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Terre Haute Tribune

Location

Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1957

Page

12

Expert Advice on Selecting Air Conditioner

Experts advise choosing the right cooling capacity for your room. Oversized units waste money. undersized units fail to cool adequately. Shade, blinds, insulation, and proper building protection reduce the cooling load and simplify operation.

Every Home Needs More Than One Fan

A home benefits from multiple fans including window desk and bracket types to provide targeted air circulation. Window fans exhaust heat downstairs while upstairs bedrooms stay cool, and a pair of desk bracket or all purpose fans can cool the dining area.

How to Air Condition Your Home for Existing Dwellings

The piece explains choosing cooling options based on current heating systems. Replacing gravity furnaces or worn gravity/forced warm air setups with year round air conditioning can be economical. Duct work from existing systems can be reused and basement ducts can be streamlined. For wet heat or floor furnaces, a compact cooling unit with outside refrigerating unit adds cooling with minimal ducting. Conversion kits may adapt an existing forced warm air furnace for all season conditioning by adding a plenum coil connected to an outdoor unit.

Fans Help Move Air and Cool Large Spaces

A hassock fan in the living room keeps air moving gently and avoids moving fans around. Fans are effective for circulating air in hallways of buildings and other large spaces like stores banks and offices. Pedestal fans provide ample air circulation and are useful everywhere.

New Tampa Police Do Not List of Conduct Rules

A Tampa police force issue outlines do nots for officers including no reading on duty no walking with hands in pockets no accepting free meals or movies. Officers are urged to control temper exercise patience and discretion at all times.

Tampa. Fla Tampa

Tongue slips in British Columbia legislature cause laughs

In the last session Mines Minister Kenneth Kiernan misaddressed Mr. Speaker Thom as Irwin calling him Mr. Snoaker. Provincial Secretary Wesley Black began a speech with Mr. Sweaker, sparking amusement.

Victoria British Columbia Mines Kenneth Kiernan Thomas Irwin Snoaker Wesley Black Sweaker

Roll-Around Fans Gain Popularity for Easy Cooling

The roll around type of fan is growing in popularity due to its versatility. These large fans are mounted on wheeled frames, easily moved, and can be wheeled up and down stairs. They plug in and are ready to use, providing cooling for homes, stores, and offices by circulating indoor air.

Planning to Get Rid Of Old Furnace? Then Air Condition Too

Planning to replace a worn heating system, the text advocates installing a year round air conditioning unit that provides both heating and cooling to save on installation and future ductwork. It notes space efficiency and a range of horsepower options, including current saver models running on standard 115 volt power.

Air Conditioning Eases Summer Strain for Workers

Dentists barbers optometrists beauticians and others on their feet in heat find relief in cooled workspaces. Air conditioning reduces fatigue and swollen ankles and boosts efficiency and output.

Guppy Gives Birth and Returns as Midwife

In Hammond Indiana Mrs Howard L Rose watched a guppy give birth to nine fry and then slipped from the tank. Using a paring knife tweezers and safety pins she delivered 21 more fry from the fish's body.

Hammond, Ind Howard L. Rose Rose

Real estate firm removes valuables after safecracking

In Franklin Tennessee the Roberts and Green Company removed all valuables from its two office safes nightly after an outbreak of safecracking. The firm then posted a sign on the safes stating No money inside. Open for inspection.

Franklin, Tenn Roberts and Green Company

Summer Comfort in the Kitchen

An appliance promises a new era of comfort for Mrs. American Home Maker. Air conditioning opens beauty, work saving and cool rest. Chores decrease, naps possible, and dinners can be cooked in comfort without reliance on cold cuts or salads.

Insulating Windows Studied For Year Round Comfort

Recent studies on temperature control show double pane insulating windows improve summer air conditioning efficiency as much as winter heating. Builders report growing use of these highly insulated units to cut energy costs and enhance indoor comfort.

Glass panes cut heat load in summer and trap heat in winter

Pane glass reduces heat loss in winter but increases heat gain in summer by lightening the load on air conditioning. It notes the dual role of glazing in seasonal thermal performance.

Heat Slows Efficiency Tests at Large Midwestern University

Winter and summer tests on students show an average 40 percent drop in mental efficiency during the hot humid summer months. Tests identical in both seasons.

Peddlers in Portugal Wear Shoes Only When Policemen Approach

In Portugal vendors keep baskets of shoes and walk barefoot to avoid police attention, donning footwear only as a policeman becomes visible, maintaining law abidance through a cautious routine.

Portugal

Window Fans Create Quick, Fresh Air In Homes

A vintage advertisement touts window fans as a cure for hot rooms. It claims these devices replace stale indoor air with cool outdoor air, cooling bedrooms and living spaces rapidly so occupants can sleep or dine comfortably without waiting for natural breezes.

Heart Works Harder In High Temperature

Heat and humidity strain the heart during summer. Air conditioning can relieve the added stress on the heart, as studies show. The heart powers the body and moves vast quantities of blood annually.

Architects urge early provision for cooling and ventilation

Initial Plans Architects advise home builders to include complete cooling and ventilating equipment in the first rough plans, ensuring integrated systems from the outset.

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