YESTERDAY'S NEWSREEL - KING EDWARD VIII FAN DANCING NC-4 & FLYING BOATS 1925 COAL STRIKE

television highlights are the news of yesteryear [Music] grandfather of the king who was never crown England's Edward the seventh shown in 1908 two years before his death when he was succeeded by George v whose oldest son then became Earl of Chester a knight of the Garter Prince of Wales although rule of the British Empire past george v in 1910 it was not until June 22nd 1911 that his coronation was held and herewith Queen Mary he leaves Westminster Abbey the scepter has been handed down Britain's new king has been crowned ceremonial rites that same year marked the investiture of Edward son of George v as Prince of Wales only 16 at the time the young prince had been schooled since boyhood for his ordained assignment ruler of England three years later the Prince of Wales officiated at his first public ceremony already he had won overall England by his charm and Democratic demeanor by the time he was 22 his charm it spread to France where he became a great favorite as King George and military leaders inspect French 75s which were proving so effective in World War one the prince is present in November 1918 he watches as Germany's Navy gives up and is on hand to congratulate Allied leaders with World War one behind him Edward during the following years travelled on a goodwill tour of the world New York in 1924 hails the handsome sports-loving prints personification of all of fictions identification of romantic royalty in Washington official America adds its welcome to the visiting Edward after seeing calvin coolidge at the white house he's after the Naval Academy at Annapolis here he is met by Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels and undersecretary Franklin Delano Roosevelt at this time America was particularly Prince of Wales conscious his walk his Manor were copied the Prince of Wales Drake was the epitome in men's suit design even use of a cigarette holder became the mode as a result of his visit back in the British Empire his popularity helps cement Britain's territorial relations its 1948 and the Prince reviews the colorful fighting men of the Seaforth Highlanders [Music] although his every move was news perhaps the most publicized of the endeavors of the prince had to do with riding a horse Horus matter of fact fighting watch the screen for a scene that made headlines the Prince of Wales falling off a horse the seam is Hawthorne England and this and similar incidents were written about spoken about joked about the world over then came 1936 and the Prince of Wales flanked by his brothers The Dukes of York and a cluster warped solemnly behind the coffin of his father George v Edward Prince of Wales had become King of England this was January 21st of that year but Edward was never to be crowned his historic abdication resulted in the coronation of George the sixth as Britain's ruler Edwards romance with american-born Wallis Simpson took proceedings over heritage there was never a coronation for Edward the king who spurned sovereignty here is a picture of the royal family but no Edward Windsor San Diego in the middle 1930 sianis first band answer convention the first annual convention of fan dancers will now come to order the first matter we will consider is a disputed length of fans for the new season I believe the fan should be no more than 38 inches in length I disagree with the delegate from New York I believe the fan should be determined by the size of the girl and now for a look at the fad for fans demonstrating the office tree of interpretation the poetry of motion and the reason for the epidemic of eye strain that swept the country [Music] Belgium's Cardinal Mercier in center greeted in New York by Archbishop Hayes and mayor Highland soon after his Aurora accomplishments in World War one here Nicholas Marie Butler confers honors on the prelate at Columbia University Lucretia bori opera star who made her debut in 1912 at the Met opposite Caruso visits Atlanta Georgia several years later the Spanish born singer goes from a high C to a high T the Mets Edward Johnson gave the ball a head start 1939 s king and queen of the cinema columnist Ed Sullivan presents Tyrone Power and Jeanette MacDonald with their regal symbols after a nationwide polls affected them Hollywood's most popular pair [Music] May 16 1919 an historic day in aviation start of the first flight ever to be made across the Atlantic three American flying boats made the attempt from Newfoundland this is the MC 3 later to be forced down with a sister ship the NC one but one of the flying pioneers did make it made it in 11 days after the takeoff and here it is the trailblazing NC 4 you are watching the actual start of the flight that made history actually only 42 hours were spent in the air but it was not until May 27 that the flying ship was set down at its destination Lisbon Portugal have to stop off at the Azores the nz4 and its crew members photographed after the flight and here is its skipper on the 1919 trip commander II now it's Admiral Reid thirty years later joining with Commander Tom Davis to duplicate the mc4 is epic adventure also on the journey with the NC fours machinists mate Eugene Rhodes 1949 s truculent turtle which will take Reed Davis and roads along the same course charted by the MC for sixteen hours and 50 minutes from this point the turtle will accomplishment took the MC for 42 flying hours and 11 days to do the truculent turtle the Navy's most famous long-distance Skyliner [Music] yesterday's news represents the old and the new in aviation rise to national prominence of Labour leader John L Lewis its 1925 when coal miners quit their jobs as requests for pay increases are refused 158,000 anthracite miners went out completely tying up an industry for 165 days more than a hundred privately owned companies felt the full effect of work stoppage as each day saw loss of a million dollars to the operators while mine owners and union representatives met in effort to settle the dispute Regular Army soldiers under Colonel WS Harrell kept order in West Virginia and Pennsylvania far to the mining country Darnell Lewis president of the United Mine Workers is second from right as union representatives hail him the Lincoln of labor after announcement of settlement of the strike in Philadelphia the miners go to their jobs as Jarnell Lewis comes to the attention of America [Music] 1931 in Washington DC so introduction of the hat fad that brought millions to milliner's the Empress eugénie style imported from Paris the hatch creation worn either with or without ostrich plume topped everything in popularity either before or since there were variations of eugenie style of course but as any chef Oh shopper will tell you that's hats you let's go from head to foot and back to 1924 the latest in garter gimmicks they are there with bells on m'lady rolled her own and tinkled when she trod bills came in various versions and as I understand it the girls wore them until the cows came [Music] Madison Square Garden in 1936 sees the introduction of something brand-new an indoor sports ski jumping from a man-made slide is the first time at the garden but we've seen this finish before here we go again kitties he's up he's down he made it whoops watch out now slide Kelly slide there are thrills every second and spills to match climax of the indoor exhibition midair somersault head over heels and high now let's go back five years to 1931 to watch three great horses goal in the Belmont Stakes it'll be Jamestown Sun meadow and 20 grand with Jamestown the favorite okay we're ready to go and they're off and away at the start it's Jamestown giving his back of something to fellow about with 20 grand and Sun meadow trailing but that 20 grand is the horse to watch it belongs to mrs. Harry Payne Whitney and it's due to pull a surprise any second at the half 20 gram goes to the outside and at the far turn the horse really turns it on there's the home stretch and 20 grand pulls away with Sun middle second and Jamestown trailing the workday jockey keeps his horse flying for the finish and wins by eight lengths [Music]