Notes On Decorating And The Audrain House Design
Lowell Lasomers offers guidelines for matching color schemes to existing furniture and draperies, outlining three decorative approaches: contrast, analogy, and neutrals. He advises unity, limited points of interest, and roomholding effects, plus tips for daylight and night views. The Audrain project details frame construction, insulated slab, siding, and an 1135 square foot plan with two bedrooms, kitchen, dining room, and storage, from the Small House Planning Bureau.
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Baytown Sun
Construction Starts in Bay Town, May Total $330,220
City building permits show May activity totaling $330,220 with residential work leading. Thirty seven units include 29 homes at $275,220 and one apartment building at $11,200, plus 18 garages and 18 additions totaling $41,660. Fees collected reach $607.50.
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Baytown
Mail moved faster in good old days says Louisville
A Louisville report notes mail between Frankfort and Louisville was eight hours in 1830 versus 20.6 hours today. London averages six hours, New York 22.6. Postmaster Scholtz cites war and draft. local small businesses suffer from one-a-day delivery due to curtailment orders.
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Louisville
Frankfort
London
New York
Joseph D Scholtz
Charles R. Schram
Jesse Donaldson
Try And Stop Me PARENTS Story Of Dinah Shore Baby
A string of brief humorous pieces describes parental reactions to famous names and domestic scenes. Dinah Shore’s baby dislikes her singing, Orville Wright on the airplane, Vander schlitz Manor mourning, and a Connecticut parson wife who makes leftovers stretch while maintaining thrift.
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Dinah Shore
Dinah
Nursie
Orville Wright
Rotterdam
Wright
Connecticut
Big Defense Housing Project Opens in Bucks County
Washington reports Levittown Pa the giant defense housing project opens next week near Philadelphia. First 20 families move in mid June as 200 new residents join weekly. by 1954 16 000 houses will shelter about 70 000 people with 2000 plus children in a planned city with shops rail station pools diamonds and miles of homes.
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Robert F. Loftus Washington
Bucks County
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
United States Steel Corporation
New
Fairless O Works
Kaiser, Metal Products Corporation
U.S. Steel Works
Kaiser
Levittown
Levitt & Sons, Inc
Manhassett
Long Island
Federal Housing Administration
Defense
Bucks
County
Bill Levitt
Pierre
Pennsylvania Railroad
Newcomers Buy Homes In Highlands
Three families of newcomers to Highlands bought homes this week. Clifford Wheeler and wife purchase at 708 West Houston. Abwyn Lea and wife take 215 Begonia. James Stasney and wife buy 213 Begonia. Transactions handled by A. W. Hamm of Highlands Realty.
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Highlands
Clifford “Wheeler
la Porte
D.D. Brown
West
Houston
Wheeler
Abwyn W. Lea
Begonia Lea
Cleveland
Baytown
Leas
James Stasney
Crosby
Begonia
A. W. Hamm
The
Highlands Realty Company
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Southern Furnace & Supply Co
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United States
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