New model Ford cars on a revolving stage during a Ford auto show in United States. 'Ford 49' sign in center of the stage. Large crowd gathers to watch the new car models.
American Film and Theater Actor, Charles Coburn at desk in an office in United States. He puts a coin in a piggy bank and shows a large replica of American Hundred Dollars Bond. He urges people to buy U.S. Savings Bond on behalf of the U.S. Treasury Department.
United States. A Ford Model-T pulls up and stops in front of a house. A family come out from house. A man, woman, and two girls in dresses get into the car. Other people standing on the front porch of the house wave goodbye to the leaving family. The car drives away toward they road.
A truck drives up onto a high ramp,stops after it levels off, and then moves backward down the track and arrives back on the ground. A signboard stating 'Ruckstell' visible on the plateau level of the ramp, likely advertising the Ruckstell axle available for vehicles. It was the only non-Ford accessory that was actively endorsed by Ford Motor Company. Several people stand and watch the truck moving up and down the ramp.
'Battle Stations' depicts life as a United States Coast Guard. Medals lie on citations for gallantry in action during the landing on Tulagi Island. Images of U.S. Coast Guard cutters at sea and soldiers in battle as the citations are read out. U.S. CG troops during a parade. Sailors with rifles. They march with the U.S. flag. CG cutters in heavy seas. Sailor watches through binoculars. A sailor at the deck gun, another sends a semaphore signal. The Congressional Medal of Honor lies on a citation for heroism and gallantry in action during the evacuation of a battalion on Guadalcanal. Bodies of U.S. Coast Guard sailors wrapped in U.S. flags. Sailors salute as bodies are loaded. Women take the oath as they join the U.S. Coast Guard as U.S. Coast Guard SPARS (US CG Women's Reserve). Training Station: New SPARS recruits arrive as graduates leave the station. Recruits on bunk beds, during training, getting uniforms, on bicycles, and attending classes. Class of SPARS graduates receiving diplomas. Narration by Ginger Rogers and James Cagney.
Domestic science research work by the Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Economics Service (United States Department of Agriculture). Chief of the Bureau Dr. Hazel K Stiebeling talks about research in the field of textile and clothing. A man brings samples of knitted fabric to women working at a table. A woman lays the samples out. A technician uses a machine to test the fabric for elastic recovery, breaking strength, air permeability, moisture absorption. She tests stretch and comeback by applying tension with weights. A machine used to show how much rubbing a fabric can stand.
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