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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1947
Page
2
Dr A J Martin explains television’s origins and workings noting John Baird’s 1925 demonstration and the years of research worth 10 million dollars. He compares black and white and color TV to a multi track railway, and praises human eyes as the most remarkable viewing instrument.
New household conveniences emerge as practical ideas for better living. Glass brick increases basement light while coloured tiling decorates fireplace rims. Fireproof asbestos fiber siding shingles and Portland cement appear. Double windows fit standard frames for harsh winters reducing the need for storm windows.
Hotpoint dealers in the Bluefield area offer kitchen planning booklets and display 1947 all electric kitchens. J W Crouch, manager, notes models include miracle ranges and unbroken line refrigerators with dishwashers and home freezers on show. Arrangements for designing a family tailored kitchen are available through Warlick Furniture, Clark Stores, Bowling Furniture, and Shumate Furniture in Bluefield Princeton areas.
Representative Snyder says Elkins Martinsburg and Thomas have proposed sites for relocating the U S naval observatory. He notes the three towns in West Virginia advance competing bids to host the facility.
Heifer yearlings bring 23.50 to 26.26 per hundredweight while bulk beef cows are 13.25 to 16.00. Sausage bulls drop to 18.00 with top 25.50 for choice wealers. Stock cattle slow at week’s end, salable sheep total 500 of 700, lambs steady with small lots at 24.00 to 25.00, slaughter ewes 7.00.
Salable hogs 4500, total 6500, market moderately active and steady across weights and sows, top 25.00 paid for 190-220 lb. weights over 300 lb scarce. good to choice 300-400 lb sows 18.50 19.50. shippers sold 1000. Salable cattle 1500 total 1700. salable calves 400. yearlings and light steers about steady after week’s sharp drop. cows uneven, 25 cents lower. bulls steady. weaners weak. lots good and choice steer and.
Fancy nearby eggs hold firm with whites and browns steady in wholesale dollars. The report lists white and brown egg quotations by grade, plus wholesale butter tonnage and creamery price ranges across different cream scores.
An article urges replacing yellowed lamp shade interiors to boost light up to 30 percent and offers two fixes for older shades. It notes children in well lit rooms learn faster and advises proper lighting for study and play at home. It also shares a seedling setup using fluorescent lamps and prophetic planting guidance.
On June 20 Chicago grain prices declined as profit taking and hedging outweigh demand following July corn reaching a record high of 2.0034 a bushel. Wheat cash markets show no bids, while corn and barley prices range across standard grades and samples with varied bids and nominal values.
Federal Judge Harry E. Watkins sentenced Luther Scruggs of Huntington to three years in prison for automobile theft. Sherman Davis of Pocahontas, Virginia, and Reba Johnson of Jolyn, West Virginia, each received three years probation after pleading guilty to violating postal regulations.
Bluefield Hardware introduces Admiral radio phonographs with a Miracle Tone Arm using a rubber energy converter to replace crystals or tubes for better fidelity. The line includes FM reception, a portable Thin Man model, and affordable console and table units, all touted for low prices and high quality.
Milton Pulps, 58, of Sharon, was critically injured when he fell from a mine motor in Charleston on June 2004 hospital workers said.
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