A man eats apples to gain weight in Hatboro, Pennsylvania. Tony di Laurentis weighs himself on a weighing machine and the reading shows 80 pounds. He eats apples piled up near him as he sits on a chair. After eating 130 apples he measures his weight and the meter shows an increase of 16 pounds in his weight.
Jerome Hanna 'Dizzy' Dean named outstanding athlete of 1934 by Sports Writers Association in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dean, who led baseball's St. Louis Cardinals to World Series title that year, accepts a drink and the trophy. Men in tuxedos eat at the banquet. The man in closeup at TC: 00:35 is longtime Philadelphia Athletics owner and manager Connie Mack. Dean bites into his chicken and laughs.
A newsreel titled 'Padlock warship' shows a United States Marshall padlocks Cucuta,a Columbian warship in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania. He ties the naval vessel to her dock due to pending settlement of a claim for back pay by a former member of the crew.
Major General U.S. Marine Corps Smedley Darlington Butler bares 'Business Plot' at Newtown Square in Pennsylvania. He reveals that he had appeared before a congressional committee to reveal what he knew about those who had asked him to head an army of 500,000 men in a 'Fascist' March as part of an attempt to takeover the functions of government and setup a fascist dictatorship in the United States. (This was also sometimes called the failed Wall Street Putsch or The White House Putsch, a coup to overthrow President Franklin Roosevelt.)
A man signs a cheque to be given to a veteran in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Veteran receives first check from New State Soldier's Fund. Veteran shows the check. Large numbers of people gather.
Philadelphia City officials mark July 4th Indepdence Day in colorful ceremony at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. View of Independence Hall and Public Library in Philadelphia. American flags flutter on building. City and US Navy officials and women pose for photographs. Display of stacked rifles with U.S. Navy sailors in the background in Independence Square. Bronze statue of Commodore John Barry visible. US Navy Vice Admiral Harris Laning stands with Philadelphia Mayor J. Hampton Moore. Between them is a young man, Edward Weiner, a graduate of Central High School, to whom was given the annual honor of reading the Declaration of Independence. US Navy sailors march during the ceremony.
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