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Universal Newsreels, Release 349, April 29, 1935
in Universal Newsreels, Release 349 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1935, originally published 1935), 9 mins
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the AFL-CIO, Douglas MacArthur, and speeches.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 349 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1935, originally published 1935), 9 mins
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This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the AFL-CIO, Douglas MacArthur, and speeches.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VII Number 349
F. D. R. SEES FEAR VANISHING
WASHINGTON D. C. The President (illegible text) addresses the nation, expressing optimism and outlining his program to expedite work relief to all sections of the country.
DUTCH SCHULTZ' TRIAL ENDS
SYRACUSE, N.Y.--A jury disagreement abruptly inter...
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the AFL-CIO, Douglas MacArthur, and speeches.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VII Number 349
F. D. R. SEES FEAR VANISHING
WASHINGTON D. C. The President (illegible text) addresses the nation, expressing optimism and outlining his program to expedite work relief to all sections of the country.
DUTCH SCHULTZ' TRIAL ENDS
SYRACUSE, N.Y.--A jury disagreement abruptly interrupts Government efforts to convict the alleged "Beer Baron" of attempting to avoid payment of income taxes.
FOREST FIRES MENACE HOMES
DEER PARK, N. Y.--Raging Spring blazes surround long Island communities, destroying many buildings and threatening to force suburbanites to abandon their property.
CHIMPS SHOW CHAMP STUNTS
ST. LOUIS, MO.--A pair of chimpanzees put on a remarkable exhibition of bike-riding and a blind-fold performance on the tight-rope.
CLIPPER ENDS HAWAIIAN HOP
HONOLULU, T. H. (illegible text) airliner Pioneer nestle down in Pearl Harbor, then returns to Alameda, Calif., on its record-breaking round trip flight.
FLEET SAILS TO NAVAL "WAR"
LONG BEACH, CALIF. --A powerful concentration of fighting ships leaves its West Coast base for Spring maneuvers in the Pacific on a far-flung front.
FAMED PENN RELAYS RUN OF
PHILADELPHIA, PA. -- Thousands of track event fans jam into Franklin Field to watch a series of exciting contests among the cinder stars of leading colleges.
BREAKING ICE BRINGS FLOOD
OROMOCTO, N. B.--Tremendous piles of river ice encroach upon highways, snapping light and telegraph poles and putting many towns under water.
"THE TAK OF THE WORLD"
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Date Written / Recorded
1935
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1935-04-29, 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, Speeches, Labor unions, New Deal, 1933-1938, 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 354, May 15, 1935
in Universal Newsreels, Release 354 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1935, originally published 1935), 10 mins
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about government policies.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 354 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1935, originally published 1935), 10 mins
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This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about government policies.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VII Number 354
HUGE BRITISH CROWDS FETE GEORGE V'S SILVER JUBILEE
LONDON, ENGLAND.--The King and Queen ride through the Capital's brilliantly-decorated streets to St. Paul's amid the cheers of a throng numbering 200,000. On the return down the Mall, tremendous enthusiasm salutes the Sovereign's appearance. Packed humanit...
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about government policies.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VII Number 354
HUGE BRITISH CROWDS FETE GEORGE V'S SILVER JUBILEE
LONDON, ENGLAND.--The King and Queen ride through the Capital's brilliantly-decorated streets to St. Paul's amid the cheers of a throng numbering 200,000. On the return down the Mall, tremendous enthusiasm salutes the Sovereign's appearance. Packed humanity rushes into the environs of Buckingham Palace to give him a frenzied greeting.
"FUTURE GENERALS" ON PARADE
WEST POINT, N. Y.--Cadets of the United States Military Academy illustrate the precision of their training in a striking review.
BARS "BABE" FROM GOLF TEST
DALLAS, TEX.--Mildred Didrikson, "Wonder Girl" of athletics, gives a vivid indication of her mastery of the links game but is denied participation in amateur matches by the United States Golf Association.
4,600 PICKET BIG SHIPYARD
CAMDEN, N. J.--Strikers mass about the plant of the New York Shipbuilding Co., even closing access from the river by covering approaches from a boat. The dispute holds up $50,000,000 in contract construction.
RISK LIVES ON HIGH BRIDGE
ASTORIA, N. Y.--Workmen cling to swaying cables 315 ft. above the East River, rushing completion of New York's new Tri-Boro Bridge. Busy at their jobs, they ignore the extreme danger of their posts.
