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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1966
Page
12
A collection of handwritten letters from young residents listing desired gifts for Christmas. Requests include bicycles, cameras, watches, skates, dolls, games, and candy, with hopeful notes about cookies and milk left for Santa. Several signatories share ages and addresses.
Exhibit contrasts colonial primitive lighting with later devices at the Museum of the Southwest in Midland. Betty lamps from 6 000 B C and Mayflower heritage illuminate home illumination history through Dec 31 with hours 10 5 Tue–Sat 2 5 Sun. The display, located at 26 Village Circle near W Wall St and Andrews Hwy, showcases whale oil lamps, brass candlesticks and related accessories.
Instructions describe trimming cotton draperies with a scalloped edge using a pen or chalk for a curved trace, then cutting with a plate or round object to form scallops. A dish is used to pattern the scallops and make a tassel-like finish.
The Texas Safety Association notes a fireproofing method for costumes: mix nine ounces of borax and four ounces of boric acid into one gallon of hot water, saturate fabric, and hang to dry. The solution should be reapplied after each washing.
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