YESTERDAY'S NEWSREEL - FINLAND IN 20TH CENTURY, GLEN CURTIS, KING TUT'S TOMB TUTANKHAMUN EGYPT

[Music] television highlights of the news of yesteryear [Applause] freedom and the fight that failed Helsing forums Finland April 13 1918 in white uniform baron karl gustav maraheim leads his army of the people in triumph through the streets of Finland's capital insult or e-square Mannerheim reviews troops that put down civil war in finland grant of freedom as a state within the russian federation was not enough for the finns eleven months of conflict wins independence free and clear by 1935 years of piece of mint progress long a republic Finland is now thriving prosperous and proud fin sport new and modern buildings in the snowbound cities of the rice law clan newest of Scandinavian States Finland stands alone among nations paying debts of world war one in Washington US Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau accepts this cheque from Finland and says mr. minister I accept with gratitude this payment I should like to congratulate your country which during dark days as well as fair has never failed to honor its obligations but time and treachery snuff out Finland's lamp of freedom it's 1939 a peaceful nation is at the threshold of war Russian planes invade the Finnish sky children of the child Republic are first to feel the blast of Russian bombs on Finnish soil now sing Boris is shakin the Soviet shells honey Finland is [Music] now come the monument to the freedom last of all to no protection against these swarms of Russian bomber Dyer's and flames of war Malaysian beaters wage war against this little girl stab at the nation's heart with crushing bombs and flaming sandy areas lay waste to a new but Finland fights back outweighed oddmund outnumbered pins planned their counter-attack Soviets may commend the sky of Finland but the invader will meet resistance on Finnish soil from behind the famed manner online field artillery Pepper's Soviet positions and brings the Russian invasion to a temporary stop the world marveled as tiny Finland halts and holds the giant invader Fame finished no troops of the reason here they are an action that left many a Russian soldier dead in the December snow and gave hope that freedom and Finland would win but Russian might is too much March 12 1914 Finland gives up ageing general Mannerheim shakes hands with officers who fought beside him for victory that could not be freedom in Finland has failed a salute to its people though and may Finland remember that as long as there are freemen anywhere there is reason for hope in Helsingborg mozart ball fancy goes fantastic in hotel has to ballroom for 1936 version of society's top Shinde mrs. Reginald van de velde rolls in as the Sun Goddess theme of the ball is astronomy cost of costumes astronomical 2,000 guests couldn't top as a Stanford Megan and costume with neon lights even photographers need some fancy getup to get in yes somebody named Gypsy Rose Lee looking comfortable and something called eclipse of the Sun Richard Lawrence and John Gielgud a 1936 Hamlet as night and day but there's dancing too and a good time is had by all at another bang-up Bozarth ball [Music] here's Fannie Hurst novelist and lummox her lapdog it's December 2nd 1928 and missed her stand Pantera the benefit in New York for animal hospital writer of bestselling novels miss Fannie Hurst founder of Czech Republic Thomas Mazurek waves Chicago flowers that honor him it's May 1918 that by acclamation Margaret was soon to become Czechoslovakia is pres president parading Czechs salute the u.s. first nation to recognize their new state park March seventh nineteen thirty miles Eric is 80 years old Czechoslovakia says happy birthday and Thomas Masaryk is proud and pleased it's 1931 Bay web as the July bride and Rudy Vallee as a bridegroom [Music] Rudi's radio fans get the big news like this family last night they're very happy naturally I'm and I think I'm going to try to make Rudy very happy so everybody's happy Rudy well I think that my meeting Bay was a perfect example of love at first sight at least I felt that she was going to be the ideal girl for me and over a period of two years she is coming to visit me three times we've all come to the conclusion that we could be a very very happy pair so we finally rounded up last Monday night [Music] [Applause] [Music] trip to the tomb of King Tut Giza Egypt 1922 US sailors on shore leave past the silent Sphinx and pyramids on camel caravan to the recently discovered tomb of Tutankhamun here lies the Pharaoh of another age here our first Americans to see the tomb of the boy ruler guarded by young descendants of his ancient people Howard Carter Wright discovered the treasure Laden tomb by unearthing these steps found the remains and fabulous riches of young King Tutankhamun Pharaoh of Egypt 40 centuries ago [Music] hey that's some straw we're way back in 1927 and these girls are doing what they call the straw hat strut in case you're still looking at the head and wondering how big it is it's six feet wide the world's largest here's one slightly smaller that's not heads get bigger then all straw and two girls wife Glenn Curtis and glider and has at bay New York September 1922 plane builder Glenn Curtis readies himself for something new in flying gliders have never taken off from water before this but Curtis has the courage to see if this one will sitting in the cockpit he's set for sailing and gliding towed by speedboat at 30 miles an hour curtis lifts his bladder from the water 140 pounds of airship takes to the air in another first for flying [Music] Sports fashions have changed much more than sports since the early 1900 when women were corseted and concealed even on the tennis court looking for a bow with a narrow our Wellesley college girls decorate the archery range in 1916 versions of the active sports dress lyndie a bull's-eye appeal women became good golfers despite the elaborate costumes especially designed for the Lynx in 1918 but to where in the sand trap should winter come before you dig your way out remember these long waisted long skirted knitted outfits complete with calf and scarf just the fashions for the fairway two queens of the Greenes keep their eyes on the ball and also our own hero and plus fours jacket and cat par on any course you take the fairway and I'll take the rough and we'll still be in style at the 19th hole [Applause] record crowd and record race Churchill Downs may 16 1931 it's the 57th running of the Kentucky Derby dream of Racing's three-year-olds hit for the post carrying number 8 20 grand is number one with his fans [Laughter] Whiteman back that horse delays at the start add to the tenseness straightaway to racing history pounding into the first turn number 14 leads 10 to second 20 grand the favorite is far behind [Music] grounding the turn and into the backstretch the pace begins to tell the field is spreading out slow and starting the race is moving fast in the lead now number 12 [Music] looks for 20 grand now far down the backstretch he's pulling past the pack moving in the leaders the pace is terrific but so is the favorite is now fit and it's come on 20 grand I'm the part turning into the home stretch sweep all on the rail is pounding home 20 grand second driving hard on the outside the paper takes the lead and it's all over for sweet ball as the winner pulls away in record time a good day's work for a great horse funny grand [Music]