ROOSEVELT GIVES THE LIE TO CRITICS OF FARM POLICY
WASHINGTON, D. C.--The President lashes out against his oponents, declaring in a fiery speech before thousands of cheering farmers, that many of the "high and mighty" have been "lying about the kind of farm program which this Nation is operating today."
LOSES WEIGHT ON BEER DIET
LOS ANGELES, CALIF.--A 259-lb. strong man goes on a thirty-three day regime of "suds." He proves the beverage fails to fatten as he performs his routine of unusual feats of strength.
SMALL BOY RUNS DOG CIRCUS
DALLAS, TEX.--A lad of nine trains a group of his canine pets to give a remarkable stunting exhibition. The young ringmaster proudly puts his charges through their paces as his pals watch.
FLIES FOR 20 CTS. AN HOUR
HANWORTH, ENGLAND.--A tiny glider, complete with landing-wheels and a 5 h. p. motor, takes off by itself and cruises at fifty miles an hour on the gas and oil that can be bought for two dimes.
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Date Written / Recorded
1935
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Date Published / Released
1935-05-15, 1935
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945, Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Person Discussed
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945
Topic / Theme
Government policy, New Deal, 1933-1938, 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 358, May 29, 1935
in Universal Newsreels, Release 358 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1935, originally published 1935), 9 mins
This newsreel features government policies and supreme courts.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 358 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1935, originally published 1935), 9 mins
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This newsreel features government policies and supreme courts.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VII Number 358
SUPREME COURT KILLS NRA, ENDANGERING ALL NEW DEAL
WASHINGTON, D. C.--A unanimous decision outlaws the Blue Eagle. Administration aides gather to save the Recovery program while labor leaders and General Johnson make strong pleas to preserve the gains recorded by workers and industrialists under the regime.
MILLIONAIRE FORCED TO...
This newsreel features government policies and supreme courts.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VII Number 358
SUPREME COURT KILLS NRA, ENDANGERING ALL NEW DEAL
WASHINGTON, D. C.--A unanimous decision outlaws the Blue Eagle. Administration aides gather to save the Recovery program while labor leaders and General Johnson make strong pleas to preserve the gains recorded by workers and industrialists under the regime.
MILLIONAIRE FORCED TO WED
LOCKPORT, N. Y.--George F. Jennings has $12,000,000 but he's sixty-seven and he must marry and acquire a family before July 25, if he doesn't want to lose six million. Exclusive pictures show the sexagenarian wading through basketsful of mail.
TOWN FETES FIFTIETH YEAR
YAKIMA, WASH.--Pioneer days are colorfully revived to celebrate the community's half-century of existence. Sixty thousand spectators watch a brilliant parade representing all phaises of frontier life.
'CHASE MARKS UNITED HUNTS
ROSLYN, N. Y.--A large and swanky crowd turns out to see Silverskin run away from a noted field in the Bowman Steeplechase Handicap. Several riders come to grief at the jumps during a thrilling event.
'QUAKE AGAIN ROCKS FORMOSA
TAIWAN, JAPAN.--A second tremendous shock follows on the heels of the disaster that took 3,000 lives. Wreckage is piled on wreckage before an army of workers can complete its herculean task of rebuilding the unfortunate island.
STRATO HOPPERS NEAR TRY
RAPID CITY, S. D.--Officers who will risk their lives in the forthcoming National Geographic-Army ascension into the upper reaches of the stratosphere, instal their huge gondola and equipment in Moonlight Valley from which they will take off.
"VILLAGE" HANGS ART OUTDOORS
NEW YORK CITY.--Painters and silhouette artists exhibit their work on board fences around historic Washington Square, luring prospective purchasers with the latest output of Greenwich Village's talented colony.
CHILDREN ADOPT TAME BIRD
SEATTLE, WASH.--Young pupils make friends with a tiny sparrow which perches on their books or on their heads during study periods. The bird makes no effort to escape from its strange surroundings.
GIRLS TRAIPSE OVER LINKS
HEALDSBURG, CALIF.--An enterprising golf club hires a bevy of handsome young women in shorts and bare knees as caddies to the enjoyment of male players but causing serious detriment to the game they play.
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Date Written / Recorded
1935
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1935-05-29, 1935
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Topic / Theme
National supreme courts, Government policy, New Deal, 1933-1938, Political and Social Movements, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1935 Universal Pictures Company Inc.
