Working of the Armed Forces Radio in the United States. Dorothy Lamour reads a letter in 'Mail Call' program. A scene of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, California Red Wood trees, the Golden Gate Bridge, Hollywood , a dairy farm and an airplane factory. Two girls pack records to ship them overseas. Soldiers discussing a map. (World War II period).
Renewed manufacturing activity throughout the nation recalls thousands of workers as the American industry forges onward and shows some signs of improvement during the great depression. Bloomington, Illinois: Workers manufacture oil heaters. They work on various machines and equipment. Middleton, Ohio: 2400 men at work in one of the big rolling mill companies. The workers arrive at the steel mill. Steel processing. Santa Monica, California: Men and women report for work at the Douglas Aircraft Plant. They work on a tight schedule for the new type Army torpedo and bombing planes. Men work on various parts of the aircraft. Chicago, Illinois: The Atlas Brewing Company, a huge brewery and bottling works where the production has been speeded to almost 30,000 bottles of beer an hour to meet a surge of demand following the passing of the Volstead Act allowing 3.2 beer (3.2% alchohol), near the end of prohibition in America. Beer Bottles move on conveyor belts. The bottles are filled, packed in crates and readied for transportation.
Girls decide to serve the country by enlisting in the WAC in the United States. In Los Angeles, California girls enlist in the Women's Army Corps (WAC). Their parents greet them as they entrain for Fort Des Moines, Iowa. WAC personnel stand in a pattern to form the word "WAC". The New York skyline. WACs wearing newly designed uniforms. A WAC personnel displays a uniform. The WAC personnel salutes and smiles.
Republican national convention of 1944 in Chicago, Illinois. A banner in support of Governor Bricker of Ohio as a Republican Vice Presidential candidate. Pictures of Governor Thomas Dewey for the Presidential nomination. Representative Joseph Martin, Chairman of the Convention. Statesmen eat and discuss around a table before the convention. Wendell Willkie at desk. Cars outside the convention hall as people arrive. Delegates from various states across United States arrive at the convention. Newsmen at typewriters as they send out news about the convention. Cameramen record the proceedings at the convention. National Chairman Harrison E. Spangler opens the convention and invites Governor Earl Warren of California for delivering a keynote. Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York at desk as he is elected as the Republican Presidential candidate.
A film titled 'Navy men' about the training of U.S. Navy recruits at various naval training centers in the United States. The training of United States Navy recruits at U.S. Navy training center in Bainbridge, Naval Station Great Lakes in Illinois and Naval Base San Diego in California. Dramatization shows a sailor carrying a rifle and reporting to an officer. A Navy officer climbs up the stairs and walks through a corridor at the U.S. Navy Training Center in Bainbridge, Maryland. The officer orders the sailors to keep their rooms clean and keep their clothes and other belongings in a proper manner. A group of sailors as the officer comes down the stairs. A sailor's parents ask the officer about their son. The officer speaks about the training of U.S. Navy recruits with a sign in the background that reads 'US Navy Training Center'. The sailors carrying rifles perform a drill. Buses arrive at the naval training center and recruits get off the bus. A sign on a building reads 'Welcome into Navy'. The recruits enter the building and line up. An officer instructs the recruits. The officer takes away a magazine from a recruit. The recruits undergo medical examination. A dentist examines the teeth of a recruit. A sign reads 'Clothing issue'. The recruits being issued the Navy uniform. The sailors in their uniforms lined up and an officer briefs the sailors. The officer introduces the sailors to their Company officer. Sailors holding their caps lined up. An officer inspects the sailors. The officer scolds a few sailors for their dirty uniforms. The sailors eat in a mess, study together, march, row a boat. The sailors undergo an obstacle course.
A dramatized film about the training of U.S. Navy recruits at various naval training centers in the United States. The training and life of United States Navy recruits at U.S. Navy training center in Bainbridge, Naval Station Great Lakes in Illinois and Naval Base San Diego in California. Sailors in their barracks lie down in their bunk beds. A sailor reads a letter from home. Another sailor plays a mouth organ. The sailors writing letters. The sailors lined up and an officer inspects. The sailors fire rifles. The Navy gun crew at work on ship deck guns. The sailors seated during a class and an instructor speaks about the ranks and privileges in the Navy. The instructor speaks about the retirement benefits, as well.
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