Motion pictures, 1940-1949 - Library of Congress. Copyright Office

31. Dec. 12, 1947. News of the Nation: Truman opens Everglades National Park; Piper Cubs end world flight; counterfeit ring smashed. France pays final tribute to General Le Clerc, Holland children, even princesses, hail St. Nicholas. Sports: Johnny Lujack honored; Australian tennis [John Bromwich vs. Jim Brink; Colin Long and Billy Sidwell vs. Adrian Quist and Jim Brink]; French fencing; ice skating champ [Barbara Ann Scott].

32. Dec. 16, 1947. Soviet Russia takes drastic steps to combat inflation. Japanese Emperor sees atom-bombed city of Hiroshima. Names in the news: Admiral Nimitz retires; Admiral Denfeld succeeds Admiral Nimitz; $50,000 Damon Runyon Memorial Cancer Fund check; Mrs. George Skouras re-christens a Friendship food ship. Cardinal Spellman holds a Christmas party for New York foundlings. Cleveland Browns defeat football Yanks for title.

33. Dec. 19, 1947. Communist general strike in Rome fails amid scenes of riot. Last U. S. troops leave Italy. Congress passes bill for interim aid to Europe. A message [on food] from Alan Ladd and William Demarest. U. S. Army produces its own blizzards for arctic tests [at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey]. Girls, these mighty muscle men display perfect physiques [Joffre L'Heureaux wins title of Mr. Canada at Montreal]. Children of foreign diplomats wish you a Happy New Year.

34. Dec. 23, 1947. Secretary Marshall home [from London Conference] with report on parley failure. The world food situation: Jimmy Stewart pleads for food conservation; Friendship [Train] food in France; Secretary Anderson's food report. Aviation: XB–47 jet bomber [tested]. Reduce hidden taxes, urges Congressman Dingell. Fashions for skating. Olympic ski stars: Canadian Olympic ski training; skiing in Switzerland, in New Zealand.

35. Dec. 26, 1947. Highlights of 1947. World events: Legal end of war; the Marshall Plan; Indian independence; Palestine divided; British royalty on tour. News of the Nation: Hurricane in Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi; sea lions; Congressional committee probes war contracts. Aviation: Navy jet plane; Army jet bomber, the Flying Wing; Howard Hughes' Flying Boat. The feminine world. Lew Lehr's specialties. Disaster and spectacle: Texas City razed by explosions and fire; Vistula River ice jam; Iceland's Mt. Nekla erupts anew. Science: Bavarian observatory records sun in eclipse; V–2 rocket launched from "Midway."