A U.S. parachute platoon being trained in Hightstown, New Jersey. Recruits learn to jump from an elevated platform. A man jumps and falls on the ground. A recruit hangs from a parachute which is hanging from a tower. The parachute is released from the tower and it descends. The recruit lands on the ground. Another recruits jumps with a parachute.
U.S. Ambassador to Britain Joseph P Kennedy returns to report to President Franklin Roosevelt. Ambassador Kennedy arrives on the Queen Mary in New York. Reporters interview the Ambassador aboard the ship. He addresses the press on arrival. He gives statements regarding the economic chaos and war in Europe.
A basketball match between CCNY (City College of New York) and Oregon in New York. The match in progress. A record crowd of 16,386 basketball fans cheer and applaud. Players make three pointers. CCNY beats a the highly favored Oregon team 38-36.
U.S. Army Major General Hugh A Drum reviews cadets at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York. Cadets assemble for their first review of the season. They march on a path and on the inspection grounds. Major General Drum stands with other officers. He gives them the 'once over' as they march by in formation. The cadets in ranks.
Ice making chemicals tested in New York. Scientists make a new discovery - certain powders that absorb heat so quickly when mixed that they freeze water or other liquids instantly. This combination is called 'Quicold'. Two men at a table in a laboratory. One scientist mixes two powders and a liquid in a martini shaker to create the 'Quicold'. He then screws on the lid and gives it to the second man who mixes the three together. Fog on the shaker surface. A thermometer is used to check the temperature of the prepared fluid. The temperature drops rapidly. The man inserts three test tubes filled with water into a beaker full of the prepared fluid. On removal, the water in the test tubes is frozen. The man removes the ice and breaks it into pieces.
Soldiers bound for war: U.S. troops entrain at the New York port for transportation to the European Theater during World War II. Soldiers carrying full field packs and rifles assemble outside barracks and march forward from Camp Kilmer, New Jersey. Interior of a moving troop transport train. A soldier peels and eats an orange. Other soldiers sleep, rest and look out of a window of the railroad train. The soldiers get off the train with their bags in New York. The New York skyline in the background.
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