U.S. Secretary of War George H. Dern address the nation in the United States. The Secretary of War seated at his desk addresses the nation. He speaks about the working of a recovery program of the government. He states that many civilians have gone back to work as a result of the recovery program. He says that many million dollars have been added to the monthly payroll for the workers. He stresses on the need for an increase in prices for the prosperity of the country.
A film titled: 'Spread the alarm' on the air raid warning systems and civil defense procedures in the United States during World War 2. A map locates different places. Newspaper headlines about the air raids and bombardment. Officer seated at his desk in the office. He explains the working of the air raid warning service with the help of a diagram. He states that the warnings are reported over telephones. He points at the diagram and explains the procedure. He talks about the radar service to detect the activities of incoming enemy aircraft for the purpose of air raid. As an enemy aircraft is detected, the information is communicated through the telephone lines established for the purpose. The information is disseminated through various warning centers. He also explains the air raid precaution service with the help of another diagram. He says that the rescue team takes care of the damage and the casualties. The district warning centers provide the additional aids to the people.
Documentary film shows the controversies regarding UFO (Unidentified Flying Objects) in the United States. Man takes a flight wearing Bell Rocket Belt which depicts an Identified Flying Object. View of an UFO also known as Flying Saucer which depicts an Unidentified Flying Object. Test flight of VZ-9-AV Avrocar (Flying Saucer) in Canada. Scientist gives his views on the Flying Saucers stating that they are not unidentified objects.
A picturization of American people moving to the western territory of Louisiana which is bought by the United States under the Presidency of Thomas Jefferson. A map shows the path of construction of roads accessing farm lands. Farmers leading their herds of cattle to a market in the east. A great canal dug from the west. A map shows waterways linking rivers to the eastern states. The Erie Canal or the Big Ditch through which goods and people move to the farming land. Boats on the canal. People moving on a bridge. Trains moving on a rail road. Several ships at a harbor. Steam boats on rivers. Aug. 17, 1807: 'Fulton's Folly' Steams up the Hudson River. Cotton grown on plantation farm fields in the south. Workers at the cotton plantations. Horse carriages carrying cotton moving at a harbor. Mechanized spinning and weaving industry.
U.S. Secretary of State Frank Billings Kellogg leaves for France from the United States to sign a peace treaty. Frank Billings Kellogg with officials on a ship deck. He sits and talks with the officials
Film about the problems faced by working women in the United States. A American Sociologist Jessie Bernard along with Edna G Rostow a Mental Hygiene consultant at Yale University discuss about the generation gap. They also state that they get to learn a lot of things from their children. They share their personal experiences with their children. They discuss about men and women sharing the vital life phenomenas.
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