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Newspaper

The Daily Mail

Location

Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Dec 10, 1956

Page

5

It's Time For Handymen To Become Santa's Helpers

Handymen are urged to repurpose old laws into gifts for children, refurbishing toys with non toxic paints and careful assembly. Disassemble clean repaint and reassemble using safe materials in a ventilated area away from flames.

Santa

Hints for Placing a Big Mirror in a Room

Readers explore best spots for a large mirror to enhance light and decor. Guidance covers visibility for checking appearance, alignment with furniture, reflection of handsome views, and using a tall cabinet as a focal piece. Placing the mirror opposite a cabinet can create a doubled decorative effect.

Closet Space Essentials in Housing Regulations

Storage space is a key feature in home design. The text cites Federal Housing Administration rules requiring built in closets and a baseline of 150 cubic feet of extra storage plus 50 cubic feet per additional bedroom.

Federal Housing Administration

Two-Headed Nails End Turpentine Lumber Feud

Turpentine farmers and lumbermen clash over two headed nails used to direct gum flow. Workers left stumps after nails damaged logs, while mills suffered saw damage. Annual use ranges from 1500 to 2009 kegs as spouts remain in trees and can be pried out by the second head.

Spread Out The Carpet Carpets Help Sound Proof A House

A note emphasizes the role of carpets in reducing noise and improving acoustics within a home. It discusses how thick pile and proper placement can dampen footsteps and soften echoes, contributing to a quieter living environment.

Goodies For You Christmas cookie mobile project

A step by step guide to making a festive cookie mobile from a dowel rod nylon thread and fish line. Hang from a ceiling hook or light fixture and balance by adjusting threads. Ideal for holiday activity and keeping kids busy during the busy pre holidays period.

Realty Market Quiet Amid Sparse Property Transfers

Real estate activity registered as Williamson County papers list numerous small deeds. Many transfers involve single parcels and modest acreage in Keedysville, Brightwood Acres, G drilling areas, and surrounding districts with several heirs and widows conveying to spouses or others.

SANDING FLOORS THREE CUT SANDING JOB GUIDELINES

The article outlines a three cut sanding method for maple and hardwood floors. It specifies sandpaper grades No 2 or No 2% for the first pass No 1 for the second and a final cut with finer paper. It stresses sanding with the grain on tables and countertops and mentions using large needle threaded with No 50 or No 60. It ends with a note about soft cookies for the project and references Christmas goodies in a bakery.

Whith Chovie

First New England Girl Elizabeth Alden’s Grave Site

The first white girl born in New England was Elizabeth Alden daughter of Pilgrims John Alden and Priscilla Mullens Her grave is in Compton Rhode Island.

New England Elizabeth John Alden Priscilla Mullens Intte Compton Rhode Island

Big as a House Cedar Wood Figures in Northwest Nature

An article extols western red cedar as durable due to natural oils repelling insects. Giants along the northern Pacific Coast include a Worth Bend tree reaching 200 feet tall and 38 feet in circumference near the grand. Guidance warns patience for varnish drying and risks of cracking if undercoat remains soft.

Pacific Coast Worth Bend Washington Grand

Mud Obscures Plate Leads to Arrest in Baltimore

In Baltimore a 32 year old Negro motorist James N Palmer faced police after mud on his license plate hindered identification. Officers found the man driving on a license issued in Washington and sought for reckless driving failure to yield stop sign improper U turn charges include driving on a revoked license and operating a foreign license.

Baltimore Judd James N. Palmer Negra Washington

Bid estimates top for new state center in Baltimore

Five bids exceed the $47.7 million appropriation for the state office center in Baltimore Redevelopment Area 12 near the 5th Regiment Armory. Blake Construction Co led at 12,982,000 for the main 15 story building plus SRC facilities and parking.

Baltimore Blake Construction Co Washington State Roads Commission Blake SRC Terminal Construction Co Baltimore Contractors, Inc Baltimore Redevelopment Area 12 Sth Regiment Armory Roads Commission

Handyman Uses for Tempered Presdwood Masonite Panels

A home DIY guide extols Tempered Presdwood Masonite as a versatile, durable, moisture resistant panel for repair, remodeling and craft work. It suggests uses from kitchen boards to under piano pedals, cabinet dividers, fire place closures, stair treads for traction, large dining table mats, and safe storage conversions, with beveling tips and decorative options.

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