US holiday safety checklist urges UL NFPA tips
The UL and NFPA offer a decorating safety checklist for home holiday use. Check fresh greenery’s needles, water the tree base, maintain three foot clearance from heat sources, inspect light strings for damage, replace damaged items, keep decor away from children and pets, and note indoor only UL marks on strings.
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Underwriters Laboratories Inc
National Fire Protection Association
NFPA
Operation Decoration safety tips for holiday lighting
A reader guidance piece urges safe use of light strings inside and outside with UL marks, reminding to switch off decorations when away, check age-appropriate toys, turn off appliances, secure pot handles, and ensure working detectors and escape plans. It encourages testing devices, maintaining firesets per manufacturers, and provides UL contact info and decorating ideas for windows with evergreen accents.
Cotton market slides then gains on NCC data before Thanksgiving
Trade and speculative selling pushed the cotton market lower at week start while a friendly NCC October consumption reading lifted prices ahead of Thanksgiving. U S mills used 10.8 million bales, above expectations, with imports and inventory pressure cited as factors. USDA data, TELCOT sales, and harvest progress in Texas Oklahoma were also noted.
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National Cotton Council
NCC
U.S
USDA
Canada
Mexico
Taiwan
Telcot Electronic Marketing
Telcot
Texas
Oklahoma
Princess and Prince of the Fourth Grade Recalled
A nostalgic reminiscence recalls a Daisy Cagle fourth grade class at Quail Consolidated School in 1943. Francis Hethcox is crowned princess, Don Willingham chosen prince after buying a suit with Victory Stamps funds. Gene Peggram doubts the tale. author notes a remembered suit and a lunch with the friend. The piece ends with a folksy invitation to visit.
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House of Willingham
Gene Peggram
Greenbelt Electric Cooperative Presents Entertainment
Community notice from Greenbelt Electric Cooperative highlights a local entertainment event sponsored by the cooperative. Details on date, venue, and participants are limited in the fragment. The item emphasizes a cooperative community role and sponsorship.
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Greenbelt Electric Cooperative
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