Scenes of city. Troops in a military van. The van stops and the troops get out of the van. Soldiers go down in mines. Soldier and miner welding. Miners share their lunch during mealtime. Speakers address the community. State Secretary of Mines meets miners. A man standing on a carriage full of anthracite coal. Scene of coal in a factory. (World War II period).
Women preparing food for the 'Welcome home dinner' organized for the former President Harry S. Truman in Independence, Missouri. A woman carries a roast turkey. Woman puts the plates in a rack. Woman decorates table with flowers. A person sees the invitation card given to Mr. Truman. People welcome all the three guests, Mr. Truman, his wife Bess Truman, and daughter Margaret. Margaret Truman smiling. Harry Truman laughs.
Various bouts of boxing during Golden Gloves Championship in New York. A boy sitting in crowd gets over excited during the Championship. Hart defeats Vaughn. Ardolino versus Debiaci. Scenes of spectators during various matches.
Seen in the stands, as honorary judges, are: Brooklyn Dodgers baseball star, Jackie Robinson (the first African American player in Major League Baseball); Florence Chadwick (first woman to swim the English Channel in both directions); and Barney Ross (World Champion professional boxer). Competing skater-jumpers are seen clearing lines of barrels in early phase of the barrel-jumping contest. Andre Marceau from Quebec, fails to clear 11 barrels. Another competitor fails at 12 barrels. Others fail, including Bob Bergen of Detroit, Michigan, who can't clear 14 barrels. The winner is Terry Brown, the visiting fireman who also won last year. His winning jump distance was 28 feet, 3 inches. Closeup of Terry Brown rubbing his bruised elbows.
Admiral Chester W Nimitz on deck of carrier addressing officers and sailors in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Line of Naval officers at attention and listening to speaker. Admiral Nimitz pinning decoration on Naval officer. Lieutenant Paul A Holmberg at attention. Nimitz pinning Navy Cross on ensign Robert Thornton Gordon. Admiral Nimitz presenting awards. Admiral Nimitz pinning medal on Laurence Edward.
Fifth Avenue, in New York City, decorated with American flags, Fourth Liberty Loan banners, and flags of Allied nations, from 51st Street to Madison Square. Japanese flags are on buildings. Military units march along 5th Avenue to the Altar of Liberty, designed by Thomas Hastings, that is the focal point for the 4th Liberty Loan Campaign. Flags of the 22 Allied Nations fly on poles at Madison Square. Vice President Thomas Marshall stands on sidewalk by the Altar of Liberty with several officials and an Army chaplain in uniform. A contingent of Belgian Army officers marches followed by U.S. Military officers and diplomats and officials in automobiles. The Belgian officers greet civilian officials. Civilian officials gather and converse. Officials assembled on balcony of the Altar of Liberty. New York Governor, Charles S. Whitman is in center, to right of the Army chaplain. Another view of balcony, with Vice President Marshall present. Map of war zone on the Altar of Liberty, painted by H.T. Schladermundt. (It will be updated daily as the war progresses.) Governor Whitman introduces the Vice President, who looks at his watch and gives his address. The next speaker introduced is Emile De Cartier, Belgian Minister to the U.S. whose country is the first to be honored at the shrine.
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