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Labor And Industry Conference

President Roosevelt held a meeting with business leaders and workers to talk about the economic downturn. The meeting didn't go well, and both groups ended up upset with Roosevelt. In Madrid, a bomb exploded in the subway system, killing more than a thousand people. The movie Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs started playing at Radio City Music Hall, and the show included acted-out scenes from the Disney film. France has been dealing with worker strikes and protests. Young people have been following new rules about manners and behavior. King Farouk of Egypt got married, and the radio show performed a dramatized version of the wedding ceremony.

The March of Time is an American newsreel series sponsored by Time Inc. and shown in movie theaters from 1935 to 1951. It was based on a radio news series broadcast from 1931 to 1945 that was produced by advertising agency Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn (BBDO). The "voice" of both series was Westbrook Van Voorhis. Produced and written by Louis de Rochemont and his brother Richard de Rochemont, The March of Time was recognized with an Academy Honorary Award in 1937.

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“Labor And Industry Conference.” The March of Time. Radio broadcast, January 20, 1938.

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