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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1952
Page
9
A family basement recreation room uses a painted sea mural with a concealed fluorescent backlight under a shallow ceiling awning to create a life like seascape. The space features a ping pong table lit by a dedicated overhead lighting fixture for focused illumination.
A Lone Tree event honored Michael Ford with recognition from Mr and Mrs Robert Ford and Jacqueline Ford alongside Mr and Mrs John Ford and Beth in attendance at the gathering.
Sunday gatherings honored Mich ael Ford on his fifth birthday with guests including Maynard Swailes and Connie of Bloomfield Claire Cooney of Fairfield and extended family. Buell of Independence visited the farmsome weekend with H C Buell. The Sorden and Adams Furniture window was broken during high school festivities with a boy tossed into the pane. Lone Tree club and district meeting highlights were shared in Iowa City Burlington and Davenport visits.
IDeeds recorded transfer Glenn and Laura Brossart to Elmer J. and Cora Chatfield for parts of lots 12 and 13 in Forest Park Muscatine. Lizzie Worst to Henry W. and Alma Lane for lot 61 in Fair Oaks addition Muscatine. and a tract in section 36-79-LW.
A local feature describes ceuterium as a playful term for a town associated with heavy hydrogen ideas. The piece sketches the concept with quirky notes about science and community identity.
The convector radiator combines modern design with quick heating for homes offices ships hospitals and hotels. It can be freestanding or recessed and comes in institutional heavy duty versions hung for ease of maintenance. Heated by hot water or steam it circulates air from the element creating uniform temperatures throughout spaces.
New York reports reveal a toy sized lie detector called the Marlin Electronic Lie Detector. Frank Shain demonstrates its use by testing names and cars, noting it measures galvanic skin response. Moloney says it sells for about 25 dollars, targeting children but popular at adult gatherings.
Readers ask how to remove green copper oxidation and flatten bulged linoleum. Answers cover ammonia wash for copper, lifting seams and cutting bulges to inject paste, and drying weight. Also color tips to minimize roof lines on horses and stain remedies for oil on wood doors, plus locating and destroying a moth nest as the moth problem source.
Heating engineers advise careful consideration of long term costs when selecting a system for a new home. While hot air-duct systems have lower initial costs, hot water or steam systems often save money over 20 years due to lower maintenance and longer life. Radiant heat baseboard cast iron radiators and convector radiators are used with hot water systems. Health and safety advantages of connectors have made them popular in schools hospitals and new homes.
Home builders shifted to vapor barriers to stop sweating walls in the north and to vent the south. Scientists note moisture moves from inside to outside in winter, condensing on cold surfaces, and suggest interior barriers such as high gloss oil paint on plaster or high gloss over wallpaper to seal moisture.
A Nebraska guardsman, Cpl. Frank Walla of Seward, was found dead Aug. 13 in a La Crosse yard. Six defendants including Pvt. Wayne Camp of Postville Iowa and Cpl. Everett Forslund of Iron Minnesota face third degree murder warrants. Two La Crosse girls Delores Vinson 16 and Delores Stone 17 named. all were stationed at Camp McCoy at the time. Arraignment set for La Crosse County Court Tuesday.
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