Mrs James Roosevelt christens a ship in Massachusetts. The daughter-in-law of President Roosevelt. christens the new Farragut ship in Quincy. Dignitaries stand with her. Ship slides down the ways at the Fore River shipyards.
Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of President Franklin D Roosevelt in Miami. Sikorsky S-42 Pan Am Clipper flying boat aircraft lands on water. The First Lady comes out of the plane as she returns from an inspection of Puerto Rico. People at dock. A man welcomes Mrs Roosevelt. Large crowd gathers to welcome her. Mrs Roosevelt enters a van as she hurries to catch the train for Washington.
Pilot and a man view a Nemeth Parasol plane before its trial flight in Glenview, Illinois. Aircraft with a single umbrella like wing, takes off. Plane in flight. Plane lands.
The Classic Florida Derby horse race at Hialeah Park in Miami, Florida. Jockeys on horseback during the race. Time Clock, the racehorse, wins the Classic Derby.
A man signs a cheque to be given to a veteran in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Veteran receives first check from New State Soldier's Fund. Veteran shows the check. Large numbers of people gather.
Preparations for launch of the USS Hancock (CV-19) at Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts, on January 24, 1944. . Shipyard riggers removing supports from under the ship's hull. Platform at bow is decorated with bunting. Scene shifts to Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York, and the launching of the USS Missouri (BB-63), on January 29, 1944. Crowd gathered around the bow as the Missouri goes down the ways. Another change of scene to the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company of Newport News, Virginia. Here the ways are emptied following the launch of the Light Cruiser, USS Hancock (CL-81) on June 19, 1943. The Hancock can be seen in the water. Tugs attend to the newly launched Cruiser.
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