Split Level Designed For Big Family Home of the Week
The Acme is a six room split level house 63 feet by 27 feet with 6100 square feet of garage cubage. The design suits a large family with a recreation room near the grade level entrance and daylight, a lower level laundry, main level living, dinette, and kitchen, and top level three bedrooms and a bathroom. A center entrance allows smooth traffic flow from the front door with a guest closet placed to avoid congestion.
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Acme
Ji-fuat
Hacme
Tes Foot Living Ream
Ter
Snow Melting System Urged for Walks and Driveways
An article urges installing a snow melting system for walks and driveways, detailing cost estimates of about 18 dollars a year and explaining the system circulates hot water through embedded pipes. It discusses home design notes for an “Acme” house including kitchen layout, bedrooms, and a combined dining area, plus a brief mention of pattern packets and local contacts.
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University of Illinois
Herald-Mail
Bedford Hills
New York
Blueprints Available For Home Plans And Kits
Complete home blueprints offered with set pricing and address requests to Home of the Work Inc. Plans include a complete homeowner and contractor kit at extra cost. Also news snippet on air conditioned barns discussed at a rural electric cooperative meeting with Sam C. Chapin noting atomic energy may make it possible in the future. Ends with a note that the folding fan was invented in Japan in 670 A. TL.
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Work, Inc
Walcott
Ark
Rural Electric Cay
Sam C. Chapin
Teaman
Aaid
Chagin
Japan
Kitchen Wall Storage Plans For Efficient Cabinet Use
A historic guide argues kitchen cabinets should blend decoration with function. It recommends lightweight, paintable pine cabinets, flexible finishes, and placing storage near use points. It notes shelves should be accessible, no higher than 72 inches, with canned foods near heat sources and dishware near the sink.
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Focal
University of Miinais Small Homes Council
Sorting Board for Kitchen Laundry Sorting Surface
The article discusses a practical sorting board to aid laundry tasks at home. It suggests a Marlite panel board mounted near the laundry sink, with backing for stiffness, and notes it can be placed against a wall when not in use. The concept aims to free counter space and speed clothing sorting.
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Dineste
Curling Tug Prevented by Lacquer and Glue Methods
A guide describes preventing curling in a scatter bug by placing it upside down for a day and applying a thin coat of shel lac thinned with denatured alcohol. after drying, replace it. An alternative uses a thin glue coating on the underside, made by dissolving chip glue in water at two quarts per half pound.
Missing the Bus in Portsmouth Reflects Everyday Transit Woes
In Portsmouth, Jack Dashiell notes a common commute frustration as a rider watches a bus disappear beyond the street. Ruth's Records highlights Babe Ruth's 11 home runs in 1927 and multiple 50 plus four-bagger seasons in 1920 1921 and 1926, underscoring historic baseball achievements.
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Portsmouth
Jack Dashiell
Ruth
Babe
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Ohman
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Briggs Plumbing Fixtures
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