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July 2018 THE BEACON Page 11A 1 Last month: TV tube pullers This month’s item was probably a must- have in homes at one time. Do you know what it is? What is it? Last month’s mystery items were TV tube pullers. While quite obscure, they have an interesting local history. The tube pullers were submitted by BEACON readers Bob M DEAR ARIE By Marie Segale [email protected] Dear Marie, My 9-year-old daughter invited a girl from her school to a sleep over at our house. We have known the girl for a while; she seems like a nice girl from a good fam- ily. After the sleep over, we realized a small crystal figure that was on the table in our and Chuck Andrews. Their uncle, Lee Andrews, repaired televisions for Admiral in the 1940’s. The tubes that had to be removed were usually hot, so Mr. Andrews invented the tube pullers. He even went so far as to have a patent on them. A “hot” bit of local trivia! This month’s challenge was certainly a household item used long before electricity was commonplace in most households. Please e-mail your guesses to editor@ goBEACONnews.com by Friday, June 25. Good luck! sponsored by Cornerstone Realty/Lutz Auction Services living room was missing. It had originally belonged to my now-deceased mother-in-law. Of course, it meant a great deal to my husband. When we realized it was gone, we were very upset. No other guests had been at our home since the sleep over. It’s been a while since that happened, but I still think we should do something. Marie, what do you think I should do? Dottie from Bright Dottie that certainly is up- setting for your entire family, feeling violated by a guest you invited into your home, especially to your daughter who believes the girl is her friend. The act could have been innocent; the little girl may have thought it was pretty and just wanted to hold it, which turned into keeping it. Imagining a little girl steal- ing something is tough and is a touchy situation. I think the only thing you can do is go to her parents and very delicate- ly ask if their daughter might have seen anything happen to the small crystal. Of course, you will need to explain how sentimental the piece is to your family. If nothing else, it can provide a valuable op- portunity for the parents to have a discussion with their child about the importance of honesty. Do you have