Strikes
| DATE |
CONTENTS |
| 11/26/1932 |
STRIKE PARALYSES BERLIN TRAFFIC. Labor row ties up subway, street car and bus lines. Police called out as rioting begins. (HNR Vol.4-No.218) |
| 02/24/1934 |
POLITICAL STRIKE PARALYSES PARIS. 150,000 workers stage huge demonstration as protest against dictatorship. Mounted troops. Singing shouting masses. Governments firmness averts disorder. (HNR Vol.5-No.244) |
| 12/19/1934 |
THE NEWS PARADE OF 1934! EUROPE'S TRAGIC YEAR -- Albert of Belgium heads 1934's toll of rulers called by death - His son takes on the throne. -- Chancellor Dollfuss victim of assassins amid tumultuous scenes in Austria. -- Turmoil in Paris arouses populace and unseats Cabinet ministers. -- President Von Hindenburg passes. -- King Alexander, of Yugoslavia, assassinated as mob battles with slayers in memorable films. -- Pope Pius, undismayed by world unrest, spreads gospel of peace; proclaims New Holy Year. HISTORY-MAKING FLIGHTS --Scott and Black win 12,000-mile London to Melbourne race - New records mark progress of aviation. OUTSTANDING DISASTERS -- Record drought turns Mid-west into a Sahara - 10,000,000 cattle suffer. -- Chicago stockyards destroyed in worst fire since 1871. --India Earthquake kills 15,000 and does $40,000,000 damage. --Fire and storm wreck Japan's industrial centers - thousands die. -- Liner Morro Castle burns in 1934's most appalling sea horror. THE WAR ON CRIME -- Lindbergh baby kidnapping sensation! -- Arrest of Bruno Hauptmann is startling climax to two-year hunt. -- June Robles abduction has happy ending. Child is returned after 19 days in desert tomb. -- John Dillinger, Public Enemy No. 1, trapped at last and killed by Federal agents. -- Al Capone, Machine Gun Kelly and forty others go to Alcatraz, America's Devil's Island. Baby Face Nelson, Dillinger aide, killed in Government's relentless hunt. STRIKE EPIDEMIC PASSES -- Great textile strike hits 13 states. -- Terror grips New England towns. -- General strike paralyzes San Francisco. -- Rioters bombed with tear gas by police. A YEAR OF SPEED AND THRILLS -- New streamlined express makes coast-to-coast in 57 hours. -- Sea and land planes set new records. Fatal crashes mark speed attempts. -- Russia thrills world with biggest mass parachute jump ever made. -- Cavalcade's great victory in the Kentucky Derby. -- The thrilling Indianapolis auto race. AMERICA MARCHES ON -- Franklin Roosevelt first President to visit Hawaii. -- Reviews mightiest navy spectacle since war time. New Deal spurs industry. Nation marches on with President! (HNR Vol.6-No.226) |
| 06/15/1936 |
BLUM SETTLES FRENCH STRIKE. New Premier ends two weeks paralysis of industry in which a million workers seized stores and plants. (HNR Vol.7-No.277) |
| 12/23/1939 |
THE NEWS PARADE OF 1939. 1939 HISTORY-MAKING YEAR IN REVIEW. Screen saga of peace and war! Headline events of twelve epochal months packed with international sensations, surprises and tragedies. HAPPY NEW YEAR! -- 1939 dawns with most of the world at peace and is wildly hailed from Piccadilly to Broadway. PEACE COMES TO SPAIN! -- After 32 months of strife, war that cost a million lives ends - famished refugees are fed. NEW POPE OF PEACE! -- Pius XII is elevated to Throne of St. Peter in Eternal City as 262d Supreme Pontiff. WORLDS OF TOMORROW! -- From coast to coast, Fairs are dedicated to peace and progress - San Francisco's Pageant of Pacific - New York's $155,000,000 wonderland. BRITISH RULERS VISIT NEW YORK! -- America acclaims King George and Queen Elizabeth on triumphal tour as war clouds gather