Opening day of the 1937 season in the double-A International League, then one of the top minor leagues in North American baseball. Newsreel titled "Maple Leafs Beat Visiting Orioles in Diamond Opener." Shot of packed stands at Toronto's Maple Leaf Stadium. British Union Jack hoisted on flagpole before start of game. Players, crowd stand for national anthems. Players run off the field. Maple Leafs co-owner William Donald Ross throws a baseball. Orioles player hits a single. Maple Leafs player hits a single. More crowd shots.
Coal mine war in Taylorville, Illinois. Troops being lined up on a street after a firing at a coal mine. Troops loaded in trucks advance on a road. A woman with two young girls and a boy seated with a woman. Workers outside a coal mine as they enter the mine. Cars on road. Soldiers stop a car and question the driver.
Farmers at an international meet in Ottawa, Canada. Farmers plow a piece of land. Horses pull a plow as farmers till the field during a competition. Winner poses with his horses. Winner being presented a trophy.
People barter goods in Suffern, New York, turning to old fashioned trade and barter commerce during the Great Depression. People gather to exchange goods. A noticeboard with various papers on it with people offering goods for barter. A paper reads 'wanted: office furniture for 1 toin of coal." Men and women exchange goods. A man trades a live turkey. A woman takes a goat and gives a painting in return to a man. A man looks at an overcoat. A man carries a live duck and a basket under each arm. The duck tries to get away and man catches hold of him. He holds the duck by its neck.
Opening slate says, "Hindenburg's former troops vow loyalty." German President Paul Von Hindenburg in Berlin, Germany. Civilians gather to watch a parade. German soldiers being lined up. President Hindenburg reviews the Reichswehr troops. Troops march as Hindenburg and other officers salute. Troops march past the reviewing officers. Timeframe is near end of Weimar Republic, as the Nazi Sturmabteilung (SA) and Schutzstaffel (SS) were gaining prominence.
President of the Executive Council of Ireland Eamon del Valera in London, England. Eamon del Valera and English cabinet chiefs come out of a building after a meeting. Del Valera shakes hands with cabinet chiefs. He leaves in a car. Car moves down a road as civilians look on.
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