Testing of an aircraft rescue operation in the United States. Several airmen on an airfield during an experiment of an aircraft rescue operation for stranded airmen. A U.S. Army aircraft airlifts a sack from an airfield while in flight. A sheep being harnessed by a few men for a live test. The tied up sheep on the ground beside a small fence on the airfield. The U.S. Army aircraft in a low flight airlifts the sheep and flies away. The aircraft parked on the airfield with its door open. A few men take the safe sheep out from the aircraft and untie the ropes around it. A few men tying a pilot for a human rescue experiment. The man placed on the airfield beside a small fence. The aircraft in low flight airlifts the man. The aircraft in flight with the man hanging in a sling. The man is pulled into the aircraft. The aircraft lands on the airfield and the rescued man gets off the aircraft.
French ocean liner SS Flandre at New York Harbor in the United States. SS Flandre arrives at New York Harbor after an engine failure during her maiden voyage. A U.S. official shake hands and receives the Captain of the ship. Other naval officers and officials standing behind the men. Men trying to anchor the ship in the harbor when electric winches fail to raise its anchor. The ship leaves the harbor with its passengers standing at railing. SS Flandre underway in the harbor.
Quartermaster textile requirement in the United States. Men picking up cotton from a field. Equipment in cotton textile industry which produces most of Quartermaster requirements. Textile being produced in the industry. A woman beside the equipment in the industry. View of several textile industries.
Quartermaster procurements in the United States. A map shows classification of Quartermaster coal regions. An oil well which produces petroleum for the army. Equipment at the plant. The Fuel and Lubricants Division at headquarters through which petroleum procurement is directed. People working in a Fuel and Lubricants Division office. An officer in one of the purchasing offices who, on directive from the headquarters, will procure products. A ship at a port. A supply contract form enables the materials to be in the custody of a supplier until shipment. Facilities and equipment in the industry. Petroleum stored in cans in the premises. Huge equipment in the industry.
Modernization of a living room in the United States. Interior designer Catherine Howard speaks about remodeling of a living room. She says that every woman likes her living room modernized but puts it off for the reason that it is not affordable. The interior designer says that the living room could be modernized at a very moderate cost. View of a living room furnished in 1920 with old style furniture, a center table, a fireplace mantle and wall hangings. The fixtures like the fireplace mantle and a hanging lamp are changed. View of the room emptied and walls covered with a plain wall paper. Book shelves are placed in corners and curtains and venetian blinds are put on windows. A plain rug is spread on the floor. Modern couches and a center table are placed on the rug. Table lamps are placed on tables beside the couches.
Firemen campaign to prevent fires in the United States. Firemen move in vans with equipment to douse building fires. People standing on the side of a road. Buildings on fire. Flames rising from the buildings. A fire officer shows a rusted stove pipe and stray electric wiring. The Fire Chief says that most fires occur in buildings that need repair. He says that they have been calling on property owners and examining their premises and advising them to correct the errors in the buildings to prevent fire.
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