House Doctor shows wall repair with gypsum board fix
A reader asks how to repair a three inch plasterboard hole in a half inch thick wall. The House Doctor guides punching a larger patch from a damaged gypsum board, cutting, fitting, cementing, and painting. Also includes tips on termite inspection, wallpaper prep, and insulating concrete blocks.
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Drywall Mechanics’ Union
Clinc
McC
C.K
R.A.G
Vermont
G.wss
Hood Company converts to distributorships
Boston report details H P Hood Inc moving 400 route home delivery to 250 independent distributorships. Former routes sold in Rhode Island and Connecticut, with distributors handling Hood dairy and food products. Hood cites national trend and aims to sustain local service while offering route salesmen a chance to run standalone businesses with $3500 investment. Total fiscal year sales reached 387 million.
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Boston
New England
H.P. Hood Inc
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Hood
Edward K. White
White
Manchester
N.H
Fall River
Mass
Hood Dairy
Florida
Clearfield Cheese Co
Pennsylvania
Reed Candy
Clark Gum Co
Chicago
Homemade bread as a money saver in inflation era
Inflation drives bread prices up to 16.6 to 19 cents a pound for flour based costs. A one pound loaf baked at home costs 20 to 24 cents, including flour eggs milk sugar shortening yeast and fuel. Home baking offers about 45 to 60 cent store loaves savings, supported by supermarket, American Bakers Association and Fleischmanns Yeast data.
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New York
UPI
American Bakers Association
Fleischmann
Central Vermont Public Service Declares 32 Cents Dividend
The CVPS board approved a 32 cent quarterly dividend payable Nov. 15 to stockholders of record Oct. 31. James E. Griffin cited unusually high earnings in the 12 month period ending Aug. 31, 1973, at 4.816 million dollars or 2.08 per share, driven by year end factors. The gain stems from Vermont Yankee costs, cost cuts, and a fuel and purchased power adjustment. Earnings are included in a SEC filing for a proposed public offering of up to 15 million dollars in cumulative preferred stock later this year.
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Rutland
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
James E. Griffin
Vermont Yankee
Securities and Exchange Commission
Bread prices and grain supply rise as inflation bites
Weekly Central Vermont Public Service output dips 0.81 percent while year to date usage falls 2.10 percent. The piece links bread cost rises to distributor and store overhead, discusses flour costs and loaf pricing, contrasts name brands with private labels, and notes potential curbs on grain use amid renewed wheat sales to Russia and U.S. production as a global supplier.
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Russia
United States
Ford
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Aniversary
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