Aerial view of the St. Mary of the Assumption (N Wabash Ave & E Madison St, Chicago, IL 60602, USA) in Chicago. A Roman Catholic priest kneels and prays before the altar. He performs religious mass in the church. The priest blesses people in the church with holy water.
World's Three Cushion Championship in billiards (pool). Welker Cochrane and Johnny Layton play a billiards game. They shake hands. Johnny Layton wins the match. He gets prize. The champion medal. From a March 12, 1959 newsreel featuring events from 25 years earlier.
U.S. President Franklin D Roosevelt in a car in a motorcade in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. A huge gathering around the motorcade. President leads the country wide observance of Memorial Day. In Washington, Codos and Rossi, the French fliers, lay a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in an impressive ceremony. A huge parade along Riverside Drive in New York City.
Camshaft turned on conveyor at Ford car factory assembly line operation in United States. Pistons milled, on conveyor. Different machines in operation. Presses. Grills on conveyor. Parts on conveyor. Workers, both white and African American, assemble frame. Springs assembled on conveyor, being tested. Rear end assembly. Engine assembly. Carburetor assembly. Engine drop. Radiator installation. Parts on conveyor. Welding and riveting. Body assembly. Grinding. Painting body. Glass grinding. Glass on conveyor. Placing glass in car. Putting upholstery in car. Attaching body and fenders to frame. Tires. Hood. Views in steel mill. Ford car moving off assembly line. Sign "Production Schedule for Today, 5000"
Professional football is assured for Detroit. View of the luncheon of team sponsors. Many guests seated around table . President of National Football League, Joseph H. Carr, presents franchise to Cy Huston., the manager of the Detroit team.
Writer Gertrude Stein speaks briefly and then reads part of libretto from her opera "From Four Saints in Three Acts" the famous lines "Pigeons on the grass, alas,...." (Sound is poor)