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US News Review 1942 Issue 1
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keywords: wwii, home front, italian front, women defense workers, energy savings, fuel rationing, presidential flag, island malta
Synopsis: Women Defense Workers Make Their Mark In The War Effort, Saving Energy Helps The War Effort, A New Presidential Flag Made For War, Island Of Malta Fights On Against Axis Attacks...(read more)
- Date: 1942
- Duration: 00:11:02
- Sound: Yes
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: United States, Malta
Women Defense Workers Make Their Mark In The War Effort
Women as defense workers on the home front in WWII. Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Md. women workers aid the war effort by testing tanks, assembling and test firing rifles, machine guns, and anti-aircraft guns.
Saving Energy Helps The War Effort
Shows burning oil tanker cargo ship and scenes of oil pipeline construction. Home heating oil ration coupons in WWII. Home owner gives fuel oil ration coupons to home heating oil delivery driver.
War rules explain how home owners can conserve fuel oil by conversion of home heating system to coal burners. Shows worker installing insulation in the attic and outside walls of a home. Worker caulking windows, installing storm windows, and other fuel saving measures. Ways to conserve energy and energy conservation to aid the war effort.
A New Presidential Flag Made For War
Shows American flag and Presidential flag. A new Presidential flag is woven and stitched for President Roosevelt. In time of peace the eagle's head faces the laurel wreath clutched in right talons, in war time the eagle's head turns to the arrows on the left.
Image of President Roosevelt at small desk, fire burning in fireplace in background.
Island Of Malta Fights On Against Axis Attacks
Malta, Britain's most important Mediterranean naval base in WWII. Shows bomb damage and destruction of buildings on Malta by Italian and German planes bombing Malta nearly on a daily basis. Shows people on Malta coming out of air raid shelters as "all clear" is sounded. Life on Island of Malta in WWII.