in Europe. ZERO HOUR STRIKES! --Germany invades Poland! Berlin Blitzkrieg blasts country to bits - Warsaw is consumed by torch of conquest. RED SENSATION! -- Stalin allies himself with Hitler - Nazis and Reds divide up Poland - Mussolini keeps Italy neutral. U.S. GUARDS OWN PEACE! -- President lifts arms embargo - Navy sweeps sea and air on neutrality patrol. DEATH RIDES THE SEAS! -- Britain battles U-boat challenge and sky attack as Nazis try desperately to break blockade. War on Western Front deadlocks vast armies in Maginot and Siegfried Lines. WORLD OF TERROR! -- Legions of little children with gas masks lead armies of refugees in a Europe gripped by manmade madness. NEW YEAR RESOLUTION! -- America resolves and prays there will be no "blackout of peace" in the Western Hemisphere. (HNR Vol.11-No.229) |
| 09/25/1932 |
MAHATMA GANDHI BEGINS DEATH FAST. India's leader in prison goes on hunger strike as a protest against British vote plan. (HNR Vol.4-No.200) |
| 10/02/1935 |
ITALY STRIKES! "WAR" BEGINS IN ETHIOPIA! Britain takes no chances as England's mightiest warships stand guard at Gibraltar. More sea-fighters are stationed in the Suez Canal to protect Britain's "lifeline of empire." In Addis Ababa thousands of volunteers swarm into Capital as air raid drills are started. Italy's answer shown in first films from Eritrea where thousands of Mussolini's troops pass in review before advancing on Ethiopian border. (HNR Vol.7-No.204) |
| 02/10/1937 |
Complete Newsreel. BACK TO WORK! STRIKE'S OVER -- peace agreement signed in sit-down battle and everybody's happy. Sub. 1 - in Detroit, Governor Frank Murphy, of Michigan, presides as W. S. Knudsen, for the employers and Wyndham Mortimer, for the Union, sign the pact after weeks of disagreement. NO HOLIDAY FOR DEATH IN MADRID. As Insurgents take Malaga, Spain's beleaguered capital fights desperately on. LIGHTER SIDE OF THE NEWS. AH! MONS. ANTOINE -HE SHOWS YOU NEW HAIR STYLES -- famous coiffure expert, in New York City, displays and describes his latest masterpieces with which he is going to startle that dear Paree. PAPERWEIGHT STARS BATTLE IN DIXIE -- tiny sluggers of both sexes put on whirlwind bouts for Miami-Biltmore Highchair championship at Coral Gables, Florida. NEW JERSEY HAS BIGGEST FISH STORY -- hole dredged in Toms River attracts thousands of striped bass which are caught by fishermen without using bait! LATEST NEWS SNAPSHOTS. Sub. 1 - UNCLE SAM'S NEW TANKS SHOW SOME SPEED -- latest arrivals, at Fort Meade, Maryland, hit 45 miles an hour and can fire in any direction from twin turrets. Sub. 2 - PACIFIC GRAVEYARD CLAIMS ANOTHER VICTIM -- coastwise steamer, Cottoneva, is purposely beached at Port Oxford, Oregon, to save lives of crew during gale that threatened to drive her on reefs. Sub. 3 - PLANE, IN WHICH ELEVEN DIED, HAULED FROM WATER -- Coast Guard finds wreck of air liner mysteriously plunged into San Francisco Bay, making fifth major disaster in two months. (HNR Vol.8-No.243) |
| 02/18/1933 |
Complete Newsreel. RESCUERS BRING AID TO MAROONED MEN ON ICEBOUND ISLE - Tug battles floes to help keepers of water "cribs" in Lake Michigan. NAZI ARMY HONORS SLAIN HITLERITE. 100,000 Berliners join new Chancellor of Germany in Government funeral for inaugural riot victim. MARINE SKYDEVILS KEEP BUSY. Between bandit hunts the Leatherneck fliers have some looping practice at Quantico, VA. JIMMY WALKER GETS TASTE OF OLD JOB. New York's ex-mayor does some police inspecting, but it's on the Riviera at Cannes, France. STRIKERS ABANDON THOUSANDS OF TAXIS - Vast fleet of cabs stalled in heart of Vienna as tax protest ties up Austrian capital. ELITE OF DOGDOM IN SPOTLIGHT AGAIN - Blue ribbon canines have their big day at show of Westminister Kennel Club in New York. WORLD'S SPEED KING STARTS WARMING UP FOR NEW RECORD - Sir Malcolm Campbell hits 212 miles an hour in first test at Daytona, FL. Sub 1 - Second run attains maximum of four miles a minute. ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT-ELECT FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT. Assassin fires on Roosevelt! Five wounded! (HNR Vol.4-No.242) |
| 07/10/1934 |
MILITIA CALLED IN BIG DOCK STRIKE. California National Guard on duty as riots spread in San Francisco. Sub. 1 - Governor Merriam declares state is determined to maintain order. (HNR Vol.5-No.283) |
| 07/21/1934 |
U.S. MOVES TO END GREAT LABOR WAR. General Johnson NRA chief denounces general strike. San Francisco tied up. Sub. 1 - Scenes at the Golden Gate as strike prostrates city. Sub. 2 - Armed guards and war tanks patrol streets as hope dawns for speedy settlement. Sub. 3 - General Johnson at Berkeley calls general strike "insurrection." (HNR Vol.5-No.286) |
| 07/24/1934 |
GOLDEN GATE GOES BACK TO NORMAL. San Francisco happy over ending of general strike. Troops quit city. (HNR Vol.5-No.287) |
| 03/25/1935 |
HUNGER SIEGE ON PITTSBURG COUNTY COURTHOUSE, McAlester, Oklahoma. Destitute woman whose husband has gone on march with 15,000 others. Destitute grandmother. Destitute man with shoes too thin to go on march, father of five. Scene of the siege, where hunger strikers slept on bare floor and benches. Disgruntled crowd. Relief workers leaving courthouse under guard of sheriff's deputies. (Unreleased) |
| 04/15/1935 |
COLLEGE BOYS ENJOY ANTI-WAR "STRIKES". University students in many cities blow off steam in lively demonstrations. Sub 1 - Scenes in Los Angles, Cambridge and New York proving that college lads still have sense of humor. (HNR Vol.6-No.259) |
| 04/15/1935 |
STUDENTS ANTI-WAR STRIKE AT UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, WEST LOST ANGELES, CA. (Unreleased) |
| 05/16/1936 |
COPS CLUB STRIKING SEAMEN AT SAILING OF THE S.S. VIRGINIA, NYC. Cops fighting strikers - Wounded seamen lying on pavement - cops on sidewalk chasing crowd - another wounded rioter on pavement with people around - strikers picketing. (Unreleased) |
| 01/02/1937 |
AUTO STRIKE THREATENS TO SPREAD. 40,000 Flint, Michigan, workers stick to "sit-down" policy - union leaders say 200,000 more will walk out if demands are not met. (HNR Vol.8-No.231) |
| 01/09/1937 |
AUTO STRIKE, FLINT, MICHIGAN. Last shift going to work - Chevrolet plant - workers leaving plant - workers handed cards by Flint alliance to stop strikes - workers around sound truck - George Boysen, former mayor now head of Flint Alliance - workers signing up, alliance office - John Norton, Paul Loisell, Carrie E. Goodwin, all workers tell why they joined - interior scenes Fischer body plant, idle machinery, workers sitting around, asleep, exercising. (HNR Vol.8-No.233) |
| 02/01/1937 |
MOTOR STRIKERS RIOT AS SIT DOWNERS DEFY COURT. Graphic pictures of the industrial strife at Flint, Michigan, as sit-down battle reaches climax in furious outburst of violence. Clubs and tear gas bombs used in clash at factory as "army of occupation" defies court injunction ordering them out. Hope held out for peaceful settlement in eloquent plea by Governor Murphy, of Michigan! (HNR Vol.8-No.240) |
| 05/15/1939 |
