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Newsreels: 1932 Events At Home And Abroad
Newsreels 1932 stock footage documents world events, politics and war as well as sports, fashion and entertainment for the year of 1932. Our Public Domain Stock Footage newsreels cover every major world event, the not so major events, strides in technology, the lives of public figures, fads and trends. Newsreels 1932 is an incredibly rich resource of visual history that tells the story of the year 1932. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1932 (UE32031)
BATTLE GLACIER ICE TO SALVAGE FAMOUS STRATOSPHERE CABIN
OBERGURGL, AUSTRIA – In preparation for a new ascension, workmen in the Tyrolean Alps struggle against heavy odds to recover the gondola of the balloon that carried Professor Auguste Piccard 50,000 feet into the mysterious ether that surrounds the earth. The compartment is retrieved after an epic fight in the snow and ice covered mountains, where drifts and frozen passes block the efforts of the brave laborers, as the coming flight is discussed at Brussels where the rescued cabin is shipped.
PUPILS’ HOMEMADE MARIONETTE SHOW TO AID UNEMPLOYED
NEW YORK, NY – Aiming to do their part to help jobless thousands in need of relief, students of the West Side Continuation School stage a puppet production commemorating great events in the life of George Washington. The “stringed” actors and actresses go through their paces, acting roles of characters that played important parts in the career of the first president. An audience of children jams the hall and gives the show a warm reception, insuring it a “long run” and promising much needed assistance to the city’s poor.
VERTICAL AUTO PARK SOLVES PROBLEM OF WINDY CITY DRIVERS
CHICAGO, IL – Traffic jams and worn out patience pass into the discard file as motorists hail the latest development of science to make movie going and downtown shopping a pleasure. Driving around crowded streets looking for a place to leave cars becomes a thing of the past. Skyscraper elevators 105 feet high can park 48 cars in a ground space 16 by 24 feet, normally able to accommodate but 6 vehicles. Cars are driven into cages on endless conveyors that rise Ferris-wheel fashion into the air. This is the first installation in the country and heralds a definite movement for relief of congestion in business centers.
PORTLAND, OR – Home brewers hold tourney to decide bottle capping king! – Winner sets new record of 9 seconds.
RUSH GIGANTIC JOB ON HOUSING PROJECT FOR 2000 OLYMPIC ATHLETES
LOS ANGELES, CA – A miracle city, where 50 houses a day are erected, is being prepared to shelter the representatives of 50 nations who will compete in the 10th Olympiad this Summer. Work proceeds at a terrific pace as a score-and-a-half laborers concentrate on each individual structure as the 330-acre tract of rolling valley between the Baldwin Hills is swiftly transformed into a busy community. Every 8½ minutes a new 10 x 24 foot dwelling is completed, ready for occupancy by the world’s stalwarts.
OLD WAR TANK FEATS THRILL SPECTATORS IN FINAL MANEUVERS
FT. GEO. G. MEADE, MD – Obsolete but still capable, a regiment of lumbering iron battle wagons push over hills and valleys in the breathtaking drill. Colonel H. L. Cooper, commander of the post, reviews the detachment as they thunder through steep grades, trees, shrubs, houses, and other vain obstacles to these relentless machines of war that know no barriers. Improved field methods have made these land dreadnaughts obsolete, but in this rigid test they are established as weapons of no mean threat.
EX-EMPEROR OF CHINA APPOINTED REGENT OF NEW ORIENTAL STATE
CHANGCHUN, MANCHURIA – Henry Pu Yi, last of his great dynasty to sit upon the throne of China, is installed as boy dictator of the independent state of Manchukuo (Manchuria). His carefully guarded entrance into this city, the capital of the new republic, arouses rancor among the Nationalist leaders and his accession to office, it is feared, my result in new serious consequences in the Far East. Accompanied by Chang Hsiao-hsu, his Prime Minister and one-time tutor, the new ruler takes possession of the ruler’s palace to govern a war torn land, and appoints his Cabinet of carefully selected diplomats, as Japan nods approval and China voices vociferous objections.
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1932 (UE32032)
SPANISH NAVAL SHIP HERE AFTER 18,000-MILE CADET TRAINING TRIP
NEW YORK, NY – For the first time in history the flag of the new-born Spanish Republic flies over a vessel in an American port as the 3-masted “Juan Sebastian Elcano” drops anchor after a cruise through South Atlantic waters. Manned by 310 men, with a complement of 80 midshipmen, the barkentine is a picturesque sight in the shadow of Manhattan’s towering skyscrapers. The middies go through their paces up the rigging of the masts in a swift and impressive dressing-ship drill, prior to their return to Cadiz and a career in the Spanish navy.
