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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1947
Page
12
A vintage guide from Gullion Electric Service promotes modern dishwashers and home care tips. It covers washing tests, disposer use, washing clothing care, wrinkle reduction, and rug and wallpaper cleaning with practical steps and cautions.
Bethlehem Pennsylvania registrar George B. Curtis of Lehigh University marked 20 years of service as secretary of faculty meetings with no absence. He also monitors class cutting as part of his duties. The article notes Brazil’s currency the cruzeiro is named for the Southern Cross.
The American Medical Association is celebrated for a century of advancing medical education and professional standards. It credits the AMA with fighting charlatanism, shaping drug standards, and guiding ethical care while resisting socialization of medicine and promoting patient welfare.
Tips on using kitchen shears to cut bacon slices for chunks in bread. Advice on sugared fruits, separate small casseroles for odd-hour eaters, curry powder, and molasses use for cookies. Emphasizes efficient can storage and packing slices for can space.
Charleston WV June 5 The West Virginia state bar will be organized at a convention in the house of delegates chamber at the state capitol to elect a president and vice president and form an executive council with one member from each circuit. odd circuits elect one year terms even circuits two year terms and the council will select a secretary-treasurer and librarian.
Virginia births in January to April 1947 totaled 26 099, up 47 percent from 117 835 in the same period last year. Deaths reached 10 112, infant deaths under one year numbered 1 093, while the infant death rate fell from 4.9 to 4.1. Cancer and heart disease deaths rose modestly, with cancer increasing from 670 to 942.
Charles E. Byrd a 19 year old sailor from Calderwood Tennessee pleaded guilty in federal court to tampering with U S mail aboard the USS Fort Mandan at Newport and on the high seas He faced a charge of detaining delaying opening destroying or secreting about 500 pieces of mail from January 2 to May 13 this year The case was continued to June 19 for sentence Byrd was arrested at Newport harbor aboard the Fort Mandan after being held by ship officers following a U S postal inspector led investigation
In Moundsville West Virginia on June 5 Mrs Carrie Romine of Clarksburg was elected president of the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic as the organization and its two affiliates closed annual conventions Mrs Dimmie Lee of Parkersburg led the Womens Relief Corps and Mrs Arminta White latch of Parkersburg was named president of the Daughters of Union Veterans
A Senate Small Business subcommittee described a steel scam using forged Bethlehem Steel letterheads to lure buyers. Conmen forge confirmations and lure customers into irrevocable five year contracts at $110 a ton, with a $1 per ton deposit forfeitable if prices fall. Deposits total about $22,000 from orders near 1,000,000 tons.
Hardwood floors add character and lasting value. Regular sweeping and wax based cleaners keep oak and other woods bright, with four to five waxings yearly easing daily upkeep. For old finishes, sanding or removing varnish may be needed before refinishing.
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