Fire in a grain elevator in Chicago, Illinois. Firemen work to control the fire. Smoke rises from the fire. A Universal Newsreel cameraman dies while covering the news. Ruins of a granary.
Princess Grace Patricia Kelly gives birth to a daughter, Princess Caroline of Monaco, in Monaco. Views of Monaco and Monte Carlo. Celebrations in Monaco after the birth of the daughter of the princess. The crowd cheers. Past events show the wedding of the Princess with Rainier III, Prince of Monaco. Soldiers fire guns to announce the event.
Princess Helene d´Orleans (daughter of Prince Henri d'Orleans, Comte de Paris and Princess Isabel de Orleans and Braganca) marries Comte Evrard De Limburg Stirum of Belgium in France. Opening scene from rear inside the Royal Chapel of Dreux (Chapelle royale de Dreux, 2 Square d'Aumale, 28100 Dreux, France) shows pews filled with family and guests. Next, a closeup of the bride and groom at the altar as the groom places a wedding ring on the bride's finger. Princess Helene is seen wearing a Dior wedding gown and the Mellerio Sapphire Tiara owned by her mother, the Countess of Paris. Catholic bishop blesses them making the sign of the cross. The newlyweds walk down the Chapel aisle, past well-wishers. Among the first to follow them down the aisle is Queen Frederica of Greece. View from behind, as the couple begin to descend the chapel steps, and leave. The area ahead of them is crowded with spectators.
Pope Pius XII visits the Almo Collegio Capranica (Palazzo Capranica, Piazza Capranica, 98, 00186 Roma RM, Italy), the oldest seminary in Rome, during its 500th anniversary. A large crowd gathers to greet Pope Pius XII, an alumnus of the seminary. The pope enters the seminary building. A marble plaque written in Latin on a wall. Pope Pius XII inspects gifts given to him by the Almo Collegio Capranica. A triptych depicting the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ from the Almo Collegio Capranica to Pope Pius XII. Pope Pius XII celebrates mass in the seminary’s college chapel.
'Polio Mother of the Year' is named in New York, United States. Mrs. David W. Phillips is given the title. She got the title for her achievements in regaining a normal family life even after she and her three children were stricken with polio. Mrs. Phillips in a wheel chair. Her children stand near her.
A fashion show in Rome, Italy. People gather inside a building. A model shows off matching jacket and bikini with geometrical patterns. Two Italian models wearing day dresses and hats. Models in afternoon wear and cocktail dresses. Models display different evening gowns. People watch the models. Several models display their dresses in a room.