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1. Airscrew (21:07)

Date:: 1940
Main contributors:: Tharp, Grahame, 1912-
Summary:: This short nonfiction film depicts the intensive testing that goes into developing and producing aircraft propellers. It opens with the whirring or propeller blades. Animated diagrams show how the ...

2. Glass versus bombs (16:58)

Date:: 1943
Main contributors:: Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
Summary:: Shows the ability of various types of window glass to withstand concussion caused by bombing.

3. Into the blue (10:39)

Date:: 1940
Main contributors:: Catling, Darrel, 1909-1991
Summary:: Shows how young airmen are trained by the R.A.F. Not only is the standard training such as solo flying shown, but also learning Morse code, navigation lectures, and special bombardier and fighter p...

4. Ready on the home front (23:56)

Date:: 1942
Main contributors:: Constable, J. M.
Summary:: Presents the general aims of the civilian defense program during World War II. Describes the training and duties of the air raid warden. Closes with a proclamation by Governor Schricker.

5. The calls that cure (11:08)

Date:: 1945
Main contributors:: DeVoe, Ralph G. (Ralph Godwin), 1883-1966.
Summary:: Shows the telephone center and the bedside telephone service in a U.S. Army hospital. Discusses the beneficial effects on the soldiers of receiving telephone calls from home and advises families at...

6. The work of the rescue unit (14:24)

Date:: 1942
Main contributors:: United States. Office of Civilian Defense
Summary:: Presents the training of civilians for rescue work during World War II. Shows the procedures for assigning volunteers to the type of work for which they are prepared and training them to perform as...

7. What to do in a gas attack (15:03)

Date:: 1943
Main contributors:: Price, Sherman
Summary:: Explains what war gas is, how it is used by the enemy, and how simple household items, such as bicarbonate of soda and bleaching solution, may be used to prevent casualties.