Britain to ration electricity this winter with 20 percent peak-hour cuts
England imposes compulsory power restrictions during winter. Households, shops, and factories must cut usage by 20 percent during peak hours under wartime defense regulations. Violations carry prison and fine penalties. officials expect mainly voluntary compliance aided by publicity.
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Robert Hewett
London
Britain
United States
Son Electric Institute
Trade Association of the Industry
Brit
Redesigning Kid Comics Promote Industry and Labor Tales
A George Tucker report notes educational kid comics funded by General Electric Standard Oil Ford Swift and others present industry and labor themes. New titles like Swift’s The Story of Meat From Open Range to Kitchen Range blend adventure with messages on beef by products and factory efficiency amid broader corporate sponsorships.
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New York
Lea Ee
America
General Electric
Standard Oil
Ford Motor Co
Swift and Co
Institute of Life Insurance
Quaker Maid Co
A&p
Thom McAn Shoe Co
National Democratic Party
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
Swift
Bob
Wyoming
Betty
Chicago
Jmarket
Treason Atom Comics Promote Nuclear Education History
The piece outlines the spread of a nuclear energy themed comic titled Treason Atom, with initial prints exceeding 3,000,000 copies distributed through schools and libraries and at the New York atomic exhibit drawing up to 10,000 visitors daily for a month. It notes related government and corporate comics promoting labor, insurance, and industrial topics, with cost estimates for mass printing and near universal readership under controlled distribution.
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G.E
New York
Institute of Life Insurance
Frank Melville
Thom Me- An Shoe Co
Betty
Bob
Columbia Land
Columbia Record Co
Columbia
Harry F. Childs
General Comics, Inc
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Powerful Lighthouse at Navesink Declared Strongest Coast Light
The article notes the Navesink lighthouse near New York as the most powerful coastal beacon, standing 246 feet above sea level and visible for 22 miles at sea. It mentions over 574 miles of Adirondack foot trails maintained by New York state for hikers and climbers.
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United States
Navesink
New York Harbor
Adirondack Forest Preserve
State of
New York
Perils of Africa Missing On Six Months Expedition
James Powers recounts six months traveling 5,000 miles across South and East Africa with the Gatti-Hallicrafters Expedition led by Attilio Gatti. He notes no bites by venomous snakes or insects, only one dead tse tse fly, and shares egging nerves over anti venom supplies and near misses with scorpions in shoes during a Western Uganda trek.
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Gatti-Hallicrafters
Tororo
Uganda
INS
Africa
Robert E. Lee
Gatti-Hellicrafters
Attilio Gatti Leo
San Mateo
Calif
Tanganyika
Fort Portal
Moon
New York
Bob
Port Elizabeth
South Africa
Old Tools Aid Cold War Fight
In a 1948 High Point Enterprise piece an American traveler recalls Africa’s hazards and a snake encounter journeying through Port Elizabeth. The account notes spitting cobras, venom spraying, and a vivid memory of a snake park visit in South Africa.
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the High Point
N. C
Enterprise
Family uses life insurance to buy a house
Dick and Emma Clarke describe pairing life insurance with home purchase planning as a family effort. They found insurance could aid the emergency of buying a home, keeping protection intact, with a monthly house cost of 58 dollars fitting their budget. The couple emphasizes teamwork and family involvement.
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Emma Clarke
Clarkes
Troy
Families Prove Happiness Comes From Effort and Rights
The piece praises families like the Clarkes for earning happiness through self effort and individual rights. It argues self-reliance shapes American life and stresses the importance of personal choice in home life and pursuits, citing the Institute of Life Insurance address in New York as context.
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Clarkes
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Mornig
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