Men in a U.S. city, stand around near bulletin boards posting the latest war news during World War 2. A bridge behind them has wording on it reading: "The Information and War Activities Center." Closeup of a civilian and a U.S. Navy sailor reading Invasion News dispatches posted on the board. Closeups of the dispatches (out of focus). Closeup from behind of many men stopping to read the latest postings. Closeup of "flash" dispatches (out of focus).
Activities of the U.S. Army Air Corps in the United States. Formation of 18 B-10s in flight. 300 lb bombs are dropped from the aircraft. Train of bombs exploding in the field. Smoke due to explosion. Formation of B-10s in flight over clouds. Two 16 inches railroad guns. One of the railroad guns is fired. Crewmen loading the gun. A major sighting through a range finder.
Activities of the U.S. Army Air Corps in the United States. Three B-10s in flight. They fly in formation. They fly in, over and through the clouds.
The National Balloon Race held in Denver, Colorado. Four balloons fastened to the ground before the race. U.S. Navy and U.S. Army personnel hold their respective balloons during Colorado wind and storm. Night launches of the Goodyear and the U.S. Navy balloons.
A picnic for U.S. Army Brigadier General Billy Mitchell following his demotion to the post of a Colonel and an assignment to Texas as 8th Area Aid Officer. Guests eat food and have coffee. General Mitchell gives plates. The guests eat food. All officers are wearing civilians clothes. People sit on grass and eat. U.S. Army Major H. H. Arnold is standing. U.S. Navy Commander H. C. Richardson and General Mitchell peer through a hole in a doughnut (or donut). George Goodacre and Major Arnold standing on the grass. General Mitchell with a plate of food at the serving table. Lieutenant Phillips, Lieutenant Melville and Lieutenant David C. Kingle sit on grass beside two young women. General Mitchell serves Commander Richardson a large chunk of beef. Three men fill glasses from a jug. Bottles and a beer keg on the table. General Mitchell, in an apron and a chef's hat, sharpens a large knife. A crowd drinks around a bonfire. Major Arnold walks around filling cups from a porcelain pitcher and drinking from the pitcher. A group of men drink and pour beer on each other (during prohibition).
A technicolor commercial advertisement for the new Ford car in the United States. Scenes near ocean. Seagulls in flight. 1939 Ford automobile driving along the road. Narrator extols the car's soft springs and smoothness of the ride. A man and two women stand at water's edge and point at the seagulls in flight. They enter a 1939 Ford coupe. The man drives and the two women sit with him in the front seat.
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