Paul V. McNutt,former Governor of Indiana,being sworn in as the High Commissioner to Philippines in Washington D.C.,United States.
Newsreel titled 'The flying flivver lands in Washington D.C.' shows a Ford two cylinder monoplane landing in Washington D.C.,United States ending its Detroit-to-Miami trip in Asheville due to bad weather. Pilot Brooks get out from the plane as people gather around it to take a look. People lift the plane.
Newsreel titled 'Jumps into Potomac to test new suit' shows Jimmy Clark wearing a new water tight life saving suit in Washington D.C.,United States. He gets into a biplane aircraft at Naval Air Station Anacostia (NAS Anacostia). It takes off. He jumps and makes a parachute landing into Potomac river. Clark being congratulated by Assistant Secretary of war, F. Truebee Davison.
A film titled 'Forestry planes carry supplies of fire fighters' shows United States Forestry Services personnel attaching food and other supplies to parachutes in Vancouver,Washington. They place them in a plane. A flight crew member drops the supplies attached to parachutes from a plane. Fire fighters pick up food and other supplies including a short wave radio.
Interview with Doreen Garwick, wife of United States Navy officer Warren Garwick from Los Angeles, California. Garwick recounts her experience taken as a prisoner by Japanese forces during World War II in Manila, Philippines. During the interview she hopes of meeting her husband soon after the liberation of Manila.
Mrs. Phyllis Gibbon of Somerset, England, expresses her gratitude to the United States Army and Red Cross for rescuing her and other Allied internees from Japanese camp Bilibid Prison in Manila, Philippines during World War II.
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