Chicago, IL: Exclusive pictures of a hectic pushball game in which the Freshmen of Loyola University defeat the Sophomores in a wild battle for a prize beer keg, after many players suffer bumps and bruises.

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51 Commander Settle Makes Record Stratosphere Hop, 1933/11/22 (1933)

"Backneck, NJ: Remarkable scenes as the naval scientist and Major Chester L. Fordney of the Marine Corps, salvage their balloon and instruments and tell of their exploration into space during which they reached an altitude of 59,000 feet before landing in a swamp, miles from human habitation." sound of Fordney speaking at end. (partial newsreel)

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52 Ancient Chinese Field Games, ca. 1933 (ca. 1933)

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53 Industry_Booms After Repeal of Prohibition, ca. 1933 (ca. 1933)

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54 Soviet Envoy Talks With Roosevelt, ca. 1933 (ca. 1933) < P>___________________________________________________________

55 Noted Speed Pilot Killed, 1934/06/25 (1934)

"Paterson, LA: James R. Wedell, who set many aviation records, including several astounding racing marks at the Cleveland air shows, dies when his plane, in which he was giving instruction to a student flier, crashes from a 300-foot altitude." (some parts silent of this partial newsreel without narration)

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56 Highlights In the News, 1934/06/27 (1934)

Armored car, trucks of soldiers, fighting in the streets. (some parts silent of this partial newsreel without narration)

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57 President Reports To Nation On The Progress Of Recovery, 1934/06/27 (1934)

"Washington DC: The Chief Executive, through Universal Newsreel, makes another characteristic 'intimate' talk to the people of the United States, giving an account of his stewardship and outlining his plan to spur national business recovery." sound of FDR speaking Fireside Chat #5. (2) Highlights In the News - Armored car, trucks of soldiers, fighting in the streets. (some parts silent of this partial newsreel without narration)

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58 President Roosevelt Sails On 10,000 Mile Vacation Trip, 1934/07/02 (1934)

"Annapolis, MD: Accompanied by his two sons, Franklin, Jr., and john, the Chief Executive boards the USS Houston for a long cruise that will take him to the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Colombia, through the Panama Canal and to Hawaii." poor quality sound of FDR speaking. (partial newsreel)

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59 Hauptmann Weapon Found As High Bail Is Set By Court, 1934/10/01 (1934)

"New York City: A broken soup-spoon, ground to razor-like sharpness, is discovered in the prisoner's cell as Judge patterson demands $100,000 bonds for the suspect's release. Detectives demolish the carpenter's garage in search of evidence. New jersey officials prepare the 106-year-old Hunterdon County courthouse for a trial." (some parts silent of this partial newsreel without narration)

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60 Hauptmann Identified At Hearing, 1934/10/17 (1934)

Hauptmann Identified At Hearing - some sound. (partial newsreel)

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61 Extra!! Scoop! - First Actual Pictures - Assassination, 1934/10/17 (1934)

King Alexander and Louis Barthou, Shot Down in Streets of Marseilles by Revolutionists. Furious Spectators Batter Killer to Death As His Victims Die. Alexander Murdered - "Universal Newsreel brings you the First Actual motion pictures of the murder of King Alexander of Jugoslavia and French Foreign Minister Barthou" scenes of the King arriving on cruiser at Marseilles, ride through town, shots, mob beats the assassin, a Croatian.

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62 "Five and Ten" Princess Home Again, 1934/11/28 (1934)

"New York City: The former Barbara Hutton reaches the United States after extensive honeymoon travels abroad. She is unaccompanied by Prince Mdivani, her Georgian husband, who is in India playing polo." scenes of man telling Hutton where to stand, in front of mics. (partial newsreel).

