25 Years Ago Today
25 Years Ago Today
25 Years Ago Today. Happenings from 25 years ago... F.D.R. goes before the 73rd Congress with his State of the Union message. Applause and ovation from the members of Congress. Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau announces the devaluation of the dollar. Thereby causing a boom in commodities. Man writing at a desk. Men unload cargo from ship. Senate investigation. Edsel Ford (?) talks with other men. Mounting highway deaths produce a startling, hair-raising demonstration of how-not-to drive. It results in a shambles of a crash. Good scenes of car crashes in progress, including one automobile that plunges over a cliff and smashes to pieces. In Paris, the spotlight was on beautiful ears. Women show off their lovely ears. Ruler is held next to one ear to measure it. Unusual contest. The gadget of the year - Driving goggles - replete with a 'windshield wiper' for each lens, shown in use on wet goggles. Wacky unusual invention.