YESTERDAY'S NEWSREEL - ALBERT LEBRUN U.S. MAIL CLEVELAND SCHOOL ATTACK TYPING

Year Published: 1950s

Format: 16mm

Description: This black and white film is one of the episodes of "Yesterday's Newsreels", an early 1950s TV show made from the General Newsreel collection. It features ten segments of historic highlights. Albert Lebrun (:39). Lebrun is reelected as the President of France by the French National Assembly in 1936 (:44-1:36). The 14th of July, 1939, is Bastille Day, and large Paris crowds celebrate its 150th anniversary (1:37-2:22). Lebrun and his wife are shown at Windsor Castle with King George and Queen Elizabeth, before appearing in front of Britain’s legislators. Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain shakes his hand (2:23-3:35). It’s a Cold Day 1925 (3:39). October 4, 1925, 7th Day Adventists in Chicago are baptized in the cold temperatures (3:45-4:25). Marines Guard U.S. Mail (4:27). 1921, United States Marines stand guard at the post office to prevent mail robbery there, from mail trucks, and when loaded on trains (4:32-5:05). 1926, the Marines guard the train postal routes (5:06-5:30). Personalities (5:33). 1920, James Beauchamp Clark, former Speaker of the House, stands by a bust of himself. (5:38-5:56). 1925, the widow of Jack London stands outside her home (5:57-6:15). 1925, a young Mickey Rooney plays Mickey McGuire (6:16-6:36). Bombs Blast Cleveland School 1922 (6:46). Two bombs planted by labor agitators completely destroy a school (6:52-7:25). Old Man on a Tight Rope 1926 (7:26). In Paris, a 70-year-old man walks a tightrope over a street multiple times (7:32-8:20). World Typing Contest 1921 (8:23). In New York City, a room full of rapidly typing typists work on typewriters and vie to win the World Typing Contest (8:29-9:15). Aviation 1929 (9:18). Louise Thaden sets the women’s endurance record with a flight of 22 hours, 3 minutes, 12 seconds in a Travel-Air plane (9:24-9:52). Fashions of the Day 1926 (9:54). May 29, 1926, President and Mrs. Coolidge attend the wedding of businessman Andrew Mellon’s daughter. Shown are the bride and her bridesmaid’s in their dresses (10:00-10:38). Sports (10:40). 1922, champion golfers Gene Sarazen and Walter Hagen compete against Jim Barnes and Jock Hutchison (10:45-11:19). 1933, the second running of the Steeplechase takes place in Grasslands, Tennessee. Shown are many falls of horses and jockeys. The winning jockey holds the Winner’s Cup (11:20-12:28).

