Cars drive on West Side Manhattan street. The street is lined with trees on one side as it winds up hill. Water beside. Buildings on other side of road.
A huge crowd gathered in Madison Square Garden. An unseen speaker (likely Theologian Reinhold Niebuhr) criticizes the efforts of Prime Minister Chamberlain, of Britain, to appease Hitler. Featured Speaker, Dr. Paul Tillich, of Union Theological Seminary, addresses the crowd. He talks about the forced emigration of German Jews because of their religious and political beliefs. Cameramen record the event. An orchestra is seated on stage behind the speaker as if ready to perform. Professor Tillich discusses the attack on Jewish people in Germany and equates it to attacks on Christians. The crowd applauds.
Children gather to compete at the National Marbles Tournament in Wildwood to find out who is the mightiest mibster, or marble player. Several hexagonal shaped mats are laid on floor. Two players face-off each other per mat. Spectators gather in number to cheer up for their favorites. Fellow players watch as the final round goes on. Gerald Robinson, a 14 year old boy from Scranton, emerges as the proud winner. Gerald Robinson is given the MIBS title crown by an official present.
High School Students skip classes and parade with banners on streets against suspension of their Athletic Instructor in Plainfield NJ. Few students inside a car display banner reading 'For Sale' from window to the camera. Students gather around an open area of street and perform Collegiate Shag. April 1938.
Miners enter a mine elevator at the zinc mine in Franklin,NJ.An inspector closes the entrance with chains. A late-comer is denied entrance in the car.Miners being lowered into the mines.
Shift boss orders placing of timber under a loose ceiling(back) of zinc mine in Franklin,NJ. Miner finds timber too short and starts drilling under the unsafe back. The back collapses and huge slab falls on the drill-runner.Fellow miner is sent with a rescue note. Messenger rings car tender at shaft station and delivers him the note.
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