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Universal Newsreels, Release 365, June 24, 1935
in Universal Newsreels, Release 365 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1935, originally published 1935), 13 mins
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the Social Security Administration, Douglas MacArthur, and government aid.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 365 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1935, originally published 1935), 13 mins
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This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the Social Security Administration, Douglas MacArthur, and government aid.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VII Number 365
ATLANTIC FLIERS CRACK UP
FLOYD BENNETT FIELD, N. Y. -- Weighted down with gasoline, a big Rome-bound 'plane piloted by two Portuguese noblemen crashes a wing tip into the earth while attempting a take-off. A miracle saves the aviators from injury, but t...
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the Social Security Administration, Douglas MacArthur, and government aid.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VII Number 365
ATLANTIC FLIERS CRACK UP
FLOYD BENNETT FIELD, N. Y. -- Weighted down with gasoline, a big Rome-bound 'plane piloted by two Portuguese noblemen crashes a wing tip into the earth while attempting a take-off. A miracle saves the aviators from injury, but their craft is seriously damaged.
JOB AND AGE SECURITY SEEN
WASHINGTON, D. C.--Senator Wagner of New York hails the passage of his Social Security measure in a timely newsreel interview in which he explains the bill's provisions for wiping out hardships resulting from unemployment and old age.
LONG DISCUSSES F. D. R. PLAN
WASHINGTON, D. C.--Huey Long reviews the President's announcement in favor of taxation leading to a redistribution of wealth. The Louisiana Senator offers to resign if the plan meets with his approval.
INDIA 'QUAKE KILLS 20,000
QUETTA, BRIT. BALUCHISTAN. -- First authentic motion pictures show the terrific devastation caused by the earthquake which destroyed this city, razing homes and wrecking a British air base as it buried the largest part of the terror-stricken population in the ruins.
VANDERBILT COLT SETS MARK
AQUEDUCT, N. Y.--Discovery runs the mile and one-eighth of the historic Brooklyn handicap in world's record time of 1:48-1/5, taking the event from King Saxon and Omaha. Twenty thousand cheer the winner as he captures a stake of $10,200.
BEAUTIES MAN FIRE ENGINE
OCEAN CITY, N. J.--A bevy of bathing girls take the places of regular members of the Fire Department during a vamps convention, answering alarms and handling the apparatus like veterans.
NEW NRA BOARD TAKES OVER
WASHINGTON, D. C.--James L. O'Neill, newly-appointed head of the reorganized National Recovery Board, explains his plans in a newsreel interview as he confers for the first time with his assistants, Prentiss L. Coonley and L. C. Marshall.
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Date Written / Recorded
1935
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Date Published / Released
1935-06-24, 1935
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Robert F. Wagner, 1877-1953, Huey Pierce Long, Jr., 1893-1935, Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Person Discussed
Robert F. Wagner, 1877-1953, Huey Pierce Long, Jr., 1893-1935, Douglas MacArthur, 1880-1964
Topic / Theme
Government aid, Government policy, Laws and legislation, New Deal, 1933-1938, 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 376, July 31, 1935
in Universal Newsreels, Release 376 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1935, originally published 1935), 10 mins
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Army, Douglas MacArthur, and government policies.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 376 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1935, originally published 1935), 10 mins
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This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Army, Douglas MacArthur, and government policies.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VII Number 376
HUGE JOB PROGRAM BEGINS
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.--The Four Billion Dollar Works Progress Administration drive gets under way as the first pay day arrives for previously jobless men now constructing needed buildings at an industrial school.
CLOUDBURST SWAMPS CITIES
LANCASTER...
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Army, Douglas MacArthur, and government policies.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VII Number 376
HUGE JOB PROGRAM BEGINS
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.--The Four Billion Dollar Works Progress Administration drive gets under way as the first pay day arrives for previously jobless men now constructing needed buildings at an industrial school.
CLOUDBURST SWAMPS CITIES
LANCASTER, O.--A deluge of raging water rushed down on Fairfield and Hocking Counties, killing several persons leaving hundreds homeless and causing over (illegible text),000,000 in property damage as whole communities are cut off from the outside world.
ONLY ONE TAKES INAUGURAL
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y.--Mrs. Deering Howe's entry wins the American Legion Handicap in a walkaway before 10,000 cheering fans. Vicar runs second and Identify third in the opening day's feature at the famous track.
WEST FETES PIONEER DAYS
SANTA MONICA, CALIF.--Colorful Spanish galleons and early Mexican mission floats vie with the trappings of the first United States settlers in a brilliant pageant commemorating the picturesque history of the region.
CATS ENTER BOXING CONTEST
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.--Battling Tom and Gentleman Joe, a pair of feline fist-passers, scrap to a knockout under much-modified Marquis of Queensberry rules in a ring set up on the resort's well-known Steel Pier.
