YESTERDAY'S NEWSREEL - 1933 HOLY YEAR POPE PIUS XI 1929 CHICAGO BLIZZARD

[Music] Television highlights are the news of yestery year. [Applause] It's 1933 and thousands gather in front of Basilica of St. Peters for special celebration. Pope Pas is carried through crowds from papal palace to Basilica as Catholic Church marks lurggical feast of divine maternity. Followers of Catholicism have further reason for festivity too. For just few years previous to this, temporal head of church ended 69 years of self-imprisonment in protest to Italian government decrees. Then in pact signed by Benito Mussolini and Cardinal Gaspari, papal secretary of state, Vatican City is once again made free and independent state. From Vatican balcony, famed Pope Pius 11th greets the thousands that fill and overflow the courtyard of Vatican City and gives them special papal blessings this holy year. It's rare and exciting moment in midst of rare and exciting celebration of the Catholic [Music] Church. Here in the early 1930s, there's a floating cabaret in the waters off Long Island. Now, nightlife has the look of the right life as hooptidors get sunshine and air. Boating dance pavilion is an exubmarine tender, the amphetrite. And now it looks like perfect spot for tender moments for romantic couples who like to [Music] dance. They're having a high time on the high seas, but so far everybody seems to be pretty high and dry. But maybe they'll do something about that. And right now, come on everybody, let's pull off. Hurry, hurry up. I can't help it. [Applause] [Music] They must have hung their clothes on a hickory limb because they're not going near the water yet. Oh, you're a bunch of scarecrows. [Music] It's 1939 as giant Jess Willard and giant killer Jack Dempsey do it all over again. What they're repeating is a blowby-blow performance of their historic boxing match in Toledo back in 1919. Jess was champion then, and the lighter and younger Dempsey took the title away from him. But not like this. Here, Jess is 56 years old and Jack now an ex- champion to 44. 20 years after their battle of the century, Jess and Jack dance an anniversary walts. Here's assistant secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt. It's 1920 and well-known son of ex-president Teddy Roosevelt poses with Republican National Chairman Will Hayes. At Brooklyn Navyyard, young Teddy inspects Lanner America, which is soon to return to service after being in mothballs during war. Rear Admiral Plunkett is with him. Here in New York Central Park is Marian Tally. She's just 18 and heading for the Met. Now on 12th of April 1929, Miss Tally retires at advanced and decrepit age of 22. Capable of earning $3,000 or more per concert, Miss Tally quits music with a smile and goes home to Mother. It's June 17th, 1925 as Don McMillan gets unusual sendoff as he prepares to set sail for exploration jaunt in search of a lost continent. Assistant Secretary of the Navy Robinson presents flowers. It's nearly last look at civilization for the daring explorer and crowd gets a farewell look at him. 12 days later in Wisconsin, Maine, McMillan says final goodbye to homeland and gets good wishes from General Greley and Maine's Governor Brewster. Don McMillan looked for the lost continent that was never found. [Applause] It's December 1929 and Chicago is caught in grip of one of the worst Midwest storms in history. Just like Eskimo, Chicagoans are forced to dig their way out of their [Music] homes. There's a circus in town. And what these elephants remember about Africa is certainly nothing like this. Imagine what would happen if these fellows caught cold and sneezed. It's rough going and even rougher weather as the snow falls faster than it can be removed. There's plenty of business in Chicago, but it's not as usual. Plows push snow out of the loop streets by the ton. On waterfront, newly constructed portions of Chicago Swank Outer Drive are torn up by driving waves and roaring winds. It's a cold day in Chicago, but the kids had a wonderful time. [Music] It's 26th of March 1926 and under shadows of San Francisco's Golden Gate, US Army men are trained in use and habits of underseas explosives. Waters of San Francisco Bay are turning into proving ground as troops hoist 100 lb spheres of TNT and drop them into the waves. Nobody wants to be near when that thing gets ready to blow. Mines are laid in pattern, but look out there. You're going to get wet. Looks as if you did. Botto rear of mine layer. Underwater charges explode. There wouldn't be anything but splinters left. If a ship had touched that off, [Music] It's the 2nd of August 1926 and they're about to open all year highway through Valley of Yusede National Park. Now travelers can make trip through scenic park and all kinds of weather. And the local Indians are whooping it up. No doubt thinking that now they'll be able to sell their blankets and trinkets all year round. Even the little fellas are out to see the ribbon of concrete laid down by the white [Applause] man. Governor TWW Richardson stands in car that will make first official trip on new roadway through park. Now it's smooth going in Euseite, even in a Model T. [Music] It's June 1928 and crew of airplane friendship comes ashore at Southampton, England after flight across the Atlantic. Pilot is none other than America's Miss Amelia Heheart, world's leading lady flyer. Southampton's woman mayor greets our lady Lindy as co-pilot Staltz and mechanic Gordon pose too. And then it's off to London and an official reception. In London, Miss Hehheart doss her flying suit and poses for cameraman in borrowed clothes, Amelia Heheart. Beauty at its best. In 1926, Charlie Chaplan is starring in The Gold Rush and Bathing Beauty star in what in 1926 they called bathing suit. This tot is all bathing suit and bows. It's one pretty number after another as the girls file past the judges. Poor judges. Believe it or not, there's a possible Miss America somewhere in this hay stack of hairdos. At last, the judges have narrowed the contest down to three. And now, here's Miss Joan Alden, the winner. 1926 is a royal year for this beauty queen. It's 1923 and Tommy Milton is a determined young man as he starts over flat surface of Dry Lake in quest of new world's record for speed on land. This electric timing device will record his speed, and it'll be some speed as soon as Tommy steps on the accelerator. And here he comes now, roaring past the end of the marked course and slowing down. And Tommy Milton sets record of 151 mph. [Applause] It's 1929 and here are a few of 238 entrance being greased for 15-mi marathon swim at Toronto, Canada. There is $25,000 in prize money waiting for the winners. And the race is on. And the long, laborious grind through cold, choppy waters begins. There are 238 swimmers in the water now, but you can be sure there won't be a tenth that many by the time the 15-mi contest is over. By the midway mark, more than half the swimmers have either given up or fallen so far back that only a miracle will bring them home in the money. Votes follow every swimmer in case of illness, cramps, or exhaustion. A leader almost from the start is Edward Keing. Still going strong as the sun goes down and the long race goes on. It's now more than 8 hours since race began and Keating comes home to the heartwarming prize money to say nothing of the warmth he gets from that blanket. Edward Keating, mighty marathoner.