Dutch doors boost back entrances and senior home ideas
The Muscatine Journal notes Dutch doors provide air and light at back or side entrances while keeping children inside. It highlights design options in ponderosa pine units, weather stripping, and preservative treatment, plus senior housing trends and cost factors around 11 000 dollars. It also covers mildew remedies, sun exposure, and a cleaning solution using trisodium phosphate and bleach.
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Old Sol
Andy Lang
P. O
Jamaica
Heavy Roofing Insures Long-Term Coverage
Heavyweight and self-sealing asphalt shingles gain popularity with homeowners. A Building Supply News survey shows heavyweight shingle sales up to 12 percent last year with self-sealing at about 34 percent of the market. Dealers cite durability, long service guarantees, low maintenance, and broader color options as key factors while noting higher initial cost often offset by similar labor costs.
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Building Supply News
the Trade Journal
Pri
Asphalt
Nesting Bird Delays Flights In Maine
Vernon Baddis known as Gad about the flying fisherman will not fly while a tree swallow nests in the tail assembly of his float plane. Five eggs are in the nest and he will keep the craft moored unless there is an emergency. Roque Cordero, conductor of the national orchestra of Panama, is named assistant director at Indiana University Latin American Music Center and associate professor of music.
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Bingham
Maine
Vernon Baddis
Gadabout
Bloomington, Ind
Roque Cordero
National Orchestra of Panama
Latin-American Music Center
Indiana University
Trouble-free with a capital T Toro mower promo
An ad praises a TORO powermower promising trouble-free operation and low repair costs for homeowners tired of costly breakdowns. It invites customers to come in and see the model, highlighting the appeal of easy maintenance and summer reliability.
Gardening Answers From Eugene W Mathern County Extension Director
Extension horticulturist Ben F Vance fields Gardener questions on sweet corn suckering Cucumber and squash blossoms and mildew control. He notes not removing corn suckers yields match heavy suckering and explains male flowers drop after fertilizing female blooms. Weekly multi purpose spray advised for cucumbers squash and melons to curb pests and diseases. Phlox yellowing from drought and pests. deep weekly watering and light mulch recommended. Late plantings of beans cucumbers and sweet corn urged with early corn varieties if planted in July to mature before frost.
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Eugene W. Mathern
Ben F. Vance
Iowa State University
Vance
Bos
Phlox
Sphinx
Cadets Train At Fort Knox ROTC Camp
Cadets Kenneth D. Moore and John E. Wagner attend a six week ROTC summer camp at Fort Knox Kentucky. Moore son of Harry and Mrs Moore from Muscatine area and Wagner son of Edward Wagner Wilton both are Muscatine College graduates. They plan to enter the University of Iowa. The encampment began June 19.
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Kenneth D. Moore
John E. Wagner
Reserve Officer Training Corps
Fort Knox
Moore
Harry E. Moore
Muscatine Community College
Wagner
Edward J. Wagner
Wilton
Muscatine College
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Smithsonian and VPI to dig for prehistoric Virginia remains
In Southwest Virginia, the Smithsonian Institution and Virginia Polytechnic Institute will conduct excavations to uncover remains of prehistoric animals, announced by Dr. Clayton Ray of the Smithsonian.
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Kingsport, Tenn
Smithsonian Institution
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Virginia
Clayton Ray
The
Smithsonian
Sloth Skeleton Found In Cave Near Gate City
A skeleton discovered recently in a Gate City Virginia cave has been identified as a giant ground sloth that lived about ten thousand years ago.
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Gate City
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