Government Seeks Safety Seal for Microwaves
Controversy rises as regulators push for mandatory safety seals on microwave ovens. Critics allege overreach while officials cite consumer protection. Debate centers on who bears responsibility for ensuring appliances meet standards and what constitutes adequate testing.
Pritchett News Briefs and Microwave Cookery Notes
Obituary notes Arthur Wessell dies of natural causes and services held at Gilmer and Glade Creek Cemetery. Local birthdays and hospital updates, community quilting, church notices, and visits from relatives. A long microwave ovens feature explains how microwaves work and offers simple recipes and uses beyond cooking.
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Arthur Wessell
Gilmer
Glade Creek
Frank Still
Charles Still
Modena Catlett
Ragland Hospital
Buster Gage
Arizona
Clyde Lowe
Dallas
Viola Spencer
Bertha Humphries
Rickey Holloway
Hart Hospital
Gladewater
Jetty Johnson
C. D. Dobson
Shreveport
Bill Tom O’bryan
Dan Rogers
Pritchett Church of Christ
Madge Holloway
Dave Roberts
Harry McKnight
Robert Holloway
James Henry Glenn
Athens
D. O. Marsh
Billy Stegall
Longview
Raymond Stegall
Harvey Stegall
J. K. Gage
Librarians urge early reading during Week of the Young Child
Mildred Bowden recalls giving books to her nieces early, now convinced you cannot start too young to teach reading. Along with librarians and educators, she promotes the Week of the Young Child, observed April 6 12, to foster early literacy.
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Mildred Bowden
Association For the Education of Young Children
Gay Avenue
Microwave ovens and the reading rise in Gladewater
The article advises on microwave buying basics and energy considerations while highlighting advances in home cooking. It celebrates a strong Gladewater library program for young children, stressing parents reading to kids, role of Sesame Street, and librarians guiding early literacy at Lee Library and schools.
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Gladewater
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