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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1940
Page
5
Modern financing keeps pace with home building as FHA backed plans offer affordable monthly payments. The FHA Plan enables modest incomes to secure a mortgage through approved lenders with government insured terms. Monthly payments cover interest taxes and insurance and build equity over time.
A mother’s hand injury from a tin can top and several near misses show how small household hazards can lead to costly losses. The Citizens Underwriters Association urges keeping homes in a Safety Zone to prevent accidents, fire and theft.
The source notes a wooden shell leather covered built in England in 1620 navigated by 12 rowers, highlighting early ship design and oar power.
The Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce and Bluefield mayors welcome new residents Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Davis and son of 113 Bedford Street from Greensboro NC Mr. and Mrs. O Hochfeld and children of 1908 Vineyard Street from Charleston WV and Mr. and Mrs. E B Chandler and two sons of 201 4th Street from Galax VA as part of city welcome.
A town scene shows emblems of political parties and a crowd at a State Conference of Young Republicans. Amid chatter a discussion on life insurance and financial planning emphasizes securing a family estate against loss. The piece blends political imagery with a call to purchase life insurance.
Clark Furniture offers a summer porch furniture sale that has drawn notable public attention and mixed reactions from shoppers and local residents. The promotion and its pricing drew comment in advertisements and on storefronts across the neighborhood.
A period piece extols Bluefield Telephone company as essential to modern business and daily life. It praises quick calls for emergencies and daily needs, urging residents to value the service as a prudent investment.
Researchers describe the use of extraordinarily fine spider lines in telescope optics for orientation. Ultra-thin silk threads can measure around 0.00001 inch in diameter, enabling precise alignment and calibration of sensitive instruments.
The text notes two ripening methods: locally in the shade to ripen if eaten locally, or allowed to ripen in transit if not eaten locally.
Over the last 60 days thousands visited Hawkins Funeral Home Southern West Virginia's most modern mortuary. Patrons praised Hawkin's Chapel as Bluefield's needed asset with a two hundred seat church like space and private Family Room. The facility features a Colonial styled Reception Room and open native stone fireplace. The manager aims to serve the community better after 37 years in operation and will remain open to the public at all times.
Gibbs Boardtile offers a permanent decorative wall and ceiling material ideal for kitchens and bathrooms. It resists water and grease with a fine surface that won't chip crack craze or peel and can mimic marble wood veneers or colorful bands in plain surfaces.
South African law protects welwitschia plants with penalties for destruction. Offenders face a 500 pound fine or up to two years in prison.
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