On Election Day, November 7, 1944, in World War 2, Americans are seen waiting patiently to vote. They stand in a long line extending down a city sidewalk next to brick and stone buildings. Views of several persons in the line. Scene shifts in flashback to the election of Woodrow Wilson, in 1912. Four men on horseback arrive at a polling place. Another travels to vote, in his 1910 Ford Model T truck. Change of time and place shows farmer arriving by horse-drawn wagon and walking to polling place past 1930s car and truck. A fully laden truck stops at a rural gasoline station, temporarily serving as polling place. American town residential street scene in the 1930s. Citizens gathering to vote at a polling place set up at a laundry shop, in the Bronx Borough of New York City. Views of various places in the United States, serving as polling places. Americans seen waiting to vote at various places, in the 1944 national election. Among the sites shown is Bridgeport Central High School, built in 1916, (which later became Bridgeport City Hall), at 45 Lyon Terrace in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Persons in various places, registering to vote, including actor Lewis Stone, actress Esther Williams, and USO entertainer, Bob Hope. Voter closing curtain behind him as he votes in a voting booth. Views of voters' feet, below curtains, as they vote. Various types of boxes. Newspaper headline speaks of the large voter turnout in millions during the 1944 election. Shipyard workers at end of their shift, are seen heading to the polls to vote.
United States delegates to the United Nations Security Conference meet with President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in Washington DC, United States. Seen are: Congressman Sol Bloom, of New York; Virginia Gildersleve, Dean of Barnard College; Senator Tom Connolly, of Texas; Edward Stettinius,Jr., Secretary of State,Commander Harold Stassen, USN, former Governor of Minnesota; In San Fransisco : Senator Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg, of Michigan; and Congressman Charles Eaton of New Jersey. View of Golden Gate Bridge and street scenes of San Francisco. Views of San Francisco hotels. The San Francisco Civic Center. Hotel buildings. Veterans War Memorial building. In Washington DC, U.S. delegation meets to form preliminary plan for their part in the organization of the World Security Council and International Court of Justice. Secretary of the State Edward Reilly Stettinius as Chairman of the U.S. delegation, speaks about their mission. (World War II period)
American industrialist, Henry J. Kaiser appeals for donating clothing to war victims in China and Europe during World War II. Seated at desk in office, he addresses the nation and announces a drive, commencing April 1, 1944, to collect used clothing for war victims, all over the world. Scenes shows : War victims in food lines. Starving and wounded civilian victims of war. An American woman and a girl at home in America select clothing for donation. Mr. Kaiser shows a banner which reads "what can you spare that they can wear?"
Operation Skywatch in the United States. Radar installations on a snow covered ground. A sign reads 'Headquarters AC & W Squadron'. A windsock. Snow in the background. Snowplow clears the road. A sign reads 'road conditions 120 mile area' on snow covered road. Caution lights. A car stops at sentry shack. Air Force (AF) sergeant issues guns to enlisted man inside armory at Radar Installation. Two Air Force enlisted men play ping pong in recreation room. A barber gives haircut to Air Force enlisted man. An enlisted man buys supplies from the shop. The purchaser at shop. The enlisted man enters and sits down in barracks. Skiers start down a slope. Men skiing.
Operation Skywatch in the United States. The Radar dome. Enlisted men leave through door in base. Enlisted men pass dining hall. The cook slices roast beef. The cook opens the oven door and draws out pan of pies. The cook places the pan on a serving table. He places the piece of pie on enlisted man's tray. Food is served in tray. Men eat in dining hall. A mascot dog walks on snow. The cook feeds a piece of meat to the dog.
Operation Skywatch in the United States. A sign on a building reads 'Restricted Area'". Sentry stops two enlisted men and looks at their credentials. Three enlisted men walk on snow. Two enlisted men seated at desks. One man talks on phone. Enlisted man plots course of aircraft on the plotting board in plotting room. United States Air Force (USAF) F-94s Starfire interceptor aircraft in flight over radar installation. Radar scope in operation.
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