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a * Aifredo . wT the Methodist Church, president o: ACTIVITIES “OF THE OF. dent Roosevelt's death from vicentebrotar end ssoa who In their commentaries of April 12 spoke at Length on the late Fresi~ dent's character and personality and de- acribed Washington reactions to the news of his passing. In his broadcast recording the events precipitated by the death of the Presi- éent, Or. Tovar told of the small tontainer of sotl of all the gmerican Republics which was flown from Havana to Ryde Park te be spread aver the President's greve as 9 tribute to the father the Good Reighbor Policy. antonioNyeitei\iuiseraes and Roberto zalegul gave to the Portuguese and Spanish ‘Speaking Listeners respectively an eccout of vents on the day of the funeral. Spanish shortwave programs devoted to the menory of President Rocsevelt included the feature “EL Buen Vecing,* which traced the im © posing role he played in the Good Neighbor Policy; and the “Mujeres de america” progres which presented the reactions of people of the United States and certain of the Allied powers to the news of Ghe President's deat. Following the announcement of President Roosevelt's death, Listeners te the United Network's English language shortwave broad- eats heard eomentators Morgan Beatty, from Washington, give first details of the White Rouse emouncement; and Don“ipllendack, frow New York, review the President '¢ aconepl tab. ments, During the coptse of the evening. on April 22, Robert Feberier deseribed tha fneral errugenents andy special edition of the “Und tad Netaerk Reportar? brought reactions Trem howe and shroad, Religious services and-indivicual atate~ wents by leaders of al] faiths carried by the Thited Nateork during the next thewe days ine loded the aessage of myopathy fran MIL; @ apectal tribute from Erancl) win, Catholic drehbishop of New To: Rephen SyMine, and Bishop G. Sronk the Federal Camei) of the Churches of Criat in and tie prayer offered by te Rev. |, Curator ot &t. Jobn's Roiscopal The tribute paid Preaident Poosewlt by Weloon A, wefelier, Ascistant Secretary of Mate in eof relations with the dserican Fopublics, was reported in Lest week's jesut. Aino recorded in the gate Jasue waa the Pan wanrican Day speech by Wallace tyfarrizan, “irecter ef the Office of Later american - ’ 3 Affairs, in which re traced the late Presi- dent's role in the development of the dood Neighbor Policy. , _ MOT LOR PICTURES 16 WM PROGRAW . UNITED STATES LIFE SERIES. dutier tian, the documentary producer who hes recorded the Vie of the other dverican repdlics in a num ber of short mbjects for the 16 m, file pro- gram of this Dffice, has completed shooting footage on life in # typical United States tom. The footage is being agsembled into @ series of five two-ree) docummtaries, to be soundtracked in Spanish and Portuguese, for distribution to the Q1Aata outlets in the other American repdlice. This new series will Re the latest of peveral gimilar segiences of shart documen~ taries on newsreel-type subjects designed to familiarize the various peoples of the Avericen republics wtth aspects of the United States gcene, and the every day life, customs and characteristics of the Unitad States people. Such files help to M112 the demand exist- dag in the other American revublics, which the Coordination Committees frequently have pointed gat, for more intionte knowledge concerning the *average citizen* of this country. Presenta~ tion of United States Life to aaiiences of the other american remblics complements the por- trayal of custom in their coumtries to United States audiences, another important phase af the Motion Picture Diviaion's work. dulien Bryan aelected Kount Vernon, thio, to sysbolike an average wall town in the United States, Ris production grew sant @everal months there, Miming # considerabye around of fhotage an te town, tta insUitutions Buch as churches, schools ani hospitals, itt Pepresantative eitirena, eel their oncume tian. The remult will fumiah materials for mbjects tentatively entitiad *Small Toran, 0.5.4") “The Yeacher*, "Tie Doctor*, amd “The Cramems*. The Cirat of these Mlws will present & gemeral picture of Hount Vermn. The second will depict the town's acst popular pysician, ahowlng bow he ministers to Kis practice, made up in many instances of hia close personal friends, and how he ta Less concerned with fees then healing the aick, Yhia Pun includes : ‘ «nn. MB TOe absence ame -