A German-American man smokes a pipe and his wife does needlework, as they listen to a radio broadcast. They are unsmiling, in fact, rather grim, as they listen. They appear to possibly be listening to short wave broadcast from overseas. Their radio needs close tuning and has a large funnel-shaped speaker on it. The man reads a newspaper, as his wife continues with her needlework. They retune the radio.
U.S. Naval Oil Reserve in the United States. Derricks at oil reserve. Oil running from one sump to another at oil reserve. Various views of derricks and sump.
The 'Long Island Express' hurricane hits the East coast of the United States. The Eastern Seaboard being damaged due to the hurricane. Cars parked on the shore as waves threaten to inundate the area.. A man looks at the waves and is hit by water. People walking along the coast.
U.S. President Franklin D Roosevelt addresses the nation. Roosevelt seated at a desk in his office in the United States. He states that democracy has disappeared in many nations because of the unemployment, insecurity and government weakness and confusion. He further states that the democratic institutions can be preserved in the U.S.
A plane crash site in United States. Investigators inspect debris found on burned body of a crashed plane. Debris scattered in crash site. Official inspects remains of landing gear from crashed airplane. Remains of guns and United States Air Corps bag with name "Lt. N Ives" lying in field. Man inspects remains of parachutes.
A how-to for bayonet instructors on giving non-verbal commands to soldiers when training them with a bayonet. U.S. Army officer demonstrates various visual commands, avoiding verbal commands. Narration describes the non-verbal training methodology. Soldiers respond to the commands with various fixed bayonet attack positions.