Two Days Of Your Vacation Insulating Your House
State entomologist E L Chambers urges buyers to rely on the state nursery inspection tag proving stock is healthy. Nurseries are inspected yearly. strawb and raspberry stock tested for diseases. licensed agents and stores must display licenses. surplus plants can be inspected in Madison. shipping can be arranged through the department. A design note from American Builder shows a corner cabinet with a postless hinge system to maximize shelf space.
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E. L. Chambers
State Department of Agriculture
Wisconsin
Chambers
Department of Agriculture
Madison
American Builder Magazine
Fuel Oil Shortage Again Near Large Tanks Urged
Industry leaders warn of an unprecedented fuel oil shortage this winter and urge homeowners to install larger storage tanks. In Providence, 275 to 5,000 gallon tanks exist, but demand may outpace supply for bigger sizes. Regulations require indoor tanks be buried or shielded, or outdoor tanks be buried with protective slabs. The Heating and Plumbing Industries Bureau says storage helps counter transportation and storage limits, with an average season use around 1,700 gallons and large tanks offering long term savings.
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Providence
Edward P. Quigley
Alexander Addeo
National Board of Fire Underwriters
National Fire Protective Association
Plumbing and Heating Industries Bureau
Bureau
New Home Comforts Emerge From Heating Past
The National Association of Home Builders traces modern living conveniences to early heating chores. Advances from hand-fired coal furnaces to automatic thermostatic heating spurred better design, space saving layouts, and integrated costs into mortgage down payments for smoother home buying.
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National Association of Home Builders
Carl G. Lans Nahb
Olden Wedding in Careby England
The small village of Careby England with about 116 residents hosted the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Barney.
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Careby
Eng
Rs. T. W. Barney
Cellar Window Plan Favored for Light Gain
Daylight admitted by basement windows can nearly double by replacing small sashes with slanted top openings. For masonry block walls, excavate bays four feet high and three feet deep beneath each window, line with thin concrete blocks, and slant the new windows to the bay edge. Ensure joints are wind and water tight.
Staple-down and lock-down hexagonal shingles explained
Staples secure the bottom edge of shingles to the roof with a wire fastener while lock-down shingles use bottom tabs that tuck under neighboring edges. Although not true hexagons, the six sided look defines them and they are widely used for reroofing.
Hidden Paint Removal Guidance And Nylon Hosiery Note
The article advises removing old damp or calcimine coatings from plaster walls before repainting using nonflammable paint removers and proper drying. It suggests sealing with varnish size for oil paints and allows direct application of water-thin paints to plaster. A brief note reports Guatemalan women preferring cotton to nylon hosiery.
Neglect Devalues Home Says FHA Guide to Repairs
The article explains neglect devalues a home and lists FHA questions for homeowners to assess condition. It covers foundation walls lighting basements wiring floors woodwork stairs outlets attic plumbing exterior walls and gutters to ensure safety and value.
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FHA
Comet Prophet Morris Sees Great Hale-Bopp Like Rise in 1953
South Africa’s Charles H Morris, dubbed the comet man, claims he forecast four comets and predicts a bright naked-eye great comet will blaze across the sky in 1953 around June or July, rivaling Halley in brightness.
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South Africa
Charles H. Morris
Felt May Be Remedy For Squeaking Floor
A reader suggests using building felt between sub and finish floors to stop squeaks. Moisture movement from basement causes boards to swell and nails to loosen, but felt can block moisture and protect the floor finish.
Refugee touts new explosive sigmarit in American zone
Sigmund Bokor an Austro Hungarian refugee in the American zone of Germany claims to have created sigmarit the most powerful explosive ever invented he seeks interest in marketing the device to potential buyers.
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Sigmund Bokor
Germany
Sigmarit
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