U.S. diving exhibition in the United States. Marjorie Gestring dives with another girl. Gestring dives from a spring board with a man. Gestring swims.
American sports persons show daring skills in the United States. A ski jumper loses control in mid air and crashes to the ground during competition. Another ski jumping man successfully lands a ski jump. An man athlete poses for camera slope side. People during small boat motor boat racing including a young woman riding on top of the boat bow and a boater going over a jump during a race around a curve. A man and a woman are shown water skiing and each one crashes as they negotiate a jump ramp. Men racing sail boats on ice. One of the ice sailing boats almost flips over on a sharp turn. Cowboys ride bucking horses and broncos during a rodeo, and fall from their rides. Car stunts being exhibited: Car on a football field drives up a ramp on the left side only and flips over. A Ford Model A Tudor car circa early 1930s is jumped over other parked cars, hits the last parked car in the line, and flips over dramatically. A car is driven through a wall of fire.
1940 Gridiron Football 'Orange bowl' match in the United States. Floats and colorful dance exhibits in the stadium. A match between Missouri and Georgia Tech takes place. Audience cheer for their respective teams.
Flood in Midwest United States. Rain brings heavy flood damage. Five Mid Western States ravaged by floods. Buildings surrounded with flood water. Flooded areas of Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota. Water touches surface of a bridge as a man looks on. Ground flooded with water as people look on.
Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) members speak and protest the ending of prohibition, in Washington D.C. Women members pose. One of the member states that she won't drink and that she will do everything to stop others from drinking alcohol. Another member prays and says that she wishes prohibition would come back. All of them say Amen three times.
U.S. Open Golf Championship at Oakland Hills Country Club in Detroit, Michigan. Sam Snead hits the ball and makes final putt. Ralph Guldahl wins the final round. Snead and Guldahl shake hands. People come to Ralph and congratulate him. Ralph and his wife pose.
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