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Imperial Valley Press
El Centro, Imperial County, California
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In El Centro, housewives are using stored lights and decorations to beautify homes and yards for Christmas, without new installations to avoid interfering with war efforts. Families compete in creative displays using available materials, urged to speed up preparations.
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"El Centro will be in happy Yule garb."
Housewives are busy getting out the lights and decorations stored away two years ago and without extra or added installations, are making their homes and yards beautiful.
The announcement that use of present installations and equipment will not interfere with war efforts and that there is no restriction on using what they have, has released a pent-up longing to spread Christmas cheer by beautification of homes all over the city.
It expressly is urged that only light clusters now at hand be used. Any form of electrical equipment, such as sockets, wire and the like is needed otherwise. Other types of decorations which will make the front window or the decorated tree in the front yard more attractive as far as available are approved.
Many families are competing in the way of working out new decorative programs with material available and already the effects are attractive. Since there will be no prizes awarded this year, this family or neighborhood competition in "genius" is gaining in incentive and results.
The time is short. Let's speed things along.
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Primary Location
El Centro
Event Date
Christmas Season
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homes and yards beautified; family and neighborhood competitions in decorations without prizes.
Event Details
Housewives using stored lights and decorations to make homes beautiful without new installations to not interfere with war efforts. Urged to use only available light clusters and other decorations. Families competing in creative programs with available materials.