NORTH CHINA TROOPS REBEL
PEIPING, CHINA.--Thousands of irregulars attack the city in an armored train, but Federal soldiers disperse the mutineers after a series of bitter battles in defense of the ancient community.
DUMP BAD MEN, GUNS IN SEA
OFF LOS ANGELES, CALIF.--The cremated remains of two criminals splash into the blue waters of the Pacific far off shore, "decorated" with a miscellaneous assortment of revolvers, machine guns and other weapons seized from desperadoes by the police.
GIRL STUNTER THRILLS CROWD
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.--A seventeen-year-old feminine dare-devil risks her neck atop a 210-foot iron pole on the famous Steel Pier. Throngs look on in amazement at her disregard of danger as she performs perilous acrobatic feats.
NEW FLIVVER 'PLANE TESTED
INGLEWOOD, CALIF.--The latest development in small aircraft runs five hours on sixteen gallons of gas and cruises at 115 miles an hour on the ninety-five horsepower developed by its automobile engine.
GIRLS EXHIBIT FINE FORM
CONEY ISLAND, N. Y.--Earl Carroll, famous revue producer, presides with the tape-measure at a contest to des(illegible text)imate a Modern Venus. The winner is chosen from dozens of lovely young women, every one of who displays willowy curves.
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Date Written / Recorded
1935
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Date Published / Released
1935-07-31, 1935
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Person Discussed
Douglas MacArthur, 1880-1964
Topic / Theme
Construction, Employment, Government policy, Armed forces, Generals, New Deal, 1933-1938, 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 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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Copyright © 1935 Universal Pictures Company Inc.
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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 413, December 9, 1935
in Universal Newsreels, Release 413 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1935, originally published 1935), 11 mins
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about Franklin Delano Roosevelt and government policies.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 413 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1935, originally published 1935), 11 mins
Description
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about Franklin Delano Roosevelt and government policies.
UNIVERSAL NEWSAPER NEWSREEL Volume VII Number 413
SUPREME COURT DOOMS HAUPTMANN, REJECTING RE-TRIAL PLEA
BRUNO RICHARD HAUPTMANN begins the "Last Mile," thrust closer to the electric chair as the United States Supreme Court denies a request for a review of his conviction for the kidnapping and murder of the Lindbergh infant. Th...
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about Franklin Delano Roosevelt and government policies.
UNIVERSAL NEWSAPER NEWSREEL Volume VII Number 413
SUPREME COURT DOOMS HAUPTMANN, REJECTING RE-TRIAL PLEA
BRUNO RICHARD HAUPTMANN begins the "Last Mile," thrust closer to the electric chair as the United States Supreme Court denies a request for a review of his conviction for the kidnapping and murder of the Lindbergh infant. The decision reached in the old Court House at Flemington, N. J., after the most sensational trial in the history of America, is confirmed by the Highest Tribunal. Little more than a year after his arrest in New York City, the silent German carpenter is left with the faintest of hopes.
ROOSEVELT HITS FOOD PROFITEERS
CHICAGO, ILL.--The Chief Executive flays "personal advantage seekers," asserting that they are playing city against farm in an effort to discredit the agricultural policies of his Administration. Speaking before 18,000 members of the American Farm Bureau Federation, the President lashes at his critics.
OTHER BIG NEWS PICTURES INCLUDE:
Exciting New Miniature Electric Train Sets put on Christmas Display in New York City;
Scores of Perfected Bombing 'Planes Being Built for the Royal Air Force at Brough, England;
Workmen Removing the World's Largest Telescope Mirror from its Cooling Apparatus at Corning, N. Y.!
Remarkable Exploits by Tiny Trained Dogs at Venice, Calif.;
Tables and Drink-Mixers that Light Up miraclously in a New York City Restaurant;
An Impressive Bible Pageant at Huntington, W. Va. (Cincinnati Only);
Cadets of the Valley Forge Military Academy taking Part in an Archery Contest on Horseback at Wayne, Pa. (Philadelphia Only);
Washington's Victory over Southern California at Los Angeles, Calif. (Pre-Released: Los Angeles and Seattle), and the Return of the China Clipper to Almeda, Calif.,
After its Long Trans-Pacific Flight to Manila, P.I., as its Sister Ship, the Philipine Clipper, Takes off (San Francisco Only).
"THE TALK OF THE WORLD"
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Date Written / Recorded
1935
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Date Published / Released
1935-12-09, 1935
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Person Discussed
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945
Topic / Theme
Government policy, New Deal, 1933-1938, Political and Social Movements, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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