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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1948
Page
11
Alicia Hart surveys holiday toys that mimic cosmetics and perfume sets for children. The piece notes items that resemble music boxes, novelty compacts, scented dolls, and a brandy inhaler disguised as a ballerina. Each playful package blends decorating charm with makeup or fragrance, appealing to kids and amusing adults.
Mrs Lorraine Blackwood home demonstration agent urges an accident free Christmas season. She offers safety rules for holiday planning and daily use to prevent injuries. Rules cover lighting safety decorations fireproofing and child toy safety. Emphasizes staying vigilant when busy and away from home.
A catalog-like note describes a roly poly Santa with three A B C labeled colognes, a gilded tree candlestick concealing lipstick, and a 14 karat gold lipstick case with a 17 jewel watch. Other items include a gold-tone tambourine ring crest, a French antique vanity worn as a necklace, and a five-piece gold filled gadget key chain.
In Rockbridge County Virginia two armed youths and a welfare department inmate escaped the Rockbridge county jail after forcing release. Deputy Sheriff Crissman said Charles Ringler Gerald Macfadden Fix both about 17 and Patricia Walker were captured later. Fix was arrested at his home after midnight while Ringler remained at large. Commonwealth’s Attorney TDW McNeil reported no charges yet filed as the investigation continued.
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