Programs urged to prevent delinquency at pediatrics meeting
At the American Academy of Pediatrics gathering in England, Dr Beverly urged youth programs to counter delinquency, vandalism, and truancy through well managed recreational centers, camps, and youth groups. He noted war’s mental impact on children depends on parental attitudes, child age, and prior mental health, and called for actions to alleviate these effects.
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American Academy of Pediatrics
England
Beverly
Y. M
W. C
Synthetic Glycerine Essay Wins Walker Award
A paper on the manufacture of synthetic glycerine by E. Clifford Williams of General Mills won the 1942 William H. Walker Award Medal from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. The medal honors an outstanding contribution to chemical engineering literature in the prior three years and was presented at the society meeting in Boston.
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By .Science .Service
Boston
E. Clifford Williams
General Mills, Inc
Minneapolis
William H. Walker
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Williams
Puffed Up Sand Insulation Boosts Heat Shielding
John F. White of Monsanto outlines silica aerogel as a superior heat insulator about twice as effective as other materials. Used in high temperature furnaces and ultra cold gas systems, it could shrink wall thickness in refrigerators and expand inner volume without enlarging exterior size.
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Science Service
Boston
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
John F. White
Monsanto Chemical Company
White
Wage Increase Reported on WPA Projects
Richmond Virginia John L Vaughan Greene county WPA superintendent told state headquarters that workers who once earned 15 cents an hour on WPA projects now show pay checks up to 96 dollars a week from war industries, indicating wage rises.
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Richmond
John L. Vaughan
Greene County
Efforts To Avert Plastic Shortage Highlighted
A new plastic filler material from sawdust scrap wood cotton fibers and other waste cellulosics was announced by A O Reynolds Northwood Chemical Company Raphael Yatzen and Dr Donald F Othmer at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers meeting The filler mixes with phenolic resins at three parts filler to one part resin matching the performance of a 1 to 1 ratio with ordinary fillers The authors say this can double phenolic resin availability thus conserving materials for the munitions program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Science Service
Boston
A. O. Reynolds
Northwood Chemical Company
Raphael Yatzen
Donald F. Othmer
Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Live Mouse Found On Airplane From Puerto Rico
A live mouse was discovered in the galley of a San Juan Puerto Rico bound airliner after it landed in Miami quarantine. The Public Health Service warns mice can carry lymphocytic choriomeningitis and plague-carrying fleas on planes, urging heightened airline and quarantine vigilance.
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Washington
U. S. Public Health Service
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Miami
Fla
Federal Health Service
Mid-Western
Large Increase in Chick Hatching in 1942
The Virginia hatcheries hatched an estimated 20,934,000 chicks in the first four months of 1942, up from 16,515,000 in early 1941, a 30 percent rise. Monthly gains ranged from 26 to 34 percent. U.S. output in April reached a record 283,539,000 chicks, 19 percent higher than April of the prior year and 17 percent above March 1942.
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Virginia
Division of Markets
Virginia Department of Agriculture
Virginia Poultry Improvement Plan
United States
Madagascar Island Surpasses France in Size
Madagascar, the world's fourth largest island, is larger than France and nearly as large as Texas, highlighting its vast geographic scale.
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Madagascar
World
France
Texas
Home Agent Schedule for May 26 29
Elizabeth Sprouse announces a week long series of Home Demonstration Club meetings from May 26 to 29. Activities include Friendly Grove and Stonewall clubs holding all day sessions at listed homes with the remodeling clothes or cutting and fitting a garment theme. A 4-H practice at Mt View School occurs May 29 with Friendly Grove.
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Elizabeth Sprouse
Friendly Grove Home Demonstration Club
H. A. Snapp
Stonewall Home Demonstration Club
Edith Jolliffe
Evendale Home Demonstration Club
B. F. Solenberger
Friendly Grove
Mt. View
West Frederick
Mrs Perry Note A Garment At Ten Thirty
A fragment mentions Mrs Perry and a note about a garment at 10 30 o clock. The text is garbled but indicates a domestic matter involving clothing and a specific time.
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Perry
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Ernest J. King
U. S. Navy
Miss Kidd
Sunshine Cleaners
Uncle Sam
Winchester Steam Laundry
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London
Berlin
Rome
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