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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1952
Page
3
A public safety advisory lists 14 precautions to prevent Christmas tree fires. It urges buying fresh small trees, keeping in cold storage until use, sawed diagonally, away from heat sources, and avoiding candles. It warns against overloaded circuits, using only flameproof decorations, and to call the fire department at the first sign of fire.
PITTSBURGH December 24 Bill Davis weighing 265 pounds nursed a fractured nose and swollen jaw yet kept cheerful as he played Santa. A man attacked him for a balloon gag and police jailed Melvin Walbert for inciting a riot. Davis patched up and back at work, while Baytonians prepare for Christmas with extended families including Mrs Chandler and relatives arriving from Korea and Boston for the holiday.
Baytown readers share Christmas dinners with relatives in Houston Temple Crockett Greens Bayou and Weimar. Families plan meals with parents in Weimar Crockett Greens Bayou Huntsville and Laredo, while sailors and Navy families hope to return home for holidays. Many welcome out of town guests and plan visits with brothers and sisters.
Washington report shows 1952 nine month marriages at 1,505,600 versus 1,595,000 year earlier and a higher first nine month divorce total of 393,060 to 371,000. Forecasts suggest overall weddings remain well below 1946 peak of 2,290,000. A broader view notes Census Bureau figures and Federal Security Agency analysis.
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