How to Find Lost Life Insurance for Beneficiaries
Lost or forgotten life-insurance policies haunt many families with about $1 billion in unclaimed benefits. Start by searching the deceased’s records and consulting insurers and advisers. Check safe-deposit boxes, old tax forms, and mail for invoices, then contact likely carriers. Use state locator services, unclaimed-property sites, and the MIB policy locator for post-1996 apps, noting required death certificates and fees.
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U.S
Prudential
MetLifemetlife.com
Policyfinder
AIG
Nationwide
John Hancockjohnhancock
National Association of Insurance Commissioners
Naic.org
Missingmoney.com
National Association of
Vital Records Office
Vitalchek.com
MIB
MIB Group Inc
Policylocator.com
Grading the Farmboy Boar Tale From Missouris Past
Stew recalls a rough Missouri farm childhood with strict language rules and a dramatic boar mishap. Grandpa, Grandma, and family lore frame a simpler upbringing, dense with rural humor and hard lessons about profanity and respect.
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Stew
Bootheel
Missouri
Grandpa
Grandma
Sudoku rules and puzzle completion
The puzzle is a standard 9 by 9 Sudoku. Fill all 81 cells with numbers 1 to 9 so that each row, each column, and each 3 by 3 section contains every number exactly once. The puzzle is solved when every square is correctly filled.
Pieces that bind a hard marriage to faith and music
Lea County readers hear a heartfelt reflection on long marriage struggles and faith. The writer recalls a 33 year span since meeting as teenagers, celebrates anniversaries with a Jimmie Dale Gilmore concert, and urges couples to seek God, communication, and support while acknowledging abuse safety. The piece ends with gratitude for a patient partner and a hopeful note for future togetherness.
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Jimmy
Hop
Jean Graham
Jimmie Dale Gilmore
Courthouse Square
Lea County Museum
Austin
Christ
God
Summer fashion folly and beachwear fashion rules
A humorous rant on summer dress codes and beach attire. The author mocks skimpy outfits and Speedos, warns against white zinc oxide and black socks with a thong, and urges age appropriate, modest, weather-appropriate clothing while ribbing vacation fashion excesses. It ends with a jab about Jim Mullen Books.
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Noel Coward
Jimmy Buffett
Elly May
Jim Mullen
JimMullenBooks.com
E-T
Fourth of July Labor Boom in Oil Field
In 1976 a hot July hits the oil business as layoffs loom and crews scramble. The driller fights to assemble a new crew after key hands quit or stay home, then finds ready workers willing to jump at a moment’s notice. The piece lauds perseverance and names Willie Stephenson of Hobbs as hand of the week.
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Ice House
Chain Hand
Tong Hand
Derrick Hand
Willie Stephenson
Hobbs
McVay
Willie
Leaco.net
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By Jim Miller
Savvy
Baxter
Poland
Cape Girardeau
Lovington Leader
Wal-Roy Publishing, Inc
John Graham
Avenue B
Lovington
New Mexico
Avinatan NM
Aarpan
UVM
Feere
Joyce Clemens Advertising
Mgr
Tyler Graham Editor
Jeanine Graham Society
Gina Fort
John and
Jeanine Graham
Lea County
Father
Jesus
the Village Idiot
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