Documentary titled 'One Millionth Security Check'. A woman representative of The Social Security Board at a house in Parma, Ohio. She gives the check to Mrs. Mary Thompson, the widow house mistress. Mrs. Thompson shown holding a number of Social Security checks. Two children of Mrs. Thompson, a girl and a boy playing with a wagon in garden outside the house.
Documentary titled 'Flying Tigers Come Clean'. Members of the Flying Tigers at a hotel in Denver, Colorado. Women washes their uniforms. Men watch as women wash and iron their uniforms. Uniforms of the Flying Tigers drying on lines and posts outside the hotel windows. At the entrance of the hotel, men talk with Police officials.
Newsreel titled 'King Cotton Holds Court' depicting a spectacular night parade by the civilians in Memphis, Tennessee. The civilians enjoy the ripening of their staple crop -- Cotton. Floats depict King Cotton and his Queen. The spectators hail the King. Several floats carry fancily dressed participants of the parade. One float catches fire and is engulfed in flames. Men point fire hoses at the fire.
Newsreel depicts the visit of former British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden to the United States. Anthony Eden gets into a limousine at Union Station. The U.S. Capitol can be seen at a distance. The cars move towards the White House. Women wave goodbye to the cars. Eden and other officials visit George Washington's tomb and home, Mount Vernon, in Alexandria, Virginia. Views of Mount Vernon. Views of Eden's wife accompanying him.
U.S. Army training film titled 'Don't be a Sucker'. Two wrestlers fight at wrestling match. One of the wrestlers dominates and defeats the other one. Two men in spectators, one of them looses the bet money. Gamblers playing a card game. The winner among them gets the money. A bar girl kisses the victorious man and he walks out with her. The man who lost the game strikes the winner from behind. As he falls and faints on street, the girl and other man take off his money. (World War II period).
An El Al airlines Lockheed Constellation passenger plane lands at U.S. Military Air Transport Service Terminal, Washington; located at Washington National Airport (2401 Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Access Rd, Arlington, VA 22202, United States) in Arlington Virginia. From the airplane descends the first Prime Minister of Israel, David Ben-Gurion, and his wife Paula Ben-Gurion. Security guards keep a vigil. Crowd cheers for him at the terminal building. Ben-Gurion and other dignitaries greeted and welcomed by officials. He shakes hands with officials and moves towards the terminal building.
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