Famous Hollywood actors attend the Greek Relief Fund in Los Angeles, California. Clark Gable, Robert Taylor, Dick Powell, Shirley Temple, and others stand on a stage. Women dressed in Greek folk attire appear on stage. People seated in the stands clapping during the performance.
A skier breaks records during a Ski Jumping meet in Salisbury Mills, New York. The participants ski in the meet. People stand on either side as the participants compete. Cars parked in the background. Nineteen year old Jay Rand, of Lake Placid, amazes a big crowd as he soars 185 feet to break the ten year course record. A close up of Jay Rand. (Note: When the U.S. entered World War 2 , Jay Rand enlisted as a paratrooper, with the 82nd Airborne Division. He received a Bronze Star for actions in Normandy, and the Purple Heart for wounds received during the Battle of the Bulge.)
Different models of cars, including the all-new Corvette, are displayed at General Motor's Motorama in New York, United States. A man and woman demonstrate the Corvette as it turns on a turntable. The man demonstrates the telescoping steering wheel. Automobiles shown at this event included the Buick Wildcat, Pontiac La Parisienne, Oldsmobile Starfire, Chevrolet Corvette, Cadillac Orleans and Le Mans. Men and women get into cars and take a closer look at the new models being displayed.
S.S.Queen Mary sets a new mark across Atlantic. British liner, S.S.Queen Mary moves across the Atlantic. S.S.Queen Mary ship reaches New York in a record time of four days, eight hours and thirty seven minutes, from Cherbourg water break, to the Ambrose Lightship. Biplane aircraft fly over the Queen Mary ocean liner as she nears the coast. The Statue of Liberty is also seen in harbor of New York City.
Elsa Hilger with her miniature Pinscher at Hilgerville in New Jersey, United States. The dog sits in a tea cup and then in a sidle. The dog being weighed and the machine reads one pound.
Kaye Don takes U.S. Gold Cup in one man race' Boat racers battle it out to win Gold Cup speedboat classic at Bolton Landing,Lake George in New York. British racer Kaye Don wins the Gold Cup without facing a tough competition. Kaye being presented the Gold cup.
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