YESTERDAY’S NEWSREEL

[Music] television highlights of the news of yester [Music] year rockefeller's road to riches in late 1800s lone wooden Derk of Oilwell gushes Black Gold onto Bleak Plains of Southwest United States great reservoir of petroleum has suddenly been tapped and workers drill wide and deep around initial strike in search of other avenues to Lake of oil which Lies Beneath the soil it's birth of giant industry and first Milestone to riches for John davidon [Music] Rockefeller weed likee growth of automobile business zooms need for oil and gasoline and every gallon burn means money for those with oil to sell king of oil men is John Davidson Rockefeller senior here in his 80s and in near retirement in his Cottage at oron Florida on banks of Halifax River yes this is his Florida home and this is John D's modest place of worship and here's one of world's wealthiest men giving away that famous and inevitable dime though pressing 90 he plays golf almost every day and robustly too typical of his golfing partners are men like Dr Cornelius wilin of New York's Park Avenue Baptist Church another is rockefeller's Florida neighbor 92-year-old adelbert Ames then only surviving general of Civil War his millions made a John D Rockefeller enjoys last years of busy life as moneyed Monarch should once mere clerk in commission house Rockefeller parla oil into Fortune running into hundreds of millions of dollars but by 1921 he had given over half billion to philanthropic and charitable organizations and established famed rockfeller Foundation corporation whose business is Charity in 1928 John davidon Rockefeller Jr now head of his father's still expanding Empire joins chairman NY of Senate oil committee during investigation of Continental oil scandal in nation's capital John D Jr is mirrored image of his illustrious father in actions as well as bearing and looks under his guidance Rockefeller millions are put to good use he buys historic town of Williamsburg Virginia and at cost of $5 million restores its long neglected buildings among them this home where Washington and Lafayette once conferred here with Mr Rockefeller is Dr W Goodwin who urged Rockefeller to save Williamsburg from the ravages of weather and time and in New York City Rockefeller Millions build this Memorial to Laura Spelman late wife of John Senior Housing world's largest carolon its tallest church ever built its graceful Tower overlooking picturesque Riverside Drive here's John D leaving church just few weeks before another great milestone in history of Rockefeller family for 50 years main office and nerve center of Rockefeller Corp mountain range of buildings built by Rockefeller millions and then in 1947 wealth of the Rockefeller family is put to greatest use of all for United Nations trig Val Center accepts from Nelson Rockefeller check for $8,500 th000 purchase price of sight for United Nations building Rockefeller Millions founded on precious oil is poured into search for rarest most priceless element on Earth Everlasting peace in 1936 in Philadelphia zither players give concert as highlight of meeting for players of rare and long outmoded musical instrument two types of zithers are represented as players perform on zithers that must be plucked as well as those employing a bow this was favorite instrument of peasants in Swiss and Bavarian Alps for many [Music] years Fielding H yoast coach of University of Michigan's famous point of minute team coaches his charges and a few fine points of the Wolverines winning wave following many years of success as field coach Yos moved to Des job as director of Athletics at Michigan one of biggest athletic jobs in Big 10 here's Mrs OHP Belmont born in Mobile Alabama educated in France married to Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont in 1896 she was in her time one of America's leading and best known socialites Mrs OHP Belmont one-time queen of society on Horseback when not flying his plane here's Cowboy Edward Gibson better known for his hazardous Hollywood Adventures as Hoot Gibson hoot first appeared on screen as replacement for retiring cowboy king Tom Mix soon one loyal following of his [Music] own Cincinnati Shoreline it's 1913 and Waters of rising Ohio River inundate Cincinnati Waterfront forcing thousands to flee from submerged warehouses and homes during night of March 27th flooded River Rose more than 3 fet unexpected speed doing tremendous damage and causing loss of several lives next morning hundreds are forced to rad to safety and even on Higher Ground of Cincinnati suburbs water covers streets fills basements brings damage and More Death in other towns and cities on flood racked Banks of Ohio damage is great death told tragically high up in Dayton on flooding Ohio tributary fires add to a horror of dis F by water militia shoot several caught looting in stricken area in Ohio Kentucky Indiana and Illinois on both sides of river damage and death are everywhere in one of Ohio Valley's most vicious [Music] floods Dr maron's Love Meter it's January 31st 1928 and at Columbia University Dr William Marston tests his latest invention the love meter he's going to find out whether blondes or brunettes react more to love with Garbo and John Gilbert to demonstrate girls react a plenty with running record of results showing on graph of meter when results are interpreted Dr M declares gentlemen May Prefer Blondes but brunettes prefer love [Music] scenes Crossing Crater Lake in 1930 PLS of Army Air Force make first journey across beautiful volcanic lake in southern Oregon 10,000 years ago this was Mount Mazama which blew its top fried the clamo plateau for 25 mil around in boiling lava 6 in of powdered pmus covered more than 5,000 square mil of Oregon Forest West and field a mere 5,000 years ago minor eruption in center of crater built cone now rising in center of Lake now known as wizard Island yes Crater Lake is Placid water now but not so long ago in geological time this was bottomless pit of boiling and bubbling lava one of North America's most violent volcanoes Fashions and fans in Paris in the long ago or not so long ago if you remember a hairo such as this young model shows latest in fan Creations should she be shy this evening behind this hand painted flutterer or would she have more aure peeking over this sense of eag feathers H nothing too out of date about this needle point bag but it is small has she given up on what fan will please her fans oh no here's the one that'll do it on the beach at Palm Beach and the teens suits with skirts and long hose are the fashion for Proper bathing Beauty on the beach didn't show much Beauty and the clothes she wore pretty nearly covered the beach since these are bathing ensembles just imagine what Sally wore on more formal occasions well the Ocean looks good on her [Music] anyway one of New York City's finest he's police captain Matt McGrath famed Olympic Athlete and here's how he won hammer throw in international games from 1916 through 1932 here's slow motion version of same throw showing style that set world record during games at ANW worp 179 ft 8 [Applause] in yes it's Matt McGrath one of finest of New York's finest and for almost two decades greatest weight thrower in the world at Epsom Downs in 1928 coures parade to post for start of Metropolitan handicap in barrier notice horses are prepared to run track counterclockwise and they're out large field spreads out even as Horses speed by grandstand early in race down straightway horse on inside rail has the [Music] lead rounding far turn and coming into the stretch and finish wire alacrity is in the lead and trying to hold it it's alacrity by an neck and by an neck he wins alacrity 1928 winner of England's Metropolitan [Music] handicap