U.S. ambassador to Hungary Selden Chapin in New York, United States. Selden Chapin with dignitaries and officials aboard a ship. They all are seated in a hall. Chapin with a woman walks on the deck of a ship. Other officials and dignitaries stand at the deck in the background. Ships underway in the background. Selden and the woman walk on the deck. They talk to each other.
Pie eating contest in New York, United States. A woman holds a cake in her hands. Candles on the cake. The woman shake hands with a girl. The woman blows the candles on the cake. Pie kept on a table. The competition starts. The boys eat the pie. Visitors from the town stand in the background and watch the contest. The boys eat pie. A boy with pie on his face. The woman gives a prize to the winner.
Film opens showing a U.S. Air Transport Command C-54 aircraft taxiing in to park at the Washington National airport, Washington, DC. Next, U.S. Secretary of State, James F. Byrnes, leaves the aircraft and descends steps, followed by a Congressional delegation, including Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg. The airport ramp is crowded with Army Air Forces personnel, photographers, and news reporters. Other Air Forces members watch from in front of the Army Air Forces Transport Command Terminal in the background. Closeup of Byrnes greeting several men in the crowd. Part of the sequence repeats again.
Aviator Stanislaus Hausner and his aircraft disappear over the Atlantic Ocean during a trip to Poland from Floyd Bennett Field in New York, United States. Past events show men towing a Bellanca CH Pacemaker aircraft out of a hangar on Barren Island. Aviator Stanislaus Hausner stands beside the aircraft with his wife Martha. They kiss and pose for the camera. The aircraft taxis and takes off from an airstrip. The aircraft gains altitude.
'Polio Mother of the Year' is named in New York, United States. Mrs. David W. Phillips is given the title. She got the title for her achievements in regaining a normal family life even after she and her three children were stricken with polio. Mrs. Phillips in a wheel chair. Her children stand near her.
American boxers Thomas "Hurricane" Jackson and Floyd Patterson prepare for a heavyweight championship. Thomas Jackson trains in New Jersey, United States. He wears a mask. Jackson practices in a ring. People watch him. Patterson practices for the match. People watch.
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