President of the United States Dwight David Eisenhower is honored by people in the White House, Washington DC. Dwight David Eisenhower is presented a holy cross by Primate of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, Archbishop Michael for his efforts for world freedom and peace. United States Senator Thomas Henry Kuchel and Congressman John Emerson Moss present him a sombrero
A World War II film titled 'Jalopies Parading to Victory' a parade intended to stimulate people to donate dilapidated automobiles for scrap in Decatur, Illinois. Automobile traffic on a street. Office buildings in the city. View of pier extending over Lake Decatur. Exteriors of the Millikin University. A industrial area of the city. Old cars at the backyard of houses. Mary Livingstone disembarks from a car. She is greeted by the women. War production officials stand and talk. Cars in the parade. Modern firefighting vehicles being driven at the parade. Soldiers march. Officials seated. Fire fighting department spray water on a car. School girls march at the parade. Decorated cars at the parade. Horse drawn carriage at the parade. American university students and men from the bomber division march. A band plays. Children ride bicycles and march at the parade.
Scenes of a a "jalopy and general salvage parade" in an American city during World War 2, to support the war effort. Parade floats that use scrap materials simulate the finished products of war like vehicles and airplanes. Civil Air Patrol airplanes fly over the parade route reminding citizens of the need for scrap metal in manufacturing and producing airplanes for war. Narrator describes need for inclusion of many needed scrap materials in the parade such as tin cans, silk, nylons, fats, greases, etc. and that "jalopies make jeeps." Narrator, on behalf of the United States War Production Board, gives specific instructions of how to hold such a parade in any town in the United States and encourages viewers to hold such parades in their towns all over America to help the home-front war effort. The parade heads down main streets of Decatur, Illinois, with many shops and buildings seen along the route. People stand on roadside to watch the parade. Cars driven at the parade. School children ride on cars, many bearing wartime victory slogans. Man works on a vehicle carried on a truck. A float decorated with papers. School children march. A man pushes a trolley. Girls ride bicycles. Officers address parade attendees as livestock is auctioned off to raise funds for the war effort. Junk yard cars that are candidates for scrap recycling are seen in the backyards of houses. Clip concludes with a message from Mr. Eugene Dunne, District Chief, Scrap Processors Branch, War Production Board, Chicago. Mr. Dunne encourages viewers to hold jalopy parades like the one seen in Decatur, Illinois.
Jersey Ringel performs air stunts in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The aerial combat Jersey Ringel speaks. Jersey Ringel performs an upside down stunt on trapeze. Jersey Ringel blindfolded climbs around struts and climbs to top of an aircraft. He stands erect as the aircraft is in flight. He releases hold on the aircraft. Jersey Ringel climbs down the wing of aircraft.
Jersey Ringel performs air stunts in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Jersey Ringel stands on an aircraft and moves onto another aircraft. He grasps the aerial ladder of a passing aircraft. Jersey Ringel hangs by feet from an aircraft.
Jersey Ringel performs air stunts at airshow in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Jersey Ringel performs daring aerial acrobatic feat, looping the loop while standing on top of early model aircraft. Aircraft lands. Acrobat on top of the aircraft.
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