Electrical safety and wiring maintenance guidance
Advice stresses paying attention to appliances and wiring, employing a qualified electrician, securing inspection certificates, replacing defective sockets, using correct fuses, avoiding wet hands, and keeping fuses labeled. It covers unplugging irons, keeping elements dry, avoiding temporary extensions, preventing cords from radiators or under doors, not pulling cords, avoiding overloading circuits, and proper disposal of oily rags in a tight metal can.
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Inspection Bureau
Remov
Is Your Farm Home Safe Campaign Guide 1940
Farm home owners are urged to join a two week Fire Prevention Week campaign to improve safety. The guide covers chimney types, roof spark hazards, soot cleanup, safe storage of gasoline, stove and furnace precautions, wiring checks, and general fire prevention steps. Supported by the National Fire Waste Council and the National Board of Fire Underwriters, the 1940 effort asks for public cooperation and offers further information.
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Rural Electrification Administration
Agricultural Committee
National Fire Waste Council
North
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
National Board of Fire Underwriters
John Street
New York
Farm Fire Losses Can Be Prevented
A National Fire Waste Council official warns farm fires cause about 100 million dollars in annual losses, including 3,500 lives, mostly women and children. He cites carelessness, chimneys, wiring, and smoker habits as main causes and urges vigilant prevention on every rural home and barn.
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T. D. Goss
National Fire Waste Council
Tis
United States
Syracuse
New York
Dayton
Ohio
Helpful Hints On Fire Safety For Homes
Simple safety advice warns not to hang oily overalls in warm closets or near chimneys as they can ignite. Warns heat from damp ground feed piles may start fires, and moist grain in bins can self ignite. Recommends ventilated metal thimbles for stoves through walls or floors and notes they cost less than rebuilding after a fire.
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Malone and
REX Theatres
State Farm Insurance Companies
Bartley R. Schwegler
McCoy-Tanner
Sikeston, MO
Board of Public Works
T. C. Dye
Nuway Cleaners
Loomis Mayfield
Sikeston, Missouri
Powell Insurance Agency
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