Yule Reunions Increase Home Fire Hazards
Fire safety advice warns that holiday gatherings bring more people and relaxed caution. Hosts should supply ashtrays, clean stoves, and keep matches out of reach to prevent fires during Christmas reunions.
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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1954
Page
3
Fire safety advice warns that holiday gatherings bring more people and relaxed caution. Hosts should supply ashtrays, clean stoves, and keep matches out of reach to prevent fires during Christmas reunions.
The San Souci club held its Christmas dinner Monday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Minzenmayer with co hosts Mr. and Mrs. George Poe. The festive room features included a yuletide log centerpiece, silver candle holders, a Nativity scene, a snow scene on the mantle, a Santa table display, and a candle Christmas tree. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Truett Billups and Mrs. Noel Reid along with other members and the superintendent and Mrs. J. B. Nevins and John Q. McAdams.
The article offers fire safety guidance for households and guests during the holidays. It warns against overloading circuits and space heaters, urges keeping combustibles away from heaters, and stresses planning emergency exits when staying overnight. It includes historical asides about Edison and Poe.
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