsreel you are exhibiting the latest news pictures while they are still news, in a reel of proved box-office value.
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Date Written / Recorded
1933
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1933-09-26, 1933
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Topic / Theme
Political demonstrations, Explosives, Nazism, Political parties, Adolf Hitler, Assumes Dictatorship of Germany, March 23, 1933, War and Violence, Political and Social Movements, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 230, March 7, 1934
in Universal Newsreels, Release 230 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1934, originally published 1934), 9 mins
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about NASA, Herman Talmadge, and demonstrations.
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This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about NASA, Herman Talmadge, and demonstrations.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VI Number 230
FOUR KILLED IN CRASH OF GIANT PLANE IN BLINDING SNOWSTORM
PETERSBURG, ILL. -- A huge ten-passenger American Airways airliner falls into a field near here causing the deaths of its three passengers, all prominent business men, and the pilot.
FLOODS CAUSE HEAVY DAMAGE
JEFFERSONVILLE, I...
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about NASA, Herman Talmadge, and demonstrations.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VI Number 230
FOUR KILLED IN CRASH OF GIANT PLANE IN BLINDING SNOWSTORM
PETERSBURG, ILL. -- A huge ten-passenger American Airways airliner falls into a field near here causing the deaths of its three passengers, all prominent business men, and the pilot.
FLOODS CAUSE HEAVY DAMAGE
JEFFERSONVILLE, IND. -- Shipping and waterfront property suffers as ice jams cause great floods in many parts of the Middle West. A layer of ice causes the Rocky River in Ohio to rise and send tons of water into its valley, inundating a wide area, while severe snow storms in Maine tie up transportation in Caribou and many other parts of the state.
2 DIE, 3 HURT IN TRAIN CRASH
DUBUQUE, IA. -- A speeding passenger train and a fast freight meet in a spectacular head-on collision at Specht's Ferry near here.
CHILDREN'S PETS PARADE
VENICE, CAL. -- One hundred and fifty animals, ranging in size and description from a horned toad to a horse, vie for honors in an unusual contest, sponsored by Universal Newsreel.
BURNING SHIP ARRIVES IN PORT AFTER FIGHTING BLAZE AT SEA
NEW YORK, N. Y. -- With her cargo of turpentine, resin and cotton threatened by a fire in her hold, the Savannah liner "City of Montgomery," reaches her berth with her thirty-three passengers unharmed. Members of the crew battled the blaze for thirty-two hours on the high seas before it is extinguished by firemen who pour tons of water into the boat while it is tied up at the pier.
FUTURE PILOTS TAKE ODD EXAM
OAKLAND, CAL. -- Students at the Boeing Air School are given novel ground tests in the use of a parachute while standing in the blasts created by whirling propellers.
MAMMOTH SHOW IN REHEARSAL
SARASOTA, FLA. -- Visitors here are treated to amazing scenes as trapeze and aerial artists perform in the trees and elephants prance in the open while the big circus, in winter quarters here, prepares for the coming season.
CROWDS AT ANTI-HITLER RALLY
NEW YORK, N. Y. -- Thousands hear the German Chancellor's policies attacked by prominent men and women at a huge meeting in Madison Square Garden.
"THE TALK OF THE WORLD"
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Date Written / Recorded
1934
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Date Published / Released
1934-03-07, 1934
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Topic / Theme
Political demonstrations, Nazism, Adolf Hitler, Assumes Dictatorship of Germany, March 23, 1933, War and Violence, Political and Social Movements, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 757, March 27, 1939
in Universal Newsreels, Release 757 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1939, originally published 1939), 10 mins
This newsreel features political demonstrations, parades, and Nazism.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 757 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1939, originally published 1939), 10 mins
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This newsreel features political demonstrations, parades, and Nazism.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL Release No 757
COVERING THE WORLD'S NEWS FOR YOUR SCREEN!
AMAZING OUTLAW SHOT AT LAST
POWELL, WYO.--A reign of terror comes to a fantastic end! Earl Durand, renegade of the Rockies, who killed five men and eluded a posse in the mountains for nine days, is "potted" by a 17-yr.-old boy while trying to rob a bank.
NAZIS OVERRUN CZECHO-SLOVAKIA
Mechani...
This newsreel features political demonstrations, parades, and Nazism.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL Release No 757
COVERING THE WORLD'S NEWS FOR YOUR SCREEN!
AMAZING OUTLAW SHOT AT LAST
POWELL, WYO.--A reign of terror comes to a fantastic end! Earl Durand, renegade of the Rockies, who killed five men and eluded a posse in the mountains for nine days, is "potted" by a 17-yr.-old boy while trying to rob a bank.
NAZIS OVERRUN CZECHO-SLOVAKIA
Mechanized columns of German troops, with tanks and field guns, speed into the leading cities of Bohemia and Moravia to "establish order" and "protect" the Czechs--their new vassals.
IRISH SWEEPS WINNERS REJOICE
Lucky Sweepstakes ticket holders in New York, Baltimore, Philadelphia and elsewhere, celebrate the running of the Grand National which put them in line for $150,000 or other prize awards. And are they happy!
BORAH URGES U.S. NEUTRALITY
WASHINGTON, D. C.--Sen. William E. Borah, militant Republican, warns that the United States must heed the advice of Washington -- "no entangling alliances"--and regard the Monroe Doctrine as part of our national defence.
8 KILLED AS AIRLINER CRASHES
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA.--Scattered wreckage is all that remains of a huge transport plane which crashed shortly after taking off. All but four persons perish when the once-proud craft explodes and bursts into flames.
20,000 IN ANTI-NAZI PARADE
NEW YORK, N. Y.--Thousands, including marchers in gay Czecho-Slovakian costumes, stage a colorful parade in protest against Hitler's seizure of the Czech Republic, while a half-million on-lookers jam the route to Columbus Circle.
CLIPPER MAKES ATLANTIC HOP
BALTIMORE, MD.--The 41-ton Yankee Clipper, America's 74-passenger challenge for trans-Atlantic supremacy, takes off from the Pan-American base with 21 aboard for its first "shakedown" flight to the Azores and Europe.
TRACK STARS SHINE IN MEET
CHICAGO, ILL.--Action and speed mark the 3rd annual Indoor Relays at the Internat'l Amphitheatre! Earle Meadows breaks the indoor pole vault record, and Chuck Fenske noses out Glenn Cunningham in the Banker's Mile.
COLORFUL ICE PAGEANT STAGED
NEW YORK, N. Y.--Poetry on ice is graphically written as the 6th annual Skating Club carnival gets under way at Madison Square Garden! Fancy skating, comedy on skates and breathless group numbers with an internat'l cast of 200!
L.I.U. CAGERS BEAT LOYOLA
NEW YORK, N. Y.--Action and thrills mark the finals of the national invitation basketball tourney at Madison Square Garden, with the Long Island "Five" trouncing the Chicagoans, 44-32, while 18,000 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
1939-03-27, 1939
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Topic / Theme
Political demonstrations, Nazism, Parades, German Occupation of Czechoslovakia, October 15, 1938-March 16, 1939, War and Violence, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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