13 guns salute to French General Henri Gouraud Fort Jay in New York. General stands with officers. Smoke rises as soldiers give a gun salute. A fountain from a boat. The General watch the show.
USS Independence (CV-62) is christened at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York. Flags of the United States on the ship. People gather for the christening. Decorated USS Independence at the dock.
The U.S. Open Golf Tournament at the Baltustrol Golf Course in New Jersey. Ben Hogan putts the ball. Jack Nicklaus hits a long stroke. The audience watches the match. Jack Nicklaus wins the tournament. He gets the trophy and kisses his wife.
Will Rogers Hospital in Saranac Lake, New York. The exterior of the hospital's building. The Board of Directors dig the ground with spades for the inauguration of a new medical library and a study center in the memory of Abe Montage, former president of the hospital. People in the garden of the hospital. A statue of Will Rogers.
British wives of U.S. soldiers arrive in United States. USS Argentina. Women aboard the ocean liner talk. Nurses tend the children. Children play in a nursery aboard the ship. Ship arrives at port of New York. Women debark with children. Relatives and husbands of women welcome them. Men and women embrace and kiss. Man holds a child. A child cries.
Ceremony of "Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day" at Yankee Stadium in New York. Trophies and a frame on which "Don't Quit" is written, lying on a table. A large crowd of baseball fans in the stadium. Seventh Regiment Band marches during the ceremony. Dignitaries and members of the 1927 Yankees World Championship team attend the ceremony. An official of the New York Yankee team makes an announcement on Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day. Lou stands in front of a microphones. Cameramen take photos. Other team members stand in the background. Joe McCarthy makes a presentation. George Herman Ruth, Jr. (Babe Ruth) talks to an official. Babe Ruth, dignitaries and other members stand and pose.
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