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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1964
Page
9
The Texas Safety Association reports firearm accidents at home outnumber hunting deaths. Last year 165 people died from firearm accidents in Texas, 88 of them in the home. The guidance urges unloading guns before entering the house and storing guns and ammunition separately under lock and key when children are present.
Clovis Bostick underwent surgery at Methodist Hospital in Houston and is due home in about two weeks. He is resting in room 496 B for his convalescence.
In Andrews County residents carry about $800 in installment debt per family as the nation shifts from cash to credit. Postwar buying habits show cars, dishwashers, refrigerators, and furniture increasingly purchased on installment plans, with totals doubling since World War II.
A brief, childlike note to Santa Claus from Denese Voorhies asking for a doll and other surprises. The letter expresses good behavior and requests a doll and a doll only, noting gifts should be surprises.
Funeral services were held for Mrs. C. S. Boyles 83 of Sweetwater Texas the mother of Mrs. J A Roach of Andrews The 50 year resident and Presbyterian Church member died of a heart attack. Survivors include her husband age 91 and Roach plans to winter in Sweetwater at 609 NW Fourth Street.
The article urges hunters not to trust a gun that's on safety. It notes that mechanical devices can fail and emphasizes backing safety with skill, sense, and habits. It also advises checking the safety catch position frequently while hunting. Brooklyn Bridge construction dates are given as 1869 to 1883.
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