42nd National VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) Encampment in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during World War II. 50,000 Veterans and their wives present. Veterans parade with flags. Several women perform in the parade. Several handicapped veterans on pavement. Crowd cheers them.
World War I hero Sergeant Alvin York visits Washington DC. Boy Scouts carry a banner reading 'Welcome Sergeant York'. Scouts stand in formation in the background. Sergeant Alvin York arrives at the railway station. His wife accompanies him. He shakes hands with men standing at the railway station to greet him. Railroad cars in the background. Boy Scouts carry United States flags. American Legion contingent salutes him as he comes out of the railway station.
World War I hero Sergeant Alvin York with his wife Gracie Williams and officials in an open car, in Washington, DC, United States. The car stands at working entrance to the White House. Sergeant York and his wife exit the car, in the company of the officials, and pose for photographs under an awning, at the White House entrance. 1940 Cadillac linousine parked by White House. The Yorks pose with their two sons. brief view of articles like phone and documents, on a table, indoors.
Dramatization of a father's despondence after syphilis causes the death of his newly born son. 'Tony Madroni' written on a glass window. Tony stands with other men and paints 'and son' on the door. Tony closes his shop and sits inside. The Doctor tells him that his son was stillborn because he was suffering from the venereal disease syphilis. He weeps. The Doctor suggests him and his wife to come to the clinic for treatment. He begins treatment at a clinic with his wife. Doctors advise him to come regularly for treatment.
Dramatization: college student encounters syphilis. The patient visits a Doctor for the detection and treatment. Another Doctor joins him. A nurse takes the blood sample of the patient for testing. The Doctor explains to the man about syphilis. Both Doctors discuss cases and read newspaper articles about the patients. He talks about another college student who had syphilis and got treatment. The patient receives a physical examination. A slide under microscope shows the causal organism Spirochetes. The doctors view a public information film for men that explains the use of prophylactic measures. Doctor warns men against having sex with prositutes due to risk of sexually transmitted diseases like syphilis and gonorrhea.. Doctor instructs on use of a condom (rubber) during sexual intercourse. Man demonstrates proper washing of genital area. The Doctors discuss in the car on their way back about a patient who got his treatment from a 'quack'. The Doctor explains about the untrained people who act as physicians and are known as quacks.
World War II naval bombardment on Bardia, Libya. A British Navy officer aboard a British war ship looks through binoculars. Naval guns are fired. Black smoke rises up. The seaport is bombarded. A large number of prisoners walk. The prisoners are loaded on railroad cars. Prisoners board ships in large number.
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