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Miss Martha Scott is crowned as Queen at the National Tobacco Festival. Scenes from the parade.
Celebration of the National Tobacco festival in South Boston, Virginia. Contestants for the Queen of Tobacco Festival walking through a tobacco field and picking tobacco leaves. They are holding a contestant up high on a platform shaped like a giant tobacco leaf, and picking tobacco leaves which they scatter on the platform as they walk. Colorful parade for the celebration of the festival. Contestants in decorated floats passing on the street. The first float seen features a giant cigarette held high over a girl contestant's head. Large crowd watching the parade. Buildings along the sides of Main Street in downtown South Boston, Virginia. United States Postmaster General James Farley crowns Miss Martha Scott as the Tobacco Queen. James Farley in a humorous shack is greeted by the line of contenders for the Tobacco Queen crown and kisses a number of them.
Models compete for the crown of 'Miss America' walking on the ramp in front of judges.
Models vying for the crown of Miss America at the Boardwalk Hall (2301 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States) in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Models walking on the ramp. People gather in the hall to watch the contest. Frances Burke from Philadelphia is crowned as Miss America.
Kids vying for honor in Police athletic League bouts at the World's fair in New York.
Kids participating in boxing championship in New York. People gather to watch the boxers compete in championship. Boys of various ages vying for honors in Police Athletic League bouts at the World's fair. Boys fighting in the ring. Referee controlling them. Close up views of coaches on sidelines encouraging their boxers. View of boys watching as spectators in audience. View of young boys boxing and teenage boys boxing, including one African American boy.
Dimas Earthstopper, a dachshund is awarded as the best dog at the Westchester Kennel Club Fixture.
Crowd gathers for the Westchester Kennel Club Fixture in Rye, New York. People arrive with their dogs for the event. Dimas Earthstopper, a dachshund is awarded as the best dog.
Young Canadians learn farm work to help win war, Canada (WW2)
Young Canadians in World War II learn farm work. People gather on a farm in Toronto, Canada. Man holds a hen. Men standing around a pig farm. A boy milking a cow. People talking amongst themselves. Girls pose.
Wendell Willkie addresses people attacking Franklin Roosevelt's administration.
Wendell Willkie addressing people in Coffeyville, Kansas. Large crowd gathers to hear the speech of Willkie. Willkie stands at the podium and addresses people. Crowd applaud and cheer. The GOP candidate attacks Roosevelt's administration in a dynamic speech. Willkie says that Franklin Roosevelt has lost faith in the American people. He states that the men surrounding Roosevelt are all cynics who scoff at simple virtues of the midwestern people. He says they think that the people are too dumb to understand, and that they think they can govern with catch phrases and sleight of hand. (World War II period).