FAMOUS POLICE BODY ASSEMBLES TO HONOR MARTYRED COMRADES
VIENNA, AUSTRIA – In a touching tribute to their fellow officers who died while discharging their duties, the members of the world-renowned force gather at the Votiv-Church to participate in the celebration of an anniversary mass, the first in 13 years. Goose-stepping through a picturesque drill, the regiment is reviewed by their president, ex-Chancellor Dr. Johann Schober and Frederick Gustavus, Cardinal Piffl. Incidentally, these are the last pictures ever taken of the great clergyman who died soon afterward, mourned by a nation in whose life he was a powerful figure.
MYSTERY GAS BLAST INJURES 20; WREAKS $400,000 DAMAGE TOLL
DETROIT, MI – Spreading ruin over a 3-block area, a sudden explosion in a plumbing shop throws Hamilton Avenue into a panic. Bricks, timber and glass fly in all directions, inflicting painful wounds on more than a score of passerby. The terrific shock rocks dozens of buildings to their foundations, many of them as far as half a mile away. Rescue squads and police searchers rush to the scene, attend sufferers and check the possibility of fire. Investigators believe the accident resulted from a break in a gas line caused by coal deliverymen resting a chute on the pipe.
AMERICAN NET STARS TAKE LEAD IN OPENER OF DAVIS CUP FINALS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Playing a slashing game Ellsworth Vines, of Pasadena, matches strokes with Dr. Jack Wright, Canadian racket ace, to take the deciding set in a bitterly fought fight. Vines wins, 8-6, 3-6, 6-4, 3-6, and 6-2. In the curtain raiser to the international games, Wilmer Allison, Austin, Texas whirlwind, beats Marcel Rainville, the little French-Canadian in straight sets. The victory gives the star-spangled team the edge in the first step toward the coveted trophy held by France.
INDIAN OARSMEN VIE FOR CHAMPIONSHIP IN ANNURAL RIVER MEET
XOCHIMILCO, MEXICO – Redskin paddle experts jam the race course stream with their “chalupas” in the yearly battle for supremacy. A keen eye to put their tiny cigar-shaped canoes through the maze of competitors and steady under-footing to keep right side up are essential requirements to stay in the struggle for position. Over-anxious boats-men become too enthusiastic as the revelry waxes hot in sight of the finish line, and their efforts are rewarded by a plunge into the swift currents. Rosenda Padilla, husky copper-colored waterman, manages to retain his equilibrium and wins after a desperate battle over the two-kilometer course.
SUDS FLOW AS “FEDS” DESTROY 7 CARLOADS OF ILLEGAL BEVERAGE
NEWARK, NJ – U.S. Department of Justice laborers take free and lusty swings at the bungs in 1800 barrels of confiscated illegal amber fluid, and the government warehouse almost flows off its foundation as the golden river wanders toward the sewer. Fearful that the precious containers might again find their way into bootleggers’ hands, the agents cart the carefully charred casks off to the city refuse pile and burn them. This is the end of a million foaming steins of bubbling brew.
ITALIAN ACE, NUVOLARI, SETS WORLD MARK IN GRAND PRIX THRILLER
MONTE CARLO, MONACO – The break-neck race around the hair pin turns and up and down the death dealing hills and grades becomes the most bitterly fought battle in years as the Italian Speed merchant and Rudolf Caracciola throw all caution to the winds in a remarkable exhibition of daredevil auto driving. They were Neck and neck as they thunder up the winding approach to the famous resort. In a blazing finish Nuvolari flashes over the last stripe a minute ahead of his game competitor, as the rest of the huge field comes in sight of the end of the course. A new record is hung up by the victor, as he smashed the time set by Louis Chiron last year. The Italian finishes the 199-mile grind in the remarkable time of 3 hours, 22 minutes and 25 1/5 seconds. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1932 (UE32033)
CITY COMMEMORATES INAUGURAL CEREMONY OF FIRST PRESIDENT
NEW YORK, NY – The triumphant arrival of General George Washington from his Virginia home at the metropolis is re-enacted in a colorful and faithful pageant marking the 143rd anniversary of the historic event. Colonial uniforms, Revolutionary firearms, barges, and carriages form a quaint parade up the canyon of lower Manhattan in the shadow of the towering skyscrapers. Into Bryant Park rides the Father of His Country, impersonated by Kenneth Murchison, and on the balcony of a replica of Federal Hall solemnly swears to uphold the Constitution of the new republic. One of the most picturesque events in the Bicentennial celebration.
