Forest Fire War Effort Urges Public Action
Wartime study warns that about 210,000 forest fires yearly waste timber and man hours, boosting erosion and harming food and defense plants. It calls for strict public care with matches and campfires, and urges permits before burning and quick reporting of fires to rangers.
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John L. DeWitt
Western Defense Command
Alaska
Office of Civilian Defense
Forest Service
Precautions to Reduce Campfire and Fire Hazards
Forest and farm notes urge campers to obtain permits if needed and clear a five foot fire ring. Dig a central pit, soak coals, and extinguish all flames before leaving. Fire lines and spark arresters are advised for mills and machinery, with patrols during dangerous weather. Farmers urged not to burn crops without permits and full safety measures.
Foster brothers face separation to save Cyrus
Kathleen Norris recounts advice from Hartford columnist Jean Morgan on a family hosting a younger foster son Tony. The piece urges separating Tony and Cyrus, placing Tony in a distant school with summer camps and occasional home visits, while keeping Cyrus at home with devoted one-on-one attention and read-aloud time.
Son Comes First Strain in a Family Adopting Boy
A mother who adopted a sickly baby boy to companion her son Cyrus faces a dilemma as Tony grows into a charming child and eclipses Cyrus. With the father soon abroad, she plans boarding schools for both boys, a course debated by Miss Norris who warns it may not be best.
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Jean Morgan
Hartford
Connecticut
Howard
Tony
Cyrus
Miss Norris
England
National Education Association
Armed Services
Legion
Congress
Women take dining car roles on CN Rail line
On the Halifax to Sydney main line of Canadian National Railways three women join the diner crew supervised by a male steward. A buffet cook pantry girl and a waitress replace former male staff. The new team attracts attention with the waitress wearing a maroon edged uniform and matching apron.
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Canadian National Railways
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Sydney
N. S
Afterwar education drive faces teacher shortages
The piece argues that British and American schools must raise teacher salaries and improve conditions to attract recruits. It cites Pearl Harbor era losses, GI bill expansion, and a broad push to broaden education with more general knowledge, health training, and cultural studies while warning of looming postwar staffing needs across schools and related fields.
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WNU Service
Union Trust
Washington, D. C
Churchill
Great Britain
Pearl Harbor
The
National Education Association
Congress
National Association of Manufacturers
University of Chicago
Hutchins
Antioch
Soloman
BRIEFS From War Effort Jitters to Salt Deposits
Germans advised to take cold foot baths to calm nerves amid invasion jitters. War Manpower commission says over 60,000 men needed for lumbering and pil wood jobs before fall 1944. War Emergency Agency reports about 4,000,000 extra farm workers needed this year including 1.2 million youths and 800,000 women. Ontario possesses over 80 million tons of salt deposits, enough for world supply for 100,000 years.
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War Manpower Commission
WEA
Ontario
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