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Universal Newsreels, Release 4, January 7, 1932
in Universal Newsreels, Release 4 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1932, originally published 1932), 8 mins
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Navy, Charles de Gaulle, and economic depressions.
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This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Navy, Charles de Gaulle, and economic depressions.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL VOLUME IV NUMBER 4
FATHER COX'S ARMY REACHES CAPITAL TO PETITION CONGRESS
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Followed by a host of idle, 10,000 strong, the Rev. James R. Cox, of Pittsburgh, presents the demands of the "hunger caravan" to the Federal Government. In Capitol Plaza extra police guards...
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Navy, Charles de Gaulle, and economic depressions.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL VOLUME IV NUMBER 4
FATHER COX'S ARMY REACHES CAPITAL TO PETITION CONGRESS
(86)
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Followed by a host of idle, 10,000 strong, the Rev. James R. Cox, of Pittsburgh, presents the demands of the "hunger caravan" to the Federal Government. In Capitol Plaza extra police guards are ordered out as a precautionary measure but the demonstration is peaceful with the marchers concentrating entirely on rations of sauerkraut and frankfurters. After a tedious rain-soaked trek from Pennsylvania, wet but not discouraged, they stand behind their religious leader and urge the solons to action. A $5,000,000,000 bond issue to carry on government building works is asked for jobless relief.
FELINE QUEENS VIE IN SEASON'S OPENING THOROUGHBRED SHOW
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NEW YORK, N. Y. -- The first meet of the year attracts 136 entries for the Atlantic Cat Club competition. The contenders rank from the Siamese Royal breed and fluffy Persians to ex-alley cats. Rosedear, Dresden Cotton Tom, Sir Boss of Khiva, and Yum Yum strut their stuff and prove to spectators and judges that they deserve to be called "aristo-cats," in a great exhibit, the proceeds of which go to the fund for unemployed.
EX-CHAMPION RUNNER HOOFS FOR $1,000 PRIZE IN LONG DANCE GRIND
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NEWARK, N. J. -- Joie Ray, one-time world's greatest middle-distance cinderpath star, turns to the goofy gallop for the dollars he may win. Teamed with Alice Krug, of St. Albans, New York, he has trudged around Dreamland Park pavilion floor since October 22. And the once great amateur speed king is just as chesty as he was in the palmiest days of his career. Necessity drove him to such competition as this, and, he declares, he can't eat the trophies his track activities brought him.
NEWS PARAGRAPHS
BOSTON, Mass. -- Police army speeds deported Red! -- Wm. T. Murdock shipped to Liverpool as undesirable alien.
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NEW YORK, N. Y. -- Babe Ruth starts pre-baseball conditioning! -- King of Swat to demand $80,000 for 1932 season.
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PANAMA CITY, Fla. -- Barnyard athletes battle for mat title! -- Odd adversaries meet for rural wrestling crown.
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RECORD RAINS FLOOD HEART OF CITY AND RUIN CROP HARVEST
WATSONVILLE, Cal. -- Homes are deserted by hundreds of residents as the rising Pajaro River threatens to break over the levees and engulf the entire community. The heaviest rainfall in nearly a score of years causes the rushing stream to inundate the whole business section of this city, and leaving in the flood's wake irreparable damage to orchards and rich farm land.
While in another part of the state, at Truckee, the whole countryside is snowed under by a raging blizzard, whose ferocity is beyond the recollection of the oldest inhabitant.
DARING PILOT RISKS NECK ACHIEVING NEW AQUAPLANE THRILLER
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Mounting a glider on pontoons, Fred Jones takes off from Lake Conway, as Bud Jones riding an aquaplane under the motorless flying ship, swings from his conveyance to the landing gear of the plane. Where the slightest miss may mean a fatality, the two daredevils perform with nicety and precision in a hazardous stunt designed to stir the blood of a mummy.
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Date Written / Recorded
1932
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1932-01-07, 1932
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Person Discussed
Charles de Gaulle, 1890-1970
Topic / Theme
Political demonstrations, Economic depressions, Unemployment, Heads of state, Navies, Great Depression, 1929-1941, Trade and Commerce, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 82, October 6, 1932
in Universal Newsreels, Release 82 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1932, originally published 1932), 8 mins
This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about Herbert Hoover and election campaigns.
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This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about Herbert Hoover and election campaigns.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL VOLUME IV NUMBER 82
THOUSANDS ACCLAIM HOOVER; 2500 MARCH IN FARM RELIEF DEMAND
DES MOINES, Ia. -- The President, in his first public speech for re-election, cheers the horde of Republicans jammed in the Coliseum with a 12-point program for agricultural relief, on the heels of an anti-Hoover demonstration th...
