Doctor James Smith, President of Louisiana State University arrives in New Orleans, Louisiana. Doctor James Smith brought from Canada to New Orleans where he is to serve jail time for embezzlement charges. Aircraft lands on the runway and Doctor James Smith and other people come out of it. Crowd gather around the airplane. View of various LSU buildings, a tower and scenes from the college campus of Louisiana State University in 1939.
This Spanish language newsreel clip highlights Alex Carrasquel -- the first baseball player from Venezuela to play in the U.S. major leagues. He played in New York on July 4, 1939, the day before Venezuela's Independence Day. Title cards read: "Especially for Venezuela. The great pitcher Alejandro Carrasquel plays in New York on the eve of the Venezuelan patriotic day." Shot of Simon Bolivar statue in New York's Central Park with 'Simon Bolivar El Libertador' written under it. Huge crowd at Yankee Stadium in New York to watch July 4 doubleheader between New York Yankees and Carrasquel's team, the Washington Senators. (NOTE: This crowd was mainly there to see the Yankees honor Lou Gehrig, their Hall of Fame first baseman, who had just been diagnosed with ALS.) Carrasquel (#14) pitches to Yankees in second game, gives up run-scoring triple, tags out another runner trying to reach first base. Carrasquel speaks to crowd through microphones in ceremony at home plate. Shot of Venezuelan flag on pole outside a building (Venezuelan embassy?). Men and women gathered at a cafeteria. Sign in large white letters reads 'Venezuela.'
Rocket sled test for pilot safety at Hurricane Mesa in Utah. The sled streaks down the two and half a mile track. At peak acceleration the dummy is ejected to hurtle over a thousand foot cliff. Dummy descends with a parachute.
The 8th Annual Teenage Rodeo competition in Oregon. Young boys fall off the horse during the rodeo show. Young girl on a bull. She falls from it and an officer comes to assist her.
Fire at Wanamaker's Department Store building in New York City. Fire fighters spray water to extinguish fire in the building. People sitting outside the building. Water gushes in the subway. Sandbag wall in the subways.
Monmouth Handicap Race at Oceanport, New Jersey. Horses run on a turf track. Spectators watch and cheer during the race. Horse named Nashua wins the race giving a lead of four lengths.
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