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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1956
Page
24
The article champions a two story house as the best value for home building dollars. It highlights a plan with a garage, split level features, and dignified exterior, featuring three bedrooms, two bathrooms, extensive storage, and flexible spaces like a mud room and dinette area.
New York dispatch quotes Lotte Wohlbold, an airline hostess, analyzing how men from different nations court and treat women. She cites French, Austrian, Italian, German, Egyptian and English suitors, concluding American men are most charming and attentive in dating.
An old newspaper notice promotes ordering a study plan showing each floor and all four elevations of a house. It requests 35 cents by mail and promises a guide on how to get your house built, plus options to order architect blueprints and seek bids.
The article compares a house similar to HW-11 built in Port Jefferson New York for 20000, noting same land size double roof and 80 percent more foundation. It discusses site fit on limited lots and zoning rules, suggesting a two story plan with a landing to avoid stair objections.
A historical note outlines gypsum wallboard use detailing nail placement every 6 to 7 inches from edges, adhesive joint treatment, and drying times. It covers covering mailheads, limiting joints by wallboard netting, and selecting wood finishes with matching nails. It cites plumbing bureau data showing over 60 percent of bath equipment installed in existing homes.
Real estate experts say adequate bathroom facilities are a key feature in modern homes. Builders note that the number of baths scales with bedrooms, with many families seeking at least one and a half baths, often two, even in lower cost houses.
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