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63 Von Papen Adds Vote To Victory, 1935/01/23 (1935)

"Saarbruecken, Saar: The German Ambassador to Austria adds his ballot to the hundreds of thousands cast by Saarlanders returning the rich mining district to the Reich." (2) State Speeds Case Against Hauptmann - "Flemington, NJ: Witnesses connect the kidnap ladder with wood purchased by Hauptmann. The ancient Court House and its surroundings receive a wintry coating of white, but Col. Lindbergh braves the cold without hat or coat." man speaks for the defense; newsreel ending and NRA eagle. (some parts silent of this partial newsreel without narration).

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64 Wilenz Sure Of Convicting Hauptmann, 1935/01/28 (1935)

"Flemington, NJ: The Attorney-General declares himself satisfied that the state's completed case will result in the conviction of Hauptmann as the kidnapper and murdered of Lindbergh's son." - sound of prosecuter saying he has rested its case; newsreel ending. (partial newsreel).

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65 Hauptmann Testifies, 1935/01/30 (1935)

Flemington NJ - (long title card) "With bated breath, millions and millions have anxiously awaited the sensational day in this terrific trial! Millions upon millions want to hear and see and know exactly what happened and how! 'What does Bruno Hauptmann say? ... How does he look? ... What will be the jury's and public's reaction to his testimony?' For weeks every newspaper has front-paged and built up this tremendous real-life drama! Now Universal Newsreel takes it out of the imagination and flashes it right before the very ears and eyes of your patrons - fast and hot!" scenes of Hauptmann taking the witness stand; newsreel ending and NRA eagle. - sound of trial but no narration (partial newsreel).

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66 Roosevelt Addresses Boy Scouts, 1935/02/11 (1935)

President Hails Scouting At 25th Anniversary Fete - "Washington, DC: The Chief Executive radios a congratulatory message to members of the Boy Scouts of America all over the United States on the occasion of the great youth movement's silver jubilee." (partial newsreel)

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67 FDR Buys First Baby Bond, 1935/03/04 (1935)

"Washington, DC: The President launches the Government's new 'Bargain Sale' by purchasing $25 certificates of the new issue from Postmaster General Farley while Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau looks on." (partial newsreel)

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68 2200 Men Out On Strike At Motor Plant, 1935/04/24 (1935)

"Toledo, Ohio: Huge crowds of pickets patrol the approaches to an automobile factory when negotiations between workers and owners fail. Francis J. Dillon explains the American Federation of Labor's position in the industry.

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69 Old-Fashioned Town Crier On Job Again, 1935/04/24 (1935)

"Provincetown, Mass.: The brassy voice of this historic village's recently-appointed Town Crier forces attention to his recital of community news delivered in time-honored manner." (some parts silent of this partial newsreel without narration)

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70 F. D. R. Sees Fear Vanishing, 1935/04/29 (1935)

"Washington DC: The President again addresses the nation, expressing optimism and outlining his program to expedite work relief to all sections of the country." sound of FDR speaking Fireside Chat #7. (partial newsreel)

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71 Red Cross Unit Bombed In Ethiopia,1936/02/12 (1936)

"Rain of Bombs Kills And Maims Red Cross Workers (Photographed by Howard Winner, Ace Universal Newsreel Cameraman) - Dolo, Ethiopia: Exclusive, authentic pictures graphically show the flaming terror hurled against a Red Cross field unit near Nugelli by Italian airmen. Bombs and machine-gun fire kill and cripple Swedish doctors and their Ethiopian assistants. Scores of wounded soldiers die as the raiders ignore Red Cross flags. These scenes are among the most amazing ever made by a newsreel cameraman." - shows cameraman turning crank "These exclusive pictures were filmed at great personal peril . . ." (silent partial newsreel)

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72 Giant Dirigible Sets Record, 1936/05/11 (1936)

"Lakehurst, NJ: Humming over metropolitan New York in the dawn, the huge dirigible 'Hindenburg' reaches her base at the Naval Air Station with shining honors for the fastest crossing of the North Atlantic ever made by a commercial passenger aircraft. The tremendous Zeppelin carries more than a hundred persons across the sea, many of them of international fame. Brought safely to land, the ship is lodged in a waiting hangar as thousands upon thousands of sightseers gather from near and far to view the giant balloon." scenes of Hindenburg arriving over New York, Nazi swastika on tail, man speaks. (some parts silent in this partial newsreel without narration)