FLIERS DIE AS PLANE CRASH SETS FIRE TO HOME ON SOUTH SIDE
CHICAGO, IL – The engine of their ship goes dead several hundred feet up and in an attempt to maneuver a safe landing Air Corps Reserve Lieutenants Harry Sandusky and Charles H. Fargo plunge to their doom into a 2-story brick dwelling. The airplane is completely demolished in the collision – city firemen are rushed to the scene. Acting quickly the frightened residents are rescued and the blaze that follows the explosion is confined to the one structure.
SENIOR CLASS ENACTS TRADITIONAL MAY DAY “HOOPEE” CELEBRATION
WELLESLEY, MA – The annual race to the chapel is held by Wellesley girls as their last year of college draws to an end. The legend goes that the first feminine hoop pusher to reach the church will be the first to win a bride’s veil. Off in a cloud of flying high heels, the contestants jam the highway in a breath-taking competition. Coiffures and dignity get all mussed up in the hectic fight, until Mildred Marcy, of Newton, MA, breaks away from the pack to romp in the winner.
STATE RUSHES WORK ON WORLD’S LONGEST ELEVATED HIGHWAY
JERSEY CITY, NJ – Spanning the Hackensack and Passaic Rivers and the wide expanse of waste marshes, the 3 ½ -mile steel and concrete roadway costing $20,000,000 is rapidly nearing completion. Toiling more than 135 feet above the water, laborers hustle through their daring tasks to bring the gigantic project to a successful finish. The link will connect this city with Newark, and furnish an artery for traffic to Shore Points from the metropolitan district, used annually by millions of motorists. This is one of the greatest undertakings in highway construction history.
ROYALTY PAYS RARE INSPECTION VISIT TO ARMY HEADQUARTERS
ALDERSHOT, ENGLAND – For the first time in many years King George and Queen Mary are entertained at the famous military station. The monarchs evince a keen interest in the latest mechanical developments of war machinery, and are shown the newest in anti-aircraft guns and radio controlled conveyances. A thrilling demonstration by the Royal Artillery and a troop of cavalry climaxes the special maneuvers arranged expressly for the distinguished guests.
TRACK RECORDS FALL AS COLLEGIANS VIE IN ANNUAL FIELD MEET
PHILADELPHIA, PA – The 38th renewal of the Penn Relay Carnival brings forth the nation’s best, all aiming for Olympic Berths. Ohio State University’s crack cinder path squad makes the outstanding showing as four Scarlet and Gray lads romp to a new record in the 480-yard shuttle hurdles relay. Jack Keller, the Buckeye speedster, turn in the performance that cinches the new mark of 1:03.5 for the event. In a thrilling demonstration of pole-vaulting agility, John Wonsowicz, Ohio, ties Boyce Beecher, of Indiana, at 13 feet 6 inches for another record. Howard Spencer, Geneva College star, equals the 15-year old mark of 6 feet 5 3/8 inches in the high jump.
MOSLEM HI-JINX MARK JOYOUS END TO 30-DAY FAST OF “EL RAMADAN”
MARRAKESH, MOROCCO – The holiest month of the year, demanding rigid abstinence from dawn to nightfall, terminates with the observation of the most sacred period of the Islam faith. Shawwal, the tenth month, introduces the Festival period. Picturesque official receptions are held; quaint customs of the religion are invoked; new and colorful native raiment makes its appearance; and gifts are exchanged between friends. The fete brings to a close the long period of penance, and inaugurates a season of high hilarity. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1932 (UE32034)
PRINCE PRESIDES AT $1,000,000 SHAKESPEARE THEATRE DEDICATION
STRATFORD-ON-AVON, ENGLAND – With Ambassadors and Ministers of 70 nations, and Dominion representatives from all parts of the Empire present, the Prince of Wales inaugurates the show shop honoring the memory of the immortal Bard. Set in the picturesque country made famous by the renowned poet and playwright, thousands of pilgrims to this seat of dramatic art hail the 350th anniversary of the great author’s death and birthday, with a fitting and beautiful ceremony.
STIRRING REVIEW BY CADET CORPS GREETS NEW ACADEMY HEAD
WEST POINT, NY – Marching across the famous Plains with measured strides the famous Army unit demonstrates its military knowledge in a display of precision under the keen eye of Major General William Durward Connor, recently name Superintendent of the academy. The new chief, with his staff, inspects the future generals on parade for the first time since he took over the command. Impressed by the marvelous maneuvers, preparations are made for the expansion of personnel with the enrollment of a new class.