This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about Herbert Hoover and election campaigns.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL VOLUME IV NUMBER 82
THOUSANDS ACCLAIM HOOVER; 2500 MARCH IN FARM RELIEF DEMAND
DES MOINES, Ia. -- The President, in his first public speech for re-election, cheers the horde of Republicans jammed in the Coliseum with a 12-point program for agricultural relief, on the heels of an anti-Hoover demonstration through the streets by Farmers Holiday picketeers and their sympathizers. More than 100,000 line the pavements to welcome the nation's Chief Executive on his arrival. The presidential party, in triumphant auto procession, is greeted by flag-waving and the din of partisan cheering. Anti-administration banners and slogans are flaunted through the same thoroughfares earlier in the day embittered produce raisers. A remarkable example of the strange contrasts in the present American scene.
AMAZING ENGINEERING FEAT RAISES GIGANTIC MUSSOLINI MONOLITH
ROME, Italy -- After three years of effort, Carrara marble quarry workers have carved out a monster block, almost three meters square and 18 meters long, which is erected with great difficulty in the new athletic stadium as a tribute to Il Duce. Sliding it from a spot 800 meters up in the Apuan Mountains, into a boat and by way of the Tiber to the capital, is only the beginning of the job. Specially constructed ramps and hydraulic jacks are necessary to elevate the huge obelisk to its final resting place. A remarkable example of human ingenuity, unparalleled in the history of physical science.
"SEA-TRAINS," BUILT BY FEDERAL LOAN, UNDER QUIZ BY GOVERNMENT
HOBOKEN, N. J. -- An innovation in Eastern seaboard maritime facilities, a ship that transports a fully loaded. 100-car freight train, is ready for operation between this port and Havana, Cuba. By means of specially constructed "elevator cranes" box cars are lifted from their tracks and let down into the hold of the craft, where they are run off the elevator onto special rails and clamped securely into place for the ocean voyage. At Havana, they are to be similarly lifted out and placed right on dock sidings, thus eliminating trucking, lighterage and other handling. Opposition lines are out to prevent the boats from making coast-wise stops and the Interstate Commerce Commission has ordered an investigation. It's the latest thing in salt-water transportation, destined, perhaps, to mark a new era in shipping. In case of war the odd vessels can be used for carrying railway artillery or airplanes.
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ERIE GRAPE CROP SETS NEW RECORD
MIDDLE BASS, Ohio -- Delawares, Concords and Catawbas by the ton are filling the vats of Lake island and shore vineyard growers as a bumper yield raises vintner's hopes of the possible legalizing of light wines in the near future.
NATIVES HOLD RARE BATTLE-GOD RITES
KATSURA, Japan -- Enthusiastic natives bear an ornate palanquin in impressive ceremonies to thank their God of War for the success of the Nipponese armies in their Chinese engagements. A startling evidence of the martial spirit of the man-on-the-street in the Flowery Kingdom.
STATE WAGES STARFISH WAR
WAREHAM, Mass. -- A bounty of 35 cents a bushel on the marine pests which have almost put the scallop fishing industry out of business results in the elimination of 11,000 bushels, or about 5 million of the destructive sea-stars from local waters -- and queerly enough, the fishermen find there is more money in this work than in regular bi-valve digging.
NAVY BALLOON VICTOR OVER WORLD'S BEST IN INTERNATIONAL RACES
BASEL, Switzerland -- Sixteen gas-bags from eight different countries compete in the 20th James Gordon Bennett Cup contest, as thousands cheer the late afternoon take-off. Lieut. Commander T. G. W. Settle and Lieut. Wilfred Bushnell in the U.S. Navy entrant, last year's winner, rise into the blue to float 921 miles over several frontiers for a landing more than 36 hours later near the Polish-Latvian border, almost a hundred miles farther than their nearest competitor. Another American aeronaut, Goodyear No. 8, carrying the veteran balloonist W. T. Van Orman, and R. J. Blair, is second, covering 830 miles, and outdistancing contestants from France, Poland, Belgium, Spain, Switzerland, Germany and Austria. Thrilling scenes of the oldest and most picturesque aviation classic.
POLICE ARMY CALLED AS BARGAIN HUNTERS RIOT AT DOLLAR $ALE
BROOKLYN, N. Y. -- Thousands of girls and women, drawn by an unusually low cut-rate sale of coats and dresses, jam the main thoroughfare in front of a large department store, stopping traffic, crushing against the plate glass windows until they are shattered, and precipitating a mob rush that necessitates a hurry call for fifty mounted and dismounted patrolmen to quell the disorder. The flood of eager purchasers presses into the store in a column six wide, defying all attempts by the officers of the law to regulate their movements. An amazing scene of feminine determination and shopping frenzy, as the house-wives and others, some with babes in arms, battle the blue-coats in a rough and tumble struggle.
