Blind Senator Thomas D. Schall of Minnesota fires a revolver at a target in Berwyn Heights, Maryland. He is guided by the sound of a wand tapped on the bulls-eye by his youngest son Richard. (Note: This newsreel was released December 23, 1935. Senator Schall was killed by a hit and run driver on December 19, 1935 while he was walking across the Baltimore-Washington Parkway within days of this footage being shot, earlier in December 1935 ).
President Roosevelt delivers a speech reflecting the failure of World War 1 to be the "war to end war." He addresses a crowd at the Arlington National Cemetery Amphitheater in Arlington, Virginia, gathered for Armistice Day, commemorating the 1918 armistice ending World War I. Roosevelt reflects upon the role of United States in the world (as seeds of World War 2 are being sown). He upholds the ideals of peace and importance of being a good neighbor. He declares that the aim must be to avoid war and to remove the causes of war.
Arlington Futurity horse race held at Arlington Park in Illinois. Large number of spectators seated. The crowd cheers. Horse race in progress. A woman observes the race through binoculars. Warren Wright enters three of his horses in the race.
Arlington Handicap horse race at Arlington Park racetrack in Chicago, Illinois. The spectators seated in a stand. The race starts. Horses run on tracks. The spectators cheer. Manassas wins the race.
A doctor examines George Bocklet as a strange disease takes inches off George's height, while it increases the size of his skull, Los Angeles, California. Doctor measures George's head. George wears a hat. (NOTE: George Bocklet's condition was later diagnosed as Paget's Disease.)
President Roosevelt delivers a speech at the Arlington National Cemetery Amphitheater in Arlington, Virginia. He states that United States must protect itself against any kind of aggression, but will never, itself, be an aggressor. He also speaks about disarmament, and pays homage to the thousands of American war dead interred in the Arlington Cemetary.
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