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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1960
Page
6
The Tilton in Architects Home Designs showcases a ranch style dwelling that blends open flow with clear separation. Accessibility drives design with a through-pass age hall linking a 25 by 13 foot living space, a bright front wall of windows, and efficient traffic serving the sleeping area without crowding the main living room.
The article outlines the Tilton model housing plan with 1300 sq ft living area plus two porches and a basement option, including a front master bedroom with large window walls and built in storage. It also notes a growing trend of bedroom lavatories for off bathroom use and lists four reasons for their popularity. A portable transistor shirt pocket radio from General Electric promises quick paging with low battery use and collar mounted sound.
Outdoor living emphasizes clean back yards and litter free spaces. Use covered galvanized steel trash cans that are rodent and fireproof, kept clean and odorless. repaint cans to blend with surroundings if visible. Replace worn cans with new covered steel containers to maintain tidiness.
Hagerstown Real Estate Board president defines common terms to demystify buying a home. Key words include mortgage, equity, amortization, appraisal, contract for sale, exclusive listing, escrow, lien, and deed, with historical note on wood paneling influence from Wren era.
Reprint warns of common porch and floor problems from poor construction. Posts resting on concrete basement floors rot, causing floor settlement and weakness. Remedy includes raising concrete above floor, asphalt coating, and vented pockets lined with moisture proof paper to avoid contact with damp masonry.
The Washington County Free Library bookmobile will visit northeastern Washington County on the second Monday of each month through September. Timetable lists stops from Leitersburg Pike at Mrs Edith Coss to Leitersburg Square with arrival times from 5:25 to 4:25 p.m., including Batttletown Road, Cascade, Pen Mar, Ringgold, and Smithsburg Road stops.
A Peoria designer claims half of homes undergoing remodels need new windows to improve light. Dark rooms mark outdated houses. aim for window area about 20 percent of floor space. Exterior updates require modern windows, with various up-to-date styles available and matching sash for new work.
Primer use explained to seal surface pores and even absorption for finishing coats. Then a note that bald eagles are named for the white head feathers.
A fragmented item notes a rough guide about rust removal and priming metal surfaces in a Chinatown setting. It mentions a population figure of about 85 and references color choices like red and yellow. The text is garbled and mixes phrases about rust treatment with unrelated names and odd statements.
Pecky wood once discarded as waste now appears in rustic interior paneling. Small indentations in the wood create a driftwood look, attracting interest for home decor.
A fragment describes using masking tape to fashion a colorful plastic wastebasket as a quick container for wet umbrellas. It notes leaving one end free so umbrellas can be grabbed, then placing it back when the space is cleared or the task ends.
Set up a yard circuit with a jolly clown presiding as a strong support for a slide see saw and sand box. Pattern 317 provides actual-size cutting and painting guides and is sold for 35 cents as part of Outdoor Play Equipment Packet No. 25 all for $1 from Herald-Mail Pattern Dept Bedford Hills New York.
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