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United States Government Office of War Information, War Activities Committee of the Motion Picture Industry, Army Service Forces, Signal Corps Photographic Center, Western Division, Monogram Pictures Corp., PRC Pictures, Inc.
Summary:
A short informational film asking "what benefits should the U.S. seek for the aid they have given to our allies?" Gives an account of how the Lend-Lease program of mutual aid between allied nations works for the benefit of all. Points out that the settlement of Lend-Lease ought to lay the foundation for prosperity after World War II, narration states "world peace and world trade are the bulwarks of freedom."
Incorporates footage originally used for the Japanese-produced newsreel, New Philippines News to show the horrible conditions that American prisoners experienced in enemy camps in the Philippines as a way to raise money through the sale of War Bonds.
Documentary short film depicting the American assault on the Japanese-held island of Iwo Jima and the massive battle that raged on that key island in the Allied advance on Japan.
Shows how to check the transmission gear shift mechanism; how to inspect the drive shaft and the differential; how to check differential backlash; and how to test the running condition of the transmission, drive shaft, and differential.
Demonstrates with the Wheat Farmer an approved procedure for teaching with motion pictures. A seventh-grade social studies group studying how the world is fed discusses interests and problems which indicate that a motion picture would help; the teacher prepares the lesson by previewing the film and studying its handbook; immediately before screening, purposes or seeing the film are clarified; the film is shown; and pupils discuss questions previously outlined and plan further studies on the basis of what they have seen in the film.
United States. Department of Agriculture, United States. Office of Information. Motion Picture Service
Summary:
Reports on the coordination of community volunteers for wartime farm harvesting labor through the efforts of the Victory Farm Volunteers of the U.S. Crop Corps and local agricultural agents. "The story of the farm labor shortage caused by the war, and how it was met during the crop season of 1944 through the vigorous and patriotic efforts of several million volunteers from our towns and cities. It shows the county agent in a typical agricultural county, marshalling its forces to recruit help needed to harvest the local potato crop. Similarly, workers were recruited all over the country to help with fruit, grain, cotton, sugar beets, hay, truck, and other crops. With the patriotic help of these volunteers, farmers, in spite of war handicaps were able to produce the largest crops in history" (Motion Pictures of the United States Department of Agriculture, 1945, 19). In an epilogue, Judge Marvin Jones, War Food Administrator, emphasizes that manpower shortage on farms is still a problem.
Wounded Americans, back from battlefields and task forces all over the world gave rise to the Navy's most important postwar mission--get them well and send them home.
"Beginning with a prologue by Secretary of State Stettinius, who points out that our Government under the leadership of President Roosevelt has been working to avoid future wars, the film proceeds to depict pictorially the incidents which culminated in the Dumbarton Oaks Conference and the San Francisco meeting and shows one way of avoiding a third World War."--Educational Screen, June, 1945, 248. Opens with footage from the 1936 film "Thing to Come" to warn against the destructive power of weapons in the near future. Presents a fictionalized account of the founding of the United Nations.
Discusses the importance of prenatal care of mothers and the eating of proper foods in helping children to develop good teeth. The structure of teeth, the progress of tooth formation, and the process of decay are explained by means of diagrams.
Home movie filmed in Lorient, France, 1945. Depicts Ed Feil's military life, including soldiers in a dugout, loading mortars, riding in a military jeep, and eating at camp. Also shows men on pass to town of Quimper with shots of local women and children. Postwar footage includes ruins and the drive through Paris en route to Germany. Film is mixed B/W and color with handwritten intertitles.
No.1 Army Cadets - 23; No. 2 Navy Midshipmen - 7. Played at Baltimore's Municipal Stadium, with attendance reported as a sold-out crowd of 66,569. Commentator Ted Husing.
Unfolding against the backdrop of the United States at war, this win sealed an undefeated season for the Army Cadets and won them the national championship.
After the game, General Douglas MacArthur sent a telegram to Army Head Coach Earl Blaik, telling him they had stopped the war to celebrate his success.
"Army 23 Navy 7 - Cadets complete an undefeated season by whipping the Middies in Baltimore, Maryland - Ted Husing - have original recordings on SAW (1:02)"
No. 9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish - 28; No. 12 Great Lakes Navy - 7.
Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana. Commentator Bill Stern.
"NOTRE DAME 28 Great Lakes 7 - Irish come from behind to win their final game of the season - Bill Stern"
No. 6 Michigan Wolverines - 14; No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes - 18.
The final game of the regular season, played at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, OH. Attendance was recorded at 71,958. This win solidified the Big Ten conference championship for Ohio State.
Notre Dame - 13; Illinois - 7.
Game played at Memorial Stadium
"Notre Dame 13 ILLINOIS 7 - favored and unbeaten Irish come from behind in the 4th quarter to whip the Illini despite a long TD run by Buddy Young Bill Stern - have original recordings on SAW (:23)"
St. Louis Browns - 1; St. Louis Cardinals - 3;
1944 World Series Game 6. The St. Louis Cardinals (National League) beat the St. Louis Browns (American League) 3-1, to win the series and their second World Series title in three years.
St. Louis Browns - 0; St. Louis Cardinals - 2
1944 World Series Game 5. The St. Louis Cardinals (National League) beat the St. Louis Browns (American League) 2-0, to take over and lead the series 3-2.
St. Louis Browns - 1; St. Louis Cardinals - 5.
In Game 4 of the 1944 World Series, the St. Louis Cardinals (National League) evened the series 2-2 with the St. Louis Browns (American League).
