House of the Week a practical one-story design for budget homes
Architect Rudolph A. Matern designs a modest 1392 square foot three-bedroom one-story home guided by housewives with limited budgets. Features include a rear porch, a large kitchen, main level laundry, two large bedroom closets, a spacious main bath, foyer with flagstone floor, bow window in the living room, and accessible basement stairs to reduce mud and clutter.
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Rudolph A. Matern
Matern
Practical yet sentimental living room features charm
A house described by Matern blends practicality with sentimentality. He notes a handsome fireplace and a bow window as creature comforts in a small home, plus daylight from the bow window and curb appeal from a 20-foot planter, front door sidelights, stone veneer, picket fence, and flower boxes.
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Matern
Buying or Selling a House Booklet For Readers
A booklet by Andy Lang on buying building or selling homes is now available to House of the Week readers. It features 16 popular homes from the series, is attractively illustrated, and can be obtained by sending $1 to the newspaper.
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Andy Lang
The
Insulation Board Institute
Institute
Robert A. LaCosse
Bus Drivers Need Patience in Western Colorado
Bill Knox drives a Gunnison area school bus between Gunnigan and Sapinero. One night he found a sleepy 6-year-old passenger still aboard after a full 50 mile round trip. The boy woke asking where they were and Knox had to return him home.
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Gunnison
Colo
Bill Knox
Gunnigan
Sapinero
Colorado
Mr. Knox
Knox
Speleologist Defined as Cavern Study Scientist
A speleologist is a scientist who specializes in the study of caverns and cave systems. The term refers to researchers who explore, map, and analyze underground karst landscapes and their geology, hydrology, and biology.
Restoring Flag Stone Patio With Penetrating Sealer
The enclosed patio flag stones can be renewed using a penetrating sealer. Clean thoroughly, dry, apply a coat, wait ten minutes, wipe excess, repeat after 24 hours. Apply a third coat and wipe again to prevent a slippery surface.
Drive-in telephones shielded by colored hoods
Drive-in telephone units mounted on metal stands let motorists call without leaving their car. Bright plastic hoods protect the devices as drivers pull up to use them.
Warning on Lighting Wattage and Heat Hazards
The American Home Lighting Institute warns against using higher wattage bulbs than fixtures specify. Excess heat from bulbs can threaten nearby combustibles and damage insulation and conductors within outlets, posing fire and safety risks.
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American Home Lighting Institute
Underwriters’ Laboratories
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