HARLAN HOTBED OF COAL STRIKE! Scenes in Kentucky strife sector as National Guardsmen protect men who want to work and black diamonds move again to avert critical shortage in the East. (HNR Vol.10-No.270) |
| 12/08/1941 |
Complete Newsreel. THE FRONT PAGE. WAR EXTRA! JAPS' TREACHEROUS ATTACK UNITES ALL AMERICA! -- Vivid highlights of situation in Far Easts Nippon strikes without warning - Scenes at nation's capital in final critical hours, films from Honolulu, Singapore and the Pacific! JAPANESE ROUND UP, BATTERY, NEW YORK CITY --Japanese Nationals arriving at ferry for Ellis Island - a group of new selectees and enlisted men waiting at the Governors Island Ferry. PRESIDENT'S EPOCHAL WAR CALL TO THE NATION -- Dramatic scenes in joint session of Congress as Mr. Roosevelt denounces Nippon perfidy and defies Yellow Terror - Congress acts quickly to place U.S. officially in the war. Roosevelt asks for declaration of war on Japan. Congress declares war on Japan, Washington D.C.. Vote being taken - Speaker Rayburn announces final vote. (HNR Vol.13-No.225) |
| 04/15/1941 |
Complete Newsreel. THE FRONT PAGE. STRIKE ON LABOR FRONT! -- STRIKES PERIL DEFENSE! Police and CIO pickets clash at Allis-Chalmers near Milwaukee. Governor Heil's plea fails and disorders increase - three ton riot car is bombarded with bottles, eggs and stones - tear gas and fire house rout mob rushing factory gate. CALIFORNIA LABOR SIGNS MODEL PACT! -- At Solar Aircraft company of San Diego, management and workers agree to industrial peace for defense - no strikes, no lockout. UNCLE SAM TESTS ARMY'S NEW MECHANIZED MIGHT! -- America's first armored division at Fort Knox, Kentucky, takes field for intensive training - assault boats and barges move troops and tanks across stream - charging 4-man juggernauts - crash through all obstacles in their path in spectacular cross-country charge. ROOSEVELT SEES STREAMLINED FORCES! -- President looks over mass demonstration of modern military training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. BRITISH MOP UP Il DUCE'S DWINDLING AFRICAN EMPIRE! -- First films of occupation of Benghazi! Union Jack is hoisted in triumph - Greeks, released from internment, celebrate Allies' victory - harbor is dotted with sunken Italian ships. THE WOMAN'S PAGE. Edited by Adelaide Hawley. LACE TAKES EASTER STYLE SPOTLIGHT! -- Gossamer glamour is displayed at preview in New York Museum of Modern Art - ultra-modern creations that are All-American products. THE SPORTING PAGE. JUMPERS TOPPLE IN MEXICAN STEEPLECHASE! -- Barriers take heavy toll as Napoleon survives 2-mile dash to win Agua Caliente classic before record throng of turf fans. (HNR Vol.12-No.258) |
| 10/01/1934 |
Complete Newsreel. PRESIDENT DEMANDS INDUSTRIAL TRUCE. "Fireside Chat" broadcast to nation defends New Deal in defiance of critics. Sub. 1 - Mr. Roosevelt announces call for conference to end strikes in vitally important statement making clear his stand on Recovery Politics. LINDBERGH CASE REACHES CLIMAX -- Dramatic scene in New York Court as Hauptmann is arraigned - murder charge ready. Sub. 1 - Scenes at Trenton Jail as Attorney General Wilentz announces preparations for trial. WAR ON COLLEGE GRIDIRON OPENS! Happy days are here for football fans of land as season gets under way. Sub. 1 - Exciting runs mark battle between Navy and William and Mary at Annapolis. A CALL FOR HELP FROM SING-SING. Warden Lawes sees flood of youth to prison cells as menace to nation. Sub. 1- A graphic film document of interest to every father and mother in the land. METROTONE SNAPSHOTS. SLUM CLEARING BEGINS IN DIXIE - Secretary of the Interior Ickes inaugurates program for improved