Care Would Eliminate Farmers Losses Due To Fires
P G Davis, Alabama Extension Service director, says proper building and equipment practices could cut farm fire losses. He urges National Fire Prevention Week observance and outlines steps including proper heating, fire resistant materials, chimney placement, adequate electrical wiring, lightning rods, and safe handling of gas.
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Fire safety gear and practices urged by Davis
Davis asserts proper fire prevention requires storing kerosene and wet hay separately, destroying old papers and bags, removing discarded bedding, and avoiding oil rags. He details needed equipment such as ladders, water buckets, and chemical outfits to control fires and protect property.
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Navy Moves Pacific Outpost 3,000 Miles Westward to Guam
Admiral John Towers outlines a new Pacific policy to base permanent facilities in Alaska, the Aleutians, Hawaii, and Guam. Guam will become a strategic outpost comparable to Pearl Harbor as the Navy expands its outpost network and adds fuel anchorages amid atomic-age security concerns.
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Brazil Tabs Foreign Elements In 1940 Population Survey
Rio de Janeiro AP reports government figures from a 1940 census of 41,236,315 residents. Native born total 39,822,487. naturalized 122,985. foreigners 1,283,833. undeclared 7,260. Foreign groups include 795,029 Italians and 140,082 Japanese with other nationalities listed.
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Shifting Population Upheaval Reported in Poland USSR Repatriation
Warsaw AP reports the Polish government announced that 268,741 Ukrainians have been expelled from southeastern Poland around Rzeszow to Soviet Russia under a Polish Russian repatriation agreement.
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Martha Patterson Celebrates 82nd Birthday by Bike Ride
In Hastings Nebraska Miss Martha M Patterson marked her 82nd birthday by riding her bicycle. She says she avoids downtown traffic and cycles for pleasure and small errands, continuing to enjoy cycling as a calm activity.
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Martha M. Patterson
Vegetables Thrive On Hiroshima Soil Blasted By A Bomb
Hiroshima residents plant vegetable gardens around temporary homes amid ruins and report surprisingly strong yields. Kyodo News notes many individual crops compare favorably with areas spared by the blast.
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Kyodo New Agency
Apartment Seeker Struggles as Dog Delivers Eight Pups
Centralia report shows Jack Sligar seeking an unfurnished apartment or house for his family of three and a dog. The family would trade the dog for housing, but the dog unexpectedly gave birth to eight puppies before a landlord could respond.
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Jack Sligar
Sligar
Salesman Talks Self Into A Laundry Job
In Baltimore an overheard salesman bragged that after selling a washing machine to a North Baltimore housewife he was dismissed with See you next Wednesday at the same time. He then said the woman promised a year of free service so he would expect his washing each week on Wednesdays.
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City Grants Veterans Bargain on City Block Lots
Ten Reedport veterans will buy ten city block lots at the price paid by the city after the council approved selling the parcels. The land was acquired recently and the sale price matches the city's original cost.
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Reedsport
Woman Injured Trying Keyless Entry Through Chute
Mrs Bernice Duncan 47 suffered a broken ankle after attempting to enter a locked Seattle house via a chute. Hospital attendants report the improvised method caused the injury and the incident highlights risks of alternative entry attempts.
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