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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1970
Page
4
Genoa resident Mrs Bien Miller shows a two story home updated with brick from old Genoa Indian School. Her wood sculptures and paintings center on family and children amid Early American style. She sources woods from ash to black walnut and preserves pieces with wax and shellac.
A long standing indoor divider enters garden spaces in America as a dual purpose screen and storage unit. It combines openwork sections with checkerboard storage frames, uses four by four posts three feet apart, and includes a sunshade on beams connected to house or freestanding posts.
Architects in the West and Northeast favor four to six inch siding widths while Midwest firms prefer tight low profiles. The prevalent style remains Vel.
Architects in Texas face a new 10 year statute of limitations for damage claims involving design, finishing, or inspection of buildings. The state legislature passed the measure, defining how long after a project the profession can be sued for negligence.
A 1968 US Forest Service survey ranks siding materials for single family homes. Wood leads with 46 percent, followed by bricks 28 percent, aluminum nine, stucco eight, cement block five, and asbestos four.
If you own a swimming pool, install a fence to avoid liability. Pools are attractive nuisances and owners can be held responsible for injuries to trespassers.
Interior doors should have release racks accessible from both sides for emergencies. The New York State Teal Department stresses safety in building interiors and emergency protocols.
Noise pollution from modern living intrudes into homes and offices. Use heavy drapes thick carpeting door coverings and acoustical ceiling tiles to dampen sound. Add porous acoustical materials and weather stripping to reduce noise transfer and echoes in crowded living spaces.
A compact nook prompts extending outdoors with a deck and privacy fence. Define the area with flowering vines and planter boxes for charm. Outdoor accents like carvings and mobiles spark conversation while a bird feeding station attracts visitors. Western woods such as red cedar or Douglas fir are durable and easy to work with. Pretreated lumber is available from retailers.
Outdoor setting of potted flowering plants adds instant color and seasonal changes. The text notes securing pots by culling holes in a bench or patch railing so rims rest on top, preventing overturning by children and animals. When space permits, upgrade railing or add a 12 inch board.
Garden tips for small plots include salad crops like tomatoes radishes peppers cucumbers lettuce and endive. Start tomatoes and peppers early. use trellises for cucumbers and plant radishes in short rows for quick harvests. Mix salads with flowers conserve moisture with plastic mulch and consider berry bushes along fences.
The U.S. Forest Service reports that each one million dollars invested in planting and timber culture on timberlands yields a permanent annual return of about twenty five percent through higher annual yields, presenting a strong fiscal incentive for taxpayers.
Mills will display both nominal and actual lumber sizes on invoices. For example a 2x4 will be labeled as such and specified as 1M by 3% in actual cross section, clarifying standard measurement discrepancies for buyers.
A prominent housing analyst forecasts total starts for 1970 at 839000, but includes 450000 mobile homes in the figure. The note highlights potential overstatement from counting mobile units within housing starts.
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