Holiday Toys Present Danger
The Texas Society for the Prevention of Blindness warns that BB guns and other projectiles are not toys and pose serious eye hazards. A 1976 national survey reports 1,288 eye injuries from air and spring operated guns treated in U.S. hospital ERs, with additional non hospital cases uncounted. A Texas ophthalmologists survey is noted.
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Texas Society For the Prevention of Blindness
United States
National Society For the Prevention of Blindness
Texas Society
Texas
Navy Seaman Harvey reports for duty in California
Recruit Jeffrey N. Harvey son of Mr and Mrs Floyd W Harvey of Tom Bean has reported for duty at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado San Diego He joined the Navy in August 1977 In other notes readers urged surveys on pellet and BB gun injuries noting higher injuries from these weapons than fireworks and calling for parent supervision and caution with dangerous toys to prevent eye injuries during the holidays
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Navy
Jeffrey N. Harvey
Floyd W. Harvey
Tom Bean
Naval Amphibious Base Coronado
San Diego
Supplemental Income Available To Many
Social security officials in Sherman say many who could benefit from supplemental security income SSI do not know about it. SSI pays up to 177.80 monthly for individuals and 266.70 for couples to the elderly, blind, or disabled with limited income and resources. Children may qualify, but parental income counts until18 or21, then the child’s own resources apply. The asset limit is 1500 for individuals and 2250 for couples, with home and a reasonably valued car not counting. Local office at 810 N Travis offers free SSI pamphlets. call 893-4654.
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Gus Jones
Sherman
SSI
Jones
Social Security
Sherman Social Security Office
N. Travis
Thornhill Family Guests Visit From Dallas and Grand Prairie
Over the weekend Mr and Mrs Harold Thornhill hosted their son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs S R Thornhill of Dallas and their grandson Larry Ray Thornhill from Grand Prairie. The Thornhills plan a trip to Florida.
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Harold Thornhill
S.R. Thornhill
Dallas
Larry Ray Thornhill
Grand Prairie
Florida
Living Christmas tree keeps beauty for years to come
A living Christmas tree helps homes enjoy natural beauty and fragrance beyond the season. The piece advises selecting a residence for the tree, planting root-ball soil with peat moss, keeping it indoors about ten days with careful watering, using miniature lights, and then planting outside promptly to ensure a lasting investment and landscape screen from sights and sounds.
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America
American Association of Nurserymen
Santa
Innovations in Flexible Packaging Film Revolutionizes Food Trade
A man in a jar? No, this operator extracts a flexible multi layered film used for shrink wrapping smoked meats cheeses and non food products. Researchers at W R Grace Co enabled year round turkey and transformed beef handling and distribution with these durable materials.
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W.R. Grace & Co
Turkey
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Holiday Toys
William’s Variety
W.D. and
On Earth
Carl
Whitewright
Eli Whitney
Giory ’ Giori
Christ
Stevens Discount Fashions
Mary Lou
Ayers
Nicely
Texaco Station
O.L. Nicely
Jovy
Bob Worthy
Mrs
Sheri, Bobby and
Kevin
Aubrey McAlister
Don McAlister
Felecia Garvin
Paula Clabhorn
Martha Freeman
Mary Lou Ayers
Sunshine Notes
Dolores Meek
Bellis
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