Big House X-7: the biggest little house in the world
Architect Lester Cohen designs a compact 39 by 22 foot house with four bedrooms and two baths, offering two wall locations to separate kitchen and living room. The plan includes nine closets and a full basement with a laundry, play room, and storage.
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Lester Cohen
House of The Week Design X-7 Dimensions Summary
Design X-7 measures 39 by 31 feet 4 inches with a 60 by 100 foot lot fit. First floor area is 1 097 square feet. Upper expansion adds 58 squares feet. There is a full 585 square feet and full rooms.
Bedroom Door Converts Space for Kids and Storage
Homemakers fill the door back with insulating board and adhesive panel to create a writing board or storage space. A white panel serves as a wipe clean surface for homework and messages. Rubber cement allows easy hanging and changing of pictures. Perforated panels offer over 60 fixtures for toy boxes shoe racks or coat racks.
Sputnik Proves Reds Have ICBM
Dr. Ralph E. Lapp, a Manhattan Project veteran, told the American Foundrymen Society banquet that Sputnik III proves the Soviet Union can launch nuclear missiles to the United States in 20 to 30 minutes. He urged intensified efforts to halt the arms race and questioned the feasibility of a nuclear test ban.
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Moving peak periods and planning for summer relocations
The text notes that more people move between May 15 and October 15 than in the other seven months, with August the busiest and June and July close behind. It stresses advance planning, reliable movers, and accepting shortages as vans are allocated to peak demand.
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Remodeling Materials Improve Home Color Schemes
Remodeling materials offer companion colors for a 10 color set including dusty pink and sage green. Loewy recommends dusty pink for bedrooms with white and aqua accents, and smoke or mist gray for recreation spaces. Plank and block decor can cover old walls, with clips and adhesive, plus matching moldings and a soilproof finish. Local dealers stock 16 inch wide by 8 foot long planks and 16 inch square blocks.
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Raymonds
Loewy
Stylish Panels Restore Fireplace Elegance
Fireplaces lose their look to ash and soot but can regain a sparkling appearance with a plastic-finish hardboard panel. The panel is installed over the old surface with contact cement, joints hidden by moldings, and five authentic marble patterns offered for stylish options. Matching panels on the sides complete the rejuvenation.
Old Ship Uncovered in Lower Manhattan Foundation Dig
Workmen digging the foundation for a new office building in lower Manhattan uncovered skeletons of a wooden ship dating to pre Revolutionary days. The vessel was apparently abandoned and covered during New York’s waterfront land reclamation program.
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New York
Lower Manhattan
Cooling unit offered for TRANE furnaces in three sizes
A new Trans Climate Changer cooling unit complements existing warm air furnaces including TRANE. Available in 2 ton 3 ton and 5 ton sizes to suit any home cooling load.
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