News Parade of the Year 1939

Description:	A Showcase of news events for the year 1939. Segments include: FRANCO’S VICTORY: 3 Year Old Spanish Civil War Comes to an End, WINGS OVER ATLANTIC: Air Passenger Service Between America and Europe Becomes Reality, LONDON’S GREAT DAY: Britain’s King and Queen Return From Canada-United States Good-will Tour, FRANCO-BRITISH UNITY: Paris Bastille Day Celebration Assumes New World Importance, EARTHQUAKE ROCKS CHILE: 30,000 Perish – 20 Cities Destroyed, SUBMARINE DISASTER: 26 Perish When U.S.S. Squalus Sinks, TENSION IN FAR EAST: Tientsin Foreign Settlement Becomes Center of Great Unrest, CHINA’S FLOODS: Worst in Years Add to Struggle of Weary Millions, LOVE PARADE: 125 Couples are United at Unprecedented Montreal Ceremony, HURRICANE OVER EUROPE!: Second World War Rocks Universe, GRAIN ELEVATOR DISASTER!: $2,000,000 Loss in Devastating Chicago Fire, ‘ROUND CAPE HORN!: Startling Camera Record of U.S. Cruisers Braving Hurricane Seas. VHS-Standard play. Recorded 1991. Originally issued as a 16 mm. motion picture. This archival material has been provided for educational purposes. Ball State University Libraries recognizes that some historic items may include offensive content. Our statement regarding objectionable content is available at: https://dmr.bsu.edu/digital/about
Origin:	1939
Created By:	Castle Films, inc.
Contributor(s):	Castle, Eugene W.
Source:	http://dmr.bsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/WWIIHstFlm/id/94
Collection:	World War II Films
Rights:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Subjects:	Newsreels World War, 1939-1945 Military history--World War, 1939-1945--Video recordings--Historical films

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