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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1952
Page
9
Thunder showers prompt homeowners to inspect roofs for damage while noting common patching is rarely worthwhile. The piece traces roof life from slate to cedar to asphalt shingles, highlighting overhangs, cost shifts, and the rise of colored granules and fire resistant coatings in asphalt shingles.
The piece notes pastel ceramic granules from Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co enhance asphalt shingles with soft pink green blue and more. Reflective light colors may cut roof temps by 10 to 15 degrees, while aluminum roofing offers bidirectional heat reflection for year round insulation.
A physician, Dr. Emanuel M. Josephson, reported two glass doors smashed and a fertilizer can thrown at his E 69th Street home after he confronted Dwight D. Eisenhower at a news conference about Alger Hiss. He had interrupted the event prompting protests and Eisenhower's brief reaction.
A detailed house blueprint describes The Denver design with 39,000 square foot site area, 64 by 43 dimensions, masonry options, a 22 by 14.5 living room, a large picture window, a fireplace, a dining room with French doors, a two car garage, and a main laundry and den bedroom layout. The plan emphasizes first floor convenience, terrace dining, built in china closets, and flexible master bedroom options. Blueprints available with complete plans and specifications.
Lorraine Manville du Monceau de Berendall 24 sues Belgian nobleman Count du Monceau de Berendall for divorce on cruelty and desertion charges. They wed in June 1948 and have son Thomas, 14.
At the American Medical Association annual meeting in Chicago Dr. Claire L. Straith and colleagues from Detroit describe sandpapering the skin to erase pimple pits pock marks tattoos and other marks after surgery. They use coarse sterile sandpaper on a bandage or an emery stone to improve facial disfigurements. Another exhibit by R R Sayers and colleagues notes widespread lead poisoning from chewing leaded paint on cribs toys furniture and window sills and urges non toxic pigments on children's furniture.
Vice Admiral Joseph J. Clark declared the Seventh Fleet could cause havoc with any Communist invasion of Formosa. He cautioned risks rise if Korea armistice shifts Reds to the mainland while reaffirming orders to defend Formosa within wartime capacity.
It was estimated that the European corn borer destroyed about 35 million bushels of corn in the United States during 1951.
Readers are invited to obtain details on Home of the Week house designs at a moderate cost. Home Building Editor of The Journal requests a self addressed, 3 cent stamped envelope and asks to allow 7 to 10 days for a reply regarding plan prices.
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