A name I would hope that those readers who like to enter a certain association’s video contests should recognize is Murray Alvey of Pathe News.

For your entertainment, some examples of Alvey’s typical daily turns that survived since copies (aka “lavenders”) were sent from New York to London. Nothing flashy and certainly not anything special that would likely place in any contests today.

• 1948 – American Nations probe invasion of Costa Rica
• 1948 – President Truman ends vacation
• 1948 – Truman, Marshall and ECA officials
• 1948 – Kitty Hawk Comes Home
• 1949 – $5,580,000,000 Bill Keeps Aid Flowing to Western Europe
• 1949 – Army on Parade in Capital
• 1949 – Capital welcomes Canadian Premier
• 1949 – Senate hears Dean Acheson
• 1949 – Secretary Hull Leaves Hospital
• 1949 – 16 Nations Honor Marshall Plan Creator
• 1949 – Gratitude Train Starts Historic U. S. Journey
• 1949 – Year’s Biggest Snow Blankets East Coast
• 1949 – Nehur of India Visits US
• 1949 – Eighty-First Congress Opens
• 1949 – Truman’s Host to Weizmanns
• 1949 – Truman in Missouri
• 1949 – Snead Wins PGA Crown
• 1949 – French Army Chief of State
• 1949 – Mayor of Berlin
• 1949 – Steve Early Back in Public Life
• 1949 – Truman honors press, press honors Truman
• 1949 – Truman Marks 4th Year as President
• 1949 – Truman Opens Baseball Season
• 1950 – Collazo gets death in plot on President
• 1950 – Acheson off to Paris
• 1950 – Acheson warns editors on Russia
• 1950 – Film Industry Pledges Aid to Nation
• 1950 – Bradley becomes a five-star General
• 1950 – Anna Rosenberg Named as Asst. Sec’y of Defense
• 1950 – Liberty Bell at the White House
• 1950 – South hails “Bright Leaf” premiere
• 1950 – Nation Marks First “Armed Forces Day”
• 1950 – First Marine Reserves March to Active Duty
• 1951 – Acheson urges fast Atlantic Pact Arms Aid
• 1951 – Coal Peace Signed
• 1951 – He Didn’t Say Yes – He Didn’t Say No
• 1951 – Ike Meets with Pres. Truman
• 1951 – End Of A Mission: Adm. Sherman Home
• 1951 – Truman’s and Royal Couple At Gala Party
• 1951 – Truman Signs New Draft and UMT Bill
• 1951 – Truman Marks 67th Year – Gets ‘UN Piano’
• 1952 – Churchill Here!
• 1952 – Ike and Nixon Meet
• 1952 – Kefauver Enters Race for Presidency
• 1952 – Rebuilt White House Ready for Truman’s
• 1952 – US Greets Queen Juliana
• 1952 – Lodge Enters Ike in New Hampshire Primary Race!
• 1952 – Navy Unveils New Jet Helicopter
• 1952 – Stevenson on Taxes
• 1952 – Truman Addresses Congress on State of Union
• 1952 – Vice-President-Elect Nixon
• 1953 – Adenauer Confers with Eisenhower
• 1953 – Ike States the Case for True Peace
• 1953 – French Leaders in Washington for Key Talks
• 1953 – Sen. McCarthy Weds in Big Capital Event
• 1953 – On the Eve of the Truce
• 1953 – Ike Leads Nation in Taft Tribute
• 1953 – White Case Stirs Nation As Leaders Testify
• 1953 – A Farewell review for Gen. Van Fleet
• 1953 – Navy Tests Revolutionary “Water Wings”
• 1954 – Thousands at Marian Rally Pray for Peace
• 1954 – Ike Presents Nation’s Top Air Awards
• 1954 – World’s First Heliport Opens For ‘Copters
• 1954 – Navy’s Biggest Carrier Takes Shape in Yard
• 1954 – Ike Makes Movies of His Penn. Farm
• 1954 – President of Turkey Starts US Tour
• 1955 – “31 Knot Burke” Takes Helm of the Navy
• 1955 – President Gets Small Plane For Short Hops
• 1955 – Vets Guests at White House Lawn Party
• 1955 – President at Church Hears Billy Graham
• 1955 – Students From Abroad Shower Gifts On Ike
• 1955 – Hurricane Ione Strikes at East Coast
• 1956 – President of Italy on Visit to U. S.
• 1956 – President of Indonesia Gets Capital Honors
• 1956 – Ike Out of Hospital and Back to Farm