Fire Loss And Prevention Progress Through History
The piece traces rising fire losses in the United States and the rise of fire prevention efforts. It notes Underwriters statistics for 1946 seven months and previews a record 600 million in prospect, with quotes on past opposition to prevention and the evolving role of the National Board of Fire Underwriters in promoting codes, insuring reform, and annual Fire Prevention Day beginning in 1912. It cites incidents from 1864 to 1920 and key figures in fire protection history.
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Kentucky
Truman
W. B. Malinlieu
Mallalley
Naational Board of Fire Underwriters
Rochester
Cienga
Fire Department
Policie
Chicago
Fre
San Francisco
San Prancise
San
Wilson
Canada
Harding
Carnival by Dick Turner on Fire Prevention Week history
The piece notes Fire Prevention Week observances since 1922 and that presidents and Canada’s governor general issue proclamations. Mallalieu asserts fire prevention shifts public attitude from private to communal loss, with insurers only as intermediaries. Robert Powers arrives in Oktawa. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Byson return from a Canada trip. A Boght Community Wye House party is planned October 2 by the Boght PTA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Governor General of
Canada
Mallalieu
R Macrely
Britain’s 20 Clinic Plan to Combat Cancer
Britain launches a national cancer drive under the 1939 Cancer Act with twenty regional headquarters to cover two million people. Existing radium centers may become regional hubs linking hospitals and doctors as specialists urge early detection and multi‑disciplinary care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Cahulmodt
Laird
Shefield
British
Radium Commission
Gald G. F. Stebbing
East Side Women to Address WSS Meeting on Order Topic
Mrs. Richard Cunmings wife of the First Baptist pastor will address the WSS of Trinity Methodist Church in the church parlors at Albion tomorrow on the subject Order Is A Lovely. Mrs Harald W Griffis wife of the Troy District superintendent will lead a recognition service for the oldest members as Celia Morris narrates An Insight Into She Past. Mrs Orrin Ireson program chair introduces speaker. Mrs Wallace M Genthner acts as presiding officer in the president’s absence. Refreshments follow, hosted by W E Smith and committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Cunmings
First Baptist Church
WSS
Trinity Methodist Church
Aown
Harald W. Griffis
Troy
Methodist Conference
Celia
Morris
Orrin
Ireson
Wallace M. Genthner
James W. Smith
Theodore Youngs
W.£. Smith
Frank Cooper
Norma Cooper
J. W. Wood, Jr
Extella Lang
Greenwich residents share week with local families
Mrs. Fred Buckley of Cambridge visits her parents on Main Street. Sandra Perkins stays home recovering from measles. Howard A. Lesson leads the Mineworkers Union to the Atlantic City convention with Mrs. Lesson. Raymond Ackner injures his right hand at his garage job and is hospitalized in Cambridge. Theodore Powell hosts guests Delia Robinson Ned Rob inson and others at dinner. DAR Willard's Mountain Chapter elects officers and prepares for Buffalo conference. Members attend a sightseeing report and monthly notes wrap up with dessert.
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Fred Buckley
Cambridge
David Ryan
Main Street
Sandra Perkins
Bir
Charles Perkins
Cenler Walls
Howard A. Lesson
Maury McClellan Hospital
Evenue
Mra
B. J. Skiff
Gordon Whitaker
Buffalo
Stiit
United States
Medical outreach and patient education notes
The text outlines patient intake for preliminary examination, emphasizes continuous communication among clinicians and the family doctor, and stresses educating patients to report disturbances of function. It warns that delays in reporting can lead to fatal outcomes. It notes that Scyneuy is not an old people.
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Noudauarters
Ort Lawty Agrohan
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New York
Dick Turner
Robert Powers
Oktawa
Mrs. Russell Byson
Boght Community Wye House
The
Boght
Parent-Teacher Association
Mrs. Roosevelt
America
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Sts.og
River St
Finer
Burdett
Alhamt
WO Mate Se
the Natl. Savings Mani
East Side
Ciela
Hullard R. Dorsey
Oneonta
Jaints
Cirela
Odd Pellaws Hall
Pawling Avenue
J. Warren Salisbury
Albany
Ton Eyck
Greenwich
Avors
Nolsen
Pitsburg
Gulf Ot Corp
Traveur
Pxoreetion Co, Inc
Dasey
Notch
Earl Mt
Ladies of
Mechanicville
Lion Brand
Second Avenue
North 21
M. Nirenberg Sons, Inc
Sunoco
SUN@CO BYMAPUEL
Alf Moleculex
Sunoto Dynafue
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