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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 11, 1952

Page

10

Decorative Doors and The Clermont House Plan Overview

A survey of door styles including French Dutch louvers accordion and sliding designs notes practical uses and ventilation benefits. It discusses interior applications and durability, then shifts to features of THE CLEMONT house plan with ten closets, a den, kitchen layout, and exterior finishes. Details include dimensions 46 by 32 feet, area 1271 square feet, and cubic content 24 765, with contact for Baytown Sun Small House Planning Bureau.

Lowell Lammers Asa France Holland Gulf Coast Cubage Clermont Baytown Sun

Be Sure Existing House s Sound Before You Buy

The article advises testing an old house before purchase as construction slows due to defense priorities. Check for roof sagging, bulging walls, damp basements, and limited garage clearance. Use tools like an ice pick and broom handle to judge wood soundness, inspect plaster, floors, and attic light to detect rot, voids, or leaks.

Conssrution Research Bureau National Clearing House For Building Information Exper

Florida orange picker is world's speediest

Orlando reporter notes Dallas Barbaree set a world speed record by picking 21 boxes in an hour in the finals of the national orange picking contest sponsored by the Kando Junior Chamber of Commerce. Californians may dispute the title.

Florida Orlando Fla Dallas Barbaree Kando

Admirals Shift Jobs Tokyo Relieve Seventh Fleet Commander

The Navy announced that Vice Admiral Robert P. Briscoe will relieve Vice Admiral Harold M. Martin as commander of the US Seventh Fleet early next month. The move follows the Navy policy of rotating personnel.

Tokyo Navy Robert P. Briscoe Harold M. Martin Seventh Fleet

Baytown Building Boom Continues With January Permits

January reports show 44 permits issued totaling 401690 for Baytown. Builders include C Wilkins at 400 East DeFoe and A A George at 606 West Lobit. Major adds include San Jacinto Elementary School expansion and several garages, with total fees and inspections noted.

Baytown City Hall Lawndell Arkansas Rock C Wilkins East DeFoe We. Filchcher West Lobit A. A. George L. E. Kirkley Williams Bill Oxendine Bowie San Jacinto

Difference Between Tint And Shade

Tint is pure color mixed with white producing lighter tones. Shade adds black to pure color producing darker tones. Hue names a color such as red green or yellow. Value describes how light or dark a color appears regardless of hue. White blends all colors while black represents the absence of color.

Yellow

Home Building Industry Flags Housing Cutback

The home building industry warned that the National Production Authority plan to ban two bathrooms in new homes could trigger costly press coverage and save only a fraction of copper. Alan Blackbank of the National Association of Home Builders argued proposed housing limits would worsen shortages, raise existing home prices, and inflame inflation in 1952.

National Production Authority Alan Blackbank National Association of Home Builders NPA

Teenagers Revive Old Time Charleston Dance Trend

Hollywood reports a revival of Charleston among teens as an old time dance resurges. Thomas Sheehy, president of Associated Dancing Teachers of Southern California, told around 200 teachers that seniors prefer the mambo but teens have brought back the Charleston while rhumba remains popular with adults.

Hollywood Tri Thomas Sheeny Associated Dancing Teachers of Southern California Sheehy

Michigan State star told he could not play sports

Prophecy about J. Pi-al Doron, star quarterback of Michigan State’s 1951 unbeaten team, claims a physician warned him at age seven not to engage in athletics due to a bad heart, shaping a tale of unlikely sporting persistence.

East Lansing Mich J.pi al Doron Michigan State

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