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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1967
Page
8
Albert L McCall Jr of Bluefield West Virginia serves as assistant trust officer and discusses money matters in a brief note. The item highlights his role and location without further details.
A guide urges investors to evaluate personal needs and temperament before choosing stocks. Assess income, risk tolerance, ages, dependents, and liquidity needs, then select securities that fit. Diversification helps, but align investments with one’s own situation and avoid stress sales.
An ad explains theft proof wallets using First National City Travelers Checks. They’re spendable like cash worldwide, with full refunds if lost or stolen. The message highlights 25,000 bank offices for refunds and national/international access, urging customers to ask their teller and visit First Federal Saving and Loan on Bland Street, Bluefield.
The piece touts North Carolina as a highly varied state offering ocean beaches Piedmont plains and Blue Ridge Mountains with diverse sports scenery and history. It praises the road system noting no toll roads or bridges across the state and highlights tourism potential.
Beauty and pump at least three major oil companies are developing programs to replace current filling stations with designs that are efficient and pleasing to the eye. Industry sources expect honky-tonk outlets to fade in ten years. New stations use glass native stone circular canopies and cylindrical pumps.
Sources say about 1.25 million recreational vehicles including travel trailers and truck campers will hit the vacation trails this summer. The safest hitch to use is a bolted or welded unit attached to the car frame.
The Bluefield Automobile Club reports a drop in belt usage despite more cars being equipped with seat belts. In a poll of over 500,000 drivers, nearly two thirds did not wear belts within 25 miles of home.
In the first quarter of 1967, AAA reports air arrivals rose 35 percent while cruise ship arrivals grew 21 percent. Airlines carried about three times as many visitors as cruise ships, reflecting a strong air traffic trend to the Virgin Islands.
Excavators at a ceremonial site near Cholula Mexico uncover what experts say is the world’s largest pyramid base measuring 900 feet on each side. The discovery surpasses Egypt’s Great Pyramid base of 740 feet.
Coppinger adds a 22 by 125 foot building expanding the welding shop at its U S 52 plant, while Middlesboro Kentucky hosts a new branch opening June 19. The Island Creek Coal Co expands output to 2 million tons annually for Carolina Power and Light Co with N and W unit trains hauling the coal from Gund mine in Pike County Kentucky.
Construction begins at Heck Discount Store on Bluefield Ave in Charleston. A large wall is included in the plans as crews hurry to complete the project.
The Beacon Drive In on Cumberland Road, long run by Mayor Judson Lambert and Willard Early, is slated for conversion into a mobile home park.
Rotim Construction Co has completed two area buildings including Animar Bros. Dept. Store near Grundy and a state road project at Skelton. Ongoing are the 2 million Hinton hospital and a 300000 building at Mountain Mission School in Grundy.
The PSP approved water heater offers a ten year 100 percent guarantee not matched by other fuels. Its glass lining resists rust, eliminating corrosion and extending tank life. No open flame, sealed enclosure, minimal heat loss, and no vent needed. Thornhill Tinning & Plumbing Co offers a discount. call 327 5712 for a free estimate.
Moderncote Inc plans to process over 1.5 million yards of vinyl coated wall and door fabrics in 1967 at its New Castle Indiana plant. A new laminator adds Illustra Core, enabling laminated surfaces for walls and hardboards, plus Tedlar film finishes for stain resistance and expanded markets in hospitals schools hotels and offices.
Clover Dew Dairy in Green Valley makes lemonade that customers say is better than homemade. The real cold drink comes in one half gallon and pint cartons via route salesman or grocery stores, ideal for picnics and hot days.
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Bluefield offers a free Johnson & Johnson First Aid Cut Kit with the purchase of City Travelers Checks. The kit fits in luggage or a glove compartment and includes basic injury guidance. Offer valid remainder of 1967 at Bland and Ramsey Streets location.
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