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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1948
Page
3
Austin July 19 Fire Insurance Commissioner Marvin Hall urges parents to make homes fire safe to protect children. He cites 102 Texas fire deaths in five months, 38 among under 15, notes gasoline and matches as major hazards, and advises supervising fire use and ensuring reliable child caregivers.
A March 1948 report shows about 44 of every 100 federal workers have served in the military or hold veteran preference. Veterans and those with preference numbered 789,243 of 1,794,106 continental U S employees, with most veterans being men. The Veterans Administration led agencies for veteran men, while women with preference rose to 17 percent in large agencies.
Commissioner Hall cautioned parents against dressing children in highly inflammable garments such as fluffy net dresses brushed cotton or rayon suits to reduce fire hazards.
The article notes rising Federal service staffing driven by the 1944 Veterans Preference Act which requires preferential employment. It contrasts with a joke about horses and a farm productivity claim of a 40 percent rise over prior peaks, attributed to all-powered equipment amid a large rural workforce decline.
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