Holiday Rush At Local Post Office Preps for Christmas Deliveries
Postal officials release early deadlines for surface and air mail to ensure Christmas delivery. Firms urged to mail by 4 PM daily, use air service, and buy stamps early as weather and congestion loom. Final closing dates vary by mail type and state, with forthcoming rate changes January 1, 1952.
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Arizona
Oregon
California
Washington
Parcel Post
Dagenr
Lowell Man Hurt When Auto Snaps Off Local Hydrant
Lowell resident Foster street Lowell man Lowell man Lowell injured in accident on North Road when his car struck a hydrant snapping it off at the base. He received aid at Raytheon plant and was later driven home by Police Chief Sullivan. Water department crew shut off water briefly and repaired the hydrant.
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Raymond F Fawcette
Foster Street
Lowell
Raytheon
North Road
Frederick H. Sullivan, Jr
Wate Department
Quick To Respond
Postal Deadlines Spelled Out for Multiple States
Courier rules list parcel post deadlines December 6 and December 14 for several states, with Air Mail dates December 2 14 and 14. Additional deadlines cover Delaware District of Columbia Indiana Kentucky Maryland Michigan New York New Jersey North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania Virginia West Virginia December 10 15 and December 22 for Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut Boston Postal District.
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Iowa
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Deadline Parcel Post
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Distric of
Columbia
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Ne. Carolina
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Virginia
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Maine
New Hampshire
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Rhode Island
Connecticut
Boston
Plan No. 109 Home Design Highlights for Big Mo Sailors
The column presents Plan Number 109 a low brick ranch with white trim a front flagstone porch a large kitchen and two bedrooms with cross ventilation. It invites Lieutenant readers to order complete blueprints for five dollars with additional duplicate sets and a portfolio from Penny's Small Homes Berkley Michigan.
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Penny
Berkley
Michigan
Unfrozen Great Lakes Myth Debunked by Scientists
The idea that any Great Lake freezes from shore to shore is incorrect. Coastlines harbors and rivers entering the lakes freeze, and ice can extend several miles offshore, but scientists doubt complete shore to shore freezing ever occurs.
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Great Lakes
Gvinga
Wood Veneer No Subterfuge in Furniture Making
Wood veneer is not inferior material. U S Department argues veneer provides face stability and durability in hardwood plywood. Plywood panels prevent twisting. veneers enable fine figure such as iris and crotches to be used in furniture. new glues improve bonding efficiency.
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U. S. Department
Erce
Department of Commerce
The Bladen House Plan by Small House Planning Bureau
A compact shouse design details a 24 by 32 foot footprint totaling 768 square feet and 14 208 cubic feet of space. The plan places stairs to join kitchen and bedroom, with kitchen access from bedroom without passing living room and a dining alcove in the vestibule. Exterior siding and gable roof noted, with cabinets on three walls and a window over the sink. For more information, write the Small House Planning Bureau in St. Cloud Minnesota.
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St. Cloud
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Asphalt Roofing Gains Public Acceptance in 1950 Output
The rise in asphalt roofing is shown by Commerce data. U S Department of Commerce reports manufacturers shipped about 87 million squares in 1950, nearly double the 44 million squares shipped in 1940.
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U. S. Department of Commerce
Medals Reach Connecticut Treasurer After Five Years
Hartford report states Joseph Adorno, Connecticut state treasurer, finally received three World War II service medals five years after his discharge from the Army.
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Hartford, Conn
U.P
Joseph Adorno
Color Eliminates Glare In Concrete Walks
A coloring matter sold by dealers in building materials and paints can be mixed with cement during construction to remove glare from a concrete walk or drive.
Compact kitchen and hall basics for small houses
The text notes the minimum hall width and a compact cabinet layout. It specifies the range and refrigerator placed on the inside wall and the sink with counters flanking the front window. Source mentions CORINTH and Small House Bureau Minnesota.
Nylon bearings beat steel bearings claims
Garrettsville Ohio reports a plastics firm now offers a full line of oil free rust proof bearings that outlast steel. Gilbert J Stein of Pittsburgh a Carnegie Tech graduate and Air Force veteran led the development and uses nylon rollers and balls where metal fails in many cases.
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Garrettsville
Gilbert J. Stein
Pittsburgh
Carnegie Tech
Air Force
Scout Earns Eagle With House Project For Mother
Whitehall Michigan AB Krause 16 earns his Eagle by completing a house project for his mother. He works spare time between high school senior year and other activities to build the needed improvements.
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Whitehall
Mich
AB Krause
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