Organization of the United States Army. Soldiers given training about firing and operating anti-aircraft guns at Camp Edwards in western Cape Cod, Massachusetts, during World War II. Trainee soldiers fire on target balloons. Amphibious troops trained. Tanks ride rough mountainous terrain, cross small rivers. Tank destroyer training, a dummy tank destroyed.
A launch pulls up to the USS Quincy (CA-71) and a naval officer comes aboard. A flag of the United States on the ship. Sailors aboard the USS Quincy salute as King Ibn Saud (also called King Abdulaziz) of Saudi Arabia returns to the USS Murphy (DD-603), which is tied up close to the USS Quincy. The King is accompanied by Colonel Eddy, USMC, serving as interpreter and members of the Royal party. Numerous views of members of the Royal party on board the USS Murphy. Rugs can be seen on deck.
Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects to build better cities in Massachusetts, United States. Nurses visit homes. A nurse instructs a mother about taking care of babies and feeding them. She bathes the baby. Young men and women stand in a queue to continue their education, program being conducted by National Youth Administration during the Great Depression. Point of view from moving boat approaching fishing dock areas at port in Gloucester, Massachusetts. A hatchery at Gloucester, Massachusetts for catching and breeding fish. Braille plates for Braille written works and braille maps being created by craftsmen. Braille mapping at the Perkins Institute for the blind at Watertown. Close-up view of braille works being proofread by visually impaired men and women. Children take free music lessons. They learn to play piano and a vocal instrument. Shows nursery school activities: Children eat food, play at jungle gym and wash hands. Children prepare to go to sleep.
A meeting of Alliance for Guidance of Rural Youth is shown. The meeting is attended by Clarke Bailey, M.D., Chairman, Harlan County Planning Council; Dr. Latham Hatcher, President, Alliance for Guidance of Rural Youth; Arthur W Dodd, Acting Director, Pine Mountain School; James A Cawood, Superintendent, County Public Schools; E M Norsworthy, County Director of Guidance; Dr. Joseph Van Vleck, Professor of Sociology, Harford Theological Seminary and Dr. Paul Cressey, Professor of Sociology, Wheaton College Massachusetts. Dr Latham addresses the meeting. All members express their views also.
A meeting of Alliance for Guidance of Rural Youth is shown. The meeting is attended by Clarke Bailey, MD, Chairman, Harlan County Planning Council; Dr. Latham Hatcher, President, Alliance for Guidance of Rural Youth; Arthur W Dodd, Acting Director, Pine Mountain School; James A Cawood, Superintendent, County Public Schools; E.M. Norsworthy, County Director of Guidance; Dr. Joseph Van Vleck, Professor of Sociology, Harford Theological Seminary; Dr. Paul Cressey, Professor of Sociology, Wheaton College Massachusetts and Wilfred Bradshaw, Juvenile Court Judge, Indianapolis,Indiana . Dr Latham addresses the gathered members of the meeting. All members also express their views .
Mrs James Roosevelt christens a ship in Massachusetts. The daughter-in-law of President Roosevelt. christens the new Farragut ship in Quincy. Dignitaries stand with her. Ship slides down the ways at the Fore River shipyards.
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