Aviator Douglas Corrigan lands in his plane in Chicago, Illinois after a successful transcontinental flight. Men drive motorbikes around Corrigan's plane. Corrigan being greeted by officials. Corrigan's open top car moves on streets of Chicago. Ticker tape thrown being about and drift down. Motorcade passes on street. Crowd lining sidewalks and cheering for Corrigan.
Ice hockey game in Chicago, Illinois. Chicago Blackhawks and New York Americans battle it out in an ice hockey game. Blackhawks win by 6-1.
26th Annual Bench Show at the Coliseum in Chicago, Illinois. Dogs of 24 different breeds displayed at the dog show. Children play with various dogs like pug, bull mastiff, terrier, bull dog and others.
A football match between the Washington Redskins and College All Stars held at floodlit Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. A huge crowd seated in the spectator area. Match in progress. The players at the line of scrimmage. The crowd cheers. All Stars outplay Washington Redskins with a score of 28 to 16.
Infantile paralysis victim Fred B. Snite, Jr. in his mechanical respirator in Chicago, Illinois. He is taken to a railroad station. A mirror is attached to his iron lung. He is taken to the station in his customized trailer. People stand at the station. Polio victim Fred B. Snite, in his iron lung, is pushed up a ramp into his own railroad car. Traveling companions gather at the back of the railroad car as the train departs. Sign on back of railroad car reads, 'Dixie Limited'
Plaques are made from used weapons in Chicago, Illinois. Men look at a heap of used pistols, revolvers and other weapons of former gunmen. Coroner F. J. Walsh throws them in a special furnace using a shovel. These are melted. The molten metal is poured in molds to make plaques for public heroes. An officer presents a plaque which reads "Public Hero No.1 Award for Heroism and Valor" to another officer.