Looks Are Deceiving In Modest One Story House Design
A 1383 square foot one story house by architect Samuel Paul blends an exterior that looks larger than it is with brick and vertical siding. The plan includes a covered arched porch, vestibule, spacious living area, dining room with rear patio, modern kitchen, mud room, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, linen closet, basement stairs, and a two car garage. The design emphasizes economy through a mid house bearing partition and compact lumber use while nodding to Colonial style for today’s living.
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Samuel Paul
Little Oasis Of Ecology For Homes And Gardens
An article argues for creating naturalistic home landscapes that attract birds and support wildlife. It recommends naturalized fruit trees wildflowers and berry bushes, cautioning against overly formal plantings and advising careful plant movement and soil conditions to protect native plants and insects.
Backyard wildlife friendly planting guide
The article outlines planting shrubs such as bush quince honey suckle weigelia crabapple and bridle wreath for continuous spring to fall bloom. It suggests a vegetable garden with bird food sunflowers and seeds like millet rye buckwheat and considers a pond to attract birds and wildlife while noting woodpeckers nuthatches chickadees may nest in dead trees.
How to Paint Building Board Siding and Home Fixes
Readers ask about painting acrylic laminated building board siding using exterior acrylic latex paint after cleaning. Also guidance on asphalt tile waxing harm, powdered cement paint use on masonry, and toilet tank leak fixes with flush ball replacement and valve seat cleaning.
Fund to aid banned South Africans organized by churches
The South African Council of Churches will launch an ecumenical fund assisted by trustees to help people banned or restricted by the government.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
South African Council of Churches
Snow Picnic Planned for Copper Harbor April 30
Copper Harbor Michigan residents plan a snow picnic for April 30 at Mandan seven miles west of town. The Copper Island Cross Country Ski Club promotes the event noting two feet of snow remains on the ground as winter retires from the Keweenaw Peninsula tip near Lake Superior.
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Copper Harbor
Mich
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Copper Island
House of The Week blueprints offered by Middletown Journal
Enclosed is 50 cents for blueprint Design No 47. Please print plainly. The ad promotes building your own collection of House of The Week plans, with a new blueprint each week in the newspaper. StatePostal details in the notice.
Basement Flooding Problem Is Curable
A house buyer fixes a damp basement by regrading soil away from the foundation and installing gutters and downspouts with drainage tiles to move roof water away. Regular gutter maintenance and leaf screening prevent future flooding. advice applies to homes with poor drainage and overhanging trees.
Term Paper Ads Refused by Western Herald
Kalamazoo Michigan AP Western Michigan Universitys student newspaper Western Herald will no longer run advertisements for term papers. Editor Will Snyder from Wyoming Minnesota said buying a mercenary term paper and submitting it as honest work breaches honesty and the paper decided against further publication of term paper company ads.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Hpht
Western Herald
Western Michigan University
Will Snyder
Wyoming
Mico
Wellesley Names Barbara Newell 10th College President
Dr. Barbara W. Newell has been named 10th president of Wellesley College. She serves as associate provost for graduate study and research at the University of Pittsburgh and will assume duties September 1. She succeeds Ruth M. Adams who resigns to become Dartmouth College's first woman vice president.
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Wellesley, Mass
Barbara W. Newell
Wellesley College
Newell
University of Pittsburgh
Women's College
Ruth M. Adams
Dartmouth College
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