Pick House Colors To Suit Setting
Architect Troysl Barry Wills urges color choices that harmonize with a home’s design and surroundings. American Builder notes roof and sidewall balance, mentions gray and keyareen, white for tree-lined streets, and using accents on doors shutters and fences to enhance architecture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troysl Barry Wills
Believes & House
Gsass
American Builder Magazine
Building Industry Magazine
Armerican Hullder
Wills
Patching Old Roofs Warned In NFPA Study
The report notes patching an old roof is often poor, leaks may worsen, and replacing roofing or re-covering with asphalt shingles is usually best. Re-roofing adds fire resistance, a key NFPA priority, as fire hazards arise from sparking chimneys and airborne brands. many cities ban flammable shingles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Bureau of Standards
National Fire Protection Association
NFPA
Global marriage and divorce rates dip in 1948
World stats show declines in both marriages and divorces during 1948. Social shifts after wartime unsettlements contributed to the lower rates across multiple regions. Data indicate broader stabilization in family formation after the conflict.
Leeton BennetLeeton Bennet Horrocks New Years Eve Party Notes
A New Years Eve party was given for Special Interest group officers with eighteen members present. Visitors include Auzina Johnston returning to Salt Lake after holidays with her daughter. Locals Hartle, Mrs Priscilla Hartle of Vernal, Mr. and Mrs. John Haslem, Clinton Betts and children, and Johnny Cook of Roosevelt attended or visited. Friends and relatives such as Nell Horrocks, Grace Labrum, J J Miller, Lynn Labrum, Winfred Ling, Keith Bowen and others were noted for holiday gatherings in Provo, Roosevelt, Vernal, and nearby areas.
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Ts. Auzina Johnston
Salt Lake
Seth
Acay
Lydia. Hartle
Priscilla Hartle
Vernal
John Haslem
Clinton Betts
Whiterocks
Clair Haslem
J. J. Miller
Springville
Lynn Labrum
Roosvelt
Winfred Ling
Keith Bowen
BH Colthorp
THE CLARIDGE small house plan with attached garage
The CLARIDGE plan shows a two bedroom home with living room kitchen dinette and full basement except under the garage. A blank wall between house and garage houses stairs and vestibules with closets in both vestibules and in bedrooms. The layout emphasizes free circulation, central chimney for furnace, and ashphalt shingles on wide siding with a two foot overhanging roof. Main body 32 feet deep, overall 48 by 26 feet with 935 square feet of floor area excluding garage. For information contact the Small House Planning Bureau St Cloud Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Cloud
Minno
Volcanic Perlite eyed as building plastering aggregate
Perlite, a volcanic ore, is touted by American Builders as a new building material for plastering and concrete aggregate. Heated in special furnaces it expands into bubble-filled masses with glassy shells, offering light weight, insulation, high compressive strength, moisture resistance, and low cracking tendency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ers
Fireplace Smoke Backups Prompt Insurance Inquiry
A Vermal homeowner reports smoke backing up from the fireplace causing mantel and wall damage. They ask if their fire insurance policy will cover the loss and note BASIN LOANS INC, E Main St, Vernal, with a contact phone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weul Basin Loans Inc
E. Main St
Vernal
Tiny House Teaches Builders in Bethesda Classroom
A 12 by 12 foot indoor model in Bethesda Maryland serves as a classroom project for students at the apprentice training school of the Home Builders Association Metro. The miniature home aims to keep the home building industry productive by providing practical, hands on learning within a controlled indoor setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethesda
Xineeiean Builder Magazine
The
Home Builders Association
Metro
Paint stairway with two-step method and magnet aid
A painting method for a stairway requires applying paint to alternating steps first and waiting for drying before completing the rest. The design allows using the stairs by stepping two steps at a time. A small magnet helps hold nails screws or bolts in tight spaces during work.
Turkey Growers Warned About Penicillin Danger
Article in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association links human erysipelas to handling infected turkeys treated with penicillin. A farm worker contracted the illness after a scratch on the thumb while tending poultry. The piece urges prudent land use and productivity to prevent future waste.
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Turkey
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
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Studebaker
America
Rvs Waite
Alfore
Ytor CO
Johnny Cook
Roosevelt
Otis Horrocks
Kynn
Marie Haslem
Provo
Nell Horrocks
Mra
Grace Labrum
William Knobles
Nellie Whiliek
Aban
Humphrey Bogart
ToKvo Veel
Knox
Harly Hayakawa
Ctu Hume
Bertram Hillhauser
Stuart Osler
Roblat
Rowarcey Een
Baxter
Fela Susan Carroll
Hayward
Cassoon Sartore
Goming
Fredric March
Florence Eldridge
Francis L. Sullivan
Christopher Columbus
Politan
Washington
Clarida
CY Colocy Ser
Vis
Man
State Farm Insurance
Comepanies
Uto
Life of Fire
State Farm Mutual Auto
State Farm Lite
State Farm Fire
W. A. Jacobe
Maeser Road Pass
Pur Farm
Utah
Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour and
Bob Hopg
Rio
Donald Crisp
Lassia
Edmund Gwen
Lassie
Shortstop
Buddy Kerr
New York
Ciants Shortstep
Boston Braves
Casanova
Don Wan
Edmund Abort
Alexander Hall
Hope Fleming
Roland Young
Ini
Walia
NG Crosby
Fred Astaire
Wold
Cae
Kathryn Grayson
Jose Trubbi
Ethel Barrymore
Mario Lanza
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