YESTERDAY'S NEWSREEL - 1920 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION JOHNNY WEISSMULLER LEND-LEASE

television highlights are the news of yesteryear [Music] defeat is in the distance as democrat delegates arrive in San Francisco for the 1920 convention that will select a presidential candidate to oppose Republicans warren g harding although visitors succeed in turning frisco into a true convention city nationwide interest was apathetic despite the presence of William Jennings Bryan and other political figure head despite the importance of the post-world War one presidency Democratic leaders that you senator Athleta marine foresee a dull election even before a candidate is chosen Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels arrives appropriately enough by launch met by temporary chairman Homer s coming all right as Virginia's Carter glass a power in the party official opening of the Conclave is in the offing as Women's National League members including mrs. bass and mrs. Fairbanks of Chicago and mrs. Jacobson Alabama join Wilson's pre-war ambassador to Germany James W Jerrod in the convention city and then June 27 1920 convention hall throws open the doors to receive delegates from all over the United States and its position Democrats hope to remain in power by finding an acceptable successor to Thomas Woodrow Wilson and initial sessions he's intense into party campaigning which after 44 Abdallah deadlocks results in the ultimate election of Governor of Ohio James M cops cops early identified himself with Wilson's ideals and platforms and had as vice presidential running mate Franklin Delano Roosevelt despite enthusiasm of the convening delegates the public in November was to vote neither for Cox nor Harding but rather against one or the other at the close of the convention July snakes San Francisco returns to normalcy and James M Cox to the governor's mansion in Ohio there to remain as the Republicans moved into the White House Cleveland Ohio in 1938 C showman Billy rolled stage America's first water ballet stars of a show Eleanor Holm Jarrett and Johnny Weissmuller started off mrs. Jarrett ready to become mrs. Billy Rose is the former backstroke champion wife's mother the freestyle record holder [Music] and then the beginning of the ballet a hundred swimmers in precision performance The Cleveland Show ran over 1,500 performances and the following year with little change was moved for the World's Fair in New York here on Lake Erie Cleveland thrills to the spectacular marine theater [Music] another high spot of the water show sputtered I've winding up at at going to have Sam Howard in a full layout before completing the two and a half Billy roses diving finale [Music] May 1941 and England's urgent need for destroyer escort results in the pact with the United States a changed our status from neutral June non-belligerent Nazi bombers had raised the British needy convoys frangipani and his bombing continued England asked for our obsolete destroyer these World War one destroyers went to England in exchange for a 99-year lease rent-free on British naval and air base sites it was Winston Churchill announced need of these ships turning them over with offers practical indication to Hitler the facilities of America were against his policies of aggression use of the warships and weapons you see in these films helped England maintain sea supremacy helped win World War two Bentham's master of music young civilian famous the world over he captured his homeland in the compositions and land here which together with his Corellia wall street's and hundreds of other works established him indelibly high in the ranks of composers of the classic [Music] lady lovely of the Sun on screen recognize her it's filmer Becky Budapest born actress and starred with Valentino in 1926 in son of a sheik and in night of love and other films with Ronald Colman wall wires to the beautiful banking yesterday his newsreel goes to Geneva in the early 1920s to record visit for League of Nations headquarters by the prolific perennially prefers George Bernard Shaw in 1933 at the dramatist responsible for players like man and Superman in 1903 major Barbara in 1905 and Pygmalion in 1913 is about to be of the United States after his first visit here Shaw has shielded himself from reporters but he does make an opening for us trade you to independence for the island it's 1935 in the China Clippers captain Nugent bears message from President Roosevelt to the Philippines President Manuel Kazon since 1930 island leaders of campaign for independence 19 1934 of dilatant pass granting it as of 1946 in 1935 General MacArthur headed Philippine defense forces and the general returns to the Philippines July 4th 1946 to attend ceremonies marking the beginning of Independence Manuel Rojas has to be new Philippine president and his pledge of loyalty to the United States of America is followed by an address from MacArthur our promise to the island was the abandonment of military bases and aid in setting up a government autonomous in every respect except for minor reservation it was Rojas who made the plea for independence back in 1930 and he retakes oath of office as chief executive our Americas adopted child raised under watchful eyes and granted independence when it had reached manhood [Music] [Applause] one scale in 12 years hits New York City downtown Gotham January 25th 1928 sees 140 mile an hour winds washed towering waves against the heart what did your injured by a falling debris the game of continued Swafford a punishing pedestrians relentlessly the freak storm rising to fury without warning whips everything in its path [Music] [Applause] what is made to maintain transportation but the churning waters of New York Harbor praise ferry passengers in jeopardy this ship completed its run but steadily mounting winds forced cancellation of subsequent room [Music] New York scene from Governors Island at the height of a gale as nature hurled havoc at the greater city [Music] this is aviation history you are watching Glenn Curtis in his pusher biplane in 1909 Athena's Rana France and Kurtis is competing in the Gordon Bennett Cup races another of the earliest of airplane this is the 1910 glarry old dragonfly about try for a speed record look at the plane and compare it with today's monarchs of the sky but in 1910 Flyers were only beginning to realize the potentialities of the gigantic industry tremendous acclaim greeted announcement after the tried you are watching that the blurry oh did a mile and 53 seconds here's after swimming exhibition two years later in 1912 Frank coffin first pilot to fly under the Manhattan and Brooklyn bridges establishes another first on this flight there is an aerial camera aboard photographs had to be taken for the first time from an airplane [Music] just to warm up the pilot guides his ship under the Brooklyn Bridge and then head towards bed boughs honored to inaugurate the trailblazing technique of motion picture photography from a flame the shots of the Statue of Liberty you are watching are the actual ones taken by Frank often on his historic flight [Music] it's the middle of a fashion show in the middle 20s at the municipal opera Stadium in st. Louis so let's go back here are carefully selected outfits LMO [Music] dance introduction to two new models which please the men then turn of the 1916 Vanderbilt Cup race in Santa Monica California and there they go a new world speed record is being set by one of the greatest drivers in the country it's going to be dario Nesta who wins with an average speed of 86 point 98 miles per hour [Music] the new champion went on to beat Ralph's diploma in Chicago and here he is in the plan for the Vanderbilt cup a two-time winner of the trophy darío arrest us and it's now 20 27 in Forest Hills and 21-year old Helen Wills meets England 16 year old buddy Nepal there's a championship at stake as little miss poker face slammed into a service and the game is on the natural watching is the first meeting between the mrs. nut hall and Will's destined to become arch rivals on the court thank Betty you're watching tried to put the ball past Helen who backhand then is ready for a forehand smash finish of the match in straight sets Helen wins 6-1 6-4 heaven wills ruler of the rackets queen of the courts [Music]