Natural Light From Overhead Is Best In Shop
Lighting guidance for home workshops favors natural over overhead light where possible, with general illumination plus focused task lamps. Avoid excessive brightness that causes fatigue. use multiple lights over work areas and keep main light on during work. Portable reflector lights and small high intensity lamps offer precision lighting for fine tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Jay Monroe
Crest Hills
N.Y
Thanksgiving Blessings At East Grand Lake
A reflective note from People’s Forum speaks of daily graces and the joy of a seasonal act. The author imagines trout fishing around East Grand Lake and humorously contemplates foil-wrappe substitutes from a big market. He wishes readers a joyful Thanksgiving and invokes blessings on them and their loved ones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frontier
East Grand Lake
Color choices for resilient workshop floors mislead many
The text notes that darker colors on walls, floors, and ceilings demand more light, especially on floors. Many homeowners who install resilient tiles on workshop floors choose dark colors and regret the glare and insufficient brightness.
Trade Secrets On The Inside
An inmate produced mimeographed prison magazine from Kentucky State Penitentiary reveals a Shop Column note about a former termite exterminator who carried a bottle of termites for use if no pests were found at a house. The piece offers candid departmental reporting within the prison publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddyville
Kentucky State Penitentiary
Paul
Rebellion Of Teachers Sweeps The Nation
Washington AP reports education's woes spark a teacher rebellion as salaries and status push teachers toward strikes and classroom boycotts. Oklahoma illustrates the pattern with low starting pay of 3800 and 5160 average, a 33rd in the nation, prompting protests and speeches by state education leaders. The piece notes teacher shortages, high professional prep levels, union tensions, and broader career appeal beyond teaching. It concludes with a campus election note: Elizabeth Cookson, Biddeford, elected president of the sixth floor House Council at American University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
America
Europe
New World
Oklahoma
Oliver Hodge
Hodge
American Federation of Labor
Afl-Cio
National Education Association
NEA
AFL
McDowell Hall
House Council
American University
Washington, D. C
Elizabeth Cookson
Atty
Albert W. Cookson
Graham St
Biddeford
Biddeford High School
Polling Precautions Highlight Nigeria Federal Elections
In Lagos Nigeria election officials announce acid proof ballot boxes extra solid polling booths and ballots that cannot be forged as safeguards for federal elections scheduled for an unspecified date this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lagos
Nigeria
Create A Room Where Music Reigns Supreme
A design feature highlights a 12 by 12 music room with a spinet and portable organs, aiming to combine family living with musical study. Ruth Strauss champions the concept, showing light panels, display frames, and movable seating to suit listening and practicing. A separate AP report from Pierre, South Dakota notes a church membership gap: three-fourths claim belong, but only two-thirds are active members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Claus
Ruth Trauss
Strauss
Pierre, S.D
Juliet Prowse Cannot Master The Frug Dance
AP writer Cynthia Lowry reports Juliet Prowse cannot perform the Frug a popular 1960s dance. She notes others share the difficulty and she fears typecasting as a dancer. Prowse hints at a new comedy TV pilot while continuing nightclub and TV appearances in a Beverly Hills home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Juliet Prowse
Tibet
Miss Prowse
England
Juliet
Tonight
ABC
Steve Lawrence
Beverly Canyon
Los Angeles
Frank Sinatra
New Amsterdam to New York Name Change in 1664
The article notes that New York was known as New Amsterdam before the British captured the colony from the Dutch in 1664. It emphasizes the historic transfer of sovereignty and the subsequent renaming of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Amsterdam
Also Mentioned on This Page
Simard Ave
Canada
Robert W. Cote
St. Andre’s Church
Lucille C. Trottier
Anastasoff
People’s Forum
York County Savings Bank
City Building — Member of
The
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
St. Margaret's Church
Old Orchard Beach
Ernest Corriveau
Sandra Fish
Valliere
Cynthia Lowry
AP Television
CBS I News
Danny Kaye
CBS
Gwen Verdon
Post Office
Washington Street
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!