Global effort targets tuberculosis epidemic after war
The World Health Organization estimates 4 to 5 million die yearly from tuberculosis and 40 to 50 million are infected. A multinational drive led by WHO and the Danish Red Cross plans mass tuberculin testing and BCG vaccination of 15 to 50 million youths across Poland, Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, and Greece over 14 months. The program emphasizes prevention and long term country based expansion through fellowships and training.
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Geneva
World Health Organization
Europe
France
International Children's Emergency Fund
Danish Red Cross
Danish State Serum Institute
Poland
Austria
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Qumania
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Greece
Health Organization
Scandinavia
United Kingdom
United States
Unusual Business In Drive For Dollars
Mrs. Robert Briant in Gateshead pursues an unusual export venture using ants to make money. She aims to earn about 25 000 pounds a year by exporting ant palaces with about 1 000 ants each to the United States.
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Gateshead
Durham
England
Britain
Robert Briant
Briant
United States
Her Meadow
Newest Idea Puts Bloom On Peaches
Albany reports a pink powder found on immature peaches. The state Agriculture Department calls this adulteration of food. A food laboratory says the artificial bloom can be rubbed off with water from the fruit.
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Albany, N.Y
State Department of Agriculture
Stamps Chronicle Eire Airmail and Historic Issues
Stamps chronique by James Montagnès notes Eire’s recent first airmail issue joining nations using ocean transit stamps. It details Ireland’s stamping history from 1922 provisional government to definitive designs, commemoratives for Emancipation Daniel O Connell 1929 and many later themes including Gaelic Athletic Association 1934, United States Constitution centenary 1939, Easter Rebellion 1941, and figures like Edmund Rice and Sir Rowan Hamilton. Additional items highlight stamps for US Canada peace 100 years and Clara Barton forthcoming.
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Eire
Ireland
United Kingdom
Great Britain
Irish Free State
Daniel O'Connell
Shannon River
Royal Dublin Society
Gaelic Athletic Association
United States
Gaelic League
Douglas Hyde
Sir Rowan Hamilton
Michael O'Clery
Edmund Rice
The
Christian Brothers of Ireland
Young Irelanders
Charlies Pernell
Michael Davitt
Canada
Clara Barton
American Red Cross
Mid-West
Oregon
Size of man doesn't count in Royal Canadian Air Force
Ottawa reports two Western Canada air-mapping crew members defy height myths. Flying Officer Jim Thompson, Winnipeg, five feet tall, serves as navigator in No. 413 Photo Survey Squadron. AC2 Charlie Davis, Wainwright, six feet five inches, is a cook in the same unit. Thompson is a former bomber command flyer and married, while Davis recently joined after stints in Edmonton and Whitehorse.
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Royal Canadian Air Force
Ottawa
Western Canada
Rockcliffe Tound
Goose Bay
Labrador
Ungava Bay
No. 413 Photo Survey
Canada
Jim” Thompson
D. C
Winnipeg
Charlie” Davis
Wainwright
Alta
FO. Thompson
Air Force
University of Manitoba
DVA
Lorraine Hancock
Df.c
Bomber Command
Europe
England
Mosaic Map
Thompson
Irving Avenue
Charlie Davis
R.C.A.F
Whitehorse
Edmonton
Witty Science Bits Turn Odd Ideas Into Laughs
A Brooklyn scientist claims sawdust can yield 50 gallons of drinkable alcohol, amid jokes about waking with a wooden feeling. A New Jersey professor allegedly proves a trance driver, and a snail’s pace is humorously pegged at one mile per decade with refueling time ignored.
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Brooklyn
Stamp News Briefs on Centennial Issues and Expositions
Marks 100 years since five Indian tribes arrived in Oklahoma. Brazil proposes stamps for the International Rotary convention and the Brazilian Musical Academy centenary. South Africa reissues 1936 gold mine stamp in miniature form to save paper. Bulgaria plans four air mail stamps honoring Franklin D Roosevelt. Chile to issue a set for the centenary of its first volume history. Advertising notice seeks old Canadian Newfoundland or British North American stamps for sale or exchange.
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Oklahoma
Brazil
International Rotary Convention
Brazilian Musical Academy
South Africa
Bulgaria
Franklin Roosevelt
Chile
Pratt Kuhn
Wellington St. W
Toronto 1
Ont
Safety reminders follow tragic home fires and global voting progress
Nearly six thousand people died at home from burns or explosions last year with winter months highlighted as a risk. The report notes women can vote and hold office on par with men in forty seven nations worldwide.
Farming Adventure Aims Seawall to Reclaim 1400 Acres
Seventeen farmers joined by engineers race to build a 514 mile seawall in 17 weeks on Lincolnshire's North Wash coast to reclaim 1400 acres of arable land. Completion before the next high equinoctial tides is crucial to protect the new land from flooding.
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Britain
Lincolnshire
California Woman Wins Unusual Radio Contest Prize
Mrs J E Morris receives an odd award described as a fall of rain on her property caused by dry ice dispensation. Her lawn, 30 feet wide, is currently ankle deep in natural rain water, complicating prize delivery.
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California
J. E. Morris
Earliest American Human Remains Sent for Restoration
Remains believed to be among America's oldest humans were found and transported to Washington for restoration. The find suggests ancient human presence and includes estimates related to prospecting methods.
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America
Washington
Palamnades Allegedly Invented Dice in 1244 B C
A historical claim credits Palamnades with the invention of dice around 1244 B C. The statement places the source in ancient times, but details and corroborating evidence are not provided.
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Palamnades
Tonsils Removal Not Cure All
Dr. Griffith Binning argues in Health that removing tonsils does not fix all growth issues. He cites a Saskatoon study using the Wetzel Grid, noting parental separation and lacking emotional environment affect growth more than disease, with his remarks linked to tonsil removal.
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Binning
Saskatoon
Sask
Wetzel
Ireland Considers Emigration and Depopulation Crisis
A commission studies emigration and depopulation in Eire as population declines for a century. Officials cite 250000 to England since 1940 and 32000 last year with many moving to Northern Ireland. Ministers urge cost of living relief via private industry collaboration and price cuts to curb consumer costs.
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William Norton
Eire
G. J. Prendergast
Ballyhaunis
England
Northern Ireland
Morrissey
Tonsillectomy Not A Universal Cure For Illness
The article argues tonsil removal often does not help the range of conditions it claims to treat. It cautions against using surgery as a generic fix, noting psycho logical distress in children from parental absence and family issues being a larger factor in illness.
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Kaiser
Chinese Husband Granted Divorce Over Wife’s In-Law Rift
A Chinese court granted a divorce citing the husband's claim that his wife failed to get along with his parents. The ruling hinges on family harmony and domestic incompatibility within the marriage.
British married woman's association pushes salary sharing law
The group backs a law forcing husbands to hand over pay to wives who allot funds for household needs then split the rest 50 50. The debate repels British bachelors driving them to seek Greek brides or emigrate to Australia and Canada. Unhappy marriages over money disputes are viewed as unstable foundations.
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British Married Woman's Association
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