Women's Army Corps (WAC) Sergeant in broadcasting studio for the Army Navy Screen Magazine feature called: "By Request." She holds a letter received from 43 American soldiers ("foxhole buddies") in New Guinea. They ask "By Request" to show them scenes from the University of Kentucky, where they trained, and some shots of Lexington, Kentucky. The program continues with motion pictures of the requested scenes, beginning with the Phoenix Hotel and a theater on the Lexington Main Street. Pedestrians on the side walk and cars parked by the roadside. Keith's Bar and Chop House. Bartenders and waitresses serve beer. A roller coaster, known as the Wildcat (after UK's mascot) at the Joyland amusement park, located on Paris Pike north of town. The University of Kentucky campus. GIs and women soldiers on campus. A sign for the University. Soldiers take pictures by the statue of James Patterson on campus. (Given the lack of foliage on the trees, this film was obviously taken sometime between November and March. ) (World War II period).
Aerial views of the Ford Motor Company industrial complex in Michigan. Glimpse of another airplane flying the opposite direction below. View of Ford Motor Company airport, Detroit, Michigan. Large letters: F O R D displayed in the airport grass.
Air Mail Service in the United States. Mail trucks at the center of an airfield. Aircraft, including De Havilland DH-4; Boeing Model 40; Curtiss JN-4 Jenny; Travel Air 5000 ; and Ford Ford 5-AT-B trimotor, parked in a circle around the mail trucks. Mail being transferred from a truck into empty front cockpit of a two-place biplane. The side of a truck reads 'Air Mail Service'. A Travel Air 5000 transport (CAA registry C2614, NAT'S No. 16) on the field. Side of the aircraft reads 'Nat U.S. Mail Express'. The aircraft taxis on the field. The aircraft takes off. Early model air mail aircraft in flight over a large city. Orville Wright seated and wearing a tuxedo. Orville Wright posing indoors, and then standing in front of a residence, with three young boys who hold balsa wood model gliders. The boys launch their wood gliders by means of rubber bands, with some help from Wright.
Opening scene shows women gathering for a bridge club party. They each drive to the party in their own cars and park in front of the house. While waiting for the last club member to arrive, they relax on the front porch of the hostess's home. They wear the fashions of the period, including Cloche hats, and some like flappers. The last woman to arrive drives a new Ford sedan, which attracts immediate attention from all the other women, who leave the porch and admire her car. Scene shifts to the next gathering of the bridge club, when all the womens' cars parked in front of the house, are new Fords.
The Kentucky Derby in the United States, and the Grand National Steeplechase in the United Kingdom. The spectators seated in a stand to watch the Kentucky Derby horse race. A weapon trainer, James E. Fitzsimmons. The horses run in the Kentucky Derby horse race. America Jockey William Lee Shoemaker on horse Gallant Man during the race. Iron Liege competing against Gallant Man. Iron Liege wins the race. Iron Liege with jockey as they receive the prize. Change of scene to Liverpool, England. The horses jump the famous fences in the England Grand National Steeplechase. The horses fall while jumping. Sundew wins the race in Liverpool, England.
An American football match between Tennessee Volunteers and Kentucky Wildcats in Tennessee. The players playing on the ground. Wildcats winning in the fourth quarter. Johnny Majors scoring goals against Kentucky. Volunteers winning after the fourth quarter. The players playing the match. Tennessee wins against Kentucky by 20-7. The spectators in the stand cheer as Tennessee wins the match.
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