Hospital for an Atomic Age proposed in California
Trustees of Seaside Memorial in Long Beach plan a three level underground hospital 22 feet below topsoil built with concrete steel and lead to withstand an atomic attack. The 8 million dollar facility would protect 700 patients plus staff and civilians and serve as a potential military hospital in wartime while remaining usable in peacetime for standard services.
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Central Press
Memorial Hospital
Long Beach
Calif
Stirling G. Pillsbury
Pillsbury
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Harbor
United States
Seaside Memorial
War Department
California
Embroidery Pattern T7044 for Linen Edges and Crochet
Pattern T7044 offers motifs for towels pillowcases scarves with filet crochet edges. Transfer 12 motifs in sizes from 2% by 24 to 5 by 13 inches plus crochet directions. Send twenty five cents to Household Arts es ment Winnipeg Newspaper 175 McDermot Avenue E to obtain pattern with name and address.
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Household Arts
Winnipeg
McDermot Avenue
Window shades and slipcovers for a cheerful child’s room
The article notes glazed chintz window treatments and oversized ruffles add a gay touch but are hard to keep clean for toddlers. It also advises framing a child’s room with practical styling and summarizes laundry tips from the American Institute of Laundering.
Automatic transmission spread to cheap cars in 1950 Chevrolets
As postwar auto style shifts away from gearshifts, the Financial Post reports Chevrolet will offer an automatic transmission in the 1950 model, with availability as optional equipment. The changeover is expected in November, and GM of Canada may delay due to parts costs, while U S buyers anticipate strong demand for the lower price, popularclass access.
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Chevrolet
U.S
General Motors of
Canada
United States
Financial Post
Machine speeds brain disorder exams in hospitals
BRISTOL England Harold Shipton son in law to Prime Minister Attlee and colleague William Warren have built a device named topsy at the Burden neurological institute. The machine speeds up examination of patients suspected of brain disorders and helps decide if specialist treatment is needed. With topsy in every hospital travel to a brain hospital may not be required.
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Bristol
England
Harold Shipton
Attlee
Shipton
Janet Attlee
William Warren
Burden Neurological Institute
Pears Baked By Sun Delight Readers Report
A Free Press reader reports baked pears served for dinner. Two pears left on the verandah were brought in and baked through, yielding a dish judged the best the family had in a long time. The plate remained hot an hour later.
Farmers Taking To Aircraft On the Prairie
Saskatchewan farmers embrace aviation to speed farming tasks and repairs. Leo McKenna reports 68 light aircraft sold to farmers in two years. Rural airstrips, 13 fields plus 15 under construction, support air ambulance service year round. Farmers land on stubble fields or pastures. ski planes also work in winter. Some veterans fly again. veterinarians use planes for long leaps and efficient work. Rex McCallum notes 20 to 25 mpg and cheap operation compared with cars.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Prairies
Leo McKenna
Saskatchewan Air Ambulance Service
Rc.a.f
Rex McCallum
Moose Jaw
Ruling Bans Mah Jongg in Shanghai
Communist authorities ban mah jongg in Shanghai declaring it a waste of time. Sixty eight players were arrested fined up to 40000 Communist dollars each sentenced to four hours in jail and required to sweep the streets.
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Shanghai
China
North America
No Rationing In Two Dominions
A Canadian Press and Reuters survey compares postwar rationing in dominions and the United Kingdom. Canada shows ample supplies and no control over distribution, while Britain remains heavily rationed. Australia and others still restrict some commodities despite overall shortages.
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Dominions
Canada
South Africa
Britain
Australia
New Zealand
India
Pakistan
Ceylon
Reuters
United Kingdom
Prices Board
United States
Britain’s World Recovery Aid Detailed in New Figures
New figures show the United Kingdom provided about 3.6 billion dollars for global recovery since World War II. Gifts total 1.6 billion led by 620 million to UNRRA, while 1.94 billion in loans supported Europe. 776 million to rebuild the German civil economy and 400 million to France under the Anglo French agreement. Drawing rights reached 246 million by mid year for Austria, France, Greece, Bizone and Turkey.
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United Kingdom
UNRRA
France
Austria
Greece
Bizone
Turkey
Scientists Injured At Scotland Yard Lab Explosion
In London two scientists were injured at Scotland Yard's crime laboratory when a bottle of powder exploded during analysis. J. W. C. Smith lost his left hand and suffered serious head injuries while his assistant Eric Hucknall was slightly hurt. Doctors hope to save Smith's eye.
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London
Scotland Yard
J. W. C. Smith
Eric Hucknall
Smith
Scientific Discoveries Offered to Industry via New Method
Ottawa reports a range of NRC discoveries from improved poultry processing to new explosive production methods being made available through Canadian Patents and Development Limited. The crown corporation licenses these brain products to industry to protect national research while aiding manufacturers seeking innovations.
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Ottawa
National Research Council
Canadian Patents and Development Limited
Wordsworth Love Tale and Council Patent Licences
The piece merges a Wordsworth anecdote about Mrs Wordsworth and a farmer with a report on a crown council venture licensing patents. It notes 64 licences issued, 8 more pending, and a handbook detailing patents from poultry plucking to aeronautical and chemical innovations.
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Calif. Memorial Hospital
Arthur Diggle
Tou
American Institute of Laundering
Brooklyn Eagle
Oka Agricultural College
Oka, Que
Wordsworth
Council
Crown
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