Scenes from Pony-Penning Day on Chincoteague Island off the coast of Virginia in the United States. Horses swim across shallow waters. Horses in the street. Horses are auctioned to a large crowd. Men have difficulty in keeping the steeds orderly.
Newsreel: "Put-in-Bay Ohio Dedicate great Perry Memorial! Giant shaft commemorates immortal victory in Battle of Lake Erie". Shows ceremonies for the tall monument that commemorates the Battle of Lake Erie in which Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry won a great naval battle during the War of 1812. The memorial also celebrates enduring peace between the UK, Canada, and the United States after the war. The memorial is observed from distance. Whole height of the column is observed. Close view of Ohio Governor George White beside another civilian dignitary, with several U.S. Navy and U.S. Army military officers flanking and behind them. Official dedication is celebrated. Dignitaries are seen above the stairs. Governor George White giving a speech. The Doric column -- the world's largest at 352 feet -- was officially named in 1936 by President Franklin Roosevelt as: Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial National Monument.
Eighth Annual Junior Chamber of Commerce Safe Driving Road-e-o (rodeo). People stand in rows as a car passes. Top teenage drivers put the cars through demanding tests of skill and judgment. A driver seen in a car. Group of men seen clapping as a driver performs skillfully. The teenage drivers (all boys) meet United States President Eisenhower. Cameramen take photographs of President Eisenhower and the drivers.
Urbain Ledoux known as 'Mr. Zero' offers a growler of beer for three cents (though it is not real beer, as the narrator indicates, because it is during prohibition in the United States). Crowd stands in lines to drink non-alcoholic beer. Several people drink beer and play cards. Bartender in action. A man chugs a full glass of beer.
Hugh Herndon Jr. and Clyde Pangborn span the ocean. They wreck the propeller of the ship while landing. Mother of Clyde Pangborn greets him. Citizens of Wenatchee acclaim both the fliers. The fliers greeted by crowds as they pass through a street in an open car with United States flag.
Gangster Alphonse Gabriel Capone commonly known as Al Capone taken from United States penitentiary to the High Court. He bases his appeal for freedom on the allegation that he was convicted after statute of limitations had lapsed.
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