People of Newark celebrates their annual Rose Day Festival. People present bouquet of roses to young ladies. Men women and children visit a rose farm. Several species of roses can be seen. Shots of a young lady posing beside rose laden wines.26 June 1941.
U.S. 44th Infantry Division parade at Fort Dix in New Jersey. U.S. Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox and U.S. Lt. General Hugh Aloysius Drum shake hands with other officers. Secretary of the Navry Frank Knox with General Drum stand on a platform. The U.S. Infantrymen stand in a squad. The soldiers parade. Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox, Lt. General Drum and other officers review the parade. The soldiers carrying a United States flag march. The soldiers in cars advance during the parade. A banner on a platform reads '78th Division Veterans' Association'. (Secretary Knox served as a major in the 78th Infantry Division during World War 1.) The trucks towing artillery advance and soldiers seen on the trucks.
Children gather to compete at the National Marbles Tournament in Wildwood to find out who is the mightiest mibster, or marble player. Several hexagonal shaped mats are laid on floor. Two players face-off each other per mat. Spectators gather in number to cheer up for their favorites. Fellow players watch as the final round goes on. Gerald Robinson, a 14 year old boy from Scranton, emerges as the proud winner. Gerald Robinson is given the MIBS title crown by an official present.
Views of U.S. Navy Cruiser 'Atlanta' sliding down an inclined slipway after being christened by author, Margaret Mitchell. Views of crowd at the ceremony. Atlanta underway at Kearney, New Jersey. Cruiser 'San Juan' launched at Quincey in Massachusetts and views of cruiser underway, shortly before World War 2.
U.S. paratroopers practice in a field in Lakehurst. Paratroopers are lined up and an officer talks to them. They board a plane. The plane takes off. The plane in flight and aerial view of the area. The paratroopers jump from the plane and descend towards the land with parachutes.
Chicks at a chicken hatchery in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Woman inspects incubators where 150,000 baby chicks are being hatched. Sign above chicks reads “Reliable Hatchery, inc. New Brunswick, N.J.”. Young girl gathers baby chicks on her lap. She is surrounded by baby chicks of various colors. A duckling among chicks. Girl with chick on her head smiles. A baby chick.