Adequate Wiring Needed For Electrical Living
The piece notes postwar adoption of electricity in homes, with many prewar or inexpensive homes now electrically obsolete. It outlines consequences of inadequate wiring, costs for rewiring or upgrading, and how to estimate requirements, including service entrance, circuits, and the National Electrical Code standards guiding wattage needs. It emphasizes that upgrading can prevent fuse blows, voltage drops, and appliance inefficiencies.
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National Electrical Manufacturers Association
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Household Fan Adapted For A New Use
Household fans have become a new form of night air cooling. Engineers advise installing a large window exhaust fan to expel hot indoor air while drawing in cooler outside air, rapidly reducing indoor heat and providing cooler sleeping conditions. This method uses outside air to wash heat from walls ceilings and furnishings, bringing indoor temperatures toward outdoor levels.
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Viking Air Conditioning
How It Works Versus Cost In Window Purchases
Buying cheap windows may save money initially but leads to long term problems like drafts, sticking hardware, paint failure, and maintenance. The University of Illinois Small Homes Council urges evaluating ventilation, light, view, easy operation, weather tightness, and compatibility with draperies. Wood frames resist condensation and are treated with water repellant preservatives to prevent warping and sticking, preserving window performance over time.
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University of Illinois Small Homes Council
La Grange Gleaners Seek Sewn Projects and Church History
La Grange reporters note Gleaners meeting at Mrs. Jesse Dani Wednes with 15 members learning sewing basics at Mrs. Frances Woodruff’s and a program on Methodism in LaGrange. History recounts LaGrange’s church cornerstone laid 1873 and dedication 1874. Members invited to next meeting, sewing items due, and various local club activities and guest visits.
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Lagrange
Jesse Dani Wednes
Gleaners
Esther Walcott
Frances Woodruff
Lalor Yirs
Dam. Grange
John King
Winters
Howard Hilberry
Dorothy Mesick
King
Arkansas
Kansas
Elyria High School Leader Outlines Guidance Program Goals
Foster Elliott, Elyria High School assistant principal, spoke at a Kiwanis East Elyria dinner meeting about the vocational guidance program. He described IQ tests, aptitude and interest assessments, and prognostic tests for industrial arts. He noted Arm ed Forces Night, college entrance exams, and a College Night to connect students and parents with colleges.
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Foster Elliott
Elyria High School
Kiwanms Club
East Elyna
Elyria High
General Motors builds high speed lightweight train
GM says its new electro-motive division train, designed for under 1,000 per seat and capable of over 100 mph, will carry 40 passengers with a single diesel locomotive. It features baggage under seats, elevated passenger seating, and doors for easy boarding on high or low platforms. The project aims to cut railroad losses by attracting passenger business, unveiled after design approval by railroad presidents.
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Detroit
General Motors
Curtice
Harlow H. Curtice
Electro-Motive
la Grange
Wife Worth More Than Husband In Horse Spending Case
Riverhead court rules wife to receive separation and alimony after Mrs. William Froelich claims her husband spends 400 dollars monthly on racehorse Tippetywitch. Supreme Court Justice Charles Colden awards 1000 dollars monthly alimony and lets Froelich keep the horse.
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Riverhead, N
William Froelich
Supreme Court
Charles 3 Colden
Riverhead
Reed
Froelich
Patio Planning Time Is Here
Patio planning advice outlines simple and inexpensive patio ideas to complement homes. It covers terrace floor options using brick or wood, drainage considerations, a wooden screen to block wind and debris, and built in or portable seating and barbecue setups. It stresses wind and sun considerations for comfortable outdoor spaces.
Army to auction surplus in Vienna withdrawal
The U S Army plans to withdraw from Austria and auction surplus property valued at more than 100 000 tons, including vehicles coal tents fabric and other goods.
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Vienna
Austria
Thai S. Army
Permanent plant markers from recycled glass bottles
Do not discard slender wattlesike olive bottles. Save them to enclose seeds labels for garden plantings. Cork tightly to prevent moisture. Glass containers for new toothbrushes can also be used for this purpose.
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Otermetpet Ie Jae
Carl Sandburg
America
American Institute of Architects
Institute
National Professional Organization of Architects
Sandburg
Old Wade House State Park
Greenbush
Wisconsin
Kohler Foundation
Ala
Ohio
Kathryn Forbush
Prospect St
Clover Club
Don Winters
Bonnie Gleason
Joan Schrock
Jolyn Buswell
Emma Blakey
Bankis Club
Harold Opfer
Diagonal Road
West Main St
Dan Campbell
Winnie Heath
Martha Jackson Tris
Atay
Adams
Meda Miller
Brecksville
Hazel Adams
Calvin Kopp
Chestnut St
Leenala
THE
Granite Concrete Block & Coal CO
West Avenue
Alsco, Inc
AOF
Cleveland St
Belmont
Strongsville
NEW Price Group
C.E
C.A Winters
Lodi
Vicndic CO
Griswold RD
Temple Court
Chronicle Bldg
Home Service Bureau
West
Washington St
Chicago 2
West Side Lumber & Coal CO
West Side ER & Coal CO
Avon Lake
CRANE
Krebs
Kenwood
Ong Rolip
Alumeraill
J. C. Woodings
Lall
Elyria
Erie Lorain
Lorain
West Ridge
NhawsPad
HPL
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