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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1959
Page
3
A safety advisory warns that deadly combustion gases rise with heat and kill many in their sleep. It stresses closing bedroom doors before sleep to block fumes, noting the top floor as the deadliest area and urging awareness of hotel transoms to slow gas spread.
Instructions emphasize testing door heat before opening, using a brace and shield for a safe exit, and staying out after escape. If blocked, reach a window and call for help. Plan and teach an escape plan for all family members and ensure babysitters are informed. Rehearse fire drills at home and at school.
Mr and Mrs Warren Gilchrist and family visited in the Charles Gilchrist home near Walker recently. Mrs Salina Epperson appeared at the Warren Gilchrist home Thursday evening. Visitors included Mr and Mrs Les Wheeler in Arlington and Mrs Edwin Thompson at the Harry Bleyn home. Sunshine Club hosted a tea at the legion hall for former members marking the clubs 40th anniversary with letters read from Alaska Texas California and others.
A long list of local visits and social events fills a weekend record. Mr and Mrs Wheeler hosted relatives and friends including Virgil Marquette Don Barker and Frances Wheeler. Gerald Jennings shared Japan slides at a PTA meeting. M Y F held a hayride with sponsors Mr and Mrs Don Whitford. The district also reported church groups, trips, and upcoming chicken supper plans.
Mrs Maybell Ann Briggs of Bedford recently united with a sister from Colorado whom she had not seen for 46 years, sharing a joyful reunion after decades apart.
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