A formation of "Cowgirls" in costume twirl lassos on the infield of a ball park in San Antonio, Texas, as members of the St. Louis Browns baseball team watch from the baseline. The team members try their hand at twirling the lassos. Players try to spin rope. A Player lifts up a cowgirl, who twirls a lasso over both of them. Pitcher, Sid Jakuchi, wearing a cowboy hat throws a baseball at the camera. A bevy of cowgirls throw baseballs, as well. Club owner, Donald Barnes, is seen in several scenes, wearing a sport jacket and open collar shirt. Players pose and warm up. They practice fielding and batting. Spectators fill the grandstand. Player number 4, Johnny Berardino, wearing a cowboy hat, bats a ball and then mounts a horse to "run" the bases.
10,000 soldiers of United States 45th Infantry Division load their baggage into military trucks and bid good bye as they leave Fort Sill in Oklahoma. Troops move in trucks over a bridge as a plane flies overhead. People turn out in large numbers on streets to welcome the troops at their new headquarters in Abilene in Texas. Soldiers move to their tents. (World War II period).
1940 Gridiron Football 'Sugar Bowl' match at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana. Players of Texas A&M Aggies and Tulane Green Wave play the match. Audience at stand watch match and cheer. Players on the field. People gather at a goal post on the field.
A documentary titled: 'It Happened in Texas', about the landfall and aftermath of Hurricane Beulah in Texas, United States. Doctors treating a wounded infant. Hurricane hits the area with high winds and high surf. Wind blown trees near Brownsville Texas. A flooded area. A ship submerged in water. Men working on an instrument. A man typing a document on a typewriter in offices of the Texas Department of Public Safety. People getting food inside a building during relief operations. People in Red Cross shelters. Wind blowing debris and roofing material along a city street in South Texas. Devastated buildings and debris in Port Isabelle area of South Padre Island. People listen to weather warnings from the weather bureau. Officers discussing among themselves. Rescue workers and other volunteers helping the victims. Damaged buildings and houses in an area. Clouds in the sky. A warning about a tornado is given to the people. Views of several tornadoes in south Texas, triggered by the hurricane. Tornado funnel clouds crossing land. The tornado hits the area. Rain and flooding in the area from 20-30 inches of rain over 4 days.
Mineral resources in Texas. Film titled 'Glimpses of Texas'. Map of Texas. Location of Texas and its size in United States. Natural gas field at panhandle. Map shows areas containing gas and oil reserves. Towers, big machines at crude oil refinery. Oil refinery in Texas manufacturing petroleum products. Cliff side gas and helium field in Texas. Government helium plant. Its office and men going coastal sulfur deposits. Sulfur wells. Sulfur piles. Train at a sulfur plant.
Shows men working in Army airport depot repair shop where aircrafts are reconditioned. Views of men working with aircraft parts.
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