Group of boys swimming at a lake side or river. Boys quietly sneak up on a boy fishing and push him into the water. He complains that he has lost his fishing net after he surfaces in the water. Another boy, a Jewish boy, volunteers to jump in and find it for him, and he does so. Group of boys in the club are seen meeting with their YMCA adult advisor. They come up with an idea to help others, by selling scrap like scrap metal to raise funds for a clothing fund for needy kids at school. Views of the boys collecting junk metal and newspapers to recycle for money for the clothing fund. The boys meet again with their advisors. The boys clap when they learn they will receive a new club charter. They hold elections for officers. The Jewish boy is elected as one of the club officers. A YMCA secretary presents the group members with their charter. The boys recite a pledge of inclusion for others.
Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini's speaks to a crowd during his declaration of war against the British and French in World War II. The crowd assembled in front of the National Monument of Victor Emmanuel II in Rome, Italy to hear Mussolini's declaration of war. Benito Mussolini speaks from the balcony of Venice Palace. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt makes a speech on Italian perfidy when Italy attacks helpless France. The Italian Army in action during the North African Campaign of World War II. An Italian staff officer on a hill watches a battle. A long line of Italian mountain howitzers fire. An Italian officer looks through binoculars. A radio officer transmits a message. Italian Savoia Marchetti airplane in flight. The airplane drops bombs. An officer looks through binoculars. Two gun crews fire, The shells hit the earth and explode.
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt checks on growing air fleet of the United States at Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, Virginia during World War II. Official cars parked in front of airplanes on the air base. President Roosevelt looks at formation of aircraft.
Head of U.S. Defense Council William Knudsen reports on the progress of National Defense Program in Washington DC during World War II. He speaks how the United States is being geared up to turn out thousands of new fighting airplanes and other military and naval equipment.
Tanks and guns manufactured at the Rock Island Arsenal in Illinois during World War II. Assembly and research plant at the Rock Island Arsenal shows workers working on tanks and guns. Anti tank guns are tested.
An autogyro rotorcraft hops off the ground at Willow Grove in Pennsylvania. Pitcairn test pilots demonstrate the autogyro that hops off the ground for 30 feet before starting its normal takeoff.
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