Nantucket style two-story house with modern family spaces
House of the Week presents a 56 by 44 foot two-story home with Nantucket styling by Herman H. York. It features a large bow window, an L shaped layout, a front foyer below living areas, a family room with beamed ceiling and fireplace, a U shaped kitchen, separate dining area, four upper bedrooms plus a sitting room or fifth bedroom, and a two-car garage with flexible entry options. Exterior details include beveled siding, corner boards, cornice, shutters, cupola and a Colonial flavor for a corner plot with white siding and dark roof.
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Nantucket
Herman H. York
New England
Bremerhaven to get marine museum and outdoor displays
Bremerhaven in Germany will start work on a marine museum to house Dr. Hans Willey Bernart of Cologne ship-model collection. An outdoor area will feature the three masted Leute Deer the former Hamburg Lightship Elbe 3 the whaler Walter Rau IX and possibly a 1940 submarine now at Kiel.
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Bremerhaven
Germany
Hans Willey Bernart
Cologne
Hamburg
Walter Rau
Kiel
Home cost for 1968 FHA financed purchase set at 19 thousand
Washington report states the average 1968 home buyer with an FHA insured mortgage paid a $1121 down payment and $428 closing costs to obtain a $19563 house. The buyer had a $934 monthly income and faced monthly payments totaling $186.
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Washington
F.H.A
Prevention's Better Than Care For Brush Maintenance
Prevention's Better Than Care When It Comes To Brush Care explains proper cleaning methods for paint brushes to extend life. It advises using correct solvents for oil and water based paints, avoiding bending bristles, drying wrapped, and choosing appropriate brush sizes for projects.
Ceramics And Epoxy Surfacing For Patios
A reader asks about a thin one eighth inch ceramic epoxy patio surface to fix a cracked concrete area without altering height. The answer notes terraces already done with this material prove strong, temperature resistant, and available in colors, advising cost comparison and DIY savings if handy.
Stars Advise Planning and Cautious Romance for Tomorrow
Estrellita outlines long range occupational and financial focus for tomorrow with strong guidance on sound investments and property deals. It urges stepping ahead on important programs, notes a dramatic uptrend starting Oct 1, and highlights favorable periods for work, finances, travel, and home life, with a caution on extremism for a child born today.
House of The Week plans entice readers with cheap builds
Name Street General Post Office offers a new House of The Week plan each week at a few cents each. Readers accumulate a collection by purchasing the weekly plans in the newspaper, building a growing assortment of designs.
Modern House Sidings In Variety Of Styles
By ANDY LANG, this piece surveys exterior siding options including aluminum and hardboard. It details finishes, textures, and embossing that imitate wood, notes durability traits like aluminum’s fade resistance and hardboard’s moisture tolerance, and advises choosing a reputable contractor for projects.
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Andy Lang
Eye
Japan Drives U.S. Log Exports to Record Levels
Japanese demand for U.S. logs surged from 100 million to 2.2 billion board feet between 1960 and 1968, a 22 fold rise. Japan also leads in housing construction, building about 1.9 million units per year globally.
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Washington
U.S
Japan
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