Toy Guidance Council shapes playtime trends for kids
Melvin Freud started the Toy Guidance Council to help parents pick suitable toys. The group researches child development, advises manufacturers, and distributes a booklet with a toy evaluation chart emphasizing fun, safety, durability, and educational value for each child.
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Stamp notes on Boy Scout and Girl Guide issues worldwide
A survey of stamps tied to scouting and guiding movements across nations. It covers Australia’s Pacific Jamboree issue, New Zealand health stamps featuring Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret Rose in guides uniforms, and early Cape of Good Hope issues. Also notes Hungary Romania Holland and other sets linked to 1930s jamborees and royal involvement.
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Australia
Dominion
New Zealand
Princess Elizabeth
Princess Margaret Rose
Great Britain
Commonwealth
Robert Baden-Powell
Cape of Good Hope
Mafeking
Baden-Powell
Baden- Powell
Hungary
Godollo
Holland
Romania
Alten LLC
Johnson
Toronto
Boy Scouts
Girl Guides
Margaret Rose
Cuba
Pan-American Pharmacy Congress
Castle Jagua
Germany
Berlin
Sweden
Strindberg
Longest Suspension Bridge at Royal Gorge
The world's longest suspension bridge spans Royal Gorge in Colorado, measuring 1 260 feet in length not counting its approaches. Built to carry traffic, the structure stands as a landmark of engineering achievement in the region.
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Colorado
Royal Gorge
Researchers Report Progress In Poliomyelitis Study
Dr. E H Claver of the South African Institute for Medical Research told Poliomyelitis Research Foundation that knowledge now suggests the cause and vaccine for polio may be discovered. Dr James Gear, also of the same institute, told the South African Health Congress that reasons for seasonal polio incidence remain unknown though the virus is a small and resistant one that targets motor cells in the spinal cord and brain. He noted uncertainty about transmission factors including flies and stated that DDT application appears to have little effect on epidemics.
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James Gear
South African Institute of Medical Research
South African Health Congress
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Care Urged in Disposal of Burned Out Fluorescent Tubes
The Industrial Health Bulletin warns of health hazards from beryllium powder inside fluorescent tubes. It advises training for maintenance staff, prompt medical check if broken bulbs occur, and strict disposal procedures to prevent skin contact or inhalation. For home use, avoid incineration or reachable storage. Protective gear and outdoor or ventilated breakage areas are required for disposal.
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Department of National Health and Welfare
Ottawa
Vegetable Gardens For City Families And Farms
Farmers value home grown vegetables for cost and diet. A garden in summer cuts trips to town and keeps fresh produce available. With modest space and seeds, carrots beets parsnips beans and peas can be grown. Local seed suppliers guide variety selection for the area.
Home recreation room makeover by reader and Mrs P J
A reader seeks design advice for a 29 by 12 foot cellar room under a kitchen porch. Suggestions cover lighting wiring windows curtains wallpaper ceiling paint linoleum floor couch and chair covers, durability, and a recess turned into storage with a small electric plate and built in shelves.
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Francis James
Miss James
Dream burglar shows up as mistaken theft tale grows
A Canadian reports a watch stolen and then proves he never owned it. The town’s lazy promoter Yawn Yawnson frets about a vacation from loafing. Pravda notes wholesale prices falling while ideas float about honey filled teething rings.
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Yawn Yawnson
Hats and Horses and Holes in Stockings
A satirical column discusses hats for women versus hatless styles and asserts women who wear hats are more assertive. It adds a Rome anecdote about stockings, a 200 passenger trackless trolley note, and comments on men’s colored fashion and women’s preference for subdued escorts.
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