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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1949
Page
6
This reader column answers practical home heat questions and building tips. It discusses whether heat regulators save fuel, storm sash benefits, fireplace dampers, and proper installation methods for floors, insulation, and stair handrails. It also covers architecture unity in housing groups and how to verify materials and workmanship in new homes.
The article discusses selecting home mechanical equipment for modernization or new homes. It warns against overpaying for features and emphasizes choosing items that meet the home's standard for quality, age, and size to protect property value. It notes FHA Property Improvement Credit Plan financing and cautions that over-equipping can reduce resale value due to varying buyer desires and obsolescence.
Winter weather can damage window screens. store them in a dry, cool place. Suspend from a basement frame with doors first, lay screens on top with laths to separate. Cover with paper or canvas to keep dust out, then enamel lightly to prevent rustling. Store to protect mesh and allow easy spring reassembly.
A home tip recommends applying a half and half mix of raw linseed oil and turpentine to knotty pine walls in a basement recreation space. Wipe off excess after one hour, reapply after 24 hours, and add a third coat if needed. A 4 inch galvanized pipe in wooden brackets serves as a sturdy clothes rod that resists bending and fits coat hangers of any size.
The open plan layout blends kitchen, dining, and living areas across half of a 1,456 square foot ranch. Two panoramic 20 by 7 foot windows frame the front yard and rear terrace, while the L shaped living and dining spaces connect to a 15 by 13 foot kitchen. A breakfast counter separates the kitchen from the dining area amid floor-length drapery and metal ceiling details.
A fashion writer notes the plumbing and heating bureau links trends to heating tech from coal fires to central systems. It argues warmth fuels home life, shaping fabrics and silhouettes, as radiators and boilers influence style and comfort across rooms and seasons.
Sacramento AP The National Grange rejected the Brannan Farm price support program calling it an internal cancer threatening the enterprise system. Delegates from 37 states closed the 12 day convention by installing Master Albert Goss for a fifth two year term and approving the critical resolution. It warned the plan would drive party politics by buying farmer votes with Treasury bonuses.
The item lists countless Thanksgiving visits and dinners across Franklin and area, naming Oswalds Nauses Bunnells Day Harris and others, plus relatives visiting in Circleville Red Lion Middletown and Arlington. It also contains a legal notice advertising Contract 3A for Middletown water works drilling, with bid details, conditions, and dates.
New Yorkers argue Santa Claus is uniquely theirs dating to Dutch colonial times. They claim he remained within New York state for two centuries, evolving from St. Nicholas to a kinder figure. The piece traces Santa’s early face as ship figurehead and December 6 celebrations in New Amsterdam and Breuckelen with gifts and a birch rod for mischief.
Washington reports rising U S concern over political upheaval in Latin America as Panama’s new revolutionary government takes power. State Department delays recognition and condemns the seizure method amid uprisings across the region.
Panama's strong man Col. Jose Antonio Remon and two aides submitted resignations to President Arnulfo Arias who had swept him into office. Arias said he would act on the resignations in due course. Remon, who looms over Panama's political power, still controlled the police force, the nation's only armed force.
The 32nd traffic fatality of the year occurred in Dayton Ohio yesterday. Clyde Ross was fatally injured when his automobile was struck by a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train.
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