House Doctor Paneling Advice For Living Room Wall
A reader asks for help convincing her husband to install decorative paneling. The advice outlines a plywood paneling installation with horizontal furring strips, centering, nailing or cementing methods, and trimming with molding. It also mentions repairs, a fungus issue in a crawl space, and removing smoke stains from a stone fireplace with a trisodium phosphate solution.
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D.G
Andis
A.H.H
M.E.Y
E.O
Still happy after a year at The Four Seasons shop
Delores and Howard Sperzel celebrate one year as owners of The Four Seasons gift shop in Pownal after selling their Long Island home and quitting jobs. They call Vermont their dream world and praise new neighbors. The celebration runs June 30 through July 6 with prizes for visitors.
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Delores
Howard Sperzel
Four Seasons
Pownal
Long Island
Do’s
Don’ts
Federal law gives home buyers new protections under a real estate act
A new federal Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act takes effect June 20, requiring lenders to disclose all settlement fees to buyers 12 days before settlement and limiting practices that raise costs. It covers appraisal fees mortgage insurance government levies and lawyers fees. The law sets penalties for noncompliance and mandates a HUD designed disclosure form plus a buyer rights booklet.
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David T. Cook
Washington
U.S
Senate Banking Committee
Productivity beyond normal retirement age at Ford Inc
Hoyt Catlin runs Ford Inc in South Norwalk with an average staff age of 68. The firm makes Fertl Cubes for gardening and employs mostly older workers, including 85 year old president Catlin and 91 year old Emma Wilken. The company, now part of Burpee under General Foods, emphasizes stable tenure and low turnover, with Catlin personally supervising diverse, long-tenured staff.
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Frank J. Prial
Norwalk
Conn
Ford Inc
Hoyt Catlin
Emma Wilken
Dorothy Weisell
Carmine Iannacone
Arthur Robidas
Lillian D’amato
Catlin
Ford
Ferty
England
Fertl
W. Atlee Burpee
Little Company
Burpee
General Foods Corp
General Foods
Hugh Marron
Ralph Halbach
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Donald Abrams
Bijur Lubricating Corp
Bennington
Maine Vacation Service Gateway
Portland, Maine
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Scatamount National Bank
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Cap-Tan Color Inc
Benmont “Ve
Depot Street
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