Ohio, 1947

west of the aligan Rolling slopes lies the great state of Ohio Columbus her capital and almost her GE graphical heart typifies the spirit that is Ohio that proudly Progressive Spirit found everywhere in her broad domain Jewel city of the Green skoto Valley Columbus has been the state capital since the War of 1812 Ohio State University established in 1873 is a familiar part of the Columbus scene and a solid Cornerstone of culture and the Democratic way of life life this Mammoth Stadium dedicated to Collegiate sport them rises in teers of concrete above the nearby campus in Autumn's golden Sparkle King football draws Ohio's teaming thousands to the playing fields of colorful Columbus when the Buckeyes are battling for grid iron Glory the old Hometown turns out in force for the Big 10 [Music] Titanic the state fair is another Columbus tradition close to the heart of Ohio every Fair has its Fun Zone and here the funds in full swing more H Club youngsters display their prize livestock the Blue Ribbon royalty of Ohio's own famous green pastur Cleveland the state's largest city flings its soaring Towers Into the Blue Lake Eerie Sky Queen of the Inland Waters this thriving terminal of trade and transportation is one of the nation's great manufacturing centers Cleveland's downtown traffic pours its streaming Tides through well planned modern thoroughfares the teeming life of this Ohio Big Town reflecting its steady growth and prosperity built on Lake erie's Southern Shores today's Cleveland typifies America at its best steel fabulous stepchild of the Earth's iron or bworks the Cleveland economy this brwy young Metropolitan giant is the world's greatest iron ore Port the lake craters bringing their caros from Far Harbors to feed the hungry fires of the steel mill here at the mouth of the kyoga river dock the great iron ore carriers of the Lakes bringing their tons of mineral cargo from the mines of northern Minnesota modern methods and modern equipment unloading the tons of raw materials that go to build the mighty Senus of Cleveland's varied and enterprising industry Ohio has many famous Native Sons among them Thomas a Edison today Edison's genius is appropriately reflected by the world's largest light bulb here shown in Cleveland's general electric lighting Institute in Striking contrast is the world's smallest B the Wright brothers were also native ohans their own creative genius later immortalized by that first Unforgettable flight at Kittyhawk North Carolina in 193 these pioneers of yesterday might well Marvel at a stirring spectacle of today the Cleveland Air Races that annual Sky Carnival of the age of flight which has become an Ohio tradition from the flashing formations of the A's highflying battle squadrons to the whistling lightning of the supersonic Jets man has mastered the mysterious altitudes of the upper air Ohio can well be proud of Wilbur and Orval Wright whose long ago dream has become an everyday reality the sunswept beaches of Cleveland's Lakefront Shore provide this summer time set here her busy citizens take time out for relaxation it's a atmosphere where young and old enjoy their fun in the sun Lake erie's Admiral Perry Monument recalls his famous Victory message we have met the enemy and they are ours Ohio deserves the name mother of presidents at Canton stands McKinley's tomb other illustrious sons are Grant Hayes Garfield Harrison Taff and Harding Youngstown built along the Mahoning River Valley is a typical bustling Ohio metrop rolis the steel milled along the Mahoning makes this area one of the most productive in the entire world Youngstown measures its way of life with a steel yard stick its Prosperity by thousands of tons of molten metal here indeed are Manpower and modern manufacturing Methods at their productive best forging in crucibles of red hot fire the great ingots that go to make the nation's products her tools and her weapons her industry and her [Music] might now the city is Toledo on the western most tip of Lake Erie a thriving Metropolis Toledo is one of the world's greatest glass processing center here an ancient Arc glass blowing is still practiced with but few modern [Music] variation here are tribe the Diversified and beautiful masterpieces that Grace the nation's homes and tables and the receptacles that serve a thousand industrial [Music] uses the glassware of Toledo just another fascinating chapter in the fascinating story that is Ohio in akan the state's fifth largest city that story deals primarily with rubber and the some 32,000 different Rubber products of her humming Factory akan is the rubber manufacturing capital of the nation and the world her very name is synonymous with rubber from tires and tubes to rubber heels and hip Boots the torrential tide of products flows to the farflung markets of the earth rubber is to akine what salt is to the Sea she's impregnated with [Music] it coal mining in Ohio is another extensive occupation for which this state of many occupations is noticed in the Southeastern part coal remains a major commodity ranking first among Ohio's mineral products here strip mining is the process with the shovel gouging The Ore from an open pit but no matter what the method Ohio annually produces millions of tons of coal much of it for her own Mills and Factory Cincinnati Queen City on the mighty Ohio River and Southern Citadel of the state has its own exciting story Ohio's second Metropolis colorful Cincinnati is also noted for her thriving industry Industries such as soap which this Ohio city produces in vast and variegated quantities a Civic Landmark is Cincinnati's Union Terminal Hub of her rail traffic such is the the fascinating and story Buckeye state named for the broad and romantic Ohio where the steady hum and Hammer of heavy industry have replaced the oldtime blacksmith ringing Anvil where the variegated products of an enterprising people are made and marketed for the world where the Harvest of the Fertile farmlands keeps its Everlasting promise and the wide Green Pastures make their own painted Paradise where the Thundering steel mills pouring out their great metallic tonnages rise along the Mahoning River Valley and their soaring Stacks make a smoking Majesty of the sky such is beautiful Ohio where once the roaming Indian had his happy Hunting Ground where today Majestic Riverbats ride the teeming Waters Ohio the great Buckeye state in this land of ours oh