Whimsical Journeys: From Barber Shops to Speedboat Thrills" (1937)

[Music] [Music] almost anything is apt to pull into a trailer Camp nowadays but the last thing you'd expect is a perambulating barber shop if you won't come to the Barber the barber will come to you and here's a customer Johnny wants a haircut right this way young man to the Blue Sky Tonsorial Parlor here they are but are they where's the shop well lather my whiskers H not a bad idea this no rent cuts down on the overhead he seems to have just about everything in there but a pink police Gazette Tony never has to ask the customer if he wants it wet or dry the weatherman decides that this is the only barber shop in the world that issues rain checks Johnny wants a haircut like his old bands with a hole in the middle well it'll be a long time before he has to comb his hair with the towel now for a little tonic to give Johnny that real Barber Shop Aroma the lacquer finish serves Tony as a mirror take a look at yourself Johnny a lot of boys will see themselves as others see them well when a Fell's going out with the girls he has to do it right another shekele goes into the cash register and the blue sky Barber Shop moves on trailing more customers don't let the cow catcher fool you it's just an automobile with false whistle ERS it's been working on the railroad for a long time on a Short Line in Tennessee the Onida and Western it carries the mail and express and passengers in fact everything but Freight and it's right on time too it's a run of 38 mi from terminal to terminal through the heart of the beautiful Cumberland District at every station along the way people get on and off the engineer is mighty proud of his Iron Horse the valvin head truck engine has 350,000 Mi under its belt the old Iron Horse can still take them there and bring them back she can still make these Mountain grades even with loads of passengers and express she still pulls like an army mule yes sir she'll be coming around the mountain when she [Music] comes there goes the fire alarm and the Chief is his name and he's number one member of engine company number two olant Pennsylvania to the fire boys and drive like blazes Chief is the idol of the lady pooches and right now he's giving them all a ring H must be a big fire the chief hopes that it's the dog pound up with the ladder boys oh fireman save my dolly careful air Chief or you'll be just another hot dog [Music] ah good going you're a real fireman Chief so the little girl gets back her dolly ah nice doggy and for bravery Under Fire and smoke the boys are voting him a raise two bones a day and a Snappy new [Music] [Applause] [Music] lid here's a man who gets a real kick out of traffic jams the bigger they are the better he likes them introducing Lieutenant merain Communications officer of the New Jersey State Police right now he's taking the air in a National Guard Plane for a bird's eye view of the traffic tangle the first step in a brand new plan for speeding up holiday driving Lieutenant merain has direct two-way radio communication with a police ground station traffic on routes four and five is piling up Route 28 is less crowded and so the ground station gets the news it's flashed over the teletype and to Police substations soon traffic police in radio cars pick it up and meanwhile the motoring public creeping Along on congested highways gets hourly police bulletins through radio broadcasts we interrupt the program at this time to give you the following information advisable to avoid Victory Bridge due to heavy congestion Northbound traffic advised to take route s28 to New Brunswick traffic circle and then Route 25 in into New York it's a novel linking of police plane radio and teletype another step forward in solving traffic problems well it looks as if Mr and Mrs would get home in time for supper after [Music] all what's all the excitement about good seats are at a premium why it's the international Gold Cup Riata the big racing event of the year and speed boats are roaring to go places in events that always pack a thrill the boats flash by cutting the water at 80 90 mies an hour even taking to the air Beauty stamina power the machine gun Roar of the overhead valve engines hurling through water and air like lubricated lightning it's anybody's race with a thrill am in it the Notre Dame scores a brilliant Victory a thrilling finish to a thrilling fight hey what's this it's all over how'd you get in this race [Music] [Applause]