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Date Written / Recorded
1932
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1932-10-06, 1932
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Person Discussed
Herbert Hoover, 1874-1964
Topic / Theme
Election campaigns, Government aid, Heads of state, Great Depression, 1929-1941, Trade and Commerce, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 90, November 3, 1932
in Universal Newsreels, Release 90 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1932, originally published 1932), 9 mins
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the North American Air Defense Command, Winston Churchill, and Charles de Gaulle.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 90 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1932, originally published 1932), 9 mins
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This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the North American Air Defense Command, Winston Churchill, and Charles de Gaulle.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL VOLUME IV NUMBER 90
20,000 UNEMPLOYED LED BY REDS IN MONSTER RELIEF CUT PROTEST
CHICAGO, Ill. -- Singing Communist songs, shouting slogans and flaunting banners calling for gratuities to the jobless as well as various radical "demands," a determined horde of men, wome...
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the North American Air Defense Command, Winston Churchill, and Charles de Gaulle.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL VOLUME IV NUMBER 90
20,000 UNEMPLOYED LED BY REDS IN MONSTER RELIEF CUT PROTEST
CHICAGO, Ill. -- Singing Communist songs, shouting slogans and flaunting banners calling for gratuities to the jobless as well as various radical "demands," a determined horde of men, women and children stages a "hunger march" through Loop, tying up traffic for an hour and giving the city its first taste of organized and exploited discontent. Converging from three directions, despite a steady rain, the marchers push the police aside and carry their pleas to Mayor Cermak at City Hall, thereafter assembling in Grant Park for a mass meeting. Instigated as a demonstration against the impending reduction in municipal support of the needy, the movement falls into the hands of anti-government agitators and winds up with ominous threats and a call for recruits for the proposed hike of a new Idle Army to Washington in December.
ROYAL SWEETHEARTS WED AMID SCENES OF POMP AND SPLENDOR
COBURG, Germany -- With all the elaborate ceremonials that featured the old Hohenzollern regime, the first regal marriage held in the Vaterland since the beginning of the Republic, unites Prince Gustaf Adolf Oscar, eldest son of the Crown Prince of Sweden, and Princess Sibyll of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, daughter of Duke Karl Eduard and Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Glucksburg. Simple civil rites in the 300-year-old Hunting Room of her father's Castle are followed by impressive nuptials at St. Moritz Church before the most brilliant throng of royalty and nobility assembled this side of the Rhine since the World War.
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56-MILE GALE RAZES RESORT DWELLINGS
BROAD CHANNEL, N. Y. -- The worst wind and rain storm in this section in more than 40 years demolishes bungalows, garages and other buildings, washing some of them into Jamaica Bay and leaving the popular summer colony a mass of wreckage. Described as a regular "Kansas twister," the cyclonic disturbance would have cost scores of lives but for the fact that many houses were closed for the season. Several families, their homes lifted from pilings and dumped into the water, are rescued as they float out with the tide.
BOY GENIUS PERFECTS AMAZING MINIATURES
HOLLYWOOD, Cal. -- Remarkable models of steam locomotives, on a scale of 1/48, but which are complete in every detail and can haul a 2000-pound load, the equal of 15 man-power, are made and sold by Kenneth Dewar, 20 years old. He draws the plans, makes his own patterns and castings and does the assembling and testing. He started at the age of 14, and has marketed 15 in the last three years, at about $1,200 each. Big business from a little hobby.
SEEK PROSPERITY WITH FIREWORKS
AMECAMECA, Mexico -- The surest way to frighten off the evils of depression and insure the return of happy days, according to local tradition, is to tie a lot of real firecrackers to a lot of artificial bulls and then dance for all you're worth. Inasmuch as today is San Lucas day and the bull is the saint's favorite animal they decided to combine the two and ask for Old Man Prosperity to come back in the ceremony known as "burning the bull." They might do it. THROWING the bull won't, that's a cinch.
RECLAIMS FORTUNE FROM OLD FLOORING
BOSTON, Mass. -- The very dirt under your feet is valuable when you walk around in a jewelry shop. So much gold dust and small bits of the precious metal fall and are trampled into the floor that it pays, every now and then, to tear up the boards and recover the wastage. Maurice G. Alperin, a sweep smelter, gets as high as $5,000 worth of bullion from a single store. The wood is burned in a special stove and the ashes and floor sweepings are reduced in a crucible. What's left is gold alloy or pure gold. At $20.60 a troy ounce, it's a business. It looks simple, too, to see Maurice do it.
