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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1956
Page
25
A guide explains building a roof for a patio using corrugated plastic panels. It covers panel sizes 34 and 40 inches wide, lengths up to 12 feet, overhangs, and four by four posts with cross rafters. Instructions detail laps, nails, sealant, and recommended roof pitch for drainage.
Ken Flagg of Austin Texas describes in a letter how complete home air conditioning improved family life during Texas summers. He notes 75 degree indoor comfort, easier cleaning, fewer heat rashes, better sleep, and lower operating costs at about 100 per year for heating and cooling.
Duke University announces campus renovations ahead of the 1956-57 academic year. W. E. Whitford details completed work on parking, dormitories, and campus buildings at both the West and Woman's College campuses, with ongoing projects including faculty offices and classroom spaces.
During the pilgrimage to Mecca the devout are instructed to avoid quarrels and women, speak only essentials, and refrain from killing plants or animals except for five nuisances crow kite rat scorpion or biting dog.
David Owen of Woods Hole Massachusetts conducted the deepest undersea photograph in 1950 at a depth of 18 000 feet via Oceanographic Substitution.
The Government Housing Bureau reports 4000 homemakers seek more closet space and privacy in family dwellings. Builders respond with built-in walls and wood installations using softwoods to create storage areas, storage peninsulas, and room dividers in kitchens and living spaces.
An estimated one half of single family detached homes in the United States lack central heating. Many space heated houses are basementless. When adding central heat engineers often recommend an upright closet furnace or a boxed off corner unit, or a horizontal furnace for crawl space or attic.
Pistachio nuts, a major Turkish product, report the United States as the largest export market for Turkey. The item highlights the scale of trade and the role of pistachios in Turkey's economy.
Experts estimate that one gallon covers about 200 square feet for the first coat on brick. The second coat covers about 400 square feet per gallon, roughly double the first.
A small percentage of diamonds from the Belgian Congo, the world’s largest source, are suitable for gems. The vast majority are diverted to varied industrial uses.
Crossword clues list across and down with many entries including Merry Voice in a Quartet Woman In civ service and numerous general knowledge items. The page presents the layout of a Sunday puzzle with mixed difficulty clues covering film actors places animals and material terms.
The United States Savings and Loan League says about three fourths of all new homes built in 1956 will have three bedrooms, up from 68 percent in 1955 and 58 percent in 1954, indicating a clear trend toward larger houses.
The report states that losses from insects and the expense of controlling them total about four billion dollars each year in the United States.
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