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1930-19391930s NEWSREELS

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scenes of flood in Ohio 1930s
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MLS MEN ON ROW BOATS AND FAMILIES HAND FURNITURE AND OTHER PERSONAL
BELONGINGS TO OTHERS ON ROOF OF PARTLY SUBMERGED HOME TO PROTECT THE
POSSESSIONS FROM FLOOD WATERS. MAN IN ROW BOAT TRIES TO ATTIC WINDOW OF HIS HOME SUBMERGED UP TO THAT WINDOW, FAMILY CAT STANDS ON FAMILY BELONGINGS ABOVE FLOOD WATERS.
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VARIOUS SHOTS BIRD (PIGEON ?) NESTS ON TROLLEY WIRES ABOVE STREET. MS TROLLEY
PASSING BY L TO R TOWARDS CAMERA. MCU EGGS IN NEST.
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VARIOUS SHOTS BIRD (PIGEON ?) NESTS ON TROLLEY WIRES ABOVE STREET. MS TROLLEY
PASSING BY L TO R TOWARDS CAMERA. MCU EGGS IN NEST.
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CROWD WATCH AS UNIDENTIFIED ELDERLY MAN EXITS BUILDING, QUICKLY GETS INTO CIRCA 1930S 4 DOOR CAR, DRIVES AWAY. CROWD WAVE HATS AT CAR AS IT GOES.
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POLICEMAN (?) HOLDS UP CURTAIN TO SHOW CAR WITH NUMEROUS BULLET HOLES IN BACK WINDOW AND REST OF BACK (LOOKS LIKE IT WAS DONE WITH MACHINE GUN OR MANY GUNS. MCU FRONT WINDOW ALSO WITH NUMEROUS BULLET HOLES (?). CROWD REPORTERS (?), UNIDENTIFIED DIGNITARIES DOWN STEPS GOVERNMENT BUILDING (?)
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CU SHOT HAMMER SMASHING A LIGHT BULB (?)
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MAN DROPPING CAT FROM ARMS TO SHOW HOW IT ALWAYS LANDS ON ITS FEET. ALSO IN SLOW MOTION.
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VARIOUS SHOTS YACHTS SAILING IN UNIDENTIFIED REGATTA (?)
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AMOS AND ANDY - MCU VARIOUS SHOTS FREEMAN GODSEN AND CHARLES CORELL, (RADIO COMEDIANS FAMOUS FOR PIONEERING AND DEVELOPING THE SITUATION COMEDY "AMOS
AND ANDY" WHICH THEY WROTE AND VOICED OVER RADIO), SPEAK AND JOKE AROUND TO CROWD AND OVER RADIO MICROPHONE, BEFORE THEY COMMEMORATE A NEW BUS (?) GODSEN CALLS THE "SKY RIDE" AS THEY STAND ALONGSIDE NEW BUS WHICH THEY CHRISTEN WITH BOTTLE OF CHAMPAGNE. radio, television, comedy, racial discrimination.
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"BONUS ARMY'S LAST STAND AT U. S. CAPITOL". "FINAL ATTEMPT TO FORCE
CONGRESS ACTION ON CASH PAYMENT, ENDS IN FAILURE". -
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HUGE CROWD WW1 ARMY VETERANS WHO WERE PROMISED A BONUS FOR FIGHTING WAR CLIMB STAIRS OF CAPITOL BUILDING AND GATHER THERE. MLS TILT DOWN CAPITOL BUILDING FROM TOP TO GATHERING ARMY OF VETERANS.
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"MARATHON PLAYERS STEP INTO MATRIMONY". - VARIOUS SHOTS COUPLE MARATHON DANCERS BEING MARRIED BY MINISTER ON DANCE FLOOR AS OTHER COUPLES DANCE IN B/G. THE COUPLE KISS PASSIONATELY AFTER CEREMONY, THAN CONTINUE
THEIR DANCE. MS 5 PIECE JAZZ BAND PLAYING TOWARDS CAMERA. MS NEWLY WEDS JOIN OTHERS IN MARATHON DANCE.