HITLER GETS BIG VOTE BUT FAILS IN HOPE TO NAB PRUSSIAN POWER
BERLIN, GERMANY – In the most surprising turn of the recent elections, the Nazi group misses by the narrow margin of nine votes to wrest control of the Reich from the Democrats. The meteoric advance puts the Nationalist-Fascist party in possession of 203 of 422 votes in the Dict. Although the reins of government do not change hands, the administration organization experiences a disturbing jolt at the sudden display of strength by the Harzburg bloc, after the defeat of their Chief by Paul von Hindenburg for the presidency.
NEWS PARAGRAPHS
STOCKTON, CA – airplanes aid onion-growers! - Harmful insects doomed with new chemical smokescreen.
NEW YORK, NY – Creates natural history museum with nuts! - A.C. Law develops vocation from odd hobby.
FASCISM ADDS 200,000 NEW ADHERENTS ON CITY’S 2685TH BIRTHDAY
ROME, ITALY – A pompous and magnificent ceremony in the Piazza del Popolo attends the conscription of thousands of Fascist recruits. Flanked by his subordinate cabinet officers, Premier Benito Mussolini assumes his favorite role – Il Duce – and administers the oath of allegiance to 100,000 Balilla Boy Scouts, who become Avanguardisti and another group of 100,000 of this rank who are promoted to the class of combat members. A picturesque pageant of peaceful military strength with the country’s “Iron Man’ directing the demonstration.
GANSTER OVERLORD BEGINS LONG TERM IN GOVERNMENT PRISON
CHICAGO, IL –Al Capone deserted by his hoodlum friends, the one time kingpin of the underworld starts the long journey toward Atlanta, GA, where for the next seven years, at least, he’ll be No. 40,886 at the Federal Penitentiary. His 11-year sentence for evading income tax payment upheld by the higher courts, Public Enemy No. 1, the bragging, swaggering, “Scarface Al” is manacled to a petty auto thief and hustled aboard the Dixie Flyer. Dejected and disappointed, the man who defied justice rattles off toward jail and the end of his crime career, amid the salvos from photographers’ flashlights booming a farewell.
DEATH AND DISASTER FOLLOW IN WAKE OF EARTHQUAKE HORROR
OMIA, JAPAN – A sudden death-dealing tremor shakes this community to its foundation and the fire that follows the catastrophe sweeps over the city, fanned by a stiff wind whipping down from the sacred Fujiyama, leaving nothing but ruin and horror. Miraculously one building remains standing and relief agencies commence the almost hopeless task of rehabilitating the wreck locality, and issuing “Nigiri Meshi” – boiled rice balls – to the starving survivors. More than 13 are killed in the disaster that wreaks $3,000,000 damage, injures hundreds, and leaves 10,000 homeless.
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1932 (UE32035)
FAMOUS CUNARD PIER A TOTAL LOSS AFTER $2,000,000 MYSTERY FIRE
NEW YORK, NY – A rubbish fire in the piling under the steel and concrete steamship dock grows into an unrelenting blaze that sweeps the 1,000-foot wharf from the shore to the bulkhead far out in the North River. More than 400 firemen are overcome by the stinging acrid fumes as they man the fire-fighting machinery massed to battle one of the most uncontrollable conflagrations in the city’s history. Lieutenant Colonel Ralph A. Kluge, designer of the structure, a spectator at the scene, is accidentally killed, the only fatality during the four day blaze. Night and day the stubborn licking flames are fought on land by fifty pieces of apparatus, and from the water by six of the municipality’s most powerful fireboats. This was the most spectacular blaze the metropolis has ever seen.
NEAR-FATALITY MARS OPENING OF OFFICIAL AUTO RACING SEASON
ROBY, IN – Daredevil drivers of the dirt tracks inaugurate the new period of competition with a stirring demonstration of fearless piloting that brings Billy Arnold, 1930 champion, back in his first appearance since he cracked up at Indianapolis. Pushing their vehicles to the last notch Dick Kroger and Bill Brooks collide in front of the field in the 10-mile race, sending Kroger crashing through the rail. Rushed to a nearby hospital, prompt medical aid saves his life. The sudden accident causes the judges to abruptly terminate the race, with Arnold in the lead – a real thriller.
INDIAN PATRIOTS HOLD TRADITIONAL FETE TO HONOR VICTORY OF 1862
PUEBLA, MEXICO – Garbed in the gorgeous costumes of the redskin forebears, natives re-enact the celebrated Battle of “Cinco de Mayo” at which the French invasion of General Forey was repulsed by their ancestors under Zaragoza and Diaz, 70 years ago. The picturesque pageant draws thousands of spectators from every part of the country, eager to cheer the brave defenders of the nation’s honor on the historic anniversary.