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73 Terrific Floods Sweep Citis In Western Penna., 1936/03/18 (1936)

(Special Release: To be Shipped Separately) - Pittsburgh PA: Rapidly-rising water covers fifty blocks in the heart of the city, causing damages mounting to $10,000,000 as the menace of inundation hits a wide area. Communication lines broken, isolating Lewiston and Johnstown where a repetition of the horrible disaster of 1889 becomes a terrifying possibility to 66,000 residents. Scenes of horror multiply as swirling water crushes all barriers, leaving untold thousands homeless or unable to resume their jobs."

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74 Automobile for Cross-Country Travel Devised, 1936/11/09 (1936)

"European engineers try out an automobile with startling new suspension features which enable the machine to disregard the smooth pavement of the highways and cut across ditches, hills and even cliffs in a cross-country dash."

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75 Roosevelt Welcomed Back At Capital, 1936/11/09 (1936)

"Washington, DC: President Roosevelt receives an enthusiastic reception as he returns to the city following his triumphant re-election. The Chief Executive thanks the Nation for its support, through a newsreel interview." some sound of FDR speaking.

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76 Special Release - 425 Children Die As Gas Explosion Shatters School, 1937/03/20 (1937)

"New London, Texas tragedy - 425 Children Die As Gas Explosion Shatters School in center of rich East Texas oil field, caused by gas pockets in school basement."

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77 Thousands Weep As School Blast Victims Are Buried, 1937/03/20 (1937)

Thousands Weep As School Blast Victims Are Buried.

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78 Special Release - Zeppelin Explodes Scores Dead, 1937/05/10 (1937)

"Lakehurst, NJ: Thirty-five persons die and scores of others are injured as the mighty dirigible explodes three hundred feet over the landing field at the end of her first voyage of the season from Europe. A terrific burst of flame engulfs the stern of the ship and spreads with the rapidity of lightning to the bow. The inferno of blazing hydrogen gas cremates all living beings in its path, as the twisted skeleton of the balloon settles quickly to the ground. Rescue crews brave death to save sixty-three persons, some of them horribly burned." scenes of Hindenburg burning with narration.

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79 Newsreel intro with music (1) Remarkable New Aid To Navigation, 1937/05/12 (1937)

"San Antonio, TX: navigators on sea or land, or in the air, now can tell their position in less than a minute, no matter what atmospheric conditions may prevail. The Hagner Position Finder does away with logarithms and the old, difficult process of navigation." (2) One-Man Band - "New York City: Elmer Trudgen, a Canadian farmboy, shows Gotham that the One-Man Band is not langer imagination. He has a contraption that enables him to play the piano, violin, guitar, harmonica, bass drum, snare drum, triangle, wood blocks, cymbals, cowbells and chime - all at once!" (3) "London Busmen Go On Strike - "London, England: On the very eve of Coronation festivities, busmen in the British capital knock transportation into a cocked hat by going on strike. The streets look deserted, and would-be-bus-passengers wear out show leather and ancient pavements." (4) Professor Invents Sleeve Protector - "Waukesha, Wisconsin: Dear old Prof. I. M. Nutts is in again, with a new device to take the viciousness out of the most untamed piece of butter that ever disgraced a table, or smeared your sleeves. You can reach over the oleo in perfect safety with the Prof's new gadget." (some parts silent in this partial newsreel without narration)

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80 Special Release - The Coronation of King George VI, 1937/05/18 (1937)