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"RUSSIA'S 5 YEAR PLAN" - "EDITOR'S NOTE: "THE MACHINE HAS COMPLETELY
CAPTURED THE IMAGINATION OF THE RUSSIAN WORKER. THE TRACTOR PARTICULARLY
APPEARS TO HIM AS THE IRON SLAVE, THAT WILL LIFT FROM HIS SHOULDER MUCH OF THE
DRUDGERY OF LIFE. THE 5 YEAR PLAN PROVIDES FOR THEIR MANUFACTURE ON A LARGE SCALE". - VARIOUS SHOTS MACHINISTS AT LATHES IN FACTORY (MAKING TRACTOR PARTS ?). GOD SHOTS MALE AND FEMALE WORKERS AT VARIETY MACHINES.
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MS TRACTOR ROLLS OUT OF ONTO STAGE OF THEATER (?), AUDIENCE APPLAUD.
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MLS OVERHEAD CRANE LOADING HUGE CRATES MARKED "FORD", "CHEVROLET GENERAL MOTORS" (TRACTORS ?) INTO HOLD OF SHIP, FOR SHIPMENT TO RUSSIA (?). CUT LOGS AND OTHER ITEMS LOADED ONTO SHIP.
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MS LONG STRING RAILROAD FLAT CARS LOADED WITH TRACTORS SPEEDING BY R TO L.
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YOUNG RUSSIAN WORKERS WATCH DEMONSTRATION OF TRACTORS, SHOWING POWER OF TRACTOR AS IT KNOCKS DOWN WOODEN STAKES IN PATH, AND MANEUVERABILITY AS IT
RIDES BETWEEN STAKES.
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"RUSSIA'S 5 YEAR PLAN" - (OIL AND DRILLING, REFINERY AND LOGGING) - HUGE OIL FIELD WITH MANY OIL DERRICKS. VARIOUS SHOTS PUMPING MACHINERY
IN ACTION. WORKERS AT THE DRILLS.
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LS DERRICK SPEWS OUT OIL AS DRILL HITS PAY DIRT. WORKER SHOVELS AWAY AS OIL UNCONTROLLABLY SPRAYS DOWN ON HIM.
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VARIOUS SHOTS RUSSIAN OIL REFINERY (?) UNDER CONSTRUCTION. OIL STORAGE TANKS
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LOGGING IN RUSSIA - VARIOUS SHOTS HUGE PINE TREES BEING CUT DOWN BY LOGGERS IN RUSSIA. CU TWO MEN CUT THROUGH TREE WITH LARGE POWER SAW. TREE TUMBLES. 2 MEN WIELD POWER SAW AS THEY CUT TIMBERS INTO LOGS. TRACTOR PULLS LONG LINE OF TRAILERS FILLED WITH TIMBERS, THROUGH SNOW BOUND FORESTS ROADS.
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VARIOUS SHOTS SPECIAL SINGLE TRACK RAIL CAR PULLING LONG LINES OF FLAT CARS LOADED WITH TIMBERS, HIGH ABOVE FOREST AREA.
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STEEL PLANTS IN RUSSIA - VARIOUS SHOTS SPARKS FLYING AS MOLTEN STEEL IS POURED. WHITE HOT STEEL BEAMS MOVING ON CONVEYORS IN STEEL PLANT. STEEL WORKERS AT
WORK
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RUSSIA'S 5 YEAR PLAN - PROFESSOR GEORGE S. COUNTS OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY GIVES OUTLINE OF THE SCOPE AND AIM OF RUSSIA'S 5 YEAR PLAN.
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PROFESSOR GEORGE S. COUNTS OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SPEAKS OF RUSSIA'S 5 YEAR PL;AN, QUOTES JOSEF STALIN. "SAYS, "THE 5 YEAR PLAN IS BOUND TO HAVE A PROFOUND EFFECT UPON THE ENTIRE WORLD"
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LS VIEW MOSCOW TOWERS AND BUILDINGS IN KREMLIN (?). VARIOUS SHOTS TRAFFIC, PEDESTRIANS, IN SNOW BOUND MOSCOW STREETS. VARIOUS SHOTS INSIDE VIEW OF HUGE THEATER WITH FOUR TIERS OF BALCONIES (BOLSHOI ?). ABOVE VIEW CROWDED AUDIENCE IN SEATS. VARIOUS VIEWS UNIDENTIFIED RUSSIAN DIGNITARIES MAKING
SPEECHES.
