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Newsreels: 1938 February 14
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keywords: benito mussolini, charles zibelman, dust bowl, child boxing, snowmaking machine
Synopsis: Soldiers Goose-Step Past Italian Dictator Benito Mussolini, Big Electric Plant Fire In Lynn, MA, Legless Swimmer Charles Zimmy Zibelman, 63-Year Old Grandmother Enjoys Weekly Swim Among Ice Floes, Rising Flood Waters Ravage Watsonville, CA, Town Of Dalhart Turns Into A Texas Dust Bowl, Pee-Wee Boxers In The Miami-Biltmore Highchair Boxing Meet, Miracle Machine Transmits Newspaper Facsimile By Radio, American-Bred English Setter Wins Best In Show, Machine-Made Snow Used For Ski-Jump...(read more)
- Date: 1938
- Duration: 00:07:09
- Sound: No
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: United States, Italy
Soldiers Goose Step March Past Benito Mussolini
In Rome Italy the Fascist Militia celebrates its fifteenth anniversary with a parade of 10,000 goose-stepping soldiers. Mussolini reviews his troops as they march in what is called the "Stechschritt" or "Roman Pace" or "Goose-Stepping march". Various images of Mussolini on reviewing stand.
Electric Plant Fire In Lynn, MA
$500,000 loss as big electric plant burns in Lynn, Mass. Fire at the Lynn Gas and Electric Company threatened to explode huge tanks of illuminating gas before firemen was able to bring it under control.
Legless Marathon Swimmer Charles Zimmy Zibelman
Charles "Zimmy" Zibelman, legless Albany-to-New York marathon swimmer, prepares for his latest feat, a 247-mile swim from Havana, Cuba to Miami, Florida. Shows "Zimmy" diving into a pool from diving board and swimming. "Zimmy" eats a banana while underwater.
Seniors Exercise With Swim Among Ice Floes
Revere Beach, Mass. Mrs. Flora Marshant, a 63-year old grandmother, still likes to take a weekly swim among the ice floes with her friend Mrs. Favier.
Rising Flood Waters Ravage Watsonville, CA
Smashing in from the Pacific, rain and high winds batter the Sacramento Valley for eighteen days. Floods spread rapidly over the countryside. Scenes of the flooded streets and stores in Watsonville, California. Shows carcass of a whale that washed up on shore.
Town Of Dalhart Turns Into A Texas Dust Bowl
Dalhart, Texas suffers extreme drought conditions in the "dirty thirties". Scenes of blowing dust blocks out the sun in a dust storm. Shows dead stalks of corn in dried-up field. Tumbleweeds are blown across the fields, clouds of dust limits visibility to yards.
Pee-Wee Boxers In The Miami Biltmore Highchair Boxing Meet
Paperweight boxers ranging in age from two years to five put on hilarious contests in the Miami-Biltmore Highchair Boxing meet. Boxers are cheered on by a crowd of young boys and girls.
Early FAX Machine Transmits Newspaper By Radio
An amazing new device enables radio station WOR Newark, New Jersey to broadcast the printed page complete with pictures. Inventor W.G.H. Finch demonstrates his remarkable machine. Shows early Fax machine as a newspaper is transmitted.
American Bred English Setter Wins Best In Show
An American-bred English Setter, Daro of Mirador, wins the title of "Best In Show" at the 62nd judging of the Westminster Kennel Club. Shows dog herding sheep. Various images of show dogs.
Snowmaking Machine Used For Ski Jump
The weather failed ski enthusiasts, but a snow machine manufactures snow for the event. Foggy weather fails to put a damper on the fun as skiers rush down the slopes on machine made snow.
