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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1954
Page
8
Color glossary explains hue shade tone value and color terms. It lists hue, tint, shade, tone, value and intensity with definitions and notes on applying color in decorating. The piece seems from Elyria Ohio dated March 28 1854 and addresses novices.
A concise note questions the practicality of coexisting with a swinging door in limited spaces. It suggests reconsidering layout or alternative closures to improve usability and safety.
Modernfold doors in steel frames offer versatile use for standard openings or room partitions. The resilient vinyl covering comes in 22 colors and resists cracking peeling or fading. Washes easily with soap and water. Write or phone for demonstration.
Amateur decorators mix colors for walls using pink mushroom and muscatel blends. Techniques include equal parts methods, using a galvanized steel pail for batch mixing, and simple tools like a wire across the lid to remove excess paint.
Canada will revise the National Housing Act of 1944 to provide mortgage insurance about 30 percent cheaper than U.S. rates. Banks will work with a Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation, an FHA-like agency. Insurance fund is not mutual, foreclosures paid in cash, and rates remain at 5 percent with a ceiling 2 percent above long-term government securities. Last year Canada built a record 165000 homes versus U.S. 110,000 to 300,000 starts.
A Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association test shows a modern laundry with a clothes dryer can save the family from walking miles while carrying heavy wet loads. Installing a dryer in basement space or on a back porch eliminates much labor.
The Home of the Week presents The Swan a single story ranch house with six rooms and an enclosed porch convertible to a bedroom. It includes a two car garage, 66 by 31 feet footprint, 21500 cubic feet house and 6300 cubic feet garage, and suggests a 90 foot lot. Bedrooms on the right wing share a bath, kitchen designed for efficiency, utility and broom storage, and potential study space in back living area. Plans and pricing available from Elyria Chronicle Telegram.
The correct care of paint brushes yields repeated use without hardening. Do not rest bristle tips on the surface when soaking to prevent the bends. Bore a hole in the handle and thread a stiff wire so bristles soak without touching container sides.
A new electric mixer attachment kit turns the mixer into a light power tool for polishing silverware sanding woods drilling holes and stirring paints.
A spring chore guide explains cleaning and repairing window and door screens. Use kerosene to loosen dirt, wash with a garden hose, and coat copper or brass mesh with varnish to prevent staining. ironwire screens need high grade enamel. Paint frames to deter rot, placing screens end up on a box for easy painting.
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