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"SEE DROUGHT RAVAGES WITH YOUR OWN EYES". - EDITORS NOTE: "YOU HAVE
READ OF THE DISASTER WHICH HAS GRIPPED 21 STATES ....... FILMED NEAR ENGLAND, ARK. OF THE EFFECTED AREA WHERE A MILLION SUFFERERS FACE STARVATION ON PARCHED FARMS, LOOKING TO RELIEF AGENCIES TO FEED THEIR CHILDREN". PAN PARCHED FARM LANDS. HERD OF HORSES OR MULES BEING GATHERED BY FARMERS. LONG LINE OF FARM CHILDREN MARCH TO SCHOOL OR SHELTER WHERE THEY CAN BE FED. CHILDREN LINE UP TO PICK UP CUPS OF SOUP OR COCOA (?) BEING SERVED ON OUTDOOR TABLE BY ADULTS. MS CHILDREN SIT ON DOORSTEP EATING BREAD AND CUPS
OF SOUP (?), FACING CAMERA. CU SAME
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CU CHILDREN POSING.
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"PRIEST GETS MILLION LETTERS ON RADIO TALKS" - "FATHER COUGHLIN OF SHRINE OF LITTLE FLOWER , ROYAL OAK, MICHIGAN, PRESENTS STAFF THAT HANDLES cORRESPONDENCE". MLS FATHER COUGHLIN POSES WITH SEVERAL DOZEN MEMBERS OF HIS STAFF IN GROUP FILM SHOT.
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VARIOUS SHOTS PAN STAFF AT DESKS READING, ANSWERING CORRESPONDENCE. MS
HUGE [PILE OF MAIL CORRESPONDENCE.,S FATHER COUGHLIN DRAMATIC, ANIMATED, SPEECH TO CAMERA. (MOS)
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"TEAR GAS ROUTS WHITE HOUSE MOB". "MARCH OF COMMUNIST DEMONSTRATORS
ENDS IN RIOT BROKEN UP BY POLICE".
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HUGE MOB OUTSIDE WHITE HOUSE GATES DEMONSTRATE. CARRY SIGNS, ("FIGHT OR
STARVE" AND OTHERS).
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EAR GAS BOMB SET OFF BY POLICE IN MIDST OF CROWD. TEAR GAS CLOUD FILLS THE AIR AROUND CROWD.
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"NEW YORK CITY": VARIOUS ABOVE SHOTS NEW YORK CITY POLICE AND MOUNTED
SCATTER HUGE MOB (RADICALS, COMMUNISTS ?) IN UNION SQUARE, GATHERED TO TO MARCH ON CITY HALL.
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"CHINA'S FATE IN BALANCE AS JAPANESE FORCE DRIVE" - "EDITOR'S NOTE"
DESCRIBES THE FATE OF SHANGHAI AS THE WORLD WATCHES. "JAPAN HAS MASSED NEW TROOPS AND ENGINES OF BLOODSHED .....".
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RAILROAD GONDOLA CARS FILLED WITH TROOPS, TENTED FROM ELEMENTS, TRAVEL TO THE FRONT. MS JAPANESE TROOPS BY THE HUNDREDS EXIT THE
TIGHT QUARTERS OF THE RAILROAD CARS, WHICH WERE NOT HIGH ENOUGH FOR THEM TO STAND UP.
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LARGE CROWDS OF CHINESE REFUGEES CARRYING THEIR MEAGER BELONGINGS SWIFTLY PARADE THROUGH CITY STREET TO AVOID THE WAR. GRAPHIC VIEW DEAD BODIES SCATTERED IN STREETS. CLOUDS OF SMOKE RISE FROM DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY BOMBINGS. SHOTS OF RUBBLE.
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CROWD OF REFUGEES RIDE ATOP RAILROAD CARS. CHILDREN RUNNING ALONG RAILROAD TRACKS *TO GET ONTO MOVING TRAINS ?)
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CHILDREN ARE HANDED HOT FOOD AND CLOTHING AS THEY ENTER SHELTER. LITTLE KIDS SQUAT ON GROUND EATING.
