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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1957
Page
29
Mikey Turnage writes Santa asking for Tinker Toys pajamas and a cash register toy. He mentions his two brothers Tommy aged three and Johnny aged two in the plea.
Recalls the 1924 Babbs Switch Schoolhouse fire during a community Christmas celebration that killed 33 and injured 50. The piece notes crowded one room, candles, oil lamp lighting, a hastily decorated tree, and faulty exits that worsened the blaze.
A neighbor’s objection to storm screen units is unfounded. Choose ponderosa pine components that harmonize with natural siding and can be stained or painted. Begin exterior color planning with the roof to provide a unifying backdrop for siding and trim, ensuring pleasing contrast and cohesion. For stucco cracks, apply a cement wash by thinning Portland cement and brushing on in circular motions.
The disaster highlighted the need for fire safety in all assembly venues and especially during Christmas. The National Board of Fire Underwriters says real progress will come from precautions to minimize fire danger and protect lives and property if safety measures are implemented.
Mikey Turnage, Tommy, Johnny Turnage and Susie Williams write to Santa requesting a piano, pajamas, a doll, a filling station, a play house, a bike, a mink fur doll, and a pogo stick. They ask Santa to remember all other children less fortunate and promise milk and cake.
The Randolphs host their extended family for Christmas including Mr and Mrs Walter Randolph and daughter from Carlsbad New Mexico, Mr and Mrs Joe Chambers and son Buster from Mission, Mr and Mrs Gon Slack and son from Red Bank New Jersey, and Miss Dorothy Randolph from Oklahoma City. The era’s payroll in printing tops two and a half billion dollars, ranking eighth among the nation’s top 20 manufacturing industries.
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