"SEE the Archbishop Place the Crown Upon the Monarch's Head! Tremendous Throngs at World's Greatest Pageant! Britain's Peers in Glamorous Array! Premiers of the World-Wide Empire! The Members of the Royal Family! The Gilded Coach of State in its Triumphal Procession! The Galaxy of Glittering Military Uniforms in the Big Parade! Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, and Famed Landmarks! The Whole Glorious Ceremony! SEE the Actual Rites in the Historic Westminster Abbey! The Terrific National Enthusiasm for the New Sovereigns! Thousands of Troops, Mounted and on Foot! Scores of Bands, Playing Martial Music! The Brilliant Uniforms of Envoys from Foreign Nations! The Age-Old Trappings of British Royalty! Every Angle of the Big Show!" (complete newsreel)

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81 G-Man Hoover Blasts Lenient Parole Boards, 1937/10/04 (1937)

"Washington, DC: J. Edgar Hoover, chief of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, attacks the methods of lenient parole boards in releasing known criminals." sound of J. Edgar Hoover speaking (2) "Quantico, VA: Machine-guns rattle as Federal agents 'raid' a prop gangster hideout." sound of pistol firing range, machine guns at night. (some parts silent in this partial newsreel without narration)

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82 U.S. Faces War Says Roosevelt, 1937/10/06 (1937)

"Chicago: In a ringing speech, President Roosevelt warns of a steadily-increasing danger of armed conflict menacing the United States. Without naming any nation as responsible, the Chief Executive finds a threat in present attacks from the air on civilians, and ships attacked and sunk by submarines in time of peace and without cause or notice. Gravely, the President asserts that if such things can happen in other parts of the world, America cannot feel secure for long. Universal Newsreel presents the President's speech as a historic document, and gives with it a dramatic view of incidents of aggression which called forth Mr. Roosevelt's impassioned warning." scenes of parade outdoors, sound of FDR speaking outdoors under tent, silent scenes of war inserted into FDR's speech, FDR says I Hate War. (partial newsreel)

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83 World-Wide News Events, 1938/04/04 (1938)

FDR Sees Homestead Project - "Pine Mountain Valley, Georgia: The President wishes some 'scoffers' at Government aid to agriculture could share his inspection of the Pine Mountain Valley Homestead, built to aid sharecroppers." FDR arrives in car at Homestead, sound of FDR speech from car, facing away from camera toward crowd (no pictures of the Homestead project in this partial newsreel)

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84 World-Wide News Events, 1938/04/20 (1938)

FDR Pleads For Democracy - "Washington, DC: Asking for important new appropriations for the relief of unemployment, the President points out that Democracy has disappeared in many countries because of weak, confused Government." scenes of FDR speaking Fireside Chat #12. (partial newsreel)

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85 World of Sports, 1938/06/22 (1938)

"New York, NY: Louis and Schmeling weigh in before a big crowd at Madison Square Garden on the eve of their sensational one-round fight in which the Brown Bomber knocked the challenger down repeatedly until the bout was stopped." scenes of Joe Louis and Max Schmeling at weight check for boxing match. (some sound, but Louis does not speak in this partial newsreel without narration)

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86 World-Wide News Events, 1938/06/27 (1938)

"Washington, DC: In his 13th 'Fireside Chat,' President Roosevelt denies that he, as President, will enter the primary fight, but asserts his right as party Chief to speak in defense of the liberal Democratic platiform." scenes of FDR speaking Fireside Chat #13. (partial newsreel)

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87 Blue and Gray At 75th Anniversary Of Great Battle, 1938/07/04 (1938)

"Gettysburg, PA: Before 150,000 persons, President Roosevelt dedicates the Eternal Light Peace Memorial on the famous battlefield during the impressive and stirring 75-year Reunion, attended by 1,800 Civil War Veterans, both Blue and Gray." only sound of brief FDR speech. (2) World-Wide New Events - King Sees Naval Display "Weymouth, England: Colorful and impressive fleet maneuvers, demonstrating Britain's 'Rule of the Waves,' are staged for George VI, who witnesses the thrilling war games from the Flagship 'Nelson.'" (some parts silent in this partial newsreel without narration)

