This compilation reel was made on behalf of the Treasury Department during WWII to sell Series E bonds, better known as “War Bonds”. It shows various mentions of the 5th, 6th and 7th War Loan in the newsreel press, and was likely used to assess how the message was getting across and to gauge participation by various media. The Sixth War Loan Drive raised 21.6 billion dollars in November and December, 1944, and was followed by the Seventh War Loan Drive from May through June, 1945, which raised $26 billion in six weeks.

00:06 “New York: Bad news – no news!”, Paramount News coverage of newspaper strike. 00:12 Manhattan, New York City skyline. 00:14 Electromechanical Motograph News Bulletin news ticker (the “zipper”) in Times Square at New York Times reads: “News deliverers vote to continue strike”. 00:18 Pan down to protesters marching. 00:23 New Yorkers walk sidewalk. 00:25 Pedestrians take newspapers from stand. 00:28 People wait in line to buy papers 00:31 Close up: stack of papers. 00:35 Workers sell papers from office. 00:40 Globe sign “Times”. 00:40 People grab papers. 00:45 Woman holds young girl and fun paper. 00:49 Microphone labeled WNYC. 00:50 Mayor LaGuardia sits at desk in office. 00:52 Mayor reads paper into WNYC microphone. 01:01 Montage: Women and children listen to radio. 01:15 Mayor reads Sunday funnies. 01:30 Montage: Children listen to radio. 01:47 Mayor reads. 02:11 Close up of comic. 02:12 Mayor speaks into microphone. 02:32 “War Bond Report” 02:37 Pan down Statue of Liberty to sign: “Sixth War Loan”. 02:42 Paper headline: “Lag in bond sales to individuals seen” 02:45 Headline: “City Lags in E-bond sales” 02:48 Close up: Thanksgiving turkey. 02:50 Family sits around dining table as man cuts turkey. 02:54 Montage: Veterans eat in dining hall. 03:25 Veterans on crutches. 03:27 Crutched veterans missing legs walk. “Isn’t your sacrifice easier?” 03:35 Football stadium, text: “So. California 40, UCLA 13” 03:39 Football play. Quarterback throws to receiver. 03:51 Ball carried into end zone. 03:56 Crowd cheers. 03:58 Crowd forms American flag with cards. 04:03 Montage: Football play. 04:21 Sign: “Play taps for – Japs 5th War Loan” 04:25 “Sec. Knox accepts Georgia’s check for new “Atlanta”, Movietone News. 04:31 Secretary of Navy Frank Knox, Mr. and Mrs. John L. Connor, Ted R. Gamble, Captain Sam Jackons stand. 04:40 Check from Fulton National Bank. 04:44 Check handed to Sec. Knox by Chairman Connor of Atlantic Cruiser Committee. 05:05 “Launch tanker ‘Forbes Road'”. 05:10 Exterior of SS Forbes Road tanker. 05:16 Ted R. Gamble looks to camera. 05:23 Crowd looks on. 05:25 Gamble launches ship. 05:31 Tanker exits port. 05:58 Gamble and crowd watch ship. 06:01 “Mercy Planes: Two hospital ships christened by Mrs. Truman” 06:11 Crowd stands below platform between two army planes, one marked 56509. 06:16 Mrs. Truman sits on platform with navy officers. 06:20 Mrs. Truman attempts plane christening. She repeatedly hits plane without breaking bottle. 07:05 Truman hits plane and man breaks bottle with hammer. 07:12 `”7th War Loan – “Now – All together!”. 07:18 Crowd in Brooklyn, New York. 07:20 Crowd stands around Iwo Jima statue. 07:31 Close up of statue. 07:35 07:43 “Iwo flag to be symbol of 7th loan” Universal Newsreel. 07:47 Four soldiers stand in front of Capitol Building. 07:50 Soldiers stand in formation. 08:01 Soldiers raise American flag. 08:15 Soldiers salute. 08:17 Flag on Capitol Building. 08:20 Secretary of Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr. speaks. 08:50 “Bill of rights aids bond drive” Paramount News. 08:56 New York Treasury Building, (Federal Hall) exterior. 09:05 Bill of Rights. 09:10 Bill of Rights. 09:12 Mark Van Doren speaks. 09:47 Soldiers in stands below sign by New York War Finance Committee. 09:51 Library of Congress exterior. 09:57 Pan US Constitution. 10:07 People walk by Constitution. 10:11 Close of Bill of Rights. 10:14 “Seventh war loan drive is opened” by Universal Newsreel. 10:18 Iwo Jima statue surrounded by crowd. 10:22 American flag waves above crowd. 10:27 Soldiers in crowd. 10:31 Three soldiers smile. 10:45 Soldiers raise flag. 10:51 “Remember Iwo Jima!” 10:58 Exterior: White House. 11:00 President Truman and men pose with Iwo Jima statue. 11:17 Soldiers raise American flag. 11:23 “A report by the president!” 11:29 President Truman and men pose with Iwo Jima statue. 11:39 Man speaks. 12:27 Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima. “Buy war bonds” “The Might 7th war loan” 12:44 Produced for War Finance Division U.S. Treasury Department.

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