Twelfth National Health Week dates set for Jan 29 to Feb 4
In Toronto the 12th National Health Week will run January 29 to February 4. Dr J Gillies, chairman, said the focus would be on accident prevention and communal water supplies. He cited 8,000 deaths from accidents last year, including 1,500 children under 15, and urged fluoridation noting dental decay has dropped up to 69 percent in areas with fluoridated water. The meeting included representatives from multiple health organizations and departments.
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Toronto
The
Health League of Canada
Departments of Health and Education
J . Gillies
Health League
Gilles
Canada
Ontaro Women's Institutes
National Council of the Baking Industry
Canadian Nurses’ Association
Canadian Diabetic Association
National Council of Women
Canadian Pharmaceutical Association
Ontario Hotel Association
Canadian Association of Consumers
Canadian Federation of Property Owners Associations
Canadian Medical Association
Quebec
Provincial Department of Health
Canadian Council of Churches
Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities
Scientists claim crystallization of polio virus
University of California Berkeley researchers C E Schwerdt and F L Schaffer announced at the National Academy meeting that purified polio virus has been crystallized for the first time in a virus study. They also reported a separate advance producing a living virus from dead components in a test tube.
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University of California At Pasadena
C. E. Schwerdt
F. L. Schaffer
Berkeley
National Academy of Sciences
California Institute of Technology
Canadian 4-H Club Week Takes 118 Youth to Ottawa and Toronto
The Canadian Council on 4-H Clubs gathers 118 youths aged 16 to 21 from all 10 provinces for the 22nd National 4-H Club Week. Thirty-four business organizations and 12 national agricultural associations join federal and provincial departments in Toronto and Ottawa events.
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Departments of Agriculture
Toronto
Ottawa
Wintering Beef Calves: Open Shed Shelter Studies in Canada
A Canadian Agricultural study tests 20 seven month old shorthorn steers over 196 days to compare wintering in a dairy barn versus an open shed with doors ajar. Gains were 191 pounds inside vs 174 outside. daily feed differed, with shed calves consuming more hay and silage but less grain. Temperatures fell to 25 below zero. calves spent about 2.3 hours outside daily. The research informs cattleman discussions on shelter needs and feed efficiency.
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L. A. Charetter
Canada Department of Agriculture
Kapuskasing
Ontario
Canada
Safety rules for children traveling to school
University of Illinois safety specialist O L Hogsett urges children to obey authority figures and learn safe crossing. Teach walkers to use sidewalks or walk on the left shoulder if none, wear bright clothing, and cyclists to obey signs and ride near the curb. Bus riders should obey the driver and be careful entering and leaving the bus.
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O. L. Hogsett
University of Illinois Agriculture College
Hogsett
Arctic Microwave Network Builds Across Baren Wastes
The Blue Bell describes a Canadian Bell system project using troposcatter to span vast Arctic distances. Engineers moved $10,000,000 worth of equipment by sea, air, and unconventional craft to remote bases, facing isolation, extreme cold, and strict secrecy.
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United States
Musical dogs alarm neighbors in Springfield case
Neighbors reported two Boxers barked inside a locked home for days while a radio blared. Deputies located Mrs. Poos at work after finding no one at home. She said the dogs like music and can turn on the radio, so they plan to unplug it when leaving.
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Poos
Mrs. Poos
Night hunting on increase in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan conservation talks reveal a rise in night hunting due to ideal field conditions. Assistant deputy resources minister A. T. Davidson says a concentrated patrol drive using radio vehicles is planned and harsher penalties may follow if the trend continues. Night hunting harms big game and could end Saskatchewan’s deer hunting era. officials estimate four animals are wasted for every one claimed.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Conservation Officer
Prince Albert
A. T. Davidson
Forest, Fisheries, Fur and Game Resources Administration
Mr. Davidson
Healthy worry treated as normal by psychiatrists
In San Francisco a Beverly Hills psychiatrist told a meeting of the American Psychiatric Association that healthy worry about real threats is distinct from neurosis. He said exams or vague fears of illness without symptoms are forms of anxiety, not fear, and that unworried calm can mask serious mental distress.
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San Francisco
Judd Marmour
Beverly Hills
Calif
Marmour
American Psychiatric Association
Drills Pie Trick Impresses Mrs Foltz in Memphis
Mrs Foltz of Memphis improvises a dasher from a coat hanger to mix pie filling using her band’s electric drill. Neighbors praised the clever device dubbed drill motor pie and enjoyed the results.
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Harry Foltz
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