March 2026 National Poison Prevention Week overview
Each year about 500000 children swallow medicines and household products with potential for serious injury or death. Ninety percent of these cases involve children under five years old.
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Newspaper
Brady Standard
Location
Brady, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1966
Page
4
Each year about 500000 children swallow medicines and household products with potential for serious injury or death. Ninety percent of these cases involve children under five years old.
Mrs. Voyvien HV. Nunean urges constant caution against household poisons during Poison Prevention Week. The message warns of toxic plants and everyday products, stressing locked storage, clear labeling, reading instructions, and avoiding storage with food.
Public notice urges readers to phone their news tips to the Standard Terald Office for quick local coverage. Authorities request prompt tips on events, accidents, and community happenings to aid reporting.
The Bracy Girl Scouts sold 2 640 boxes and Troops 14 15 and 16 earned troop awards for meeting or exceeding quotas. Individual camper ships went to Jeanie Shelton and Jamie Kay Steward.
Notes recount memories of the Fairview community as farms decline and a former teacher recalls her early years at Fairview School. The Rev Harry Bamberger leads a new Methodist sanctuary project in Austin costing about 150000 dollars with 50000 more for furniture. Local residents Irvine and Mrs Hurd note astronaut Neil Armstrong and David Scott returning safely from space, while their granddaughter Mrs Tom Secott Jr. links to the Scott family.
The Kimble Menard Singing Convention will be held at the Hillcrest Baptist Church in Menard on Sunday March 20 starting at 2 o clock.
The Friends of the Library in Brady and McCulloch County sponsor children's programs including a Story Hour for ages two to five each Wednesday from 10 to 11 a.m. Volunteers run it, with about 38 children enrolled. They also fund book purchases and plan a summer reading program with hundreds enrolled last year and state reading certificates awarded.
McCulloch County Federated Clubs earned multiple honors at the Heart of Texas District Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs Convention in San Angelo. Brady Tuesday Club won first in Americas division and placed in Land and Water Resources. Rochelle Study Club topped Clean Environment. Brady Tuesday Club also high in Public Affairs and Advertising categories. The Twentieth Century Club and Brady Soro sis Club collected placings in Latin American Scholarship and Club Ethics. Judges named Melvin clubs in Conservation and other departments.
The Melvin Cub Scouts gathered Monday at Mrs. Noda Howaced home for a meeting. Eleven boys enjoyed refreshments and discussed the March theme The Knights of the Round Table while making shields.
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