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[Music] television highlights are the news of yesteryear [Music] viva la Fong's and Lebrun Wars coming ever closer in the closing years of the 1930s and France does a startling and unprecedented thing Albert Lebrun president of France since 1932 is being reelected to that office by the French National Assembly Palace of Versailles Assembly members give Lebrun formal notification that he is first president in French history to be reelected French premier de la da and opposition leaders join in this tribute to Lebrun for a headlight times more trouble than can be imagined but France is all for one and one for all as not so far away and all Hitler works for war it's 14th of July 1939 Bastille Day war with Germany is just six weeks away as France tears her independence and her president yes it's 1939 as Paris celebrates the 150th anniversary has Pearl City of a great Republic [Music] on the 3rd of September these same children shot defiance at invading Nazi armies and these same colonial leaders assemble troops to fight for France around the world this is Paris cheering happily for the last time or soon the lights go out with war more than a threat but hope for peace by no means dead Lebrun and his wife appear at Windsor Castle with King George and Queen Elizabeth the smiles here are indeed smiles of hope that a tall tickler can be persuaded also to walk in peaceful path the chief executive of the third Republic of France gets in historic ovation as he appears before Great Britain's legislators [Music] he plans for the biggest head and then before Lebrun goes back to France he takes a last moment to chat with England's Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain perhaps of the weather or perhaps of Munich who knows only one thing is sure war came and France fell thus ended a glorious chapter in French history labeled Albert Lebrun [Music] yes a chilly fourth of October 1925 bad day for baptism for seventh-day Adventists in Chicago get immersed in immersion just the same so down and in they go gets your just watching the water show you have to be a real believer on a day like this the air is coal and a water even colder you couldn't get him to take a cold shower what there's a hot stove in that tent all red lips why are you blue you it's 1921 and male robbery has become the latest and most lucrative sport of thieves so United States Marines have been assigned to postal duty to see that neither rain snow nor thievery will deter the post office department from its accustomed duty for some reason or other there was sharp and sudden drop in mail robberies and rumor states this is the reason why [Music] [Applause] again in 1926 devil dogs of Quantico Virginia joined postal authorities in vowel that mail will go through its October 21st as Leathernecks like this young Arsenal guard our postal routes there was plenty of trouble but all is peaceful now yes the boys of Montezuma and the shores of Tripoli uwajima and Pusan once carried the u.s. mail it's 1920 and here's James Beauchamp Clark standing by Bluffs himself better known as champ art he was speaker of house from 1911 to 1919 almost liquid roll Wilson in all dead for us presidency here in 1925 is mrs. Jack London wife of late author adventurer and wanderer Jack London its 16th of October and widowed mrs. London still lives in her home in the valley of the Moon which London built way back in 1905 a little guy getting tough with a little girl is Mickey McGuire remember well in case you're don't remember he's Mickey Rooney here in 1925 Mickey Rooney is getting his start his movie star long before his studio roles as Andy Hardy [Music] it's 1922 and two bombs planted by labor agitators have wrecked this school building in Cleveland [Music] here's what's left of boiler room where bombs exploded doing serious damage through almost the entire structure in classroom after classroom there's nothing but debris fortunately school was not in session when blast occurred experts say entire building will have to be torn down and there was many a cleveland school kid happy about that [Music] you it's third of August 1926 and here in Paris France 70 year old Blanca Chamaco walks across momart on a title page of performers half French and half Indian and completely without fear well after 70 years of living what's left to be afraid of not content to make the crossing just once all manager Marco goes back and forth like a carefree pedestrian and he can still do tricks to watch [Music] we wonder what the old gentleman did for excitement and applause when he was young well anyway he's the idol of the neighbors children and he is no idle hero [Music] it's 1921 and in New York City 40 of the best typist in the world are in heated contest for world typing title and cup [Music] here's Miss Margaret Owens who's been women's world champion four times already miss Millicent Woodward was the winner at Paris in championships of 1920 of course it's always somebody who has to gag things up he gets gagged this is RG Curtis champion of England he's typing hard to win further honors but title goes to owner and operator of these fast moving fingers he's George Hotz field retaining the title he also won in 1920 [Music] here's miss Louise Macbeth red in Oakland California as she gets set to try for New Worlds endurance record from inquires accepted mark is now 17 hours and five minutes held by Miss Bobbie trout but it's 4th of March 1929 and Miss week metrid makes it a good day for flying as she stays aloft for 22 hours set new record marrying miss melon its 29th of May 1926 an outside pan-american building in Washington President and mrs. Calvin Coolidge had list a distinguished gift on hand for wedding of Andrew Mellon's lovely daughter ADA and here comes the bride with David ke Bruce her handsome blue here come the bridesmaid here it's high and waistline low his rand-new ring around her finger and around her neck the spring of curls with the middle 1920 this was society's biggest event of 1926 [Music] you can't win them all it's 1922 and champion golfers Gene Sarazen and Walter Hagen are on their way to defeat for here a try in New York Jim Barnes and jock Hutchinson are breaking par and the hearts of those who figure Sarazen and Hagen to win even in defeat Open champ stars in and British title holder Hagen looked like golfing kings and here are Victor's Barnes and Hutchinson who won same crown in 1921 its 1933 and here's second running of steeplechase at grasslands Tennessee yes race is only in its second running and it's already being considered a classic of the turf to the winner there's $5,000 purse and gold cup offered by ex King Alfonso Spain fast pace of race guarantees excitement and spills and it almost every hurdle there's a horse who wishes he'd looked before elite heeled things Allah's horses near the 16 curdled and some of the favorites have fallen [Music] here's unusual shot of sad moment in steeplechase sad for this horse and jockey anyway they'll walk home from this race [Music] Finnish nears word of honor makes the most honorable exit and racing to victory all by himself is from tangia but even he still has a couple of high hurdles to go but grins envía wins and jockey edir and holds Winners Cup [Music]


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