YESTERDAYS NEWSREEL - SARAH BERNHARDT BUCKY HARRIS WWI ATTACKS ON LONDON OBREGON

[Music] television highlights are the news of yesteryear the world is at war in 1917 as Sarah Bernhardt appears before this grateful audience but March 26 1923 in Paris France the brilliant Bernhardt plays her final role chief among mourners are children of orphanage which was charity nearest to her heart and here in whose arms she died as her son Maurice with sorrowing Maurice Rustin her greatness as an actress spread her fame around the globe in Paris millions lined the streets as the somber but colourful procession passed though seriously crippled some years before she continued her stage work almost to the end oftentimes being forced by her injury to play her part while seated in a chair almost from first stage appearance in 1861 to sad spring day on which she died Sarah Bernhardt was world's foremost actress honored and loved wherever she went it was misty in Paris March 26 1923 as in her second-floor bedroom her son lowered a window to signify that she had died the cast of her final play included all the peoples of the world or Sarah Bernhardt was more than a leading lady in the land of make-believe she was a heroine in the world of heartbreaking reality as well [Music] it's October 1st 1926 as family Raymond Harris weds Elizabeth Sutherland she's daughter of one-time US senator and yes he's the then wonderboy of baseball Bucky Harris among celebrities attending ceremonies our president and mrs. Calvin Coolidge Bucky was biggest name in baseball as manager of pennant winning senators in 1924 and 25 in season of 26 capitol ball club finished fourth but where'd Elizabeth Sullivan Bucky was first [Music] in war-torn skies over England one of kaisers mightiest aircraft is attacked by British fighter plane this is London Blitz but this is also 1916 and bombs dropped on British capital are not blockbusters they're House Records though and here's sort of damage they did London suburb of hips which note how walls of building are still standing and no wonder for this is size of bombs so impotent that in many cases such as these they don't even go off [Music] near ammunition dump at Malden one bomb exploded and it local damage so local the building merely collapsed from shock of the blast but rain of German bombs were serious business in Britain even in first world war little dreaming of the two-ton giant and city smashers to come in Hitler's time English civilians organize and drill for bomb and invasion attack bike brigades are their mobile units and men of Yarmouth march in battle of britain that was a holiday compared with the catastrophe to come here with ex-secretary mcadoo is general Alvaro Obregon just after his re-election to presidency of Mexico great militarist and famed advocate of agrarian reform obregón never takes office for his second term shortly after this he was assassinated here's actress Constance Binney in front of New York Public Library's selling puppies during World War one and saleslady stage star grace LaRue makes satisfied customer of Clifton Webb long before web never thought of Hollywood side-splitting comedy roles miss Laroo starred in follies of 1908 one added fame and fortune by marrying a millionaire Delfino Lane well-known British comic in his heyday appearing on Broadway in 1920 with British company of Apgar he was immediate sensation was signed to Hollywood contract till the middle 1930s Lupino Lane [Music] it's 13th of March 1928 and here is tragic and ghastly aftermath of one of worst flash floods in nation's history well this is water swept st. Francis Valley which only hours ago was engulfed by 12 billion gallons of water at head of nearby San Francisquito Canyon st. Francis dam collapsed sending dammed up waters first into dry bed of Santa Clara River then spilling over its banks to race across floor of Valley rush of waters is so fast there's no time to warn citizens of Valley of impending disaster foams are crushed like pollen eggshells some Canyon villages vanished as paper mache in flames scores of ranchers and villagers got their first news of dams collapsed when they saw the wall of water rushing down upon them they never had a chance death toll shortly after waters receded was nearly 300 when muddy Valley is fully searched death will have claimed hundreds more for more than 1,000 persons are missing there was no hope for those still in the vicinity as the water struck striking in the night the 12 billion gallons of destruction caught most of its victims asleep collapse of st. Francis dam was big loss to Los Angeles water supply but it's bigger loss to people of st. Francis Valley [Music] evidence of floods forces in crushed floor of this bridge uprooted and torn asunder by galloping tide and here's what it was like where hundreds of villagers died the night to dam broke and its waters shattered the st. Francis Valley in Atlantic City in early nineteen twenties here's object of mechanical art for the definite future with steel door and watertight axle housing it's car that sports seagoing equipment to here's a rudder and propeller about to get tryout as car leaves land for sojourn into serve and it is good a boat Azlan buggy even in 1940 it's good in early 1940s too with world at war here's grandson of our conception of the twenties heading for beach and battle in Second World War maybe they laughed at seagoing autos in 1920 but 23 years later they helped win a victory in war [Music] what goes up must come down on 11th day of continuous flight over Chicago Sky Harbor John and Kenneth hunter refuel in quest of endurance record it's June 1930 and boys stay aloft for 553 hours it's July 4th as they finally bring their Stinson Detroiter in for much awaited landing for 23 days they battled the elements all these spark plugs cramped quarters and desire for sleep food during record-making flight is provided by their wives and flown to them and refueling times by brothers Albert and Walker shortly before end of flight Hunter boys felt they could stay up in the air forever but bad oil leak an engine forced them down do they look tired well brother they are [Music] fashions from Philadelphia way back in the early 21 jazz was the rage in prohibition still a lark this was the outfit for a well-dressed afternoon well something was well dressed anyway travel clothes consisted a flannel dress with wraparound cape type jacket near its high waistline low latest thing and making the 1920s damsel a fine figure of a woman is this black satin corset nope white shoes and stockings again and here comes the bride of the early 20 in chiffon from halo to hemline she and her wedding party a beauty at its best but this is in the early 1920s in 1926 Louise Clair 19 years old is named America's loveliest girl 5 feet 6 inches tall weight 127 pounds Viennese artist who found her calls her a real daughter of the God a professional dress designer by profession miss clerk designed the smocks her fellow office workers are wearing yes in 1926 louise clerk was hailed as a beauty with brains on cue billiard champion Welker Cochran shocks his cue stick and shows his winning ways it's March 10th 1922 and that New York strand Cochran has just licked Eric Hagen locker of Germany for billiard champion with average of 340 1.82 317 it's big comeback for Cochran who as recently as October 1921 could place no better than third in Chicago contest let's have a look at his style no it isn't done with mirrors it's done with miracles at Newburgh New York in 1923 job or heads for Middle Atlantic skating crown with aggregate score of 80 points he has victories in mile and half mile races and takes second in to 20 more purposely failed to qualify in 440 finals thus saving himself for victory and other races and winning the championship [Music]