WOOD-PAVED STREET RIPPED UP BY NEEDY AS FUEL FOR WINTER
CHICAGO, Ill. -- It's a great thing when poor people get a break. The municipal authorities, deciding to put modern paving on Blue Island Avenue, notify the unemployed and hard-pressed residents of the neighborhood that the old oil-soaked blocks with which the thoroughfare's been covered for years, are to be had for the taking. With picks, crowbars, chisels and other tools, men, women and children rush to gather burning material for the cold weather. Regardless of traffic, they dig, pry and gather in tons of first-rate fire-wood. The city gets the old road-way taken out gratis and those in need get a supply of "coal" for the coming months. An odd turn of affairs that helps everyone concerned.
ARMY AIRMEN ENGAGE IN THRILLING BOMBING COMBAT FOR CHARITY
LONG BEACH, Cal. -- Squadrons of bombers swooping down and raining explosives on defenseless "villages," swarms of pursuit planes darting in winged assault on the ships of the bombarding force, "dog-fights," airobatics, and other exciting activities of warfare in the skies are demonstrated, before a huge crowd at the municipal airport by pilots from March Field, for the benefit of the needy. Power dives at 250 miles an hour and similar feats are among the breath-takers performed by the nation's crack bird-men. A remarkable "show" of military flying progress.
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Date Written / Recorded
1932
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1932-11-03, 1932
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Person Discussed
Sir Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, Charles de Gaulle, 1890-1970
Topic / Theme
Communism, Political demonstrations, Government aid, Political dissidents, Great Depression, 1929-1941, Trade and Commerce, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 196, November 9, 1933
in Universal Newsreels, Release 196 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1933, originally published 1933), 6 mins
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about the election for mayor in New York City.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 196 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1933, originally published 1933), 6 mins
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This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about the election for mayor in New York City.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL VOLUME V NUMBER 196
SOVIET ENVOY ARRIVES HERE FOR PARLEY WITH PRESIDENT
NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Unusual views of Maxim Litvinov, Russian Commissar of Foreign Affairs, being welcomed by notables aboard the Berengaria and receiving Secretary of State Cordell Hull's greeting in Washington before conferring with Mr. R...
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about the election for mayor in New York City.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL VOLUME V NUMBER 196
SOVIET ENVOY ARRIVES HERE FOR PARLEY WITH PRESIDENT
NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Unusual views of Maxim Litvinov, Russian Commissar of Foreign Affairs, being welcomed by notables aboard the Berengaria and receiving Secretary of State Cordell Hull's greeting in Washington before conferring with Mr. Roosevelt regarding the terms under which diplomatic relations between his country and the U.S. will be resumed after a lapse of sixteen years.
MARK REPUBLIC'S BIRTHDAY
PRAGUE, CZECHOSLOVAKIA. -- Striking scenes of the fifteenth anniversary of the nation's founding with President Masaryk and other high state officials joining the army and huge crowds taking part in the celebration.
GOLD FOUND NEAR CINCINNATI
OWENSVILLE, O.--Unusual views near the midwest metropolis where prospectors have struck "pay dirt" in the waters of a creek, which is now being "panned" in a hectic gold rush by neighboring villagers.
HUNTERS OPEN SHOOTING SEASON
TULE LAKE, CAL. -- Remarkable scenes of the migration of hundreds of thousands of wild geese and ducks, that darken the sky as sportsmen, in a variety of blinds, revel in the huntsmen's paradise and quickly fill their bags.
ODD GAMES REVIVED AT FETE
NANKING, CHINA. -- Exclusive pictures of a colorful sports meet in which the nation's outstanding athletes participate in queer ancient contests, especially programmed for the occasion, while huge crowds of spectators from every province urge their favorites to victory.
PRODUCE RAISERS ARM TO FIGHT FARM STRIKE
SIOUX CITY, IA. -- Unprecedented scenes in the mid-west where thousands of men, seeking to prevent the delivery of agricultural products to the markets in an attempt to force an increase in prices, are opposed by other owners who organize and equip themselves with guns in a determined effort to break through the picket lines.
18th AMENDMENT REPEALED
U.S.A. -- Unprecedented celebrations and demonstrations mark the defeat of Prohibition as ballotting in the thirty-sixth state assures the adoption of the twenty-first amendment, while in other parts of the land huge throngs of men and women work at top speed to meet the anticipated demand of thirsty millions.
TAMMANY HALL LOSES POWER (Except New York City)
NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Wild scenes in Gotham follow the of Fiorello H. LaGuardia, Fusion candidate for Mayor, after one of the most turbulent elections in municipal history, in which the famous Democratic Tiger's grip on the city government is broken for the first time in twenty years.