NEWS PARAGRAPHS
GRANTS PASS, OR – Geography made painless! – New visual education plan combines play with study.
WILLIAMSVILLE, NY – Couple wed in lions’ den! – Jungle beasts witness unique marital rites at Glen Park.
ARCHITECTS POLL ON CHOICE OF COUNTRY’S FINEST STRUCTURES
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Leading craftsmen from all parts of the nation gathered at the Capital in convention select the most representative buildings in the United States. The works are named for their beauty and originality. To the Lincoln Memorial here, go the laurels for the first mention. Others nominated are the Empire State Building, New York; Nebraska State Capitol, Lincoln; Morgan library, New York; St. Thomas Church, New York; Daily News, Chicago, Il; Scottish Rite Temple, Washington, D.C.; Columbia University Library, New York; Harkness Memorial Quadrangle, New Haven; and the Folger Memorial Library, Washington, D.C. The balloting, conducted by the Federal Architect, wins the approval of the profession’s leaders.
TURF FANS IN FRENZY AS “BURGOO KING” WINS GREAT DERBY CLASSIC
LOUISVILLE, KY – Ideal weather conditions prevail as the score of thoroughbreds to the post to battle for the 3-year old championship. More than 40,000 enthusiasts go wild as “Economic”, a Bluegrass product jumps into the lead in the backstretch to set the pace. E.R. Bradley’s colt responds nobly to the whip of Eugene James, riding in his hometown, as the great field moves into the last ¼-mile. Thundering down the lightning fast track toward the finish tape the son of “Bubbling Over” will not be denied and romps home 5 length in front, carrying his owner’s colors to victory for the third time. J. H. Louchheim’s entry comes in second, with third money going to the Whitney horse, Stepenfetchit. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1932 (UE32036)
PEACE SIGNALIZED IN FAR EAST AS JAPAN BEGINS EVACUATION
SHANGHAI, CHINA – After four months of desperate fighting that brought death to thousands and laid many native settlements in ruins, history closes its pages on the tense crisis, as delegates of the warring factions affix their signatures to an armistice. The clouds of battle blow over and Nippon’s expeditionary force prepares to withdraw from the invaded territory. Thousands of marines embark on transports bound for their homeland, heralding the return of peace to this disturbed sector.
NATION’S HOUSEWIVES AID NEEDY WITH NEW “SHARE-A-MEAL” PLAN
NEW YORK, NY – Tons of food pile up at the headquarters of the Emergency Unemployment Relief Committee under Harvey Gibson’s direction, as the housekeepers of the country rally to succor their neighbors in distress. Hampers in shops and stores gather a willing public’s donations of provisions, all eager to do their bit for people impoverished by the depression. Contributions are gathered by workers and distributed to the most needy – a bright ray of hope in troublesome times.
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WORKERS PLEDGE PARTY SOLIDARITY IN HUGE DEMONSTRATION
VIENNA, AUSTRIA – Quiet and dignified, the Social Democrats fill the streets of the city, which their party rules, in a gigantic display of strength. Unmarred by the riots and violent outbursts that have marked similar outpourings by radical groups, here and in other countries, this huge massing of forces is carried off without a disquieting incident. Down the Ringstrasse and to the Town Hall flows wave on wave of humanity in one of the most electrifying demonstrations the nation has experienced in years.
POULTRYMEN UNITE IN WORLD’S LARGEST EGG HATCHERIES PROJECT
BELLINGHAM, WA – Chicken farmers of the state combine for the operation of a vast breeding plant under the aegis of the Co-operative Chick Association. Incubators with a capacity of 50,000 eggs each turn out an average of 10.000 birds a day. The shells crack with such rapidity that a large staff is required to remain constantly on the watch to get the precious day old chicks to the brooders. Packed in specially constructed crates, they are shipped by truck to their destinations – a new slant on a new industry.
NOBILITY CELEBRATE DAREDEVIL EXPLOIT DURING SIEGE OF 1530
FLORENCE, ITALY – Garbed in the colorful costumes of the 16th century the traditional football contest from which the modern gridiron game developed is again portrayed before a host of royal personages in the famed Piazza della Signoria. Legend says the bitterly fought battle was waged during the period when the city fell and became the duchy of Tuscany. A picturesque pageant participated in by the entire populace precedes the game, waged between the forces of both sides of the River Arno, which climaxes the momentous day.
