U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower and his wife celebrate their 42nd Anniversary on a Potomac cruise. Cameramen take pictures. President Eisenhower seen aboard on the Presidential yacht 'Barbara Anne' with his wife. They are accompanied by their son, daughter-in-law and grand children.
A variety of hat in the United States. New hats for summer designed by top millinery creators in the country being displayed by models. A model wears a hat convertible into a beach bag with a turban underneath. A 4 way convertible hat being worn by a model. Hat being converted into a chiffon band and a turban.
Old motorcar race in Dallas , Texas. An old motor car race underway at Devil's Bowl dirt racing track. Spectators watch the cars race ahead of each other. A.D. Trowell wins the race for the fourth time.
View from a tracking camera of a Navy F6F drone plane in flight. Other aircraft (unseen) flying above it at high altitude, leave twin contrails behind. Suddenly a Sparrow radar guided air-to-air missile appears from the right contrail and follows a curved path as it homes in on and then destroys the target drone. Pieces of the destroyed drone fall to the earth.
'Homes for Growing America' about the importance and the manufacturing of component houses in the United States. The anchor, Frank Blair, speaks about how America produces economic and better homes. Henry Addison, editor of "Architectural Age" at a desk talks about fine architectural standards of homes in the United States. Different styles of houses in America including cape cones, contemporary and regional architectural styles of houses. Various homes in the suburbs outside of American cities are shown. Sketches of various components of a component home like air conditioner, wall panels and kitchen. Jack Lowe, in Lafayette, Indiana reports about the manufacturing of the components of home. Aerial view of Lafayette Indiana, and of the huge home factory there: National Homes Corporation, Lafayette, Indiana. Views inside the National Homes Corporation pre-fabricated home factory, as workers manufacture wall panels from lumber in a factory. Window and door sections being cut out in the panels with a machine. Manufactured panels being inspected for quality. The panels being loaded onto trucks for transportation to markets. Frigidaire appliance boxes are added to the load, along with cabinets from Youngstown Kitchens. A truck loaded with components for one home leaves the factory. A sign on a truck reads 'National Homes'. Another reporter Tom Hadely reports about the fitting procedure of the component houses on site in the field. Men unload the panels. Nails being hammered to erect the wall panels of a new home in the suburbs. The panels being affixed to the pre-poured foundation and nailed. A roof being laid out. Frank Blair in a studio. Bill Moody reports about the component house of James and Margaret Bryan. Mr. And Mrs. Bryan in their well made house. A bedroom and a bathroom of the house. Vintage late 1950s styles in home and fashions are seen. Guests arrive at their house and they show them around the house. Teenage or early 20s couple on the back porch is seen dancing a Lindy Hop swing dance together. Housewife and a woman guest in the kitchen using refrigerator, built-in oven, and counter top spaces. Food being served to the guests. Guests seated in the living room. View of the separate dining room in the house. Blair talks about how component houses allow individuality in construction and in decoration of houses.
Animation shows NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) using SAGE (Semi-Automatic Ground Environment) directed Bomarc IM-99B missiles to repel an attack by hostile aircraft. Animation shows the world map and aircraft going in both directions. The United States aircraft in flight. Technician operates instruments at the NORAD center. Model of aircraft and vehicles. Bomarc IM-99B missile launches from launch pad. Animation shows its course of flight towards target. The missile finds its target aircraft.
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