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

45. Jan. 31, 1948. Speed on the boards; Mr. [Gil] Dodds goes to town again [Knights of Columbus track meet in Boston]. Stronger voice for U.S. abroad [Foreign Information Service]. News around the globe: Gandhi breaks five-day fast; [Princess] Elizabeth's food gifts feed needy; mass marriages in China. Charges and denials; Stassen vs. Pauley. Wintry regatta for ice boats [Hamilton Bay, Ont.]

46. Feb. 4, 1948. U.S. faces crisis in oil. Aid from those who care [Paulette Goddard distributes CARE packages to French war orphans]. News from fields of science and invention: Navy develops "walking" barge; safety, no-burn door demonstrated; science probes mysteries of "silent sound" [at Penn. State College]. Skiing on the land [Rossland, British Columbia]. Skiing on the sea [Bruce Parker at Nassau].

47. Feb. 7, 1948. Winter Olympics [at] St. Moritz. Canada welcomes new pioneers [displaced persons from Europe]. India without Gandhi [includes highlights of his career]. Record indoor mile; Gil Dodds breaks own world mark [Madison Square Garden].

48. Feb. 11, 1948. Hearings on legislation to curb Reds [Representative Mundt and Attorney General Tom Clark testify]. Gandhi's funeral rites. Skiing [at Leavenworth, Wash., Mont Gabriel, Que., and by lamplight near Seattle].

49. Feb. 14, 1948. Landmark burns; fire destroys historic inn [18th century stagecoach stop in New Hampshire]. Ike [General Eisenhower] retires; Bradley new chief of staff. U.S. makes Olympic history [at St. Moritz: Mrs. Gretchen Fraser is skiing champion; Dick Button is skating champion. Barbara Ann Scott of Canada is women's figure skating champion].