Coal and zinc mining in the South Western region of the United States, especially in Oklahoma. Miner riding on cart as it exits a mine tunnel into the light. Coal loaded in trains on the railway track. Zinc production facilities in north eastern Oklahoma. Zinc material being loaded into railroad cars. Man driving pallet mover uses it lift a pallet of lead, produced near the zinc deposits. Scene shifts to Oil well towers and oil derricks in Texas. Wide view of many oil wells on open land with a railroad train going by in the foreground. Production of petroleum in the area. Animated map shows regions of oil drilling in Texas and nearby southwestern states. Additiona views of oil wells, rigs, storage containers. Oil wells seen in foreground with tall buildings of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in the background. View of petroleum refining facilites on Texas Gulf coast near Port Arthur. Animated map showing Texas gulf ports and shipping routes for oil and related products to other regions of the U.S. and the world. Animated map summarizing trade routes inside the United States with various products supplied from the southwestern U.S., and different kinds of products received from other states in the U.S.
Animation shows six cities in South Western region of the United States. These are the cities with more population. The cities are Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Ft Worth, Dallas, San Antonio and Houston. Modernization of the cities. Narrator describes modern industry and farming replacing old ways. Views of Main Street in Fort Worth Texas, with shops and traffic. Views of Main St in Ft. Worth facing both south and north, with the north facing view showing the Tarrant County Courthouse building and its clock tower in the distance. Business signs include Goldstein Bros Jewelry, Olenn Bros Furniture Company, Imperial Hotel, North Music, and other hotels and jewelry stores. Cars pass on the street. People walk on the street. Workers clearing brush from land to turn it into farm land. A farm in the area. Women herding sheep. Ruins of an old fort or of old native American Indian buildings in a desert area. Cattle graze on a field. An industrial factory or farming facility. The Alamo site building in San Antonio, Texas. View again of downtown Forth Worth, Texas.
Tribute to war correspondent, Ernie Pyle in New Mexico. Newspaper column by Ernie Pyle, called "The ROVING REPORTER." In it Pyle mentions many places he could live, including the Pacific Northwest, New England, the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Key West, California, and Honolulu. Images of these places are shown. Farmers loading hay in the Northwest; A church in New England; A paddle wheeler ship on the Mississippi River; A seaplane coming in to land on the water at Key West, Florida; Aerial glimpse of Golden Gate Bridge; the Diamond Head mountain in Honolulu. But Pyle chose to live in Albuquerque New Mexico. View of a passenger train arriving at station in Albuquerque. The street and house where Ernie Pyle lived A woman on the porch of the house petting Pyle's dog Cheetah. Inside the house are views of his study, books, and photographic memorabilia. View of Pyle with American soldiers in World War 2. American troops marching in war zone. Troops trying to keep warm in snowy conditions, and advancing in street fighting and other places, firing at hidden enemies Scene shifts back to Pyle’s study at home and focuses on a map of New Mexico. Glimpse of Santa Fe and its Capitol building, and its old Palace of the Governors. Persons on horseback riding in the town of Taos, and views of its Pueblo village. Woman seated in village painting a scene of the village. Gravestone of famous Frontier Scout, Kit Carson. Street scene in downtown Gallup, New Mexico. Coal being moved in open rail cars from a mine near Gallup, New Mexico. Street scene in Roswell, New Mexico, and view of the New Mexico Military Institute with cadets marching in a field. View of Silver City, and of various metal ores being mined near there. Carlsbad Caverns, seen with visitors on a walkway in front of a huge opening and views inside the caverns where visiting children are singing the religious hymn "Rock of Ages." Views, back again to Ernie Pyle’s home, its study and living room, with his dog, named Cheetah, sitting on one of the chairs.
Views of Ernie Pyle’s familiar places in New Mexico. Opening shot shows a man stepping from the porch of Ernie Pyle’s house, with great expanse of desert landscape in the background. A car driving along a quiet mountain road. People picnicking at a roadside table. Views of mountains and sky and a man leading a horse walking slowly up a sandy hillside. Horse-drawn wagon in the Pueblo of Isleta. A farmer plowing a field with a team of horses. Pueblo women placing rugs on a line and baking bread in an ancient clay outdoor oven. Pueblo residents celebrating Corpus Christi Day. They walk slowly carrying banners and flags. The local Priest says prayers for American soldiers away in World War 2. Inside the church, a Pueblo mother lights candles for her son, overseas, against a backdrop of stars representing each local man away in the war. Car is seen driving across a low bridge over the Rio Grande River. It drives slowly into the town of Sandoval, where a man leads a cow across the road in front of the car. Farmers cultivating rows of crops by hand. A woman sings accompanied by a guitar. A sheep ranch where shepherds on horseback move a flock. Sheep being herded into pens. View of sheep being sheared by team of men. Wool being piled into a truck. Mailman delivering mail to a country mailbox on a street in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Two girls in jeans walking in town. A girl comes out of a building and embraces a young soldier in uniform, who was waiting for her. Pedestrians on the sidewalks in the commercial district. Women with cut roses; playing cards; baking a cake; and cutting a lawn with a manual reel mower. A wedding party walking along the sidewalk. Two girls reading. People in various settings reading the Albuquerque Tribune (or the Journal) newspaper. Movie houses that show films in Spanish and English. Students walking on the grounds of the New Mexico State University in Las Cruces. More views of ordinary people in towns including people of Hispanic descent or Mexican Americans. Sheriff Harold Hubbell of Bernalillo County, who served with the 200 Coast Artillery on Bataan, in 1942, is seen mailing a letter. Former Governor, Clyde Tingley, now Mayor of Albuquerque, comes down steps of a building. A Navajo indian reading a newspaper. A rancher rolling his own cigarette. A young Spanish American boy (Muchacho). Girl (Muchacha) rides a bicycle. A Navajo man followed by his family. Sign reading “Bataan Relief” announcing a talk by a Bataan veteran of World War 2. View of the speaker, in uniform, speaking to a group of mostly women. (Narrator states they lost a whole National Guard Regiment to the Japanese after the Pearl Harbor attack in 1941.) Another glimpse of students at the State University. Another repeat glimpse of Pueblo women baking bread in outdoor oven. Views of girls and women. Various Views of Ernie Pyle with American troops overseas during the war.
Aerial views and areas under construction in Hsinking, Manchuria. Houses on a ground. Man stands with mules in a waterway. Children stand near the waterway watching him. Girls walk on the street. Buildings along the sides of a street. Cars pass on the street. Buildings under construction in the city. Men engaged in construction of a building. High altitude view of the city. Aerial view of the streets, houses, buildings, trees and fields.
Review of the ceremonies and the official visits of the Japanese delegates to Hsinking, Manchuria. Crowd greets officials gathering for the signing a protocol. Buildings in the city. People walk on the street. Trees along the sides of the street. A car arrives. Children stand with flags. Officers come out of the car. Soldiers salute them. Buildings in the background. Soldiers stand to greet the dignitaries. A train arrives on a railway station. Japanese delegates and soldiers on the train. An airplane in flight. The delegates arrive at the platform. Soldiers salute them. Soldiers on horses outside the railway station. A clock on the wall. Soldiers stand holding flags. They greet the dignitaries. Japanese delegates in car move on the street. Soldiers on bikes move along the sides of the car. Other cars parked on the street.
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