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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1967
Page
5
Interior designer Michael Greer shows how to cool a room for summer with slipcovers straw rugs and bright prints. He urges keeping major fabrics while swapping accessories storage and clutter to reveal treasures and refresh mood.
Bjornsen Investment Co. plans multiple 12 unit apartment buildings at South Towne Place SW and North Towne Court NE with unit costs around 72 000. Various single family and multi unit additions and remodels are listed across NW NE SW areas including garages fences roofing and commercial remodels with costs from 64 to 16 042 dollars.
First Avenue Development Co reports a new commercial at 4545 First Ave SE for 39000 dollars. LeRoy Robbins builds a two stall garage dwelling at 3234 Shasta Court NE for 17712 dollars. Theron Thomson constructs a dwelling with basement garage at 3307 Blue Ridge Dr NE for 23000 dollars. Security Realty remodes a commercial at 108 3rd St SE for 20000 dollars. Leonard Kroupa builds a dwelling with attached garage at 3630 2nd Ave SW for 16992 dollars. August A Gureno constructs a dwelling with attached garage at 3725 2nd Ave SW for 17898 dollars. Spencer Development adds a dwelling with two stall basement garage at 172 Harbor Ave NW for 15850 dollars. Wellbuilt Homes lists a dwelling at 2424 Town House Dr NE for 12478 dollars. Richard E Cover builds a dwelling with basement double garage at 1637 Hillside Dr NW for 12980 dollars. Skogman Construction Co lists several new dwellings: 208 and 216 Crandall Dr NE for 14790 each, 220 Crandall Dr NE for 13280, 222 Brentwood Dr NE for 11748, and 212 Crandall Dr NE for 11748.
Circuit breakers are coming into wide use replacing fuses and easing fuse replacement. They resemble ordinary light switches and trip when overloaded. Reset by turning the lever on. If it trips again, the circuit is still overloaded and must be corrected. Breakers usually do not need replacement.
A simple low voltage private telegraph system offers a summer project for youths. Builders use wood panels, No 18 wire, buzzers and buttons to create a two-station setup with Morse code practice. Plans show wiring through windows or between houses with care to avoid damage or interference.
The guide explains protecting bell wires with insulation against rain and suggests winding around heavier wire. It cautions that bell wires should not be strung across city streets due to laws. It notes paint coverage: primer about 450 square feet per gallon and finish coats about 500.
The National Paint Varnish and Lacquer Assa advises applying boiled linseed oil at least yearly to keep a wood ladder flexible and splinter free. If the surface is rough, sand first then apply one or two coats. otherwise wipe on with a cloth.
A right angled screen is built from the garage wall to conceal the garbage can while leaving one side open for easy dumping. The design keeps the can out of sight and accessible for waste disposal.
The softwood cutting season runs from early June to late August with lilacs first and spirea and forsythia later. Walter Haldeman of Pennsylvania State University explains selecting vigorous shoots, preparing cuttings, and rooting in moist sand or perlite before transplanting into a rich mix and growing in cold frames or fields until landscape ready.
The Tile Council of America states CS-181-52 marks adhesives as specially prepared for ceramic tile installation. The standard defines the product as suitable for tile setting and regulated by the hall mark.
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