Flood in Watsonville California. A car driven in water. Stakes drown half in water. Houses of city half drown in water. Water on road. A boy stands in water up to his knees. He holds and shows bottles of milk. Cars and people on road.
Heavy snow falls in Truckee, California. Snow covered city. A man clears sign board. Cars covered with snow. Roofs of houses covered with heavy snow. House on fire.
Pilots perform daring stunts on aquaplanes over Lake Conway in Orlando, Florida. A boat in lake, a motor-less pontoon glider attached to boat taxis on water. Fred Jones on glider splashes water besides a boat. Bud Jones hangs from glider and performs aerobics. Glider comes down and splash into water.
Alleged Anarchist sympathizers bomb Sacco-Vanzetti case's Judge, Webster Thayer's house in Worcester, Massachusetts (Culprits never arrested). Broken house of the Judge. Damaged roof of house lay on ground. Table lamp, piano and furniture damaged. Blood stains on pillow over bed. Policemen stand, talk and go in front of house. People stand behind rope and watch. Men stand past house. Wreckage of house and damaged stairs.
Attorneys Robert Kenny and Bartley Crum pursue motion to quash subpoenas, to appear before the HUAC, for clients John Howard Lawson and 18 other witnesses, on grounds of Committee illegality and unconstitutionality. Mr. Stripling of the Committee suggests pursuing the matter through the Courts. The attorneys appeal and the subcommittee exits to consider the matter in closed executive session. They return and announce unanimous decision to reject the request, on grounds that they are operating under Public Law 601 and have not the authority to deviate from their charter under that law. The attorneys then request that previous witnesses, whom they accuse of giving false testimony, be recalled. The motion is denied and John Howard Lawson is called to testify.
Actors Robert Montgomery and George Murphy chatting on a street in Washington DC. They are joined by actor Ronald Reagan, President of the Screen Actors Guild. This is during a break at the time of hearings before The House Committee of Un-American Activities (HUAC ) investigating Communism in Hollywood. communist propaganda. Pedestrians are surprised and delighted to recognize the three well known actors.
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