A film about sanitation and hygiene directed at American soldiers and military personnel during World War 2 shows how diseases like diarrhea and dysentery are contracted by soldiers. Animation shows a medical aid station on a field. A dirty plate in a dining or mess area. A Private Snafu refuses to wash his mess gear eating utensils. He takes food on a dirty plate. He contracts diarrhea. He rushes towards a washroom several times.
A documentary on Weather Bureau's Hurricane Warning Center in Miami, Florida. A map locates Miami. A hurricane is increasing in size and density. The Hurricane Warning Center receives information from ships, airplanes and islands. Officers discuss about the hurricane. They locate the position of the hurricane on a map. Men and women working in the Hurricane Warning Center. The movement of the storm is carefully watched. Crew of an aircraft being instructed by an officer. They board an aircraft. The aircraft in flight. People all over the country are alerted about the hurricane. A man talking over a phone. People seated at a beach. Men playing golf outside a building.
The Gatling gun in Florida, United States. Demonstration of a T-171 six-barreled 20 mm Gatling gun. The gun's rate of fire is compared with that of a conventional machine gun. The T-171 Gatling gun being fired.
Evacuation drills for dependents from Castle Air Force Base in California, United States, during the Cold War. Sign at entrance to Castle Air Force Base. An officer telephones and informs a family to vacate the camp. A woman informs other families via a telephone tree or telephone pyramid. Family members including parents and children load essential belongings in cars. View of base housing and suburb housing. People sitting in cars and the cars being drive out of the camp. People get out of the cars and walk on the ground. A young boy is surprised and startled by the motion picture camera and backs up to join his mother. The families gather together at a picnic area or park under palm trees.
The National Aircraft Show at Will Rogers Field in Oklahoma, United States. A United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortress followed by four United States Air Force F-102A Delta Daggers in flight. C-130 turbo prop transport aircraft parked on ground and open for viewing. Actress Jayne Mansfield is seen being escorted by an Air Force officer among the crowd at the air show. View of three USAF F-101 Voodoo aircraft, F-101A Voodoos and F-102A Delta Dagger aircraft in formation. F-100C Super Sabre airplanes in close formation flight. USAF B-66 Destroyer, B-47 Stratojet, Convair B-36 and B-52 Stratofortress aircraft in flight, along with the F-106 Starfighter. Also seen is the B-66 light bomber in flight. A woman who won as Miss Denmark is present during the ceremony as photographers take her picture.
The Bonus Expeditionary Force (BEF) (or Bonus Army) at Fort Hunt in Virginia, United States. The First Lady of the United States Anna Eleanor Roosevelt arrives to meet them. The Bonus Army cheers. Tents in the background. Roosevelt sits in a car and then leave the camp.
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