279. Sept. 1, 1949. The American Legion on parade [Philadelphia]. Vaughan and Maragon testify in Senate "five percent" probe. Coast Guard saves polio victim. The Ice Capades of 1950.
© 1Sep49; MP4576.
280. Sept. 6, 1949. Legion picks new commander [George N. Craig]. Nehru on visit to Tibet. [Woman supervises the demolition of war-scarred buildings in Berlin.] Lend-lease trolleys [from New York arrive in Vienna]. Girl baseball stars [of All-American Girls League]. Gridders [on Giants team] visit [Will Rogers Memorial] Hospital. Highboard diving maniacs.
© 6Sep49; MP4577.
281. Sept. 9, 1949. The battle of Peekskill [at meeting of concert of Paul Robeson]. British here for dollar talks. Spectacular 4–alarm fire [Philadelphia]. Beauty Queens assemble [Atlantic City]. Modern "Moby Dick" saga [off African coast]. Shirley May [France] forced to quit [channel swim]. Labor Day Parade [Princeton, Ind.]
© 9Sep49; MP4578.
282. Sept. 13, 1949. 1949 beauty queens chosen [Miss America crowned at Atlantic City, Mrs. America at Asbury Park]. New Tacoma Narrows Bridge. World's biggest airliner [Brabazon I]. Film festival at Cannes. Weight-lifting champs [Montreal]. Stunt flier [Tommy Walker] crashes plane.
© 13Sep49; MP4579.
283. Sept. 16, 1949. Money parley in Washington. Theater owners hear good news [Commerce Secretary Sawyer advocates repeal of wartime excise tax on admission to theaters]. Germany gets new Chancellor [Konrad Adenauer]. Sliding cargo decks. Millinery modes. Harvest Moon Ball [Madison Square Garden].
© 16Sep49; MP4783.