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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1928
Page
18
Ohio university reports rapid progress on the new auditorium. W W Turner says cementing should finish by week’s start and plastering in the basement has begun. Brick walls nearly complete, cornice work to start soon, stone columns set pending finishing cap and cornice.
Equipment is being installed in the new Woolworth five and ten cent store in the O’Hieness building on South Court street. Mil ler, manager, says completion is expected about mid February with the store opening soon after. Storeroom and counters are being fitted with standard Woolworth fixtures. WW Shepard, local builder, leads construction.
Real estate transfers recorded in the auditor's office include Phillip Thompson to Ernest Thompson in townships and fractions, William Tom to Jesse C Mapes and Forrest B Mapes in section 8 fraction 40, James McHenry to Thomas Fleury in Blainy Heights town 2 section 40 with multiple lot details, ML Patterson to Harry Roach in Eastwood, Mary J Devere to Mary J Barstow in Abbott and Maury, and Gora B Lowry to Charles Lowry in Richland subdivision. Transfers include warranty deeds and certificate of transfer with prices noted such as 2500.00 and 1000.00.
An illustrated piece by C Huster outlines a modified Italian style for compact U.S. houses, stressing balanced facades, low unbroken roofs, stucco walls, and an ornate doorway feature. It discusses kitchen planning aligned to wall and floor space, central hall layouts, and the need to balance stove and sink with overall room proportions, plus notes on available working plans and related deeds and property transfers.
A large one story frame office building, 24 by 72 feet, is planned by Outdoor Advertising Company on Carpenter Street east of the armory. Howell Link, manager, says it will be completed in three weeks to a month, weather permitting. The head office will serve Athens, Meigs, Perry, and Gallia counties, with green shingle roof, French windows, white trim, shrubbery, and a front fountain.
The text notes that building equipment in demands precise space planning and measurements. Overindulgence in cupboards reduces available room, risking insufficient space for other essential items. Careful assessment of current and future space is thus an initial step in selecting large equipment.
English years show a free enormous rise in corn straw houses in cities. These homes feature high pitched roofs and slender chimneys. Allboard made from cornstalks, a long-standing lab achievement, nears commercial use after six months of U S Bureau of Standards research. The corn crop remains mostly unused as food.
An early vacuum unit designed for furnace service reduces soot and dirt by drawing them through a small reservoir and depositing in a metal tip. It runs from a lighting socket, moves on wheels, and aids cleaning with less labor and cost. A separate drink dispenser and retrofits for sanding and polishing show broader household utility, while a filter, cord clip, and bottle pourer add convenience. Wooden candles offer decay-resistant decor under heat.
Oscar Haning, owner, reports completion of a 14 by 20 foot addition to his Forest Avenue furniture repair shop. The new space houses up-to-date woodworking machinery including a turning lathe, band saw, sanding machine, and other electrical equipment, expanding shop capacity.
Bits of oil cloth can be stitched to fashion a book cover which will help keep fresh the delicately tinted covers of new novels. Grant Phillips to Ida Phillips, 50 by 100 feet, in lot 742. Warranty dead.
Ardent gardeners can continue care in cold months. Prune perennials with dead tops, mulch beds with leaves straw or manure, cover vulnerable seedlings, and prepare cold frames. Snow best mulch but short lived. clear annuals and let some reseed for future patches.
Over the last decade Bridgeport Connecticut has built more than 1200 homes for working men using around 25 million common bricks. The city’s planned, beauty focused urban villages include multiunit blocks with arched arcades, two to eight room suites, and brick exteriors, developed largely by private capital after wartime demilitarization.
The American Automobile Association lists eleven bases used by the forty eight states to assess private passenger car registration fees. Seventeen states base rates on horsepower, fourteen on weight, seven on horsepower plus weight, one on a flat rate per car, one on the cost of a motor vehicle, one on cubic inch displacement, one on value plus weight, three on flat rate plus weight, one on value, one on selling price plus weight and horsepower, and one on the manufacturer's list price.
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