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Disastrous Flood Again Sweeps The Ohio Valley
Jumpy, shaky a little blurry in imagery and contrast High water menaces renewed destruction as the Ohio River reaches flood stage, driving many families from Wheeling Island to refuge on the mainland. The angry waters cover many square miles of rich farmland. Homes surrounded by flood waters, swollen river, people and parked cars on bridge, people using boats along flooded streets.
Clem Sohn's Fall to Death Mars Big French Air Meet
Jumpy, shaky a little blurry in imagery and contrast Clem Sohn's Fall to Death Mars Big French Air Meet Vincennes, France Actual motion-pictures show Clem Sohn, the American 'Bat Man', plunging to his death when his parachute fails to open. After completing his remarkable feat of flying with his own wings, Sohn dies before 55,000 people at an aviation meet.
War Chaplain's Memory Enshrined in Time Square
Jumpy, shaky a little blurry in imagery and contrast A beautiful memorial is unveiled in memory of Father Francis P. Duffy, war-time chaplain of the city's 'Fighting Sixty-Ninth', and a friend to thousands in the big town. The bronze figure of the priest looks down on the throbbing crossroads of Times Square. Military parade.
Gold Rivet Marks Dedication Of Huge Golden Gate Span
Jumpy, shaky a little blurry in imagery and contrast While officials stand breathlessly by, a riveter turns his pneumatic gun on a Golden Spike intended as the last rivet in the $35,000,000 Golden Gate Bridge. But the soft Gold splashed and disappears. Gold rivet marks dedication of huge Golden Gate span. MS of the gold rivet being held in some gentleman's hand. LS of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Communist Party Parade
Jumpy, shaky a little blurry in imagery and contrast Thousands of union workers make the sunny streets gay with flags and satirical floats as they observe Labor's May Day holiday.
Queen of May Hailed By Throngs In Colorful Fete
Jumpy, shaky a little blurry in imagery and contrast Children by the hundreds gather in Golden Gate Park for an old-fashioned celebration of May Day, complete with may pole festivities. Various views of costumes and children may-pole dancing.
Giant Telescope Mounting Ready For Trip To Coast
Jumpy, shaky a little blurry in imagery and contrast A veteran workman taps a bolt and completes the mounting for the 200-inch, $6,000,000 telescope that will search the heavens from the summit of Mt. Palo mar, CA. Professors Albert Einstein and Millikan watch the ceremony.
Hoops, My Dears! College Seniors Roll Their Own
Jumpy, shaky a little blurry in imagery and contrast The seniors of Wellesley College revive their traditional hoop-rolling contest with all its surrounding panoply of spring-time festivity. Winning the race supposedly indicates that Betty Kirkendall will be the first bride in her class. Graduates form 1937.
Zeppelin Explodes Scores Dead (Hindenburg)
Jumpy, shaky a little blurry in imagery and contrast Hindenburg disaster. Thirty-five persons die and scores of others are injured as the mighty dirigible explodes three hundred feet over the landing field at the end of her first voyage of the season from Europe. A terrific burst of flame engulfs the stern of the ship and spreads with the rapidity of lightning to the bow. The inferno of blazing hydrogen gas cremates all living beings in its path, as the twisted skeleton of the balloon settles quickly to the ground. Rescue crews brave death to save sixty-three persons, some of them horribly burned.
Zep Survivors Fight For Life As Inquiry Begins
Jumpy, dull in contrast and imagery Mutilated passengers and members of the ill-fated Hinesburg s crew are placed in speedy ambulances for transport to hospitals all over the region. Many survivors are in critical condition, and doctors rush every known remedy in efforts to bring relief for their suffering. Several persons make miraculous escapes from the blazing ship. The dirigible lies upon the field, a twisted, useless mass of smoke-blackened girders, as the united states department of commerce launches an inquiry to determine the cause of the disaster.
70,000 Fans See War Admiral Win Kentucky Derby
Jumpy, dull in contrast and imagery - blurry Taking an early lead and keeping it all the way, gallant War Admiral triumphs in the 63d running of the classic Kentucky Derby. Pompoon and Reaping Reward finish second and third, after valiant efforts to overtake the leader.
