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Universal Newsreels: 1933 May 25
JOAN OF ARC HONORED BY CHURCH and STATE IN HISTORICAL FESTIVAL.
Paris France…Thousands honor Joan of Arc. An elaborate pageant marks the anniversary of the victory of the famous martyr at Orleans in 1429 with soldiers and costumed citizens marching through the streets in an historic procession.
THOUSANDS HOMELESS AS SWOLLEN STREAMS INUNDATE 150 SQ MILES.
Monette, Arkansas,,, Appalling views of the destruction caused by waters of the St. Francis River as the water sweeps over 150 square miles of farm land, leaving thousands homeless and taxing to the limit the relief agency forces.
ZOO SETS RECORD FOR NEW ARRIVALS AS STORK BRINGS 18.
San Francisco California…Unusual scenes at the zoological park where infant lions, tigers, black panthers and coyotes arriving within ten days of each other causes the attendants to study the latest methods of caring for babies.
PILOTS SET TO SMASH ‘ROUND-THE-WORLD AND LONG DISTANCE MARKS.
New York, NY…Pilots ready for ocean hops. Intense activity is to be seen at Floyd Bennett Field as General Francesco de Pinedo and James “Jimmie” Mattern make the last minute tests of their planes before attempting non-stop flights across the Atlantic, the Italian with Persia, 6200 miles away as his goal and Mattern to set a new around-the-world record. CU of General Francesco de Pinedo in his Bellanca airplane. Shows Bellanca airplane taking off. Shows Jimmie Mattern climbing into his stripped “Century of Progress” Lockheed Model 5 Vega airplane. CU of James “Jimmie” Mattern. Shows the Lockheed Model 5 Vega airplane taking off.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT SEES ENVOY FROM JAPAN IN ASIATIC PEACE MOVE.
Washington DC…A remarkable screen portrait of Viscount Ishii as he arrives at the White House and is greeted by President and Mrs Roosevelt before starting important conferences which may directly influence Japan’s military policy in Manchuria.
HITLER”S ENVOY LANDS AS POLICE CLASHES WITH RIOTING COMMUNIST.
Brooklyn, N.Y. ….Police battle rioting “Reds”. New York police on foot and horseback clash with rioting members of the Communist League of America on the docks of the North German Lloyd Line in a demonstration against Hans Weidemann, Nazi Envoy to the Chicago World Fair. One of the wildest disturbances ever in New York City.
ROBINS MAKE A HOME AMID HEAT AND NOISE OF ROARING STEEL MILL.
Chicago Heights, ILL….Unmindful of the roar of machinery and the blasts of a nearby siren a pair of birds build a home on a beam high in the Calumet Rolling Steel Mill where the temperature ranges from 110 to 125 degrees Fahrenheit. Close-up of bird nest with three eggs. View of bird nest in steel mill. Steel mill worker climb ladder and leaves feed for the mother bird.
HOME GUARDS PLEDGE NATION’S INDEPENDENCE IN BIG DEMONSTRATION.
Vienna, Austria…Impressive views of the gathering of 40,000 Home Guards in the Imperial Park where they pledge the independence of their country from foreign entanglement as thousands of spectators and government officials headed by Chancellor Engelbert Dollfus look on.
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