YESTERDAY'S NEWSREEL - CAREER OF CARRIER USS LEXINGTON FLYING WING SUIT RED SOX

[Music] television highlights are the news of yesteryear in shipyard at Quincy Massachusetts 1923 stand skeleton-like structure of incompleted battlecruiser Lexington though almost half-finished gigantic vessel is doomed to scrap heap by worldwide naval arms agreement change in plans plus petition from workman and battle cruiser Lexington becomes aircraft carrier Lexington in her time largest thing afloat she's launched October 3rd 1925 and put in command of captain aww marshal crew of new Ocean Queen stands at attention while flag is raised over carriers deck and nation's newest fighting vessel joins the fleet on test maneuvers planes warm-up on world's largest seagoing airport as Navy prepares for peacetime test of its fighting wings it's something new in warfare and Lady Lexington is equal to terrific task of launching airborne battle craft from rolling and pitching surface of open seas Navy brass are watching extreme right Admiral Nimitz PI over deck of ship planes for her hold fly in beautiful formation signaling boldly that lady Lexington's first maneuvers have been success and then comes war in shining waters of Coral Sea Jeff kamikazes have pierced the graceful ladies battle armor deep in her powell stores of explosives ignite blasting out the heart of the fighting queen of the Seas listing dangerously sinking fast she must be abandoned and before long her placing remains her lost beneath swirling waters her tragic end was not in vain however for the fight she fought snagged the [ __ ] advance southeastward from New Guinea big blow to Nippon big step toward tide of American victory [Music] [Applause] [Music] those aren't overgrown bats wings but here in Brookline Massachusetts Boston concert singer Madame Helena Bernie has bravest but baddest ID of 1930 she thinks she can fly pardon me madam but your propellers missing and if it oh my am i saying so your flaps are down [Music] well maybe there was something wrong with the wiggle works in the wings while madame albert erie fuels a trusted and trusting assistant heads in a strong wing forced a bit sorry ain't fella you're supposed to go this way wild ground crews still worth of a bomber Alberti the pursuit ship heads down one way in another attempt to take off is that all that äj-- if at first you don't succeed fly fly again [Applause] and this time Madame sporty shape affair starting up a tear he flaps his flippers flies through the air with the greatest of all pardon me here's diving champion Elaine Regan in middle 1920s and here she is on way to title in half mile swim yes national outdoor diving queen shows she swims with best of them and even better aquatic artist Elaine Regan with wife is China's dr. Washington cool in somewhat younger days he King's Minister to United States as proud papa here solemnly showing off his young son Hughes fell for catechu newest member of one of China's greatest families mrs. Harry Payne Whitney has tea and then gets back to work New York born sculptress won world fame with her Aztec fountain and Titanic Memorial which stand in nation's capitol also did Columbus Memorial which rises in Palos Spain [Music] this is Florida's east coast in early 1900s tropic paradise indeed but a mostly untamed wasteland of palm groves and unkempt beaches with only an oasis or two of order weather very rich the older retired spend unhurried lives Under the Sun as late as 1910 and on to 1915 and through years of First World War Florida remains a mirror state of the rich and Haven of the old brother sparse splendor little excitement and no future whatsoever except for those who are looking for fun a slow lazy game of golf or just practice on the putting green there's little nightlife what there is is dancing in hotel dining rooms quiet formal evenings in the quiet and solitude of the semi tropic might but then it happens America suddenly wakens to the gold in them thar barren Florida wastelands along Miami Shore pathless acres are divided into Lots and sold and resold several times a day at ever-mounting prices Miami one time coastal village is suddenly this teeming metropolis crowded with people from all over the nations seeking their fortune under the Florida Sun money's no object as booming Florida becomes home of fabulous hotels and apartment buildings states historic ties with Spain show in its architecture and it's all thanks to sunshine and seashore the nation's sudden waking to paradise within its borders proud of its sudden rise from poverty to riches thrilled by its new one famous land of freedom fun and opportunity Florida celebrates yes Miami enjoyed its blowout but then came tragedy the blow up of the boom Harvard students get ready for musical extravaganza Westford whole 1921 edition of a harvard Hasty Pudding show beautiful biceps at all this chorus Kitty is all set for a stunning and startling transformation lovely isn't he you never know he was all-america material if it weren't for the pipe girls take rest from rigors of rehearsal as Osgoode hooker of harbor does a Fandango worthy of a Corinne from the best of finishing school how the man get into this all-girl back oh that's right they are all man in the Hasty Pudding show [Music] it's all mental it's 1929 and the CMC to first all-metal dirigible ever build is teased out of her hangar for mating flight big ship constructed by Detroit Aircraft Corporation of Grosse Pointe Michigan is filled with helium at airfield a nation's capital Navy crew is ready in gondola to take her up and up she goes small compared with other dirigibles over times e mc2 carries crew of four makes feet of 62 miles an hour and even though she's all metals she sure flies [Music] [Applause] off the Hawaii in the early 1920s travel togs of the time means white trousers and dark coats for men hi him and low hip lines for girls [Music] bobbed hair is much in evidence and anytime you can see cloche hat also notice the lack of pads and shoulders of those dresses and there are your men in light trousers and dark jackets again fashionable sport of the ocean-going vacation astiz the kiddie car race good for the development of sea legs no doubt and for the girls it was shuffleboard of course game was longer than the skirts [Music] bathing suits for men were two-piece affairs tops as well as trunks even if you look like Tarzan puffy chiffon was just the thing for the more formal wear of evening a chips dance short skirts far outnumber lengthy ones brave hints of the trends to come play ball it's June 13th 1931 land in Ebbets Field Brooklyn Madison High School 9 gets good word from Dan savants of Dodgers boys play against texto high for PSAL baseball crown but there's warmup a lack Clown Prince of baseball Nick alt-rock given performance of their own both members of Washington Senators for several seasons shacked an alt rock panic crowd gathered to witness their antics in a ball game between two of the hottest diamund aggregations in public school athletic league even at end of their careers shacked and alt-rock were better ball players than boxers [Music] [Applause] [Music] the fighter who receives one of those misses kisses the fight goodbye what's now South shot that dirty fighter falls the clean hitting Shack [Music] mama Trumbo doubt 15-time there's a sharp bombing ball of Picher the taut first and he's out that's one down and the next medicine batter hits one past the infield [Music] as he crossed first there's an error on the throw in and the runner on second streaks for third he's safe [Applause] another hit for medicine and two men score but when the final tally is counted the score is Madison to texto highschool 10 [Music]