Dick Merrill leaves for his second trans Atlantic flight in New York, United States. Lockheed L10 E Electra being refueled at an airfield in New York, United States. Pilot Dick Merrill and his co pilot Jack Lambie look at a map before taking off. People gathered to witness the take off. Aircraft takes off and flies over the city of New York.
The SS Leviathan, the largest ocean liner afloat, (former German ocean liner Vaterland, seized and renamed by the U.S. Government in 1917, as America entered World War 1). Tug boats assist the three-stacker Leviathan as she enters New York harbor. Tug boats working with another troop ship (two-stacker) in the harbor. Ferry boat in background. A sleek troop transport ship with two slanted stacks and rakish lines, accentuated by camouflage, in a New Jersey harbor.Two Navy troop ships underway with an airplane flying overhead. A column of U.S. Navy troop transport ships underway in the Atlantic ocean. A barrage balloon is seen overhead.
The Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) chooses its new President in the Atlantic City, United States. They choose UAW chief Walter Reuther to succeed the late Philip Murray. Governor Adlai Stevenson addresses the convention. Crowd gathers to greet the new President.
Italian liner Rex in New York City harbor, New York. A vessel in the Atlantic. Italian liner Rex in the Atlantic Ocean. Smoke emanating from the smoke shaft of the liner. Water gushing at the bow of the liner Rex. The liner reaches the harbor in New York City after crossing the Atlantic in record time. Buildings in the New York City visible on the shore. The liner approaching the harbor. Several flags on strings on the mast of the liner.
People watch Jimmy McLarnin skip rope, dance, and practice footwork in Atlantic City as he trains for his May 28, 1934, boxing match with Barney Ross. Ocean in the background on shore of Atlantic City. Closeup of Mclarnin in boxing gear practicing punches. Next scene shows his challenger, Barney Ross, practicing in the ring with a punching bag as people look on, in upstate New York. Clip ends with view of Barney Ross in a suit smiling for camera.
Newsreel titled 'Champion babies of '37 parade at sea side resort ' shows babies dressed in unusual dresses as they participate in annual babies parade in Ocean City,New Jersey. Babies arrive in well decorated carriages and some even crawl down the road.
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