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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 16, 1961

Page

6

House of the Week Midwestern Hospitality In This Beauty

The feature home showcases living and dining rooms aligned front to back, a TV room separated by folding partition, and doors opening to the kitchen and bedroom hall. A back-to-back bath setup lowers costs, with a large master closet and a two car attached garage. Seven rooms total 1662 square feet with brick veneer exterior and brick stone accents.

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Making a ping pong table from plywood hinges

Answer notes plywood rarely comes in 9 by 5 size and suggests using two 4 by 5 feet panels joined with hinges. This creates a split table that can be disassembled for other uses once pins are removed.

Commotion Over Wrong Numbers Leads to Vandalism

Eugene Rossetti told police he lost his temper after two wrong plumber numbers on a pay telephone. He was arrested smashing windows, then restrained by five officers at the county jail. His actions flooded a cell area when water saturated records in the sheriff’s office.

Redwood City Calif Eugene G. Rosseti Rossetti

Greenery Lifts Winter Mood With Easy Indoor Plants

Winter decor gains warmth from living plants. Grouped house plants suit modern rooms and affordable containers transform shelves and corners. Hardy philodendrons need weekly watering and diffused light, while larger vines adapt to various furnishings. Replace aging plants after about a year.

Home painting tips for interior and exterior

This guide covers prep steps like removing hardware and fixtures and priming patched interior walls before finishing coats. It advises painting cabinets from top down, ceilings before walls, and careful brush and roller technique, plus weather and material tips for exterior work including temperature, humidity, and using high quality paint to avoid alligatoring cracking or wrinkling.

Making a Screen Painting Tool From Common Items

A brush can paint screening but a loaded roller or screen painter makes the job easier. If these are unavailable, craft a screen painter by tacking an old carpet piece to a wooden block for use.

Sheraton

Time for a set of house rules and repairs

A feature urging readers to list and tackle home repairs now. It covers roof shingles, leaky pipes, outdated wiring, chimney cleaning, weather leaks, stair safety, and simple DIY fixes. The piece emphasizes early fixes to protect the house and budget, plus basic fuse knowledge for emergencies.

United States

Abraham Darby and coal coke revolutionized iron making

English Quaker Abraham Darby spearheaded commercial use of coal coke in iron production in 1709, laying the foundation for modern metallurgical industry and the global metals sector.

Abraham Darby

Notice of Bid for Ohio Route 73 Improvements

State of Ohio Department of Highways in Columbus advertises sealed proposals for Butler County Section BUT-73-1172 on State Route 73. Bid deadline January 31, 1961. prequalification required. minimum wage rules apply. bid bond of 2000 dollars. plans in state offices. director reserves right to reject bids.

State Highway Director of Ohio Columbus Butler County Wayne Township Cotton Run Highway Credit Examiner Department of Industrial Relations Department of Highways Preston

CROSSICORD PUZZLE CLUES AND SOLUTION TIMELINE

A mixed set of horizontal and vertical crossword clues from 1961 feature terms across vocabulary like bucketlike vessels paste Italian, plant monstros pismire symbol titanium openings fanat and more. The puzzle lists answers by number with an average solution time of about four minutes and credits Kine Features Syndicate Inc from 1961.

Kine Features Synd., Inc

Tot Suffocates Under Boddy Of 100-Pound Dad

In Abilene Texas Dr. William G Buchanan a 31 year old chiropodist and his two year old son James Ross were found dead by Mrs Buchanan. Officials say the child suffocated when the father who weighed about 400 pounds apparently died of a heart attack and rolled over him during the night. The father had recently recovered from pneumonia at a hospital.

Abilene William G Buchanan James Ross Buchanan

Lockheed Claims World’s Largest Private Telephone System

Lockheed announces a 109.00 mile network of leased lines to connect missile, aircraft, electronics, shipbuilding, and space divisions from Puget Sound to Cape Canaveral. The system with 21,727 phones is expected to save about $25,000 annually and go into operation today in Burbank California.

Burbank, Calif L AP Lockheed Ifirm Puget Sound Washington Cape Canaveral Fia

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