FAMOUS CATARACT NEARLY DRY
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. -- Remarkable views at America's great beauty spot as an East Wind, blowing steadily for three days, drives the waters of the Niagara River upstream, leaving a surprisingly small amount of water tumbling over the partly exposed cliff.
THE TALK OF THE WORLD"
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Date Written / Recorded
1933
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1933-11-09, 1933
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Person Discussed
Fiorello H. La Guardia, 1882-1947
Topic / Theme
Elections, Mayors, Political machines, Great Depression, 1929-1941, Trade and Commerce, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 223, February 12, 1934
in Universal Newsreels, Release 223 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1934, originally published 1934), 8 mins
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the Republican Party, Harry S. Truman, and the military.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 223 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1934, originally published 1934), 8 mins
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This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the Republican Party, Harry S. Truman, and the military.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VI Number 223
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ORDERS U. S. ARMY TO FLY AIR MAILS
WASHINGTON, D. C. -- Following the grilling of former post-office officials by a Senate Committee, the government cancels all aerial mail contracts and orders the service fliers to take over the job, starting a beehiv...
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the Republican Party, Harry S. Truman, and the military.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VI Number 223
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ORDERS U. S. ARMY TO FLY AIR MAILS
WASHINGTON, D. C. -- Following the grilling of former post-office officials by a Senate Committee, the government cancels all aerial mail contracts and orders the service fliers to take over the job, starting a beehive of activity in every army flying field in the country.
STRIKERS BOMB BUILDING
HAVANA. -- The exhibition rooms and offices of the Cuban Electric are badly damaged by an explosion, set by revolting workers.
COLD WAVE GRIPS NATION
NEW YORK, N. Y. -- Gotham presents an unusual sight as its rivers are filled with ice and the mercury hits new lows. Hundreds of other cities suffer from the wintry blasts, the most severe in many years.
STREAMLINED AUTO TESTED
NEW YORK, N. Y. -- Built on a revolutionary principle, a queer looking motor car with three wheels, makes its debut in the city's streets.
FISHERMEN TRY NEW SPORT
FISHER ISLAND, FLA. -- Seeking new thrills, daring anglers hook man eating sharks from the cabin of a huge blimp.
MANY DIE IN STRIKE RIOTS AS AUSTRIA FACES CIVIL WAR
VIENNA.--Hundreds of casualties are reported throughout the country as street fighting rages in the capital's streets. The heimwehr storm troops, who are supporting Chancellor Englebert Dollfuss and campaigning for a Fascist State, engage the Socialists and their Republican Guard in bloody battles.
TONS OF GOLD REACH U. S.
NEW YORK, N. Y. -- The liner Bremen brings more than $13,000,000 in bullion to America, following a sharp rise in the price of the precious metal under President Roosevelt's new monetary policy.
BOB SLEDDERS RISK LIVES
LAKE PLACID, N. Y. -- Crack four-man teams from all over the country dare death in the North American championship races on the steep Mount Van Hoevenberg run.
GOVERNMENT SPEEDS MANHUNT
ST. PAUL, MINN. -- After being held 21 days as a prisoner, Edward G. Bremer, banker, returns to his home following his release by his abductors, who received a $200,000 ransom. The victim tells his story of the crime as Federal agents continue the search for his assailants.
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Date Written / Recorded
1934
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1934-02-12, 1934
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Person Discussed
Harry S. Truman, 1884-1972
Topic / Theme
Airplanes, Armed forces, Postal services, Presidents, Republicans (U.S. political party), Great Depression, 1929-1941, Trade and Commerce, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 279, August 27, 1934
in Universal Newsreels, Release 279 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1934, originally published 1934), 12 mins
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the American Legion, Huey Long, and state government.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 279 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1934, originally published 1934), 12 mins
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This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the American Legion, Huey Long, and state government.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VI Number 279
RIOTING CONVICTS SET FIRE TO PRISON AS DEMANDS FAIL
GRATERFORD, PA.--Two hours of havoc and a trail of flames sweep a model penitentiary when two hundred prisoners battle guards and State troopers over the warden's refusal to grant them "better food and more liberties." The...
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the American Legion, Huey Long, and state government.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VI Number 279
RIOTING CONVICTS SET FIRE TO PRISON AS DEMANDS FAIL
GRATERFORD, PA.--Two hours of havoc and a trail of flames sweep a model penitentiary when two hundred prisoners battle guards and State troopers over the warden's refusal to grant them "better food and more liberties." The damage is $40,000.
