Invasion of Lae during WWII. Troops board troop transports from the beach. Convoy of landing craft in a line at sea. Smoke on the horizon obscures Lae with faint explosions visible. Troops from the Australian 9th Division massed on the beach as seen from the deck of a troop carrier.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt visits the Boy Scout camp at Ten Mile River, New York. The President is seen sitting in his car, wearing an Order of the Arrow sash. Order of the Arrow members help him put on a Native American Indian headdress. Scouts seated on the ground watching the presentation.
Baseball heroes Babe Ruth and TY Cobb square off in golfing match in Flushing New York as a charity endeavor for war effort. Two hold a golf-club and pose for camera before start of match. Hundreds of fans gather to see the two compete. Cobb plays a tea shot while Ruth waits for his turn. A World War II (WW2) Banner saying "USO deserves support of every single individual citizen" seen in background. Both players putt several holes and Ruth emerges winner. Starting form left shots of Ruth and Cobb.
USS Akron (ZRS-4), helium filled American-made rigid type Dirigible, at Lakehurst Naval Station, New Jersey, in the United States. USS Akron on the landing field. Sailors work near the airship. The airship is moved by a mobile mooring mast and it's stern beam, prominent in this film clip, in preparation for flight. The stern bumper seen being carried by sailors will be attached to the lower fin where the stern beam has been removed to the right, starboard.
Mrs. Gates, of Monroe New York, a member of the local Women's Club, is seen wearing a corsage of flowers as she stands in front of the notice of a concert, sponsored by the club, for the benefit of the General Hospital. View inside the auditorium, where a solo violinist is playing on stage to a full audience. Mrs. Gates escorts a couple to their seats. Closeup of the violinist on stage. Closeup of Mrs. Gates again. Closeup of the concert poster.
Scene of crowd gathered at Bellevue Hospital, New York. William Ahern, the psychiatric patient threatens to jump from the 9th floor ledge of the hospital. Fireman T J Kehoe comes at the last moment and with the help of some others saves the patient.
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