THOUSANDS THRILLED AS SPEED ACES CLASH IN HILL CLIMB CLASSIC
SAUGUS, CA – Champions of the whole southwest gather here for a test of motorcycle skill that finds most of the boys sprawled over the landscape attempting to scale the treacherous 76 percent grade. Straining at every muscle and pushing their wheels to the limit, the daring pilots drive steadily onward in spite of frequent setbacks. Gene Rhyne, of Springfield, MA and “Windy” Lindstrom, Oakland comet, both national titleholders, match their skill in the keen competition. The coast flash mounts the thorny summit in the record time of 8 3/5 seconds, to scamper off with the meet laurels.
SHOCKED POPULACE SHARES SORROW OF BEREFT LINBERGHS
HOPEWELL, NJ – After two months of tension marked by frequent rumors and hopeless clues, police of the state and nation are brought to an abrupt halt within a few miles of the Long Eagle’s mountain retreat, as a common laborer stumbles across the skeleton of the child, stolen in the night from his nursery. The search over, officials and laymen of the world bow their heads in sorrow over the sad fate of the most loved child in the country – the heart-breaking termination of the country’s most fiendish crime. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1932 (UE32037)
GOTHAM APPLAUDS AS 150,000 MARCH IN GREAT BEER DEMONSTRATION
NEW YORK, NY – Behind the jaunty strides of Mayor Jimmie Walker, business leaders, international figures, stenographers, society matrons, and clowns parade down Fifth Avenue advocating the adoption of laws to return the amber beverage with a taxation provision. Another estimated 2,000,000 persons observe the outpouring. Men and women bearing banners proclaiming their prejudices fill the streets from noon until nightfall with an almost endless line of humanity – the most sensational spectacle the city has see for 40 years.
DARING TOILERS DEFY SCALDING VAPORS AS “STEAM WELL” ERUPTS
LARDERELLO, ITALY – Into the vast areas of earth seething with volcanic mists, workers bore holes more than 800 feet deep to harness the powerful natural forces. The geysers of sizzling liquid burst into the air with terrifying violence, but the fearless drillers continue their task to control the terrifically hot sprays. Heated under pressure to about 320 degrees the job of tying the elusive streams in pipe-lines is eventually accomplished, illustrating the triumph of modern industry over an ancient freak of nature.
NEWS PARAGRAPHS
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Lieut. And Mrs. Massie return after trying ordeal! – “Honor slaying” principals home by grace of executive clemency.
HOLLAND, MI – Local beaus scrub streets! – Quaint Dutch custom opens famous Tulip City fiesta.
CHICAGO, IL – Frosh win annual straw rush! – Pants and shirts suffer in scenes of frightful sartorial carnage.
CABOT BREAKS SPEED MARK IN 5TH RUNNING OF OUTBOARD CLASSIC
ALBANY, NY – Hurdling the waters of the Hudson River over the 133-mile course to New York, the New Haven garage mechanic bounces to victory one second ahead of his fellow townsman, Kenneth MacKenzie, for a new record of 2 hours, 56 minutes and 39 seconds, the first time in the history of that race the three mark has been bettered. With his engine responding to the last atom of power, Cabot opens a wide gap between him and the field from Poughkeepsie to Yonkers. The duel down the home stretch after young MacKenzie challenges the leader is an epic of motorboat racing – one of the most thrilling water battles in the books.
AKRON ENACTS STAR ROLE IN EPIC MID-AIR RESCUE MELODRAMA
SAN DIEGO, CA – While more than 2,000 spectators look on, spell-bound, the ground crew at Camp Kearney attempting to moor the huge dirigible is tossed to the earth when a faulty ring snaps, breaking the landing line. All except Bud Cowart, of Sand Springs, OK, and two unfortunates, jump from the rope and these two are killed. As the airship drifts upward to 2,000 feet hysteria sweeps the crowd who were watching Cowart dangle in the air. The sailor, with heroic effort, hangs on for more than an hour until the crew pulls him through a porthole to safety aboard the ship. This creates a thrilling episode of the skies. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1932 (UE32038)
SORROWING MILLIONS WEEP AT LAST RITES OF SLAIN PRESIDENT
PARIS, FRANCE – Along the two-mile route from the Elysee Palace to the Cathedral of Notre Dame sad throngs line the streets with heads bowed in grief as the cortege that carries their murdered leader, Paul Dourner, to his final rest moves impressively onward. Internationally famous personages join France and Albert Le Brun, the new president, in mourning at the great, national bereavement. King Albert of Belgium, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Aosta, Prince Paul of Serbia, and diplomats of forty nations walk with measured strides behind the hearse through the dismal streets to honor the country’s thirteenth chief executive, assassinated by a mad Russian.