HUEY AND MAYOR DEBATE WAR
BATON ROUGE, LA.--Senator Long, in an exclusive Universal Newsreel interview, attacks "debauchery and gambling" in New Orleans, but T. Semmes Walmsley, the city's Chief Magistrate, says the Kingfish is only trying to extend his political control.
COLLISION KILLS BOY FLIER
BROOKLYN, N. Y.--Two young Chinese student pilots collide over the crowded streets of Williamsburg. One hurtles to his death while his life-long friend saves himself by an emergency landing.
VIOLENCE FLARES IN STRIKE
McGUFFEY, O.--The world's biggest onion patch is torn with strife as workers demand higher wages. The Mayor's home is bombed when he threatens to intervene and citizens try to kidnap the head of the union.
STEADY RAINS END DROUGHT
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA.--A sudden and heavy downpour restores life to the parched fields of this vicinity, filling up the old swimming hole and saving the corn and cattle.
ROOSEVELT AT RAINEY RITES (Chicago Only)
CARROLLTON, ILL.--The Chief Executive and many other leaders gather to pay their respects at the funeral of the late Henry T. Rainey, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
DEADLY SPILLS MAR RACES FOR DIRT TRACK TROPHIES
HAMBURG, N. Y.--A sensational crash causes severe injuries to a ranking speed ace when blow-outs and a slippery course bring racers to grief during a thrilling competition.
PRESIDENT REVIEWS CADETS
WEST POINT, N. Y.--The Commander-in-Chief witnesses the precision attained by America's future officers as they drill in his honor during a visit to this historic spot.
KING AND DUCE INSPECT ARMY
FUTA PASS, ITALY--Over 120,000 troops engage in colorful maneuvers with rifles and machine-guns under the interested gaze of Victor Emmanuel and Mussolini. The Premier orders his entire Cabinet into uniform for the occasion.
GIRLS SEEK ENDURANCE MARK
GLENVIEW, ILL.--Mary Owens of Fort Worth and Jeanne LaRene of Dallas, Texas, take off for a long grind aloft in an effort to stay up more than ten days, the present record. They are re-fuelling in the air.
GREEKS MASS IN CONVENTION (Cincinnati Only)
COLUMBUS, O.--Fifteen thousand Americans of Hellenic descent gather at the call of their nation-wide society to re-affirm their patriotism for their new country.
"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
1934-08-27, 1934
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Huey Pierce Long, Jr., 1893-1935, Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Person Discussed
Huey Pierce Long, Jr., 1893-1935
Topic / Theme
Political corruption, Politicians, State and provincial government, Great Depression, 1929-1941, Trade and Commerce, 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.
"THE TALK OF THE WORLD"
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Date Written / Recorded
1935
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1935-10-07, 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 419, December 30, 1935
in Universal Newsreels, Release 419 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1935, originally published 1935), 10 mins
This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about international relations and international trade.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 419 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1935, originally published 1935), 10 mins
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This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about international relations and international trade.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VIII Number 419
WINTER BLANKETS EAST COAST IN FRIGID MANTLE OF WHITE
TENS OF THOUSANDS of relief workers pour into the streets to dig cities out of a six-inch fall clogging traffic arteries as youngsters joyfully hail an occasion to try out shiny new sleds.--ATLANTA, GA.--A severe sleet stor...
This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about international relations and international trade.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VIII Number 419
WINTER BLANKETS EAST COAST IN FRIGID MANTLE OF WHITE
TENS OF THOUSANDS of relief workers pour into the streets to dig cities out of a six-inch fall clogging traffic arteries as youngsters joyfully hail an occasion to try out shiny new sleds.--ATLANTA, GA.--A severe sleet storm sheathes the community in ice, paralyzing communications.
SEES STRICTER NEUTRALITY
WASHINGTON, D. C.--Senator Nye of the Munitions Investigating Committee declares in a timely newsreel interview that the present United States neutrality act is only a stop-gap. He sees the forthcoming Congress enacting a tighter measure.
BEACH GALS RACE TERRAPINS
MIAMI BEACH, FLA.--Fair winter visitors bar the fleet-footed rabbit in a contest among a group of ponderous sea turtles which "zip" down the course at a rate not very closely approximating Sir Malcolm Campbell's record run.
BRIDGE MAKES THE BIG TIME
NEW YORK CITY.--Every play indicated by seven-foot cards shuffled before the eyes of a large crowd in Madison Square Garden, bridge experts from France and the United States engage in an international match. The (illegible text)
MAT BOUT GOES QUINTUPLET IN WRESTLING BATTLE-ROYAL
LAKE WORTH, FLA.--With the cry of "Anything goes!" five pachyderms instead of the traditional two begin a ring mix-up packed with wild hilarity and unbelievable tactics as each wrestler tears into the other four. The referee bravely enters the arena only to find himself drawn into the maelstrom of tangled bone-crushers.