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LONG LINE SOLDIERS (CHINESE ?) SITTING ON GROUND TARGET PRACTICING WITH RIFLES. OTHERS RUN OUT OF TRENCHES SINGLE FILE. MACHINE GUN CREW FIRES AS OTHER SOLDIERS CHARGE IN B/G. MEDICS CARRY STRETCHERS AS THEY CHARGE FORWARD. CU SOLDIER WITH EYES BANDAGED. MORE MANEUVERS AND ARTILLERY CREWS FIRING.
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"HORROR OF WAR HOVERS OVER SHANGHAI DESPITE PEACE MOVES" - EDITOR'S
NOTE TELL OF FOREIGN TROOPS IN INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS HAVING TROUBLE STEMMING TIDE OF REFUGEES DESPERATE FOR FOOD..
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VARIOUS SHOTS PARADE OF SCOTTISH TROOPS WITH BAGPIPES MARCHING DOWN STREET OF UNIDENTIFIED CITY. TROOPS OF OTHER COUNTRIES ALSO PARADE. CROWDS CHINESE REFUGEES MOVING THROUGH CITY STREETS AS FOREIGN SOLDIERS STAND BY WITH RIFLES, BAYONETS.
SOLDIER CONTROLS, FLOW OF REFUGEES AS THEY PASS THROUGH BARBED WIRE
BARRICADES. SEARCHES SOME. FOOD IS SCOOPED OUT OF HUGE POT OF PORRIDGE AND DISHED OUT TO REFUGEES, CHILDREN. CU TWO LITTLE CHINESE BOYS SPOON THEIR FOOD WITH GUSTO.
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CREW OF JAPANESE BI-PLANE BOMBER CLIMB INTO PLANE AND TAKE OFF.
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AERIAL PAN OF CITY BELOW POV PLANE. MONTAGE HUGE EXPLOSIONS FROM BOMBS,
RESULTING DESTRUCTION TO HOMES AND BUILDINGS.
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GRAPHIC VIEW OF DEAD CIVILIANS SCATTERED IN STREET, RESULTS OF INDISCRIMINATE BOMBING BY JAPANESE. PAN DEAD (GRAPHIC).
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"200, 000 HOMELESS BOYS ROAM AMERICA!" - EDITORS NOTE: JUDGE LINDSEY TELLS OF SATURDAY EVENING POST AND OTHERS WARN OF THE ARMY OF YOUTH WANDERS COUNTRY SIDE.
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MS JUDGE LINDSEY ADDRESS CAMERA, TELLS OF WANDERING YOUTH IN RUSSIA, AND SUCH A THING DOESN'T HAPPEN IN THE U. S. :IT IS HAPPENING, IT HAS HAPPENED".."TO ME
THIS WASTAGE OF OUR YOUTH, THE NATION'S BEST ASSET, IS THE GREATEST TRAGEDY OF OUR TIME".
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VARIOUS SHOTS YOUNG MEN JUMPING OUT OF RAILROAD BOX CARS AFTER HITCHING FREE RIDES. MS YOUNG MEN SAWING AND SPLITTING LOGS FOR FIREWOOD. YOUNG GROUPS OF BOYS IN HOMES EATING AT LARGE TABLES AND SLEEPING ON COTS IN WARDS.
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58 MESSAGE FROM PATHE NEWS: "IF THIS SITUATION IS TRUE IN YOUR TON, WRITE TO US AND WE WILL WORK WITH YOU TO CORRECT IT".
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"FARMERS WAR ON MORTGAGES" - EDITOR'S NOTE: "THESE PICTURES MADE IN IOWA, SHOW THE METHODS FARMERS ARE USING TO SAVE THEIR HOMES" THEY ARE ORGANIZED AND IN REVOLT!"
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CROWD FARMERS AT AUCTION LISTEN AS AUCTIONEER CALLS OUT PRICE FOR COW AND THEN FOR TEAM OF HORSES.. CROWD GETS UNRULY BECAUSE OF LOW PRICE (?)
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MS FARMER SPEAKS TO CAMERA, SPEAKS OF PAYING FOR HOUSE OR FAM (?) $45.000 10 YEAR THAN SAYS, THANK GOD BECAUSE OF THE FARMEER'S HOLIDAY BRIBE (?) HAS SAVED ME FROM PULLING OUT ON THE ROAD". MS WELL DRESSED LEADER SPEAKS ABOUT NOT BEARING ILL-WILL FOR THAT (?) DEMONSTRATION".
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