PHENOMENAL SALMON RUN SUPPLIES MEALS FOR JOBLESS HORDES
OREGON CITY, OR – Thousands of unemployed men become fishermen during a sensational run of the mighty monarch of the waters rushing to the spawning grounds in the upper Columbia. At this point on the Willamette River throngs take to boats seeking profits from the precious golden wealth that jams the stream. Using no bait but brass spoons hundreds of 25-pounders are landed after game battles. Many of the more daring anglers reap a rich harvest by venturing under the huge falls, where millions of salmon pause in their long fight toward the freedom of the waters where they were hatched four years ago.
NEWS PARAGRAPHS:
HOBOKEN, NJ – Famous shrine renews pre-War ties! - Accepts German flag to rest with Allied colors.
NEW YORK, NY – Self-inflicted silence heralds mystic’s arrival! – Indian sage mute for 7 years to prepare for new Life Philosophy.
PASSERBY KILLED IN GAS BLAST CAUSED BY WOMAN’S SUICIDE TRY
CHICAGO, IL – A violent explosion caused a bungalow at 5558 S. Richmond Street to be blown to bits. Leo Garvis, an innocent pedestrian, is buried under the flying wreckage and instantly dies. Police investigation reveals that Mrs. Angelo Belluomini, in attempting to take her own life had turned on several jets in the building and as the fumes fill the kitchen area they are detonated by a pilot light on the stove. The force of the charge is so great that it tears the roof off the house and breaks down a wall, but the single occupant escapes death, which she sought, and is rushed to a nearby hospital injured but with a chance for recovery.
DO-X OFF ON FIRST LEG OF PERILOUS SEA HOP TO SWISS HOMELAND
SAND’S POINT, NY – Her twelve engines roaring like thunder, the giant German air boat takes off from the waters of the East River and points her nose toward Harbor Grace, N.F., the initial step on the transatlantic trip. Under the comman of Captain Frederick Christiansen, manned by a crew of 13 and carrying one female passenger, Fraulein Antonie Strassman, the leviathan of the skies starts for Altenheim, on the Switzerland side of Lake Constance where she left for a tour of the Americas in November 1930. After braving countless mishaps and motor difficulties the German fliers leave, confident that their monster of the airways will bring them safely back to port.
FAR EAST IN TURMOIL AS ASSASSIN’S BOMB MAIMS HIGH OFFICIALS
SHANGHAI, CHINA – Military maneuvers by Japanese detachments quartered here honoring Emperor Hirohito’s thirty-first birthday are about completed when the wild action of a disgruntled Korean throws Hongkew Park into a state of hysterical confusion. Minister Mamoru, Vice-Admiral K. Namura, General Y. Shirakawa, and General K Uyeda are all seriously injured by the explosion of the grenade hurled into their midst. The plotters who marked the high Nippon officials for death are rounded up by the immediate action of the soldiery – and again the world watches Asia uneasily. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1932 (UE32039)
WORLD HAILS DARING AMELIA EARHART FOR SUCCESSFUL SEA HOP
SAINT JOHN, N.B., CANADA – America’s first lady of the skies wins the acclaim of the universe by her record-breaking flight to Culmore, Londonderry, Ireland. Spanning the Atlantic in 15 hours and 40 minutes in the fastest ocean trip in history, the tousled-haired feminine ace chalks up her second overseas flight and becomes the first woman to solo over the dangerous air lanes that have claimed so many lives. Getting away in a perfect take-off, Miss Earhart points the nose of her Lockheed-Vega eastward toward France and flies again to fame and international esteem.
- While in Sacramento, CA, miss Smaranda Braescu sets a new 24,000-foot record for altitude parachute jump. This makes the second woman to write aviation history within one momentous week.
ROYAL POMP ATTENDS NATION’S CELEBRATION OF INDEPENDENCE DAY
BUCHAREST, RUMANIA – All roads lead to the capital today, the 55th anniversary of the country’s freedom. Calle Victoria is packed with humanity as the military forces of the principality parade in picturesque array before ex-Queen Elizabeth of Greece, sister of King Carol, who with his son, Crown Prince Michael, heads the colorful column through the streets of the city. A delegation of the hierarchy of the Greek Orthodox Church led by the Patriarch Miron Christea, one of the regents during Carol’s absence from the throne, lends a quiet dignity to the momentous occasion.
NEWS PARAGRAPHS
CHICAGO, IL – Stork arrives with first triplets in 40 years! – Mother and daughters doing well, thanks.
