In an outbreak of hostilities between city officials and property owners, a huge gap is cut through the water pipe to Los Angeles at Jawbone Canyon in California. (It is also known as the Los Angeles Aqueduct Pipeline, or the Jawbone Siphon, stretching 233 miles from Owens Lake and the Owens Valley to Los Angeles). Engineers and officials inspect the broken water pipe that had been dynamited by angry ranchers in a land dispute.
The British Royal Family attends village wedding of Queen Mary of Teck's niece at St. Mary's Church (London Rd, Balcombe, Haywards Heath RH17, UK, United Kingdom) in Balcombe, Sussex, England. Queen Mary arrives for the Royal wedding. The bride Lady May Cambridge, also known as Princess May of Teck, is escorted by her father, Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone. Lady May Cambridge along with groom Captain Henry Abel Smith, of the Royal Horse Guards, walks along the aisle. Prince Edward, the Prince of Wales, attends the ceremony. Six-year-old little Princess Elizabeth (future Queen Elizabeth II) makes her debut as a bridesmaid in her cousin’s wedding. Princess Ingrid of Sweden and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha are bridesmaids of Lady May. Queen Mary is accompanied by her brother, the 1st Earl of Athlone.
Shipwrecked castaways on gunboat USS Sacramento (PG-19). The USS Sacramento reaches port in Balboa, Canal Zone with three American citizens who had been marooned on Cocos Island. View of USS Sacramento arriving at the port of Pacific Isle. Man holds a bird in hand. Group of people rescued by USS Sacramento.
Man behind a rafter of turkeys in Sudbury, Massachusetts. A turkey with its wattle neck and fan shaped tails. View of roasted turkey. Chef slices the cooked turkey, and he along with two guests eats a slice of the roasted turkey.
Elderly waiters participate in the Annual Wine Race in Paris, France. Man fills glasses with wine. Group of aged waiters run to participate in the competition. Waiters rush to the booth to get wine glasses. Elderly waiters jump out of a restaurant window. They laugh and enjoy during the competition. 65-year-old veteran Pierre Jacques de la Fontaine wins the race in Montmartre.
Premier Benito Mussolini addresses public on the ninth anniversary of his party's success in Naples, Italy. More than three hundred thousand people gathered to celebrate the anniversary. Il Duce looks at the crowd from a building. Nation's military and naval forces mingle with a huge throng.
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