Operations at a Textile mill. Men are checking and loading fabric rolls for manufacture into military uniforms. Man transporting the rolls on a lorry. Fabric passed through steam rollers. Drawing, cutting and stitching of military uniform drafts is shown. Cut-outs from a material are taken.
Shops and buildings promoting the slogans of peace. Displays of a laundry shop, a furniture shop and a dress shop with the word 'peace' written on them. A woman arranges dress in a shop.
Views of oil-stained motor lifeboat and cabin picket boat used by U.S. Coast Guard in rescuing survivors from the tanker, R.P. Resor, after it was torpedoed by the German U-boat U-578, on the night of 28 February, 1942, in World War 2. The Resor burned for hours afterwards with fire spread by leaking cargo oil. The only survivors, Seaman John Forsdal, and Coxwain Daniel Hey, are seen in the Coast Guard Station dining room following their rescue.
Crowds gather to watch on the river banks as Gar Wood performs for charity in a water carnival and tries to break the record of his British rival. Cars are seen parked in lines on the bank. In driftwood littered Harlem, Gar Wood pilots the 'Miss America IX' speedboat. Miss America VIII follows. Signboard reads 'Lehigh Valley' at the finish point.
The AAU championships at Randall's Island. Hal Davis, fastest man in the world, wins 100 meters. Bill Cummins wins 110 meters hurdles from Joe Batiste. Al Blozis wins the Shot, and Cornelius Warmerdam wins the Pole Vault . The winners seen. Huge crowd gathered to watch the event.
Yankees and Dodgers meet on the 50th anniversary of baseball's World Series. Fan holds up official series program. Fans pour into Yankee Stadium; man in Yankees jacket takes tickets. Managers Casey Stengel of the Yankees and Chuck Dressen of the Dodgers shake hands in dugout before the game. Baseball commissioner Ford Frick chats with Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley in the stands. Starting pitchers Allie Reynolds for the Yankees and Carl Erskine for the Dodgers pose for cameras. Yankees' Hank Bauer seen in close up before hitting run-scoring triple. Yankees' Billy Martin seen in closeup before hitting three-run triple. (Note: Martin would be named the MVP of this series.) Dodger fans look disgruntled until Dodgers come back to tie game with a home run by George Shuba and two-run single by Carl Furillo. But Yankees' Joe Collins put his team back in front with a home run.
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