Sun Breaks Whitsun Records

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

1797

Date Released

20 May 1948

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Elizabeth Finds Entente Very Cordiale
2. 2Palestine Begins New Chapter
3. 3Sun Breaks Whitsun Records
4. *C of I Trailer: Harvest Hostels

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 3

Summary

Review of nationwide holiday includes: 1. Scenes in London as thousands crowd railway termini, while thousands more throng parks and river. 2. British Games at White City. 3. Pets’ Corner attracts record numbers to the Zoo. 4. Bournemouth and other seaside resorts cope with visitors.

Keywords

Sport; Entertainment and leisure; Weather; Railways; Athletics; Animals

Library number

16935

Length of story (in feet)

308

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