World Health Organization targets tuberculosis campaign
Geneva reports the World Health Organization plans a campaign to halt tuberculosis with priority testing of 56 million youths in Europe. Vaccination with BCG will reach about 15 million uninfected individuals over 18 months in Poland Austria Hungary Czechoslovakia Romania Bulgaria Yugoslavia and Greece. The plan includes case finding isolation medical care rehabilitation social protection and 1000 fellowships to train new methods in Scandinavia France the UK and the United States.
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Geneva
World Health
Teo
World Health Organization
Europe
France
Poland
Austria
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Rumania
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Greece
Scandinavia
United Kingdom
United States
Unusual Business In Drive For Dollars
A human interest note recounts Mrs Briant managing an odd venture built on producing ant palaces. The project aims to earn £25000 yearly by housing 1000 amber meadow ants in grass topped boxes and shipping them to the United States for work in an artificial environment.
Newest idea Puts Bloom On Peaches
Albany reports a pink powder found on immature peaches. the department deems this adulteration of food. A food laboratory says the artificial bloom can be rubbed off with water, revealing concerns over fruit quality and safety.
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Albany
N.Y
Eire Adds Airmail Stamps Marking Irish History
Ireland issues its first airmail stamps as part of a long line of definitive and commemorative issues since 1922. The catalog highlights map designs, O Connell, the Shannon project, RDS, Gaelic games, Constitution anniversaries, and figures like Hyde and Hamilton, with United States 100th anniversaries noted in the current year.
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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
Rowan Hamilton
Michael O’clery
Edmund Rice
The
Christian Brothers of Ireland
Young Irelanders
Charles Pernell
Michael Davitt
Size of Man Doesn’t Count in Royal Canadian Air Force
Ottawa notes that height does not determine service roles in the RCAF. Two Western Canada air-mapping crew members, Flying Officer Jim Thompson of Winnipeg and AC2 Charlie Davis of Alberta, serve in No. 413 Photo Survey Squadron on a mission from Rockcliffe to Goose Bay and Ungava Bay. Thompson, five feet tall, is a navigator. Davis, six feet five inches, is a cook. Thompson, DFC, 26, married Lorraine Hancock. Davis, 20, has Northward experience driving to Whitehorse and work in Edmonton shops. Thompson returns from the mosaic map mission next September to Manitoba.
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Ottawa
Royal Canadian Air Force
Western Canada
Rockcliffe
Goose Bay
Labrador
Ungava Bay
No. 413 Photo Survey
Canada
Jim” Thompson
D.F.C
Winnipeg
AC2
Charlie’ Davis
Wainwright
Alta
FO. Thompson
Air Force
University of Manitoba
DVA
Lorraine Hancock
Bomber
Europe
England
Mosaic Map
Thompson
Irving Avenue
Charlie Davis
R.C.A.F
Whitehorse
Edmonton
Quips and curios from a quirky science column
A Brooklyn scientist claims sawdust can yield 50 gallons of drinkable alcohol. A New Jersey professor shows a person in a trance can drive an automobile. A snail’s pace is humorously pegged at one mile every 10 years, excluding refueling.
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Brooklyn
New Jersey
Stamp announcements mark centenaries and issues
The note lists commemorative stamps: 100 years since five Indian tribes arrived in Oklahoma, Brazil issues for Rotary convention and Brazilian Musical Academy centenary, South Africa reissues the 1936 gold mines design, Bulgaria four air mail stamps for Roosevelt, Chile centennial of its first history volume. An editor’s postscript invites stamp offers to Mr Pratt Kuhn in Toronto.
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Great Britain
South Africa
Canada
Canal Zone
Jugoslavia
Zagreb
Tre
Oklahoma
Brazil
International Rotary Convention
Brazilian Musical Academy
Bulgaria
Franklin Roosevelt
Chile
Winter Burns Kill Hundreds At Home Prompt Safety Call
About six thousand people died in their homes last year from burns scalds or explosions. The toll rose during winter months and experts urged better precautions for safer living.
Women Vote and Hold Office on Equal Basis in 47 Nations
A tally shows forty seven countries grant women equal political rights including the vote and eligibility for public office. The list reflects broad international progress in gender equality across regions.
Farming Adventure Aims to Reclaim Sea Land
Seventeen farmers and engineers launch a race against tide to build a 514 mile sea wall in 17 weeks on Lincolnshire’s Wash coast. They seek 1 400 acres of arable land by next September to avert flooding during high equinoctial tides. The salt marsh area is currently submerged at high tides.
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Britain
Lincolnshire
Unusual Prize Awarded In California Radio Contest
A California resident Mrs. J. E. Morris won a curious prize described as a fall of rain on her property produced by a dry ice treatment. Her lawn spans 30 feet, currently ankle-deep in natural rain water, complicating prize presentation.
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California
J. E. Morris
Earliest Known Americans Found in Tepexpan Mexico
Remains believed to be among America's oldest humans, estimated 10 000 to 15 000 years old, were unearthed in 1947 at Tepexpan Mexico through geophysical prospecting and transported to Washington for restoration.
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America
Tepexpan
Mexico
Washington
Palamades Claims Dice Invention Around 1244 B.C.
The fragment notes Palamades is said to have invented dice circa 1244 B.C. It presents an ancient attribution without corroborating sources and reflects historical legend or tradition.
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Palamades
Tonsils Not A Cure All Say Saskatoon Doctor
Dr Griffith Binning Director of Schools in Saskatoon argues in Health magazine that tonsil removal does not fix many conditions and growth may be affected more by a child's life events and parental separation than by disease. He cites a Saskatoon study using the Wetzel Grid to assess child growth and notes that removing tonsils shows limited impact on growth disturbance.
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Griffith Binning
Health
The
Health League
Binning
Saskatoon
Sask
Wetzel
Ireland Faces Depopulation Amid Emigration Crisis
Dublin reports a commission is formed to study Ireland's declining population and its causes. Vice-Premier Norton notes Ireland is the only white country with a population drop in a century. Emigration to England exceeds 250000 since 10, with 32000 recorded last year, many passing through Northern Ireland.
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Dublin
Eire
William Norton
England
Northern Ireland
Morrissey
Tonsillectomy Not Aimed At Emotional Or Behavioral Causes
Kaiser’s study shows many conditions for which tonsil removal does not help. Psychologically, prolonged separation from fathers in the armed services and family disturbances cause emotional damage, so tonsillectomy should be a last resort and not used to prevent rheumatism or colds.
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Kaiser
Chinese Husband Seeks Divorce Over Wife’s Legal Disputes
A Chinese husband petitions for divorce citing his wife’s noncompliance with legal issues. Court records show he argues the marriage deteriorated due to unresolved disputes and her handling of the laws.
The British Money Question in Marriage Reflected
A column blends light humor and social commentary on marriage roles. It cites Tennyson quoted cynically about spouses and jokes about husbands giving paychecks to wives. It ends with remarks on money in marriage and British social debate.
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British Married Woman's Association
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