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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1941
Page
6
The passage urges citizens to stay physically fit during the emergency as essential support for armed forces. It highlights personal health as crucial to national defense and mentions joining Associated Hospitals, Inc. as a means to maintain fitness and readiness.
The ad urges joining Associated Hospitals Inc to ensure free medical services for families during wartime. It argues minor illnesses untreated worsen and threaten productivity, urging membership at a few cents per day. Members keep their family physician and may use affiliated hospital services, with contact at 1262.
West Virginia counties including Cabell will see nonrenewal of indemnity bonds for constables due to rising damage suits. Prosecutor J J N Quinlan announced the change today in Huntington. The report notes the origin of the slang phrase dry as a bone used by Marryat in 1833.
The Federal Home Loan Bank Board reports in its 1941 fiscal year release that households grew 16.6 percent in the Thirties, while population rose 7.2 percent. Family size fell from 4.1 to 3.8, with more seniors. By April 1940 private households reached 34,860,000 and 960,000 were 65 or older. The shift suggests greater demand for compact units to house older people. Karl B. Thomas, secretary treasurer of Community Realty Loan, released the information.
Huntington West Virginia December 29 plans for the South Point Ohio and Point Pleasant ordnance works will be discussed by Maj FP Falkner US engineers at conferences in Washington Hopewell Virginia He will supervise construction for TNT at Point Pleasant and meet Atmospheric Nitrogen Company officials at Hopewell on Wednesday Acquisition of land for the ammonia plant at South Point has been under way with preliminary surveys at Point Pleasant already made.
Charleston West Virginia December 29 bonds for purchase of the Market street bridge at Steubenville Ohio are all in and the state is ready to act within the time limit set by the sellers Road Commissioner Ernest L Bailey said today authorized the 1 300 000 transaction Saturday The Steubenville Bridge company had stipulated that the deal be agreed upon today Bailey said all papers would be signed tomorrow if the company meets legal requirements The bridge spans the Ohio River between Steubenville and East Steubenville West Virginia
Government has not banned installment buying in America. Many items remain accessible on easy terms with modest down payments and 18 month repayment, including auto tires jewelry clothing and most household goods. Some categories require higher down payments but remain purchasable on credit under current rules.
The article urges yearly eye examinations to prevent undetected vision loss. It compares eyes to precious equipment and notes many people are more blind than they realize, risking a reduced view of the world without regular checks. It stresses that eye health is critical lifelong value.
In Bluefield the Goforth Freight Lines keeps pace with rising business as trucks carry goods across the country. Arthur Goforth stresses strict accountability from every employee to ensure fast and efficient service with meticulous attention to each load and component. The firm has built a solid record and serves many large local patrons.
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