Jerome Hanna 'Dizzy' Dean named outstanding athlete of 1934 by Sports Writers Association in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dean, who led baseball's St. Louis Cardinals to World Series title that year, accepts a drink and the trophy. Men in tuxedos eat at the banquet. The man in closeup at TC: 00:35 is longtime Philadelphia Athletics owner and manager Connie Mack. Dean bites into his chicken and laughs.
Philadelphia City officials mark July 4th Indepdence Day in colorful ceremony at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. View of Independence Hall and Public Library in Philadelphia. American flags flutter on building. City and US Navy officials and women pose for photographs. Display of stacked rifles with U.S. Navy sailors in the background in Independence Square. Bronze statue of Commodore John Barry visible. US Navy Vice Admiral Harris Laning stands with Philadelphia Mayor J. Hampton Moore. Between them is a young man, Edward Weiner, a graduate of Central High School, to whom was given the annual honor of reading the Declaration of Independence. US Navy sailors march during the ceremony.
Strike of workers in a wage dispute spreads to Philadelphia's transportation system. People walking to work in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia. Transport union protesting for pay hike. Streetcars, subways and buses lie idle. 'Station Closed' sign at Philadelphia subway entrance. Huge crowd of people walking to get to work, waiting at railway station and on streets for transportation. View of empty 46th street metro rail station in Philadelphia. View of taxis on streets and a press company without workers. Buildings and shops along streets of downtown Philadelphia. A line of African American men and women hitchhiking in downtown Philadelphia to get a ride. Group of 5 people runs to catch an available Philadelphia taxicab. Scene changes to New York City where striking newspaper workers form a picket line. Empty newspaper offices are shown. Longshoreman dock workers on strike so office workers are seen hoisting a giant rope and assisting the Cunard Line Ocean liner Queen Mary (RMS Queen Mary) in docking operations at New York harbor slip covered in thin ice. Cunard Queen Mary passengers carrying their own luggage at the dock area due to the labor strike.
A newsreel titled 'Padlock warship' shows a United States Marshall padlocks Cucuta,a Columbian warship in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania. He ties the naval vessel to her dock due to pending settlement of a claim for back pay by a former member of the crew.
A Federal marshal ascends a ramp leading to deck of the Colombian ship, "Cueuta," docked in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He presents some papers to the Captain, who reads and returns them. The marshal then fastens a padlock together with the papers, to the gate of the ships railing, and departs. Brief View aboard the ship, with Colombian flag flying at her stern. (The padlocking was pending settlement of a claim for back pay by a former member of the crew.)
College student athletes from Stanford University win the 58th Annual Inter-Collegiate sports competition in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Various track and field events shown. Athletes run in hurdle race. Competitor throwing shot put. Athlete during pole vault competition. Athlete in action during hammer throw competition.
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