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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1949
Page
22
The National Safety Council says teens aged 15 to 24 in 1948 shows 3.1 deaths per 100,000 pedestrians versus 28.1 per 100,000 nonpedestrian fatalities, compared with 1938 figures. It attributes higher motor-vehicle fatalities to teens driving or riding in friends' cars with insufficient safety.
A humorous ad promotes wooden puppies crafted from two pieces of wood with hinged joints and string motion. It also pushes Camel cigarettes and Prince Albert tobacco as Christmas gifts, highlighting festive wrapping and no-card convenience.
A young man jokes about winks at girls on Broad Street while his sister Dottie teases him. He deny a girl in his car, claiming something got in his eye. The dialogue conveys small town embarrassment and humor.
A cryptic epitaph reads “Low intelligence, High stakes, Low cards, High tree,” hinting at a gambler's fortunes and fate as seen on his tombstone out West. The riddle-like inscription blends luck and misfortune in a final, poetic farewell.
The origin of kissing under the mistletoe is linked to Norse myth. Balder’s death came from a mistletoe arrow used unknowingly by his blind brother, leading Frigga to vow the plant would never again cause harm and Odin to restore Balder for part of the year, explaining seasons.
Safety tips for holiday lighting emphasize deep sockets to cover metal bases and prevent contact with tinsel. Replace shallow sockets, use only bulbs 15 watts or less, and inspect lights before use to avoid fires during the Christmas season.
In Bradley Illinois officials discover the town hall was accidentally included in a group of tax liens, upsetting the village. A truck driver who returned a fee for a smashed car incident involving a stamp acted, then shoved the car back into the swamp. In Rowley England local girls complain about yellow lamps and the council votes to install violet street lights.
A hunter praises his dog's nose claiming it is the strongest, recounting a pheasant flush that sent the dog tracking by scent for miles to a tree where a two year old pheasant nest was found. The hunter never explains how the egg ended up in the nest.
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