Settlement House Celebrates Bellamy and Hiram House Jubilee
Cleveland marks the 60th anniversary of Hiram House and the 60th year of founder George A. Bellamy’s leadership. The settlement, backed by the Community Chest, traced its origins to 1898 and grew into a model community that influenced public baths, juvenile courts, and the Cleveland Community Chest. Bellamy’s work spread nationally, with Progress City and international visits, shaping American settlement movement practice.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Hiram House
George A. Bellamy
Community Chest
Bellamy
Michigan
Hiram College
Boston
South End
George Bellamy
Grange Street
Orange Street
Orange Avenue
Cleveland Settlement
Progress City
Czechoslovakia
Cairo
Egypt
Japan
Hiram’ House
Alda
Legal Aid Society
Citizens’ Bureau
Cleveland Community Chest
Chagrin Falls
Fire Safety Tips for Home Heating Dangers
A homeowner guide lists fire prevention steps such as placing ash trays around the house, repairing worn cords and defective appliances, using a metal screen for the fireplace, cleaning out rubbish, storing oily rags in metal cans, and having furnaces cleaned yearly. It warns against overheating and movable space heaters, urging fixed, safe operation.
Fire Prevention Week Urges Caution Across Nation
President Truman calls Americans to reduce fires by spotting and removing all causes in homes and businesses. The national observance involves government agencies, chambers, unions, churches, and schools. Fire deaths since 1920 exceed WWII battlefield fatalities, with hundreds of thousands burned or maimed and property losses in the hundreds of millions. Public figures emphasize prevention during October, anniversary of the 1871 Chicago fire.
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America
Truman
Kentucky
Chambers of Commerce
Harding
Wilson
Chicago
William K. Jackson
Don’ts for Home Fire Safety From Public Guidance
List of household dangers warns against leaving children unattended and matches reachable. Advises not smoking in bed, not using gasoline in homes, avoiding amateur electrical work, and not placing hot ashes in boxes. Cautions against kerosene use to start fires, unattended electrical appliances, gas leaks, and lighting closets with candles or matches.
Fire causes and child fatalities in winter season
The report lists major causes of fires as defective or overheated stoves and furnaces, electricity misuse, farmable fuels, and open fires. Winter heating increases losses and children under five account for about 20 percent of fire fatalities.
What would you rescue in a house fire Detroit story
Detroit residents often prioritize sentimental odds over valuables during fires. Firemen note that people react with surprise when choosing sensible items like keys or small familiar objects, while children are sometimes quicker to act than adults in emergencies.
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Detroit
Mich
Oldest U S Man 100000 Years Old Found in Cave
Cambridge report says the United States hosts the oldest Neanderthal man bones, about 100000 years old, found in a Palestine cave. Dr Theodore McCown notes the hunter lived in the Stone Age, ate wild game, and resembled modern humans though not an ancestor. The bones were shipped to Harvard's Peabody Museum from London.
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Cambridge
Mass
United States
Harvard
Peabody Museum
London
Mt. Carmel
Palestine
Theodore McCown
University of California
McCown
Conditon
Sleuth Nabs 2,000 Deserting Dads
George Henry Lath known as Bloodhound Lamb leads the Queens County Abandonment Bureau tracking over 2,000 fathers who deserted children across 48 states and beyond. He prefers settlements avoiding jail, remarking a father in jail is worse than no father at all.
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New York
Hollywood
Moryle
George Henry Lath
Lamb
Httle
Queens County Abandonment Bureau
Cuba
Canada
Mexico
California
Syrup Docs
Gold Medal Driver Husband Admits
A Chicago man, James J. Ingels, had a gold medal struck for his wife after she drove 300000 miles without an accident or ticket. The National Safety Council formed a national club of safe women drivers called Wonder Wives, with Ingels as No. 1 charter member. Any wife with 10000 miles free of incidents can join with her husband’s signed statement.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
James J. Ingels
Safe Women Drivers
Wonder Wives
Ingels
Nevada recalls map omits Boulder City
Governor Wall Pittman halted distribution of a state prepared tourists map for Nevada because Boulder City was excluded. Reprinting in corrected form was ordered after Boulder City residents demanded destruction of all erroneous copies.
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Boulder City
Nev
Wall Pittman
Nevada
Two Piece Slenderizing Day Dress Pattern
Sewing Circle presents Pattern No. 8951 for a slenderizing daytime frock with scalloped edges and puffed sleeves in sizes 36 to 62. Includes a jacked with Peter Pan collar and a swinging skirt attached to a bodice for comfort. Requires 2 1/4 yards of 39 inch fabric for size 4 and 2 3/4 yards for larger sizes. note increased wait times due to high demand.
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Settlement House
Remaiing
Her of Commerce
W. EB. Mallalieu
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Mallalieu
Rrr Rere
Arthur Keith
Royal College of Surgeons
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
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