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88 World-Wide News Events, 1938/07/06 (1938)

"Burbank, CA: Howard Hughes, wealthy aviator, takes off for New York in his 'round the world' plane. New York, NY: A big crowd welcomes the sportsman pilot when he flies in from the Coast." some sound when Hughes briefly speaks. (partial newsreel)

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89 All Nations Shaken By War Crisis, 1938/09/19 (1938)

"Washington, DC: In the face of a possible new world conflict abroad, Pres. Roosevelt summons his cabinet officers for a conference on the European crisis. (2) Paris, France: Premier Daladier and Foreign Minister Bonnet fly to London, where they and Prime Minister Chamberlain move to exert pressure on Czechoslovakia to grant Hitler's demands of Sudeten territory annexation. (3) England: Braemer, Scotland, King George cuts short a visit at the colorful Scottish games to rush home for conference with his 'War' Cabinet. (4) Germany: Goose-stepping soldiers march toward the Czech border as 'incidents' arise to threaten peace. Italy: Mussolini exorts his followers and declares his nation will side with Germany, war or no war! (5) Russia: The Soviet Republic, 'key' factor in the crisis, displays its military might as a warning to the fascist bloc. (6) Czechoslovakia: Between the 'fying pan' of British and French pressure, and the 'fire' of Nazi aggression, Pres. Benes takes a firm stand against annexation." scenes include White House, barrage balloons, Mussolini. (some parts silent in this partial newsreel without narration)

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90 Radio Station's 'Attack By Mars' Panics Thousands, 1938/10/31 (1938)

(1) "New York, NY: Thousands of radio listeners throughout the U. S. are frightened into mass hysteria by a dramatization of H. G. Wells' old thriller, 'The War of the Worlds,' as staged by orson Welles, young actor-manager." sound of Orson Welles speaking at press conference. (2) King Visits Ill Youngsters - "London, England: Inmates at the Hospital for Sick Children in Great Ormond Street get a great thrill when King George and Queen Elizabeth visit the institution's new buildings and stay for a real tea party as guests of the youthful patients." (partial newsreel)

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91 Light Tanks Show Their Prowess In Battle Maneuvers, 1938/11/02 (1938)

(1) "Fort Meade, MD: Mechanical monsters of the 66th U. S. Infantry (Light Tanks) sweep everything before them as they advance through smoke and shell fire to the attack. A thrilling sight, from daylight to dark, as the 'battle wagons' roll along." (2) Seabiscuit Wins match Race - "Pimlico, MD: The horse racing classic of the Century! War Admiral, the favorite, is beaten by three lengths as C. S. Howard's West Coast wonder horse takes the sensational match race that thrills 40,000 fans." (some parts silent in this partial newsreel without narration)

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92 Mayor La Guardia opens Red Cross drive, 1938/11/09 (1938)

Mayor La Guardia opens Red Cross drive. (partial newsreel)

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93 King and Queen Leave Britain On American Tour, 1939/05/15 (1939)

"London, England: Impressive scenes as King George and Queen Elizabeth leave London on the start of their trip to Canada and the U.S. Huge throngs jam the dock at Portsmouth as their majesties bid farewell to family and gov't officials and board the HMS Empress of Australia." (partial newsreel)

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94 Welles Off To Panama, 1939/09/18 (1939)

"Brooklyn, NY: The Underscretary of State sails on the SS Santa Clara, with others in the American delegation to attend the 21-Nation conference at Panama on hemispheric solidarity and neutrality action in the new war." (sound of Sumner Welles speaking in the partial newsreel without narration)

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95 Norman Alley's Bombing of USS Panay Special Issue, 1937/12/12 (1937)

(1) Reel 1 - "Nanking" (2) Reel 2 - "Uncensored!!! Unedited!!! The U.S.S. Panay Bombing in its entirey - exactly as photographed!" (this newsreel special is 22 minutes long, with music and narration)

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