People of Newark celebrates their annual Rose Day Festival. People present bouquet of roses to young ladies. Men women and children visit a rose farm. Several species of roses can be seen. Shots of a young lady posing beside rose laden wines.26 June 1941.
People of Anderson perform Blitz demonstrations imitating Hitler's tourist policies in World War II. Several ROTC cadets dressed like Nazi Germans seize factories, offices and key points. Arrested workers made to walk on streets at gun point .Convoy of cars and trucks parades down the city streets . Man imitating Hitler waves to crowd from a convertible while thousands spectate the Blitz. Hitler's double enters radio station and relays a speech to the city. July 1941.
Saboteur Captain Ettore Giugni and the crew of Italian tanker ship Colorado arrives at New York Harbor by ship. People gather to see the convicted Italian crew, after the ship's lengthy detainment in Puerto Rico, had been found guilty of intentionally damaging the ships' main engine, auxiliaries, and boilers to prevent its possibly use by American forces in World War 2. All were to be taken to prison camp in Montana. The crew are seen on a bus of the Flying Eagle bus lines.
With World War 2 tensions simmering, German and Italian agents and their families, expelled from the United States, bid farewell to relatives and friends at New York port. Distant view of USS West Point carrying agents and their families back home. Ship underway with New York City skyline in background. Axis country diplomats or agents prepare to board chartered airplane.
Shows four soldiers from U.S. 4th Engineers division ferry a Bantam Car or 'The jeep' across river stream..Driver carefully reverses jeep onto a tarpaulin sheet. Soldiers wrap up jeep and tie it up. Waterproofed Jeep is successfully ferried across river by troops. July 1941. (World War II period).
Shows horse-racing event of Annual American derby at Arlington Park in Illinois. Four thoroughbreds or racing horses line up at starting grid. Thousands cheer up for their favorites from stands. High speed views of the horse race underway. Warren Wright's 3-year old Chestnut horse, Whirlaway running wide at the track emerges out victorious taking over other three by surprise.
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