Viceroy's Bombay bound train passes through Indian countryside. View of the carriages as the Viceroy train passes. Mountains and trees in the background.
Viceroy Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow, reviews rally of the Bombay Civil Defense Organizations in Bombay, India. British Viceroy's car arrives. He comes out of his car and officers greet him. Guards of the Civil Defense Organizations stand in formation. Buildings and trees in the background. Ambulances parked on the ground. Viceroy inspects a line of Red Cross and ARP workers. He greets a Red Cross worker.
Interior of the Viceroy's house in India. Mr Thomas Murray Wilson, first American Commissioner to India, escorted upstairs on way to present credentials to Viceroy from President Franklin Roosevelt. The Viceroy's bodyguards line the staircase as Mr Wilson is escorted up by Olaf Caroe, Secretary to the Government of India in external affairs department. Wilson followed by his staff and American observers. Wilson and his staff come into Durbar Hall and bow to Viceroy. Wilson delivers a letter to the Viceroy. Viceroy, his staff and Executive Council stand to receive Wilson. Commander-in-Chief, General Sir Archibald Wavell stand with Viceroy. Viceroy shakes hands with Wilson. Viceroy leaves with staff. A bodyguard stands in uniform with a weapon.
View of the first all-welded passenger ship, the C-3 African Comet standing at Ingalls Shipyard. Workers remove wooden support beams beneath the ship. Young woman sponsor, Mary Maud Farrell, on occasion, with rose in hand. Bystanders bid farewell when Comet leaves dock area. (Ship was later renamed the USS Arthur Middleton AP-55, APA-25).
Baseball heroes Babe Ruth and TY Cobb square off in golfing match in Flushing New York as a charity endeavor for war effort. Two hold a golf-club and pose for camera before start of match. Hundreds of fans gather to see the two compete. Cobb plays a tea shot while Ruth waits for his turn. A World War II (WW2) Banner saying "USO deserves support of every single individual citizen" seen in background. Both players putt several holes and Ruth emerges winner. Starting form left shots of Ruth and Cobb.
Saboteur Captain Ettore Giugni and the crew of Italian tanker ship Colorado arrives at New York Harbor by ship. People gather to see the convicted Italian crew, after the ship's lengthy detainment in Puerto Rico, had been found guilty of intentionally damaging the ships' main engine, auxiliaries, and boilers to prevent its possibly use by American forces in World War 2. All were to be taken to prison camp in Montana. The crew are seen on a bus of the Flying Eagle bus lines.
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