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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1951
Page
6
Local Chronicle Telegram from Elvira Ohio dated Friday September 7 1951 records community notices and brief regional items with names and dates. The page highlights civic updates and social happenings among residents and organizations in the area.
Architects and interior decorators endorse ranch plank floor for modern houses. With alternate widths and beveled edges, it mimics expensive random width floors and suits Colonial and provincial styles. Oak grain varies for contrast, factory finished with walnut pegs, ready for furnishings.
A fragment notes how fattery applied finishes resist rot and wear, contrasting ordinary varnish with a baked seal embedded in wood spurs. It describes the protective pane trattng seal and asserts its durability against scraich and chipping.
Home improvement notes highlight opaque structural glass for walls and wainscoting in kitchens and baths. It resists warping, swelling, and staining, comes in plain and agate colors, and is claimed to stay durable and easy to clean despite wear.
A detailed description of a modern six room Princeton home featuring eleven closets a dressing room built in china closets a lavette and a two story bath. It outlines a 31 by 23 foot main area a 19 by 10 foot garage with 3000 cubic feet of cubage a 60 foot lot and clapboard exterior with gray and white trim decorative shutters and white painted trim. The interior emphasizes flow from a front entry hall an arch to the dining room and a right arch to the living room with an open stairway and back hallway leading to bedrooms and the kitchen.
The description outlines a two story home with a 1 4 by 10 6 kitchen and L shaped counter, built in china closets, a 14 by 11 dining room, four rooms connected by an L shaped hall, multiple closets, a dressing room, two bedrooms with two windows each, a full cellar for heating plant and laundry, and plans available from Elyria Chronicle Telegram for the Princeton family house in this series.
TV alters living habits and home layouts across the United States. The device shifts basements into recreation rooms and prompts redecoration, as families adapt spaces to accommodate the new arena seating and viewing preferences. Some install sets without redecorating, others build dedicated rooms around the receiver, solving where to place the set.
The piece discusses moisture proof floor options like clay tile for sun rooms used as TV spaces and dining room placements. It notes quarry tile eases cleaning, room layout with seating, drapery for light control, and waterproof clay tile windowsills for decor. Plywood rising in interiors is noted for smooth paint bases and new finishes.
Interior paint on woodwork should balance hiding power with color permanence. Use varnish when suitable, sand between coats, and consider staining natural wood with a finishing coat. For fast drying paints keep doors and windows closed to prevent edge drying.
Home owners and leaders should give serious thought to sheet metal work in houses. Guttering flashing and ductwork must resist corrosion. gutters wear fastest and may be replaced, while chimney flashing should extend into the flue. Electric cord reels and chalking paint are also noted.
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