US TREASURY DEPARTMENT “NEWS CLIPS IN SUPPORT OF U.S. WAR BOND SALES” #2 7th WAR LOAN 43864 (1945)

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This newsreel compilation was prepared for review by the U.S. Treasury Department during or just after WWII, to show the publicity campaign affiliated with War Bond sales. It reviews the many efforts by the government, the public and Hollywood to raise money for the war effort. More specifically, the film follows the 6th, 7th and 8th War Bond drives, opening with an Army art exhibit put together by the US Treasury Department with Eleanor Roosevelt and Martha Morgenthau as chairpersons (:13). The exhibit featured paintings from the various fronts of WW2 (:24). The newspaper delivery driver’s strike in 1945 follows (:40). In New York City, the distribution of nearly all dailies ceased (:56). Newspaper offices were printing enough copies for over the counter sales (1:03). NYC’s mayor, Fiorello La Guardia read the comics over the radio (1:27) for children listening at home as the strike affected the daily circulation of five million citizens. Two army regiments paraded through New York to promote the 6th War Loan drive (3:11). In Times Square, a miniature Statue of Liberty sat atop a large bond buying booth (3:20) sponsored by the Motion Picture War Activities Committee. 75 million bonds were sold in theaters (3:40). Some cities lagged in War Bond sales (3:57). A span of 1,800 wounded veterans in Atlanta’s Lawson General Hospital follows as incentive for the lagging portions to do their part (4:07). Southern California took on UCLA at the Coliseum (4:47). The Trojan’s won with a…

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34 minutes

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Ephemeral Films

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