Front Porch Focus as Eisenhowers Visit Denver
Mrs. John S. Doud prepares her 10 room Denver home for Mamie and Dwight Eisenhower. Bright blue awnings and flower boxes brighten the porch while a bamboo curtain offers privacy during visits. The Douds provide a three room apartment for John Moaney and his wife Dolores. The First Lady’s childhood room is kept for Rose Woods. The two plan informal evenings with friends, though Mamie often declines outside invitations to rest.
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Lavender and Old Lace Small Homes Design No 248
A vintage home design highlights a brick two story plan named Lavender and Old Lace No 248. It details a brick versatile layout with a large living room fireplace dining room kitchen breakfast area and two dormer bedrooms. Includes pricing for blueprints portfolios and postage details to Penny's Small Homes Berkley Michigan with delivery wait of about two weeks.
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Colorful Shingles Enable Low Slope Roofs on Modern Homes
A new roofing method allows three-tab asphalt shingles on slopes as low as two inches per foot, enabling colorful options for modern houses. The process supports new builds or retrofits, requires two layers of asphalt-saturated felt, and uses cement between shingle tabs for a durable finish.
De Pere Photographer Proposes American Flea Triplane
De Pere Wisconsin aviator George Frisbie tests a single seat three wing triplane called the American Flea Triplane. The 16 foot body carries a 21 foot wing span with buoyant box kite design for stability. Cruise speed tops 100 mph and range exceeds 200 miles.
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Two New Britain Drivers Arrested For Speeding And Liquor Transfer
Wallingford Conn State police arrested two New Britain motorists for speeding abreast on a busy highway and passing a bottle of liquor from one car to the other during the chase.
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Wallingfore, Conn
New Britain
Masonry Paint For Dry Basement Application
Masonry paint on basement walls helps keep them dry and adds a decorative finish. American Builder magazine lists four application rates including cleaning, brushing with a heavy-bodied brush, finishing one wall at a time, and avoiding painting if frost or temperatures below 40 degrees threaten within 48 hours after application.
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American Builder Magazine
Crow shareholder earns dividends in drink firm
Ole Crow, described as a tame crow, is reported as the world's only bona fide stockholder. The bird is owned by a beverage company and receives dividend checks like human shareholders.
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Ole Crow
Ole
Remodeling Transforms Shack Into Modern Home
A 100-year-old farmhouse, once 24 by 28 feet with no basement, was moved, given a new foundation, and remodeled. The project added a shed dormer, two double-hung ponderosa pine windows, and a green blend asphalt roof with pastel green siding and white framed windows.
Affordable kitchen makeovers with washable finishes
Readers are told to brighten kitchens with washable paints and surfaces in cheerful colors. The piece emphasizes practicality and ease of cleaning, comparing vibrant options to stark whites and beige tones. Printed curtains and durable plastic countertops are highlighted as washable, appealing updates.
The two eyes of man and eye dominance
The Debunker notes that visual perception varies with eye dominance. Optic researchers find right handed people rely mainly on the right eye for the image, while left handed people rely on the left eye. The other eye provides supplementary information to the main image.
Fort Campbell Opens Junior College for Soldiers
Fort Campbell Kentucky opens its first junior college under the Army Education program. About 200 students enroll in 11 courses with both men and women. The Austin Peay State College and Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial State University oversee the venture. Summer term began July 5 with quarterly semesters planned.
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Fort Campbell
Reheating Guide for Crispizing Ready-to-Eat Cereal
To re crisp ready to eat cereals fill a shallow pan with the desired amount and warm in a moderate oven for a few minutes. This method restores crunch without sogginess and is quick for snack preparation.
National Arboretum to Open for Public May 1
Washington’s 400 acre National Arboretum, planted along the Potomac River, will welcome the public May 1. Established by Congress in 1927, the site features azaleas, hollies, fruit trees, and a new hybrid maple, with support from garden clubs and related societies.
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Scientists study soap bubbles to model metal behavior
Schenectady scientists at a General Company metallurgy lab build special glass cells to observe soap bubbles shaped like grains of metals. Dr. Robert L. is a research associate explaining that bubbles simulate metal behavior as heating causes grains to enlarge shrink or disappear.
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