Summerville, NJ Fire
Lightning strikes oil storage tanks near Somerville, New Jersey, causing a fire that is quickly put out. A leader from Britain expresses unhappiness about how the League of Nations is handling the situation in Ethiopia. Two authoritarian rulers are fighting for control of Austria. General Allenby takes over Jerusalem back in 1917.
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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“Summerville, NJ Fire.” The March of Time. Radio broadcast, May 14, 1936.
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