President John Kennedy at speaker's stand in a news conference. He urges everyone to pray more at home and attend church more often and support the Supreme Court's decision on landmark case Engel v. Vitale. Crowd listens to President Kennedy.
The U.S. military officers and crowd gathered on the banks of the Potomac River near Columbia Island Marina in Arlington across from Washington DC. Soldiers enter water wearing water shoes that allow them to walk on water and aim with their rifles. Officers watch. Women wearing bathing suits walk on water wearing the water shoes.
James Braddock punches a punching bag. Joe Louis practices for the championship match against Braddock. Max Schmeling arrives at Boxing Commission in New York. He enters building while crowd cheers. Schmeling stripped to waist stands on weighing scale. Tickets for boxing bout sold at counters. Men buy tickets. Overhead sign reads 'Advance Sale Reserved Seats'. Names of Braddock and Schmeling on tickets (the bout did not occur). Man eats banana in empty stands of a stadium. Traffic on road outside Comiskey Park in Chicago before Louis versus Braddock boxing match. Crowd lined up. Joe Louis during a boxing bout . Crowd of fans in Harlem cheering and celebrating on receiving news that Joe Louis, also known as the "Brown Bomber," had defeated Braddock as the first African American to regain the title since Jack Johnson. From a June 1962 newsreel depicting events 25 years earlier.
Claudius H Huston is elected GOP (Grand Old Party) Chairman. President Herbert Hoover congratulates his friend as leader of Republican National committee. President Hoover, Claudius H Huston, retiring Chairman Dr Hubert Work of Colorado and President CH Huston pose.
German 30-passenger flying boat tested in Philadelphia. Crowd gathered around plane. Men work on plane. "Stout Airlines" seen written on side of the sea plane. The Dornier Do R Superwal slides down in water. Men assist flight operations. Plane in flight over water.
President Herbert Hoover meets political and business leaders from Texas on White House lawn (in the days following the September 7, 1929 launch of the ship USS Houston at Newport News Virginia). President Hoover shakes hand and poses with delegates. Among those seen are R.B. Creager, Judge Higgins, the President, Houston Mayor Walter Monteith, Senator Garrett and Senator Connolly. Colonel R.C. Kuldell invites President Hoover to visit Houston Texas.
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