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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1949
Page
16
The passage notes how mortgage debt has concentrated among banks, with lenders carrying about a quarter of the country's real estate mortgages. It mentions color, decor phrases, and furniture ideas as context while focusing on the financial statistic.
Motorists paid over 1.3 billion dollars in state taxes on gasoline and motor fuel last year, per the Federation of Tax Administrators. Net gasoline tax collections rose past the one-billion mark for the third straight year, tied to more vehicles on the highways and higher tax rates. Automobile registrations hit an all-time high, while heat leakage notes suggest sealing floors to cut heat loss in homes.
Columbia University geologists report a vast submarine canyon off the Hudson extending at least 225 miles into the Atlantic. The feature is three miles wide and 900 feet deep, with deeper-sea mud and gravel beneath the 12,000 foot ocean floor. Researchers from Woods Hole and Lamont Geological Observatory plan further soundings to learn its origin.
An article describes a home cleaning mix using one gallon soft soap, one pint ammonial solution, and two pounds pumice for unglazed stone sills. It advises thorough cleaning, applying the paste, waiting, scrubbing with a stiff brush, then rinsing. Additional notes cover installing a shower stall in small baths and window mounted kitchen fans to remove odors.
Cleaning walls involves washing with water containing two percent carbolic acid, then rinsing with plain water. The growth should lift off easily after this treatment, allowing a clean surface before painting brick or stone.
J Schaghticoke area people and friends from Peterborough and New York spent the holiday weekend visiting. Relatives were entertained from Schenectady and Troy while gatherings occurred at several homes for weddings and other occasions. Families from Mount Hamilton and nearby towns hosted relatives and enjoyed meals and social events.
Questioned about updating an old residence a reader asks whether adding or enlarging windows could weaken the structure. Experts explain window placement matters, avoid cutting bracing, and advise adding studs and bridging as needed. They suggest consulting a competent carpenter and weighing costs against comfort and energy efficiency.
The bulletin cites that forty to sixty percent of total heat escapes through walls and roof in an average house. The Commerce Department recommends insulating walls and the second floor ceiling with four inches of mineral wool to block this loss.
FHA defines depreciation as loss in value from any cause, deterioration as decay over time in structures, and obsolescence as changes that make a building less useful or desirable.
A common attic flaw in older houses is the absence of a usable floor, making storage trunks furniture and other heavy items dangerous for the joists and risking damage to the room below. A rough floating deck over part of the attic is suggested as a partial storage fix.
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