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"News and Views" is a mid-1930s black-and-white silent amateur film edited by Rockwell Hoag, showcasing various clips from Upstate New York and beyond. It features local events, including parades, the All-American Soap Box Derby, and performances by entertainer Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly. The film captures scenes from the Barnum & Bailey and Ringling Bros Circus, Playland Rye amusement park, and a speech by New York Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt at the inauguration of a new bridge. **Keywords:** News and Views, black-and-white, silent film, amateur, Rockwell Hoag, Amateur Cinema League, Upstate New York, Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly, All-American Soap Box Derby, parades, Barnum & Bailey Circus, Ringling Bros Circus, Playland Rye, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Croton Lake Bridge, 1930s.

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"News and Views" is a mid-1930s black-and-white silent amateur film edited by Rockwell Hoag, showcasing various clips from Upstate New York and beyond. It features local events, including parades, the All-American Soap Box Derby, and performances by entertainer Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly. The film captures scenes from the Barnum & Bailey and Ringling Bros Circus, Playland Rye amusement park, and a speech by New York Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt at the inauguration of a new bridge.

**Keywords:** News and Views, black-and-white, silent film, amateur, Rockwell Hoag, Amateur Cinema League, Upstate New York, Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly, All-American Soap Box Derby, parades, Barnum & Bailey Circus, Ringling Bros Circus, Playland Rye, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Croton Lake Bridge, 1930s.

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