News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

39/100

Date Released

21 Dec 1939

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Tons of Mail for the BEF
• 2. On Board a Destroyer
• 3. Prime Minister in France
• 4. US Ambassador Home Again
• 5. A Message from "Over There"
• 6. Sea Rescue by Blimp
• 7. Volunteers for Minesweeping
• 8. First Canadian Contingent Arrives
• *International Rugby at Richmond
• *Venezuela Oil Fire
• *With the Wild Birds
• *Italy Launches More Ships
• *Moslem Festival

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 8

Summary

Inside the sorting room at the Army Post Office, showing girls and troops sorting letters. Chief of Army Post Office, Colonel Lane, talks about the bad addressing of some of the letters and shows letters with just a name and no address, also parcels that have been so badly wrapped and have burst, spilling their contents.

Keywords

Communications; Public information; Military

Length of story (in feet)

210

Story extras:

Film clip

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Name

British Pathe Ltd

Email

info@britishpathe.com

Web

https://www.britishpathe.com/

Phone

0207 665 8340

Address

3.29 Canterbury Court
1-3 Brixton Road
London
SW9 6DE

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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