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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1953
Page
7
The Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association notes many buyers confuse dream homes with affordable options. They advise detailing must haves like plumbing and heating, listing dream items separately, and setting a clear price ceiling to improve matching broker advice and satisfaction.
Describes converting a summer porch to a year round living space using heat with hot water convectors. Details include dipping shingles, building a trough to drain, extending the main, insulating pipes, and adding decorative ther mopane windows while keeping weatherproofing and interior design in mind.
The Aldron presents a compact 53 by 33 foot two story residence with a 38 by 27 foot main house and a one car garage. Five rooms include three bedrooms. large 15 by 14 living room features a picture window and fireplace. A breakfast area links to the kitchen. ample storage is offered in multiple closets and garage overheads. Storm sash and insulation are highlighted for winter efficiency and indirect ventilation.
The article notes little difference in construction cost between one story and two story houses. It mentions the Aldron design with basement placement and kitchen heating layout and advertises Home of the Week blueprints from the Elyria Chronicle Telegram. It also references a West-Pocket Calculator for house cubage and a New York financing institution reprinting its booklet for appraisers.
Readable text notes that ranch-type flooring with pegs has been used effectively in some remodeled all-year porches, emphasizing the flooring choice’s impact on usability and durability.
Builders advise in basement recreation rooms to include large proper windows with deep areaways and stone filled debris catching gratings for easy cleaning. Moisture control requires moisture resistant boards like asbestos cement board for interior walls and ceilings to resist dampness and fire.
Chronicle-Telegram issue page fragment from Elyria Ohio dated Saturday November 21 1953. Contains readable news briefs likely local notices and society items.
The Institute of Boilers and Radiator Manufacturers reports that 94.2 percent of boilers sold in the first half of 1953 were automatically fired, up from 89.7 percent in 1952. Average boiler weight dropped to 1,091 pounds in early 1953 from 1,488 in 1948 and 1,620 in 1945, per census figures.
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