U.S. soldiers fight fires in burning town of Gemunden, Germany. German civilians walk along road past burning buildings. Dead German soldier in the foreground. Views of burning town and ruins. Jeeps and tanks pass through the town. Trucks drive down on road. Civilians standing either side of road. Civilians salvage belongings from burning buildings. U.S. soldiers fight fires in town by stringing fire hose. (World War II period).
U.S. soldiers fight fires in burning town of Gemunden, Germany. Civilians run with buckets. They fill buckets with water and carry them towards burning building. Burning building in the background. U.S. soldiers fight fires in town by stringing fire hose. A tank standing on road. (World War II period).
Dramatization shows production is halted by a mica shortage until a substitute is found, United States. American workers work on production of walkie-talkies. Mica is used as small radio part in radio production. Production is halted by a mica shortage. A man talks to a client of mica in his office. Engineers work on mica rock. Engineers blast a mine. Mine explodes. Engineers use shovel and hammer to find mica. An engineer finds inferior mica. Women workers working in factory with mica sheets for radio production. Cartons of mica. These are packed and sealed. Sealed cartons are transported.
Dramatization shows how walkie-talkie can effect battle plans, United States. After receiving mica, radios are produced. Radios are transported via railroad. Troops battle on a Pacific Island. Soldiers move into action and fire artillery. Soldiers try to make contacts with headquarters, the message is transmitted. Amphibious landing and counter attacks of U.S. troops. The invasion is completed. Japanese flag is lowered and U.S. flag is waved at mast on Japanese island No. 6. (World War II period).
A film 'The Story of Hoover Dam' shows how proposal of the dam is passed in the United States. A sign reads 'A Modern Civil Engineering Wonder of The United States'. Aerial view of the Hoover Dam. Automobile traffic across the top of the dam. Architecture of the dam. People enter onto dam to see reclamation project and listen to the story of Hoover Dam. View of Black Canyon. Animated map of geographical climate of the Colorado River. Views of mountains and flooded water. Dried crops and bare trees due to raging waters of the river. A wind mill seen. Proposal of construction of Hoover Dam comes in the House of Representatives of U.S. Capitol for Congressional approval to regulate and control the Colorado River, in 1928. View of President Calvin Coolidge addressing Congress in the U.S. Capitol in 1928. President Herbert Hoover in his office in the White House in 1930, signs the bill of appropriation for construction of the dam.
U.S. Department of Agriculture conducts Research project in the United States. Hanging sign reads as 'Fernon Experimental Forest, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station, Forest'. Building of Agriculture Experiment Station. Plaque on wall reads as "United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Center". Farmers use farm products in their farms. Aircraft delivers chemical spray on crops to control insects and diseases. Cattle in stock yard. View of farmer's land. Crops in farms, farmers standing in the background. They receive demonstrations of farming methods from personnel of USDA (United States Department of Agriculture). USDA provides pamphlets, publications of marketing research, books of agriculture and market news services to help farmers and increase production.
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