WOMEN GIVE GOLD TO ITALY
ROME, ITALY.--Led by their Queen, loyal wives give up their golden wedding rings to aid their country's cause. Tokens of iron are handed them in exchange as they toss their marriage bands into a huge public "cauldron."
TOP ROW WINS XMAS STAKES
ARCADIA, CALIF.--A record West Coast throng turns out for inaugural day at Santa Anita track. Excitement rules the stands as Top Row comes from behind to nose out the leaders by a neck in a stirring finish.
POLICE BASKETS FOR NEEDY
(Portland, Ore., Only)
PORTLAND, ORE.--Hundreds of holiday baskets, filled to overflowing with goodies and staple foodstuffs, are distributed to the poor of the city by the famous Sunshine Division of the municipal police.
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Date Written / Recorded
1935
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Date Published / Released
1935-12-30, 1935
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Gerald Prentice Nye, 1892-1971, Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Person Discussed
Gerald Prentice Nye, 1892-1971
Topic / Theme
International relations, International trade, Neutrality, Great Depression, 1929-1941, Trade and Commerce, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 454, April 29, 1936
in Universal Newsreels, Release 454 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1936, originally published 1936), 11 mins
This newsreel features political demonstrations, government aid, and unemployment.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 454 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1936, originally published 1936), 11 mins
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This newsreel features political demonstrations, government aid, and unemployment.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VIII Number 454
JOBLESS STORM STATE HOUSE
TRENTON, N. J.--Hundreds of unemployed, cut from relief by the legislature's failure to provide funds, descend on the capitol, occupying the Senate and Assembly chambers. Leaders insist that "delegates" will remain until relief is arranged.
SPLIT HUGE DIAMOND 12 WAYS
NEW YORK CI...
This newsreel features political demonstrations, government aid, and unemployment.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VIII Number 454
JOBLESS STORM STATE HOUSE
TRENTON, N. J.--Hundreds of unemployed, cut from relief by the legislature's failure to provide funds, descend on the capitol, occupying the Senate and Assembly chambers. Leaders insist that "delegates" will remain until relief is arranged.
SPLIT HUGE DIAMOND 12 WAYS
NEW YORK CITY.--The famous monster Jonker stone is sliced by experts into several smaller fragments. The largest of the new stones weighs 156 karats, third largest gem in the world. The other eleven will all be bigger than anything sold in the Five and Ten.
TOURS NATION IN DOG WAGON
SAN GABRIEL, CALIF.--Forced into the great outdoors to restore his health, Karl Lindauer travels 25,000 miles in a "covered wagon" drawn by dogs he has befriended. Starting with two animals, Lindauer now has eleven "huskies" to pull his cart.
NIPPON FLOATS DRIFT TO U. S.
WALDPORT, ORE.--Thousands of glass balls, used by Japanese fishermen as floats for their nets, are cast ashore on American soil after drifting 5,000 miles across the Pacific since they were lost in a tidal wave in Nippon several years ago.
NATURE OPENS BEAUTY SHOP
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, NEV. -- Beauties keep their schoolgirl complexions by visits to an open-air beauty parlor provided by natural hot springs. Daubing themselves with clay from head to foot, the girls take beauty naps above steam vents in the earth.
22 CARS DERAILED IN WRECK (Chicago & Indianapolis Only)
PLYMOUTH, IND.--The middle section of an eighty-car freight jumps the tracks, many of the twisted cars falling to the street in the underpass below the right of way. Almost miraculously, no one is injured as the train piles up.
INSHORE TAKES HUNT TROPHY
GLYNDON, MD.--Running a beautiful race and fencing superbly, J. W. Y. Martin's Inshore brings the prized Maryland Hunt Cup back to its home State. The timber-topping society classic is witnessed by twenty-five thousand ardent fans.
HEAVIES GET PLAYFUL ON MAT
SEATTLE, WASH.--Two beefy groan-and-grunt boys, Wee Willie Davis and Casey Columbo, mix it up for the entertainment of spectators and the increased use of arnica. Columbo looks like a midget next to his giant competitor, but he gets in a few healthy swings just the same.
REVIVE GAY MEDIEVAL FETE
FLORENCE, ITALY.--A rocket-propelled wooden bird flies through the doors of the Cathedral to ignite a tower covered with fireworks in a revival of an ancient festival instituted in the Fourteenth Century by a knight returning from the Crusades.
