Civilians of depot check wrecked trucks in a supply dump of Camp Gordon, Georgia. Civilians search salvageable parts. Several views of civilians as they search for salvageable parts.
A documentary on occurrence of Hurricane Beulah in Texas. High water flooding in the Rio Grande River as it bursts its banks and reservoirs, flooding towns in South Texas and in Mexico. Houses and an area submerged in water. A man standing on the roof of a house. Aerial view of the flooded area. People standing on a pontoon bridge in an area submerged in water. A helicopter hovering over the area. People filling the town of Roma Texas and Rio Grande City, and seen inside a building. Children sleeping on a floor. A doctor treating the wounded. Another doctor talking about diseases and their treatment over a phone. Several doctors and nurses arrive to help the victims. They hold surgical instruments.
U.S. Navy sailor patient lying in bed after a surgical operation. A nurse records his temperature and fills up a chart. Cartoon animation shows view as if looking inside the human body, with the blood vessels and the operated part of the patient's body. Streptococcus bacteria had spread into the operated area , destroying leukocytes. Patient lying in bed as he feels unwell. Nurse records the body temperature. Doctors examine the operated area on the patient's leg, suffering blood poisoning. Blood plasma being administered to the patient. Navy doctor (played by Milburn Stone) looks concerned and thinks about what went wrong during the operation, remembering that possibly the instruments were contaminated. Sailor being discharges after recovery. He walks with a cane. He limps as he walks, needing a cane to help him walk for the rest of his life. Flashback of past events in the film show how the doctor sneezed, failed to rescrub, cut his surgical glove, and contaminated surgical instruments, leading to disease in the patient.
A film titled 'Army railroad' about the training of 725th Railroad Operating Battalion personnel at Camp Claiborne in Louisiana. Soldiers march past a sign that reads '725th Rail Road Operating Battalion' RR battalion personnel work on locomotives. Personnel build a rail road train. A man puts a railroad wheel on fire. Activities of the 725th RR Battalion in Africa during World War II as men work on locomotives and rolling stock. A personnel writes on a board. Personnel board the train and it gets underway. 725th RR Operating Battalion personnel being imparted training in various skills including telegraph. Personnel being imparted practical training near a rail road engine. Orders to prepare a train being given and dispatched. Yard master delivers the order to a Yard Foreman. Caboose being picked up to prepare a trail. Yard engine being detached and train rolls out. Engine being attached to the train. Conductor checks his watch with the master clock and signs the outgoing train register. Engineer receives the order. A rear lamp being hanged aboard the train. Men get aboard the railroad train and it leaves.
A film about training of 725th Railroad Operating Battalion personnel at Camp Claiborne in Louisiana. A train on the roll. Officers at a desk as they plan for a mock attack on a railroad train to impart practical training to 725th Railroad Operating Battalion personnel. Security guards aboard the train as they fire at attacking airplanes. Air attack causes damage to railroad track. Personnel inspect the damaged track. Caboose being informed about the damage. Security guards move to vantage points to provide a protection cover during repairing work. A signal man goes up a pole to make connection to an open telephone line. He makes a call to a dispatcher and the First Sergeant. The First Sergeant blows a whistle and repair parties load onto trucks. Others load onto railroad motor cars. A sign reads '725th Ry. Opn. Bn.'. The repair parties in trucks arrive at the site of the attack and equipment being unloaded. Broken tyres being removed. Another repair crew arrives. Rails being put in place and angle bar being used to tighten the bolts. A train rolls on the tracks. Guards on duty aboard the train. (World War II period).
Opening scene shows Independence Day parade led by a brass band followed by a number of World War I veterans in their uniforms, and a troop of Boy Scouts. A streetcar number 7768 passes between the parade and the camera. A truck rigged up as a float carries several young people. It is followed by a tractor pulling a pavilion float carrying three young women. Signage on the float indicates it represents the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF). IOOF slogans seen on side of float include "Visit the sick. Heal the Sick. Bury the dead. Educate the Orphan." Dates "1819 to 1919" are seen, marking the fraternity's centennial (100th) year. Banner atop float is difficult to read but appears to list lodge numbers 38 and 337 and "Rebekah" and "WA". (Location possibly Spokane Washington?) Other decorated vehicles follow. One is a tractor driven by a woman, who is followed by two soldiers in uniform driving a roadster without a rear body. A man and woman dressed as George and Martha Washington walk along the parade route. They are followed by several cars.
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