Pres Roosevelt Lands 80-Pound Tarpon In Gulf
Jumpy, dull in contrast and imagery The President lands a 77-pound tarpon after a struggle that lasts nearly an hour and a half. The big fish is over five feet long, but finally succumbs to the chief executive's skill with the reel and line.
Dick Merrill Hops Atlantic Ocean For Coronation
Jumpy, dull in contrast and imagery Taking off on his second flight across the Atlantic. Dick Merrill carries Jack Lambie along as co-pilot. Twenty hours later, word is flashed back that the intrepid aeronauts have landed in England with a new record for the crossing. Dick Merrill (who at this time a famous pilot), hops Atlantic Ocean for coronation. There's a crowd at the airport bidding their farewells to Dick. Plane taking off into the wild blue yonder. Aerial shot of plane flying.
Golden Gate Bridge Opens With Big Fete
Shaky, dull in contrast and imagery Tremendous inauguration ceremonies mark the opening of the golden gate bridge, the world's largest span. Nearly 200,000 persons pass over the enormous structure as it is thrown open to the public. The fleet adds a martial touch.
Bat-Wing Man Near Death In 4000-Foot Drop
Shaky, dull in contrast and imagery Bat-Wing Man Near Death In 4000-Foot Drop Tacoma, Washington Tommy Thompson tries a pair of metal soaring wings in imitation of ill-fated Clem Sohn, the daring 'Bat Man' whose faulty 'chute caused his recent death in France. Thompson plunges 4,000 feet and is forced to use his parachute to save his life.
Al Smith Visits Old World
Shaky, dull in contrast and imagery New York s former governor Al Smith is cheered by peasant crowds as 'President of the United States' as he and Mrs. Smith make their first trip abroad. The Smiths land in Italy en route to an audience with the Pope.
Season Opens For Brookfield Zoo Bathing Beautiesr.
Shaky, dull in contrast and imagery An elephant seal weighing 3,000 pounds in dumped into its cool outdoor pool for the summer. Mamma hippo gives birth to a cute 'little' baby as the animals prepare to spend the summer at the Chicago zoological park. Brookfield Zoo
Wilbur Shaw Wins 500-mile Speedway Race
Shaky, dull in contrast and imagery - Drop Out Spots Wilbur Shaw captures the famed 500-mile auto race by a whisker, nosing out Ralph Hepburn by 2.16 Seconds. Shaw covers the course in new record time to the delight of 170,000 spectators gathered to see the roaring, dangerous event. Audio comes in and out.
French International Exposition Opens With Grand Eclat
Shaky, dull in contrast and imagery President Albert Lebrun officiates as the magnificent building of the 1937 International Exposition are thrown open to the public. Massive, soaring structures line the seine around the Eiffel Tower where the historic 1900 fair once stood. The audio is in French.
Army's Big Guns Roar At Target 7500 YRS At Sea
Shaky, dull in contrast and imagery - Drop Out Spots Twelve-inch railway mortars bombard moving targets nearly five miles off the coast in a test of the sandy hook harbor defenses. Each of the shells hurtling at its mark weighs more than half a ton.
Brothers Battle For Log Rolling Title Of World
Shaky, dull in contrast and imagery Jack Swanson captures the belt emblematic of the log-rolling championship in a hot contest with his brother Walter. Walter has held the title for two years, but loses it when Jack twists a spinning log from under his feet.
Sidewalk Art Exhibit Draws Many Patrons
Shaky, dull in contrast and imagery Greenwich Village's artists hang their winter's work on the boardings around Washington Square for the approval of passersby. The collection includes paintings ranging from the academic through impressionism to just plain daubs.
Lady Luck Brings Big fortune To Sweeps Winner
Shaky, dull in contrast and imagery There's nothing like having $150,000 dumped into your lap by lady luck, just because you hold an Irish sweeps ticket on the right horse. Take Morris Iinnerfeld's word for it. He'll tell you just how it feels.
Glider Champion Starts Towed Hop
Shaky, dull in contrast and imagery Your 'old-fashioned' trailers when he goes on vacation. He hitches his glider behind the family chariot and soars away, skipping gullies and the bumps of spotty highways. His name is Don Stevens and he is a Glider Champion.