Cloudburst hits Reichenhall,the famous spa town. Muddy water flow. Men move a huge stone lying amidst a road. Fallen and mud flooded houses are seen. Streets are rock washed
German national championship Track and Field events in 1936. Seen are Hammer thrower, 2 Shot putters (the second is Wollke who later won the Olympic title), Karl Kotraschek in the triple jump, Luz Long in the long jump, Gustav Weikotz in the high jump, Julius Müller in the Pole Vault. The Men's 100 meters, won by Gerd Hornberger is followed by Doris Eckert winning the 80 meters hurdles, and finally the men's 400 metres, won by Helmut Hamann
Funeral of Konrad Adenauer at Cologne's Cathedral. Film opens panning over front of the Cathedral. Flowers on coffin. Crowd gathers with family of Konrad Adenauer. A woman in black dress stands in the crowd. The President of United States Lyndon B Johnson and French President Charles de Gaulle sit with West German Chancellor Kurt Georg Kiesinger. Candles in the foreground. Soldiers bring coffin covered draped with the German flag. Leader of the Social Democratic Party, Willy Brandt, is seen among the mourners. Pallbearers proceed with the coffin, down the front steps of the Cathedral. Soldiers stand in line on sides of the steps. Next, the coffin is seen being towed along the road by a military vehicle to the Rhine (Rein) River for transport to his burial site at Rhöndorfer. Spectators watch respectfully from the roadsides
A large wooden replica of the Iron Cross medal is set up outdoors, where persons may drive nails into it, to mark their contributions of from one to five marks to the Red Cross, during World War 1. An older man in military uniform taps several nails into the top of the cross. Visiting American, Jane Addams, co-founder of Hull House, in Chicago, and President of the newly formed Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) stands nearby observing, as the man sets a nail into position at the center of the cross. He then lifts a small boy up, so he can finish hammering it in.
Opening slate, in Swedish, states: "Röda Korset anordnar öfverallt bespisning en middag kostar det 10 pfennige." (The Red Cross organizes all-inclusive dining a dinner costs 10 pfennige.) A variety of persons, from all walks of life, are seen at an outdoor dining facility. They line up for a meal provided by the Red Cross. A woman dressed in white directs persons to the food line. Another, gives the people utensils as they carry their plates of food to tables. View of chefs serving food to persons in the line. Numerous views of these activities as more persons come into the facility. View from back away show many persons seated at tables eating, and several women in white dresses near empty tables in the background. View of sidewalk and pedestrians in front of the outdoor dining area.
Opening slate, in Swedish, states: "Ett af Roda Korsets ambulerande lasarett." (One of Red Cross's ambulatory hospitals.) Men are seen carrying large panels (ostensibly pertaining to an ambulatory hospital) from a house among trees. Next is a brief glimpse of Red Cross women preparing food in an urban setting. A Berlin policeman stands nearby, watching them. Some persons are seen seated at tables in the background.
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