Fitzgerald Hall, President of Southern States Industrial Council at his office at Nashville, Tennessee. He speaks to reporters as they take down notes. He speaks out against a report that he says is inadequate, exaggerated and misleading. He says that the south is not Nation's number one economic problem, but rather it is the Nation's economic hope. He is reacting to a 1938 "Report on the Economic Conditions of the South" by the National Economic Council (NEC), that had been echoed in statements by President Roosevelt.
American college football game in Knoxville, Tennessee. Teams from Tennessee and Louisiana State University battle it out in a game of football. University of Tennessee wins the game after defeating the LSU team by 14 to 6.
Jews in Germany. A large number of people gathered at a railway station to bid goodbye to fellow Jews as they leave for the new state of Israel. Jews loaded in railroad cars. Men board the train. People greet them. Men carry a Israeli flag.
Revolt spreads in Havana, Cuba. The government announces a state of war. Federal troops march against students. Revolutionary strike grips the nation. People gather on the streets. Exterior of a building. Cars parked outside a building. Soldiers fire rifles and machine gun. Ammunitions lying on the ground.
Elihu Root, Secretary of State Charles F Huges, Senators Henry Cabot Lodge and Oscar W Underwood pose on steps of a building. Cameramen take pictures. Automobile parked along road in the background.
As the population recovers from a tragic, deadly flood, American and State flags are flown at half mast outside Pennington County Courthouse in Rapid City, South Dakota. Traffic passes on street.
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