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Photograph was edited for publication purposes. Photograph caption dated October 16, 1957 reads "Lucita Deckebach, 21, Miss Granada Hills, usually careful law-abiding girl, gets lost in phone conversation and forgets overheated iron. Fire Department warns against lax habits which cause many unnecessary fires." See images 00155231 through 00155235 for all photos in this series.
Beauty contestants Young women Fire prevention Safety education Dwellings--Fires and fire prevention Electric irons Electric apparatus and appliances--Fires and fire prevention Telephone calls Telephones Granada Hills (Los Angeles, Calif.)
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