Advanced Nail Types Aid New Home Building Demonstration
A demonstration house using 33 nail types and 280 pounds of nails shows progress in nailing techniques. Martin Bartling Jr of the National Association of Home Builders notes promise but concedes results are not conclusive yet. The project, aided by Wood Research Laboratory, suggests potential maintenance cost impacts and room for upgrading low grade nails.
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Martin Bartling, Jr
Adristee
National Association of Home Builders
Supape TS
Tage
Blacksburg
Seggesied
Prome
Dee Aler
Inst
Living Young Homemakers
Wood Research Laboratory
V.piva Engineering Experiment Station
Nation's Architects Look West For Ideas
Western architects influence postwar home design as America shifts to informal living. George Whittier notes West Coast homes embrace outdoors and natural materials like Douglas fir and western red cedar to blend indoors with nature, moving away from traditional Colonial formality.
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America
George Whittier
Oregon
Washington
California
England
Deep South
Beca
Trac
Hleld Stone
Rick
Drinking Fountain Suggested For Home Use In 1900s
A distorted passage discusses placing drinking fountains in home rooms and bathrooms for convenience. It mentions wall-mounted or built-in fixtures, safety features to reduce breakage, and various faucet designs. The text references children and domestic settings, with unclear details about materials or brands.
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Serlanor
The Darby House Plans Show Compact One Story Design
The Darby is a 24 by 65 foot single story home with 19500 cubic feet of space. Emphasis on simple exterior with landscape to add character and options for clapboards shingles or wood masonry finishes. Large living room window, small porch, and practical layout connect living room kitchen and bedrooms. Two bedrooms plus bath and linen closet arranged along a hallway. Kitchen features an L shaped counter plan and breakfast nook. Garage is 20 by 12 with overhead storage and direct yard access. BLUEPRINTS available from Home of the Week Inc. Providence R I. Plans plus contractor’s kit optional at extra cost.
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The
Darby
Combinaton
Lovat
Tom
Lncation
Weer Inc
Dept. EY
Upkeep Is Big Business in Housing
The nation faces a large spend on maintaining owner-occupied homes with estimates of extensive repair needs. Builder Fritz Burns warns that a significant portion of homes are near slum conditions, threatening a major investment in housing.
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Fritz Burns
Los Angeles
Ngs
Weetransiant
Penkee
Prehistoric Dwellers’ Remains Found in Excellent State
A fragmentary report notes a remarkable find of Amerindian artifacts in Alabama. The discovery includes preserved remnants suggesting a highly developed prehistoric life, with items indicating daily use and cultural practices. Further study will determine the full context and age.
Luxury Bath Comfort Aids Back and Muscle Relief
A damaged ad describes a new bath aid named luxury bath comfort made of tough rubber and foam. It targets back and muscle aches for all ages including children and the elderly. Sold prepaid with delivery options and a quoted price, though text is fragmentary and unclear.
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Stirwerten
4 H Contest Entrants Will Speak at County Event
A county wide 4H Club contest promoting health and safety awareness and speaking ability is set for Monday night July 28 at the Elyria YMCA. Each club will present five minute talks on home and farm subjects. Judges include C A Gibbons Bud Warner and a vocational agriculture representative, with Lorain County Health Department members assessing the health portion. Four winners per contest include junior and senior boys and girls who will receive medals from the county Senior 4H Club, with senior winners advancing to a district contest.
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Elyria “Ymca
P.m
William Tedsick
C. A. Gibbons
Bud Warner
Radio Staton Weol
Lorain County Health Department
Service Personnel Pic: Cory to Fort Bragg for Gyroscope rotation
Owen O. Cory 71 son of Charles Cory of Schwartz Rd Avon is flying from Japan to Fort Bragg North Carolina with the 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team as part of Operation Gyroscope the Army rotation plan. Cory a radio operator in the 674th Field Artillery Battalion entered the Army in August 1953 and has served twelve months with the team.
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Pic
Owen O. Cory
Charles Cory
Schwartz Rd
Avon
Japan
Fort Bragg
N. C
187Th Airborne
Army
Cory
18Ith
674Th Field Artillery
Wishful Thinking Mocked By Knoxville Mayor
Mayor George Dempster dismissed reports of his death as wishful thinking by opponents. Police had been swamped with calls after the rumors spread in Knoxville Tennessee.
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Knoxville, Tenn
George Dempster
Po- Lee
Ells
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