INDIAN WAR STARTS ON LINKS
SPOKANE, WASH.--Federal troopers and redskins resume their ancient contest, but this time golf clubs take the place of shooting-irons as a famous battle ground becomes the Indian Canyon course. The soldiers win, but a brave makes the best individual score.
BUSTERS BUCK TOUGH BRONCS
RED BLUFF, CALIF.--Spills, bruises and injured bones are the order of the day as champion cowboys find indifferent luck in attempts to maintain position on the heaving backs of vicious mustangs and plunging steers.
CARAS HOLDS BILLIARD TITLE (Philadelphia Only)
PHILADELPHIA, PA.--Erwin Rudolph forces world's champion Jimmy Caras to the limit to retain his pocket billiards crown. Two points behind near the end of the match, Caras plays a careful, expert game to win.
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Date Written / Recorded
1936
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Date Published / Released
1936-04-29, 1936
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Topic / Theme
Political demonstrations, Government aid, Unemployment, Great Depression, 1929-1941, Trade and Commerce, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 467, June 12, 1936
in Universal Newsreels, Release 467 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1936, originally published 1936), 11 mins
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about the Republican National Convention.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 467 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1936, originally published 1936), 11 mins
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This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about the Republican National Convention.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VIII Number 467
3,500,0000 GET BONUS BONDS COSTING U. S. $2,000,000,000
NEW YORK CITY.--Grinning cheerfully as the bearers of good fortune, mail carriers spread along their routes handing out Uncle Sam's payment of Adjusted Service Compensation. Elated veterans eagerly grasp the golden envelopes, to cash t...
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about the Republican National Convention.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VIII Number 467
3,500,0000 GET BONUS BONDS COSTING U. S. $2,000,000,000
NEW YORK CITY.--Grinning cheerfully as the bearers of good fortune, mail carriers spread along their routes handing out Uncle Sam's payment of Adjusted Service Compensation. Elated veterans eagerly grasp the golden envelopes, to cash their bonds or hold them for a rainy day.
A MILLION FRENCHMEN STRIKE
PARIS, FRANCE.--As Leon Blum forms the nation's first Socialist cabinet, a million workmen lay down their tools and sit at their benches with folded arms, demanding pay increases and a forty-hour week. The men display enthusiasm and great good nature as their leaders urge them on.
RADIOED PHOTOS HONOR MORSE
NEW YORK CITY.--A hundred years after S.F.B. Morse sent his epoch-making first message by telegraph, his original machine holds the place of honor at a celebration, next to a new, ultra-short wave apparatus that sends pictures through the air.
ARMY GRADUATES 276 CADETS
WEST POINT, N. Y.--General Pershing presides at the Military Academy's fiftieth commencement since his own graduation. The World War leader distributes diplomas to 276 new officers amid impressive military ceremonies at the base of the Battle Monument.
GREAT FLYING RECORD FETED
CHICAGO, ILL.--Reaching a total of 100,000,000 miles of commercial flights, United Airlines sets a mark for the world to shoot at and holds a colorful celebration of its ten-year record. Old transport ships take part, side by side with the latest models.
LANDON NOMINATED ON FIRST AS CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT
(Pre-Released: Shipped Air Express to All Accounts)
CLEVELAND, O.--Amid scenes of wild jubilation, Governor Alfred M. Landon of Kansas is designated as the Republican Party's candidate for the Presidency of the United States. The poll of each succeeding delegation swells the enormous total of the Kansan's votes.
SELASSIE LANDS IN BRITAIN
SOUTHAMTON, ENGLAND.--Fleeing before the military occupation of his homeland, the Emperor of Ethiopia arrives in the British Isles. Taking the train to London, the King of Kings faces a campaign to interest foreign powers in the plight of his country.
THRONGS ACCLAIM BADOGLIO
NAPLES, ITALY.--Returning victorious from conquered Ethiopia as Viceroy of the new Italian colony, Marshal Badoglio receives the wild homage of the multitude. Tremendous crowds hail the national hero as he returns to the mainland from Africa.
DEAN CRUSHES MAT OPPONENT
LOS ANGELES, CALIF.--Man Mountain Dean drops his incredible expanse of quivering flesh on the prostrate body of Gentleman George Zaharias, putting an end to another of those hilarious fantasies known as heavyweight "wrestling" matches.
JUNE BRINGS BIG ROSE FETE
PORTLAND, ORE.--Thousands of glorious roses cover beautiful huge floats of striking design as a pageant marks the return of June. The glittering parade makes its way through streets lined with hundreds of delighted spectators.
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Date Written / Recorded
1936
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Date Published / Released
1936-06-12, 1936
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Topic / Theme
Legislators, National conventions, Great Depression, 1929-1941, Trade and Commerce, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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