housing at Atlanta, Georgia. STRANGE SPECTACLE ON THE PACIFIC - British warship Norfolk meets replica of historic mutiny ship, the Bounty, while cruising off California coast. BABE RUTH'S FAREWELL TO DIAMOND - Baseball's outstanding slugger is honored by fans, including the President, and plays his last game as a regular in Washington, DC. CARDINALS CELEBRATE PENNANT VICTORY - The famous Dean brothers, Dizzy and Daffy, hailed as heroes of St. Louis victory over New York Giants. HUMAN FORT DEFIES CANNON FIRE - Frank A. Richards performs remarkable feat in scientific experiment in Los Angeles, California. EDWIN C. HILL JOIN METROTONE - An Announcement: We take pride in introducing to motion picture audiences famous newspaperman Edwin C. Hill, commentator, who with our next issue becomes the Globetrotter of Hearst Metrotone News. (HNR Vol.6-No.203) |
| 02/27/1937 |
NON STRIKERS RUSH FOR JOBS. The work whistle blows again in Detroit but sit-down crisis remains unsolved. (HNR Vol.8-No.238) |
| 10/02/1935 |
Cuts and Outs. ITALY STRIKES! "WAR" BEGINS IN ETHIOPIA! Britain takes no chances as England's mightiest warships stand guard at Gibraltar. More sea-fighters are stationed in the Suez Canal to protect Britain's "lifeline of empire." (Unreleased) |
| 06/15/1936 |
Cuts and Outs. 800,000 WORKERS GO ON STRIKE. Paris - department store occupied by employees - close-ups of strikers - factory's delegates speaking for claims - workers in dormitory. (Unreleased) |
| 09/16/1936 |
LETTUCE STRIKERS BATTLE POLICE. Outbreaks mark harvest crisis at Salinas, CA, as trucks run gauntlet. (Unreleased) |
| 02/01/1937 |
Cuts and Outs. MOTOR STRIKERS RIOT AS SIT-DOWNERS DEFY COURT. (Unreleased) |
| 05/15/1939 |
HARLAN COUNTY COAL STRIKE. (Unreleased) |
| 09/11/1934 |
Complete Newsreel. METROTONE SPECIAL. THE GREAT MORRO CASTLE FIRE DISASTER -- Tragic epic of the sea filmed in comprehensive and thrilling detail by a corps of expert cameramen braving innumerable hazards to record every dramatic phase of one of the outstanding newsreel stories of the century. METROTONE SNAPSHOTS -- Gridiron warriors get busy - West Point's hopefuls in first work-outs. EUROPE HAILS ROYAL ROMANCE -- Prince George, youngest son of British rulers poses with Princess Marina his bride-to-be in Yugoslavia. 350 SWIMMERS RACE FOR FRENCH CROWN -- Aquatic stars of Europe compete in Seine for Paris championship. SENSATIONAL SPILL IN BELFAST RACE -- Speeding car somersaults into ditch in Irish motor classics. HIGH SEAS SWEEP PACIFIC COAST -- Heavy toll of destruction taken by record waves-Long Beach California piers hit. TEXTILE STRIKERS BATTLE POLICE -- Many injured in mill riots at Saylesville R.I. as mediation efforts begin. (HNR Vol.5-No.301) |
| 09/16/1936 |
Cuts and outs. PACKER'S STRIKE AT LETTUCE CENTER, SALINAS. Idle lettuce field with lettuce ready for harvest - shippers bring in outside pickers and craters - wire screen around wind shield to protect truck - guns guard pickers and drivers while at work - sheriffs and deputies stop all cars in harvest area - State Highway Patrol assist Salinas cops in fighting picket line - cops receiving tear gas supply from car - first trucks come through safely - second bunch are target of strikers, who pull some crates off - hand to hand battle of strikers and Citizens Committee - man with blood streaming down face - dispersed by Patrol and Police - crates of lettuce destroyed on streets by strikers - police send out call to form a civilian army to fight strikers - 500(?) respond and are armed with axe handles. (Unreleased) |
