YESTERDAY'S NEWSREEL - USS AKRON AIRSHIP, NOTRE DAME, USS CONSTITUTION

[Music] [Music] [Applause] television highlights are the news of yesteryear here are some of the most amazing on-the-spot pictures ever filled the USS Akron near San Diego California May 11th 1932 the ship has been traveling for days from its Lakehurst New Jersey hangar [Music] at Camp Kearny California 200 feet above here the landing cabled us down that a ground crew prepares to lead the Akron to its mooring mass then a hint of the disaster which is to follow a strong wind catches the ship and the ground crew composed of Navy men hangs desperately to the landing cable in an unsuccessful effort to more the Navy ship the dirigible escapes to the skies resisting all efforts of commander Charles F Rosenthal to maneuver it down the huge ship rises with three sailors who held onto the cable too long keeping a death lock on what is their only lifeline for ships carpenter is forced to release his haul and crashes to the ground then Michael Hatton second ground crew member loses his grip and falls to his death one man bud coward remains holding to the cable by winds forced the Akron up and coward fights against the fate that befell his comrades and two hours later he is hauled to safety survivor of a tragic California visit of the USS Akron Navy queen of the sky it's 1927 and font hindenburg second president of the german republic visits old and bear capital of the grand duchy Hindenburg Deutschland general field marshal in the First World War is touched as he greets the man who served under him the German Republic was established in 1919 with Fritz Evert assuming the Prussian presidency following the abdication of kaiser wilhelm ii Hindenburg later to be forced from office by Otto Hitler's followed ever and established a sports program for German youth hearing is shown laying the cornerstone for a great forum of sports in Oldenburg paul von daniken door front von Hindenburg France France and a Cathedral is proclaimed shell torn following fierce fighting in World War one the famous rants Cathedral is reconstructed in 1927 prophets and official visitors attending opening and marvel at the stained-glass windows renowned for their beauty which have been restored [Music] France waits to worship for the first time in 13 years at its Raska Pedro monsignor never leads the procession into the church and conducts mass in the presence of Cardinal Luke all of rands whose 60th year as a priest is being celebrated this day thousands unable to attend the services watch as most union ever leaves and wait to receive blessing as the Raska pedro rises again Hollywood comes to the White House in 1927 as snookums infant idol of the movies calls on President Coolidge Senator Reid Smoot of Utah sponsor of snookums visit joins President Coolidge in a little child's play it really news when a political figure plays with a child after election mrs. Calvin Coolidge's hostess to a group of children in 1827 and the circus is the theme you're having too good a time as a see Washington DC is clown town today 1927 saran cool France and Saturn picture star Pola Negri becomes a princess miss degree is married to Prince javonni and it's as happy a beginning as a Hollywood ending two years later British premier Ramsay MacDonald arrives here for the Salomon Tauber McDonald shown with daughter ish Belle Global Weiland and English ambassador sir as me hard gets a real New York reception as he rides up to City Hall for an official greeting for Mayor James J Walker [Music] after a series of talks with President Bullard a special committee the English Premier and they saw her leave Washington DC with the sincere hope that groundwork for a permanent peace instantly [Music] this 1927 and early America comes in for repairs as the Navy's Old Ironsides enters drydock for its first reconditioning since it was commissioned in 1833 Secretary of the Navy Curtis Wilbur officiates at the ceremony for whole Ironsides Navy namesake of the fighting heroine of the war of 1812 ol Ironsides first lady of the first line of defense if that across to DC it's 1929 and it's the US Navy pioneering and a spiritual journey here are the first experiments the technique that fifteen years later was to take practical form in the airborne invasion of Nazi hell France military and naval officials watch as the plane takes to the air later to scan the skies for the results of the test first of the jumpers leave the ship and then the sky becomes full of parachutists as the great possibilities of mass jumping become evident to the water [Music] as the parachutes lure their human cargo safely to earth for seeing heir minded men check the result of multiple parachute jumping forerunner of a new invasion technique melville Louisiana 1927 scene of ruin and desolation as a levee already partly shuttered by rising water breaks again the raging flood sweeps everything in its path causing millions of dollars of property damage and inundating an entire city Bell Tolls railroad station is half submerged in automobiles horses and humans trapped on the levee contribute to the despair of a city the skewers do yeoman work in Melville but a new Iberia Louisiana the flood strikes the great southern Sugar Bowl [Music] thousands are fleeing as the waters of the Bayou Teche bursts through the restraining wall Radek effort is made to salvage belongings but when the flood passes very little is left except the determination of to Louisiana cities to build again 20 in 29 and hairdressers of America convened in Chicago to display their latest posture of creation most attractive hair model is to be crowned and these girls get a head start what's to do with a hairdo or two in 29 movie stars cloth yours inspired these two productions and this is the Clara bowl-cut influence of the each girl on the hairstyle and this is the hit of the show the co-ed hairdo with the tresses left long to allow for rows of ringlets oh girl will have curls [Music] Chicago 1949 and 18-year old Helen Higgs deeds off in the women's golf derby Miss Hicks attract a large following up to the final green where she misses a punt but cards are 324 72 holes to win the winners got from mrs. Lee might a former champion Ellen takes up from the tee in the 20 st. Paul Minnesota and Jimmie Johnson amateur golf champion arrives home after winning the crown that his wife and child in the car with Jimmie [Music] Jimmy is welcomed by water Hagan among others and then city officials take over as the hometown welcomes home a hero West free New York it's full time with Tommy Hitchcock jr. about the lead his standpoint for against green trade Tommy Hitchcock on the Left international follow start the green 3 team with Neve Ozaki Headley and get the game in progress [Music] Hitchcock nationally rated Tengo performer led the United States team to victory over England in 1921 24 27 and 30 and over Argentina in 1928 and he does it again as his Sandpoint for feats Greentree 14 goals attempt [Music] the Belmont Futurity richest reigns in turf history in the first of 119,000 $610 for the winner and there they go the horses are packed together at the start but the peel opens up as they near the first turn the homestretch the horse on the rail is not in front but watch which one on the outside as is commendeth late stretch drive carries them across the victory [Music]