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Universal Newsreels, Release 392, September 25, 1935
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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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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
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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. "THE TALK OF THE WORLD" Show more Show less
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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Copyright © 1935 Universal Pictures Company Inc.
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Universal Newsreels, Release 763, April 17, 1939
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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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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
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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 Show more Show less
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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