Fire Prevention Week urged to cut soaring fire toll
President Truman proclaims October 6 to 12 as Fire Prevention Week citing record fire losses in 1946. National Board of Fire Underwriters leader urges weekly prevention, noting 700000 fires and an estimated toll exceeding 600 million dollars with 10,000 lives lost yearly.
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America
Truman
Her of Commerce
W. E. Mallalieu
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Mallalieu
Kentucky
Household Fire Safety Checklist Tips
Practical guidance for reducing fire risk in homes. Items cover placing ash trays, repairing cords, using a metal fireplace screen, clearing rubbish, storing oily rags in metal cans, yearly furnace cleaning, repairing flues, avoiding furnace overheating, and securing supplementary heaters to prevent tipping.
Precautions Urged Amid Fire Prevention Week
President Truman urged Americans to prevent fires by detecting and eliminating causes in homes and businesses. The observance, held during October, involves state and local governments and many agencies. Fire losses since 1920 have killed more than 100000 people and left 170000 burned, with heaters and electrical misuse among top causes.
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Truman
Chambers of Commerce
Harding
Wilson
Chicago
William K. Jackson
Household Fire Safety Dozen Warnings
A list of ten cautions about preventing fires in homes. Do not leave children unattended, avoid matches and kerosene, do not smoke in bed, do not tamper with wiring, do not burn hot ashes in boxes, do not start fires with gasoline, do not leave electrical appliances on, do not search for gas leaks, and do not use candles or matches in closets or attics.
People Save Worthless Items in Fires
Detroit firemen note residents often rescue seemingly trivial objects during blazes. Reports say many stock the habit of lifting an empty birdcage or a worn lamp instead of valuables like bonds or deeds. Children are sometimes calmer and more practical than adults in fires.
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Detroit
Mich
Touch and go fires threaten 55 000 roofs in NFPA study
The NFPA notes October 6-12 Fire Prevention Week highlights that chimney sparks and windborne embers set roofs ablaze. Farm and rural losses reach about 200 million dollars yearly with 25 000 barns destroyed affecting stock, feed, machinery, and equipment.
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National Fire Protection Association
NFPA
Fire Safety Steps You Can Take at Home
Learn to notify the fire department and keep the number by your phone. Know the nearest fire alarm box and how to send an alarm. Ensure each family member can notify the fire department and that a garden hose and water bucket are available. Consider a fire extinguisher. Practice mentally what you would do if a fire occurs.
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Ukraine
Harper’s
John Fischer
Russia
UNRRA
New
Fischer
Kharkov
Industri
After Fire Strikes
After Fire Strikes outlines essential steps for safe response including immediate evacuation, rapid notification of the fire department, and guidance for directing arriving engines from the fire alarm box. The guidance emphasizes preventing the fire from gaining headway and ensuring all occupants exit safely before attempting to fight the flames.
Farm Fire Safety Rules and Precautions for Holdings
The text lists safety measures for farms including storage of fuels, hay curing, vented storage, periodic barn roof checks for leaks, fire resistant roofing, no smoking in barns, proper lantern placement, disposal of litter, lightning protection, underground fuel storage away from buildings, regular chimney and heating plant cleaning, electrical wiring standards, and replacement of worn cords.
Fire Chief’s Wife Demands Nylons During Home Blaze
In Detroit Michigan Fire Chief Ninnian Higby woke to smoke at his home and his wife demanded nylons from the closet. She would not leave the dwelling until he fetched a pair, then sent him back as they were the wrong shade.
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Detroit
Mich
Ninnian Higby
Flying Farmers Move Across States and Air Route Plans
Michigan joins the Flying Farmers movement with a Lansing meeting under Michigan State College and state departments. A Mil waukee Lake Michigan airport serves air commuters. Lamar Colorado plans airport expansion. A desert Inyokern baby is kept alive by navy planes delivering mother’s milk. All states plus DC Hawaii and Puerto Rico accept air national guard units with three thousand pilots and fifty thousand enlisted. Mrs. Ella Waters takes her first plane ride. Canada Australia air service agreement outlines Vancouver Sydney route with midpoints to be agreed.
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Michigan
Lansing
Michigan State College
Michigan Department of Aeronautics
Michigan Farmer
Oklahoma
Ohio
Iowa
Minnesota
Kansas
Lake Michigan
Milwaukee
Lamar
Colo
Chamber of Commerce
Desert
Inyokern
Calif
Navy
Red Cross
Mothers
Los Angeles
States
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Air National Guard
Canada
Australia
Sydney
Vancouver
Fiji
Canon Island
Honolulu
San Francisco
Life in Soviet Russia contrasts with Western housing woes
Washington digest surveys housing and union questions in the Soviet Union versus the United States. It cites a Library of Congress report on Moscow housing, compares it with Washington DC, and notes harsh forecasts under the five year plan. It also discusses unions, labor pay, and political mood ahead of elections with comments from Republican and Democratic insiders.
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Washington, D. C
Russia
Europe
Baltic
Balkans
America
Stalin
Tovarish
Samovar
Uncle Joe
Library of Congress
Moscow
National Capital Housing Authority
Communism In Action
U. S
Trotsky
Nazi Germany
United States
Kentucky doctor honored for delivering 5492 babies in 47 years
A Kentucky physician was thanked by townsfolk for delivering 5,492 babies over 47 years without a single misdelivery. An 84-year-old mountaineer seeks higher pension after his wife’s nine-pound baby. A Lombard telegraph outage was blamed on a large fish snagging a pole.
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Kentucky
Lombard
Mont
Amusing DIY Toy Pattern 7244 Delayed by Demand
Pattern 7244 offers a transfer design and simple directions for a dog toy. Due to high demand and current conditions, some orders take longer to fill. send your order to the listed address.
Snow-White Giraffe Found And Filmed in Africa
The first albino giraffe was discovered and filmed in color by the Macnab-Snyder Safari team in Kenya in June 1938. Kenya’s Game Department issued an edict forbidding hunters from harming the snow-white animal.
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Macnab-Snyder
Kenya Colony
Africa
Kenya Game Department
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U.S.S.R
Clarence Brown
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Russell
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Dewey
National Citizens Political Action Committee
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