Elmer Davis in New York City during World War II. Office of War Information Director Elmer Davis comes out of a building. He greets a guard standing outside. A crowd greets him. A cameraman films the event. People look on. Davis tips his hat and greets the crowd.
Colonel William J Donovan in Washington DC. The Administration Building of the Coordinator of Information. Coordinator of Information Colonel William 'Wild Bill' Donovan stands reading papers in a doorway. A woman comes and gives him more papers. Officers and officials during a discussion. Right to left: Colonel N Preston Goodfellow, Colonel William J Donovan, Edward Stanley, Assistant Director of Information Colonel G Edward Buxton and Col William A Body. They go through papers during the discussion. A map mounted on the wall behind them.
President Franklin D Roosevelt leads the nation's protest against prosecution of Jews in Germany. Roosevelt during a recording of the plea. In Germany, Jewish owned shops with broken windows following Kristallnacht (night of broken glass) depict Nazi brutality in Germany. Palo Alto, California: Former President Herbert Hoover expresses indignation at the brutal intolerance of the Nazis and predicts their 'moral isolation'. He also expresses American support for Jews and Christians in Germany and compares their brutality to the destruction of religious worship by the Bolsheviks in Russia. New York: Reverend RI Gannon of Fordham University and Methodist Bishop Edwin H Hughes raise their voices against the outbreaks of violence and hate against Jews in Europe. They compare the Nazis to the original Huns and make a plea for the Jews.
The British set Air Distance Mark in Ismailia, Egypt. Three RAF (Royal Air Force) bombers manned by nine fliers, take off in formation on a flight to Australia. The RAF pilots seated for a photograph. They look at a map which shows the course of flight from origin to destination. The Royal Air Force bombers set a non stop flight record of 7162 miles.
Beatification of Italian American religious sister Frances Xavier Cabrini (Francesca Saverio Cabrini) in New York. Devout Roman Catholics file past the glass coffin bearing the relics of Mother Cabrini, at the chapel in Mother Cabrini High School (701 Fort Washington Avenue Manhattan, New York City, New York 10040 United States). A wax mask of Mother Cabrini’s face covers the saint’s skull. Priest in the chapel during Mother Cabrini's Beatification Ceremony. Nun in Black habit kneels in front of her coffin.
Construction of Rockefeller Center underway in New York. Sidewalk Superintendent Club members watch from their club house (covered area with sign "Sidewalk Superintendents" overlooking the construction site). Cranes lift rubble and construction workers dig the area. Blasting on construction area. Men place their suggestions in the suggestion box.
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