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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1973
Page
7
Flat Top Insurance Agency will decide on rebuilding at its quarterly directors' meeting July 10 as most claims from the Bradmann Building fire of May 31 are settled. Nine displaced businesses operate from improvised quarters while nearby developments unfold including a new 7 11 store, Shoney's potential motel, and other local business moves.
Marble and Wade Weaver marked their 45th anniversary in Princeton. The University Club expects a banner field for its annual golf tourney at Fincastle Corn Club on Friday June 29.
Warlick Furniture Store moves to its Raleigh Scott Street corner with a new display showing furniture and appliances by the room. The Anchorage Discount Store in Vansant has been sold to Singleton Discount Store chain of Abingdon. Ratliff adds about 16 more stores to the shopping center.
Charles U. Hilborn of Roanoke's Colonial American National Bank is named State vice president for Region XII of Va Jaycees. A Bluefield native, he is also chosen as region outstanding president for leadership with Cave Spring Jaycees, daughter of Mrs. George S. Strader Jr.
The area embraces tennis as its fastest growing sport. The Wilsor or Spalding rackets lead the market, with Bluefield Supply carrying both lines in wood or metal. Spalding and Pennsylvania balls come in white and high‑intensity yellow, Wilson nets and Sportscraft racket presses are in stock. John Wright of the Sporting Goods Dept stocks ten Spalding models including the Smasher Three with tri-hollow aluminum frame, and the T2000 Wilson racket offers varied handles and a custom cover.
Immediate to expert players benefit from a firm flex shaft for power and control. The 2021 stringing fits a thin racket, with 20 mainstrings and 21 crosses for ball control. The T2000 sports a steel crown spiral wrap round bow design open throat and tubular frames, durable handle pallets and calfskin grip. Contact Sporting Goods Department for Spalding and Wilson lines details.
Whirlpool conducted two year trials in Atlanta and Springfield with home compactors to measure landfill and incinerator effects. Results show higher landfill density for compacted refuse, similar emissions, and lower combustibles in incinerator ash. Bailey Lumber promotes the device across multiple Virginia and West Virginia locations.
President Robert Hundley of Washington and Lee University toured Bluefield meeting local leaders on behalf of the Va Foundation for Independent Colleges. He was escorted by Frank Hancock Basil Jackson Al Modena and Jack Osborne, with Mrs. Hundley accompanying the group.
Cedric Cecil Morrison receives a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Hampton Institute in Hampton Virginia. He works in the Engineering Department of the Polaroid Co in Norwood Massachusetts and plans to pursue a Master Degree in the fall. He is son of Mrs. Robert Dooley of Bluefield and the late Cecil Morrison and is married to Glenda Chapman of Greenville DC.
Walt Dempsey Chevrolet promotes the 1973 pickups with advanced suspension for a smooth ride. Highlights include a longer wheelbase, wider stance, improved interior room, disc brakes, power assist, and optional dual fuel tanks.
The spirit of adventure and high vacation costs push Americans toward camping and trailer living. AAA reports 1971 RV sales at 1.5 billion, up from under 500 million in 1967, with travel trailers 8 by 10 to 35 feet and motor homes rising fastest. AAA advises renting first to confirm enjoyment and ensuring insurance for new or used RVs.
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