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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1952
Page
7
A Tacoma developed plywood building block set lets children from three to ten build houses forts boats and stores large enough for group play. Plans cost ten cents from Around Your Home Tucson Daily Citizen and sets can be built at home or ordered via a local cabinet maker or lumber yard.
A garden column notes that lingering cold weather has ended most summer blooms while autumn colors from shrubs and trees offer satisfaction. It highlights planting at the Christian Science Church corner and praises red berries, scarlet foliage, and contrasts with gray borders. Mentions Pistachio trees in Phoenix, Boston ivy, Berberis montana, and yellow foliage from deciduous trees urging greater attention to color in gardens.
The article explains that you can adjust paint or enamel by using tinting colors from your dealer and emphasizes following container directions when incorporating the color.
A practical painting tip advises painting every other step in a constantly used stairway. After those steps dry, proceed to paint the alternate steps to minimize ongoing disruption while maintaining a functional, safe surface during the project.
Home lighting specialists present recipes for lamp type and exact placement to maximize illumination. Floor lamps should be 15 inches from the book center and 26 inches back at a right angle, with a senior type lamp 58 to 60 inches from the reflector top and a shade edge 49 inches above the floor.
Marco Polo described Tung oil in the fourteenth century as water resistant. American paint makers use it in fast drying oils, varnishes, and enamels, citing enduring qualities across centuries.
Gas heating has grown from about one million homes to nearly six million over ten years. About 14 in 100 homes now use gas heat, compared with roughly 3 in 100 in 1940, reflecting a rapid adoption of gas for residential warmth.
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