Newsreels

Newsreels were produced from 1910 through the 1960s. With a running time of about ten minutes, they contained multiple news segments covering recent events. Studios released the newsreels to movie theaters twice a week to run before the feature attraction.

'Rough Night in Jericho' Has Premiere	$10,000,000 Snow Blanket Covers Texas Dust Bowl
10,000 Turks Protest Axes A look at Texas Turkey Trot parades in Cuero celebrating the Thanksgiving season.	'The War Wagon' Dual City Premiere
425 Children Die as Gas Explosion Shatters School Universal Newsreel coverage of the New London School Explosion that occurred on March 18, 1937.	34th Annual Houston Rodeo Bull and broncos invade Houston’s Astrodome to take on the cowboys and as usual the animals have the better time of it.
A Capital Christmas - First Family at Children's Party Newsreel footage of White House Christmas party for children.	7 Dead as Flood Hits Texas City
Adenauer Funeral Newsreel footage of President Johnson among mourners at final rights for Konrad Adenauer in Cologne, Germany	Acapulco Party
Angry Waters - Spring Floods Hit Texas and Canada Torrential rains batter Dallas-Ft. Worth area inflicting death and damage in the millions.	Americas United for Fair Donor: N/A
Austin Flood Donor: N/A Massive flooding in Austin, 1957.	Angry Waters - Worst Flood in Texas History Newsreel footage from Rio Grande river flood caused by Hurricane Beulah.
Auto Demolishes Store Front! "Occupants narrowly escape death in queer crash,” reads the caption for this Universal Newsreel.	Austin, Texas - Lynda and Luci Attend Wedding
Bars 'Babe' From Golf Test	Barbecue at the LBJ Ranch for Latin American Diplomats
Big, Big Blessed Event	Beauty Crown Goes to Miss Belgium! Universal Newsreel footage of 1931 Miss Universe Anita Netta Duchateau of Belgium posing after winning her crown.

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