U.S. Senator from Texas, Lyndon B. Johnson's speaks at his office in Texas. Lyndon Johnson arrives and takes his seat. Multiple takes are shown as Senator Johnson speaks about industrial growth of Texas and explains how nation leans more on agriculture of Texas. He further talks about the spirit of the people in Texas which resulted in success. He talks of Texas as a leader worldwide in farming, and mentions rapid growth of Texas cities. Johnson speaks about skilled and self-reliant labor, farmers, and ranchers of Texas and their courageous approach to problems which makes everything possible. He lauds the business men of Texas who are progressive, free, cooperative, and friendly.
Reminders of World War 2, in France, 1945. A high bridge of about eight masonry arches with two bombed out, in mountainous region of France. Camera pans right, showing a number of substantial homes scattered across the valley, with tall mountains behind. Scene shifts to a different, flatter landscape, where about a dozen U.S. Waco CG-4A gliders are seen abandoned in a field, in various states of disrepair. Writing in chalk on the side of one glider reads, "Whispering Yoddles, Fort Worth Texas, Little One Alice". There are no D-day stripes on these gliders, indicating they were probably used subsequent to the Normandy invasion, in other operations such as "Bluebird & Dove" in the South of France, in August, 1944.
United States and Chinese airmen at Bergstrom Field, Austin, Texas July 1946. The Neo-Classical building is the Texas State Capital at Austin, Texas and Austin Texas is noted on the graduate’s diploma “Bergstrom Field, Austin, Texas”. At this time the 349th Troop Carrier Group was based at Bergstrom and assigned to the Third Air Force, Tactical Air Command as noted on the diploma. Also “Air Force Combat Units of World War II” Edited by Maurer Maurer states this unit trained Chinese crews to operate C-46 aircraft. Film is very interesting in that it visually shows the transition from “Army brown to Air Force Blue” for the C-46s still carry the I TROOP CARRIER COMMAND insigne on the nose, with was disbanded on 4 Nov 1945 but they have the new AAF wide "Buzz Numbers" for all aircraft operating solely within the continental USA, by T.O. 07-1-1 of November 1945 and the graduate’s diploma is notating the new post-war air force type command reorganization of March 1946.
Lewis Thaddeus Nordyke, newspaperman and author, explains the situation of drought and dust storms in Dalhart, Texas during 1930s. He talks about a "black blizzard" during a funeral in April, 1935.
Lewis Thaddeus Nordyke, newspaperman and author,speaks about hard lessons learned from the dust bowl experience of the past, particularly regarding soil conservation. A government agriculture expert counsels a farmer, as they kneel over a seedling. A field of healthy crops. A farmer on a cultivator. A farm in Dalhart, Texas. Farmer, Garland Palmer, explains why he stayed on his land after the dustbowl experience. Farmer, Harold H. Hogue, leaning against his tractor, tells of farming experience in the 1930s, 40s, and 50s. He attributes ultimate success to irrigation. Views of irrigation systems employed on farm. Farmer, Orville H. Finch, expresses his confidence in the future of farming. Expansive views of farm fields.
A modern replica of Philadelphia's Liberty bell arrives in Houston, Texas. It is en route to Liberty. It will serve as the symbol for the fight of the Liberty Muscular Dystrophy Foundation for freedom from the dreaded disease. People gather at the ceremony. Some children and people affected by the disease are seated in wheel chairs, including the sisters responsible for the bell effort, Nadine Woods and Sallie Woods.
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