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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1962
Page
13
NFPA survey shows 62,000 serious roof fires in five years causing nearly 30 million in damages. Wind sparked by embers and multiple sources like trash burners and incinerators fuel fires. fire chiefs urge use of fire resistant asphalt shingles and proper maintenance to cut costs and risk.
El Morro Castle in Puerto Rico stands as the oldest fort on United Ribles soil. Spain launched construction in 1539 at San Juan to guard the gateway to the Spanish Main.
A reader note states more than 60 other rivers in the United States exceed the Hudson River in length, highlighting the concentration of long waterways across the country.
Masonite Corporation offers 4x8 hardboard panels with factory finished surfaces in walnut and cherry. Lightweight yet durable, panels come in 8 or 1 foot shorter lengths for rooms with low ceilings, with steps to install nailed to studs and finished with matching trim moldings. The Royalcote paneling resists wear and keeps a good look with simple maintenance.
Lake Kittakittacaloo and its twin Lake Koolkoalinnie lie in an arid South Australian region. They rarely hold water and are chiefly noted for their unusually euphonious Aboriginal names.
An FHA led study at the University of Illinois finds uninsulated attics allow 542 times more heat into a house than properly insulated ones at 30 degrees outside. Proper insulation lowers cooling costs and enables smaller AC equipment. Recommendations include mineral wool labeled R-9 ceilings R-21 walls R-13 floors, blowing wool for existing homes, and light-colored shingles to further reduce cooling load by seven percent versus dark roofing without insulation.
A note recalls tea being introduced to London via Italy for decades after Shakespeare's death with prices reported at 30 to 40 dollars per pound.
Snow helps enrich the soil by bringing down nitrogen and sulfur along with other fertile elements, aiding soil fertility and plant growth as it melts into the ground.
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