Word: newsreel
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Deadly Windhood. After close inspection of films taken by a Universal Newsreel photographer it was suggested that Lowell R. Bayles crashed to death in his attempt to break the world speed record because of the collapse of a windhood of his own design. The pictures show the hood being driven into Pilot Bayles' face by the wind pressure during his power dive at the beginning of the straightaway. Presumably stunned by the blow, Pilot Bayles levelled off too quickly...
...Cabinet one morning last week, an alarming report reached his bodyguard. Police reserves tramped into the White House grounds, deployed, guarded the gates. Pennsylvania Avenue shrieked with motorcycle sirens. Secret Service men issued curt, severe commands. Excited newshawks flocked about. Cameramen looked to their plates. Trucks bearing sound newsreel equipment lumbered up into position. Idlers paused, gaped, made throngs. When Vice President Curtis left the Cabinet Meeting, a bodyguard hopped into his car beside him.* All was in martial readiness about the White House to meet a reported Red demonstration for Unemployment relief. Police, newshawks, cameramen, bodyguardsmen, idlers, the President...
...design represents an old English coach & four. For seal-sale publicity, rich, sporting William Kissam Vanderbilt did a thing he thoroughly enjoys. He dressed as a conventional coachman, mounted his coach Venture and tooled a spanking four-in-hand before newsreel cameras...
This was foxy Machado's greatest victory, and he brought back his prisoners in triumph. The Fernandez Quevedo came into Havana harbor early in the morning. Photographers and newsreel men were there on orders to take the prisoners pictures, broadcast them to the villages where the insurrectos still held out. There was no hint of the shark slide for the captured leaders. On the contrary a great show of courtesy was made-the duration of which would doubtless match the duration of the revolt. Havana regarded Machado's triumph sourly. There were no cheers, there were no crowds...
Sued for Separation, Graham McNamee, radio announcer, "talking reporter" for Universal Newsreel; by Mrs. Josephine Garrett McNamee; in Manhattan. They eloped in 1921 (by means of a ladder) after a romance which began when they sang together in a concert at Bronxville, N. Y. Announcer McNamee said the separation was not by mutual consent, did not know what the charges were...