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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1962
Page
5
American families increasingly pool at home as private in-ground pools rise from 2,500 in 1948 to over 250,000 by last year. Costs fall with new spray-concrete construction and vinyl liners, making a 20x40 pool with a diving board fit for 14 people, while practical minimums are 15 feet wide and 35 feet long.
Petroleum engineer EF A Bender of Bakersfield California patenting a permanent aluminum pool cover that locks automatically and opens via a switch cord powered by battery or electricity. The Pool Deck device reduces maintenance costs and heating while preventing access when activated.
In Glendale a new group called the SOPCLOATFCUISMA DEWAALWNESFS emerges. Founded by Jack Sowell, the Society of People Complaining Lack of Ash Trays For Customer Use in Super Markets And Other Emporiums Whose Aisles Are Lined with Nothing But Stuff For Sale naturally aims to protest inadequate ash tray availability.
A guide explains making Oriental style scrolls with treasured studio photographs for living rooms and other spaces. Use window shades cut to size as the base, arrange photographs on the shade, fix with rubber cement, seal with Kodak Print Lacquer, and hang from a ribbon or cord.
Cleveland police and fire departments trim excess weight during a three and a half month campaign. Officers report shedding a ton of surplus gear and equipment to streamline operations in growing communities.
Homeowners seek summer heat exclusion with adaptable cooling systems. The National Better Heating-Cooling Council notes no single right heating type for air conditioning. Separate chilled air units or chilled water units can serve any heating method, suitable for new or renovated homes, multi story layouts, and zone control. Combined heating cooling convectors or warm air systems use centralized power sources in basements with room temperature control and require properly sized ducts.
DW Rush Zeigler, a retired York farmer, died aged 100. He left 171 survivors including four sons, two daughters, 27 grandchildren, 70 great grandchildren, and 68 great great grandchildren.
Centralia Illinois reports a farmer, O W Nierman, says he was targeted by idiots when two hunters shot a six month old heifer on his farm and killed his two pet peacocks. The pair allegedly pocketed the birds, mistaking them for wild game.
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