GUADALUPE, MEXICO – Descends a steep mountain on hands! – Legless native wins laurels for reckless exploit.
BORRKLYN, NY – Amateur baseball world agog over girl phenom! – Youngster rivals experts twice her age.
40 ENTOMBED ALIVE AS CAVE-IN ENGULF’S TENEMENT BUILDINGS
LYONS, FRANCE – A series of tragic landslides caused by the heavy rains and melting snows slowly eat away hills surrounding the city. The first swallows one apartment house bringing doom to its occupants. Defying death and injury police and firemen work feverishly to free the imprisoned unfortunates, despite imminent danger. In the midst of the rescue work another section of the hill breaks away and brings a further threat of death – a thrilling story of one of Europe’s major catastrophes of the year. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1932 (UE32040)
POMP AND CEREMONY MARK OBSERVANCE OF NATION’S “VICTORY DAY”
SOFIA, BULGARIA – The heroes of the country are honored by the hierarchy of the Greek Orthodox Church at the picturesque memorial to the men whose bravery helped maintain the Republic’s independence through long years of warfare and strife. Archbishop Stephan presides at the impressive ritual. Crack mounted and foot soldiers arrayed in the brilliant dress uniforms of their orders file before the discerning eyes of Premier Mushonow and Minister of War Kisslow in a thrilling display to honor St. George, the Patron of Heroes.
MILLION-MILE FLYING RECORD ACHIEVED BY PIONEER AIRMAIL ACE
CHICAGO, IL – Jack Knight, crack pilot, wings into the Municipal Airport, completing his daily run from Omaha, NE and moves his distance mileage into the seven-figure column. Without accident, injury to himself or passenger or loss of cargo he has flown night and day over the airways of the nation for 11 years. Starting when precarious unlighted routes were the only ones available, Knight has doggedly stuck to his job to earn his spotless record - One of the unsung heroes of Uncle Sam’s great service.
GANGLAND FACES NEW CHALLENGE AS POLICE ENROLL ROOKIE ARMY
NEW YORK, NY – Keen-eyed youths, nearly 300 of them, successfully pass the rigorous preparations for appointment to the “City’s Finest” and make their first public appearance before 18,000 citizens at Madison Square Garden. Stepping snappily to the commands of a Police College officer, the yearlings show a finished knowledge of weapons with which to combat the denizens of the underworld. The exhaustive test is climaxed by a “battle royal” where sheer “heart” means more than a scientific jab, and not one of the shield winners is found wanting. This was a thrilling “commencement” by the first graduating class under the Academy’s “six-month curriculum” ruling.
NEWS PARAGRAPH
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Smithsonian Zoo installs world’s finest Reptile House! – Turtles live life of Riley in new lavish quarters.
HISTORIC GUILDS HOLD CLASSIC RUN THROUGH VILLAGE OF CAESARS
GUBBIO, ITALY – In a picturesque revival of a quaint medieval custom, the whole population participates in the famous event. The heavy “Ceri” – grotesque floats honoring particular patrons – are borne from the Church of St. Ubaldo on the shoulders of the huskiest and strongest eligible young men of the territory. The holiday is climaxed by the race through the narrow streets of the village to the Piazza della Signoria, the participants carrying with them the 500-pound “skyscraper” idols – a colorful pageant reminiscent of the spectacles of the middle ages.
FANS JAM ARENA FOR FINAL BOUT TO DECIDE SIMIAN CHAMPIONSHIP
ST. LOUIS, MO – With the zoo crown at stake, Sammy Green, local challenger, and Billy Bush, of New York, defending title-holder, enter the ring before a huge crowd of biased fans. Nationwide interest attracted to the match has both battlers nervous at the outset of this important fight and the spectators are afforded thrills in full measure. In these pictures of the chimpanzee heavyweight championship contest, Bruiser Billy invokes all his skill and monkeyshines to lull the Midwestern hope to sleep in the fourth round after a slugfest that would make even a Carnera shudder.
METROPOLIS AGOG AS WALKER TESTIFIES IN CITY AFFAIRS PROBE
NEW YORK, NY – The climax of the Legislative Committee’s investigation into the administration of Mayor James J. Walker draws milling thousands to Foley Square for a glimpse of the principals in the greatest battle of wits the city has seen for years. Booed and cheered almost equally, the dapper Jimmy and the stern Samuel Seabury meet in the public hearing room, and amid the din of deafening confusion write into the record the Mayor’s answers to the Inquisitor’s steady and relentless stream of questions. Police reserve squads are rushed to the scene to keep the vigorously partisan throng in check. |
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