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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1954
Page
15
Elyria Chronicle Telegram dated Saturday April 10 1954 reports local news items including community updates, public notices, and brief events in Elyria and surrounding areas with typical mid-century local detail.
Painting surfaces with colors can create weight illusions. Red and orange suggest heaviness while yellow and blue appear lighter. Objects painted black seem twice as heavy. These paint effects are useful for interior and exterior decorating.
Randolph Evans AS A designs the Abbott House of the Week, stressing compact, well lit living spaces. Features include a spacious living room with fireplace flanked by windows and built in shelves, six closets, a dining alcove, compact kitchen, two small bedrooms with cross ventilation, and a brick and shingle exterior for a modern look. Readers can request complete plans by mailing a SASE to the Building Editor at Chronicle Telegram Elyria.
A study of 1000 young married families shows room size 9x12 rugs remain first choice for homemakers while wall-to-wall carpet gains. Initial rug purchases favor 9x12 at 52 percent, 5 percent choose wall-to-wall. Later purchases shift to 34 percent for 9x12 and 10 percent for wall-to-wall.
A 10 year survey shows automatic elevators, now common in new NYC apartment buildings, do not affect crime rates. No significant difference exists between auto and manual elevators in crime reports. The highest crime rate occurs in buildings with wealthier tenants and higher employment. From 1941 to 1951, 2907 elevators were installed in NYC residential buildings, 2807 automatic and 100 required operators.
The article explains sizing surfaces to seal porous materials, reducing paint suction and saving paint. It notes sizes bridge pores, often water solutions of glue or dextrin, and mentions the use of thin varnishes, lacquers, and pigmented sealers to combine opacity and sealing in one coat.
Miss Cabot a noted home stylist explains turning two-bedroom closet doors with space between into a three way vanity using door length mirrors on each door and a half length mirror on the wall between. A small plate glass shelf beneath the half length mirror completes the setup for makeup and dressing. Mirrors brighten rooms and add spaciousness and the vanity aids complete grooming from all angles. Unframed door mirrors attach with screws and plastic clips from hardware stores and glass dealers.
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