American Headlines Illustrated

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
42/74
Date Released
14 Sep 1942
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Escape from Trouble
  2. 2American Headlines Illustrated
  3. 3Americans in the Middle East
  4. 4The Army’s Navy
  5. 5Archbishop Visits the Fleet
  6. 6NAAFI - Trailer
  7. *US Nurses in Australia
  8. *Police Dogs in the Middle East
  9. *G-Men Training

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Summary
Mrs Henry Kaiser launches ship which has been built in her husband’s dockyard in 18 days. The bottle is smashed at the second attempt. The keel of another ship is automatically put into position when this one is launched. At another US shipyard the battleship "Iowa" is launched. 400 WAACS (Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps)receive their commissions as Officers. After the WAACS the WAVES (equivalent to our WRENS) face the camera. 26 year old Russian girl Miss Pavlechencko is the guest of the Soviet Ambassador in Washington. This girl is credited with killing 309 German soldiers. New 2,000 pound block buster bomb on test range being dropped from bomber - filmed from a mile away.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Women; Weapons; Ceremonies; Navy; Military
Length of story (in feet)
260
Story extras:
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Notes
Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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