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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1950

Page

8

Bathroom Mirror Defies Fogging With Heated Glass

A mirror with electrically conductive rubber behind it keeps the glass at 38 degrees to offset shower steam condensation. It runs on 110 volts, similar current to a 60-watt bulb, and uses a switch in a corner to control heating. The design may adapt to medicine cabinets. The second item describes Glen White Beckley non profit golf and country club near Crab Orchard with an 18 hole course, clubhouse, ballroom dining, and future tennis and playground facilities.

Associated Press Charles Parker Co Meriden Meriden, Conn United States Rubber Co Glen White Twin Oaks Beckley Highway Crab Orchard Golf and Conter Club Arthur Goldstein Robert J. Ashworth F. S.tinner, Jr Beckley Mutual Development Company W. M. Smoot Ico-skating

Newly Married Couple Occupies New Home

James E. Willis Jr and Miss Alice Ann Willis occupy their new home at 224 Locust Drive after a Friday wedding. The brick house features four rooms on the first floor, with an unfinished attic for two more rooms, and a full basement with a rear garage entrance. The interior includes stipple plaster walls birch woodwork oak floors rubbersized tile in kitchen and bath and a glass block partial wall separating the dining alcove. Built by French and Combs of MacArthur.

James E. Willis, Jr Alice Ann Wiliies Locust Drive French and Combs MacArthur

New Wood Defies Cigarette Burns Across Oregon Labs

A Portland Oregon research summary describes a new hard wood product made by compressing a whole board to a third of its thickness at 1500 psi and 325 degrees Fahrenheit without bonding agents. It resists cigarette burns and alcohol, can be cut with metal or carbide tools, and is installable by screws or pre-bored holes. Meanwhile in Israel a labor official aided a new immigrant by delivering her baby in a jeep then returning mother and child to a hospital.

Westtrn Pine Association Research Laboratories Portland Rehovot Israel Itzhak Shamir Migdad- Gad Labor Exchange Masmiya

Novel idea to build own home faces mixed expert view

AANHBA president Thomas P. Coogan notes many amateurs hire pros after costly missteps while some builders and veterans' groups show successes. Guides claim DIY homebuilding possible in weekends, but codes, mortgages, and skill gaps deter the average urban resident, suggesting a cautious start with a small cabin.

Tre Assayiated Press Fictsons Naanal Association of Home Builders Thomas P. Coogas Miam, Fla Association

Your Builder is Vital: Choose One You Know

Building a home hinges on a trusted builder who coordinates architects engineers carpenters electricians and tradespeople. Seek bids from reputable builders, confirm completion before occupancy, inspect all work, and obtain written notices for unresolved items and a possible one year warranty.

Associated Press

Vacation Off Season To Beat High Costs

Better Homes & Gardens outlines off season travel as a savings strategy with price cuts of 20 to 63 percent across Florida California New England and the Rockies. It argues for traveling by train plane or bus and booking accommodations up to 24 to 43 hours ahead. The piece promotes visiting from May to November in regions including New England upstate New York and the Pacific Northwest and highlights fewer crowds safer driving and luxury at lower prices.

Better Homes & Gardens Magazine Florida California New England Rockies New Eng Land Upstate New York Penn Sylvanis

Magazines banned by Associated Press in Egypt

Cairo reports Egypt bans three French magazines Paris Hollywood Paris PinUp Paris Cocktail and one German Hamburg magazine Terstern for being suggestive. The move widens Egypt’s ban list with no official reason given. New Mexico Indians increase slowly by steady rate.

Fies Cairo Egypt Hamburg Ter[stern Paris Hollywood Paris Pin Paris Cocktail

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