Water lines and streets repaired in Athens area
Water mains and streets in Athens are being repaired with sewer work and street widening. City service director Glen Romine said breaks on Congress Street and a large storm sewer hole behind North Congress Street are receiving repairs. Crews patch lines on Congress, Carpenter, Morris avenues and build a sanitary sewer on Mary Street for nine families. Street work to resume early spring.
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Mary Street
City Service Department
Glen Romine
City Service
Congress Street
Mery Street
Congress
Carpenter Streets
Morris Avenue
West Union Street
Romine
Colonial Styles Of Buildings Hit Miss In U S History
An article by Walter D. Brincklee in Your Home Magazine argues colonial architecture in America was largely imitation of English Georgian models. He notes early colonial builders used London plates, created mixed results, and porches and columns were later adaptations, reflecting a lineage back to Greek and Roman styles and the era’s architectural appetite.
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Walter D. Brinckjee
Tour
Home Magazine
London
Mount Pleastet
Penna
Newcastle
Del
Annapolis
Philadelphia
Mr. Brincklee
Greece
Parthenon
England
A Modern American Home With Flavor of an Old English Cottage
An article by RC Hunter and Brother outlines a modern American house inspired by English cottage design. It emphasizes mass simplicity, restrained ornament, color harmony with white walls, green planing, brown and lilac roof tones, and prominent gables and dormers.
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RC. Hunter
BRO
New York
Jarseway
Winter fruiting shrubs for year round home plantings
Horticulture expert Victor H Ries advises including fruiting shrubs in winter home plantings. Japanese barberry privets roses and sumacs offer red or black berries, while highbush cranberry adds seasonal color. Do not eat the red berries. plant variety clusters to brighten corners all winter.
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Victor H Ries
Ohio State University
California
Cincinnati
Kies
White Paper Substitutes for Tablecloths and Menu Variety
Community meal planning tips from Ohio State University extension urge white paper on tables to look tidy and avoid washing. Advice includes diverse colorful foods and offering milk or cocoa before coffee, plus limiting similar white foods to please both children and adults.
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the Grange
Church
Ohio State University Extension Service
Hinkler Starts Long Flight Home From Croydon Airdrome
Bert Hinkler of Bundaberg Australia begins a 12 000 mile journey home from Croydon Airdrome London in a balance aircraft powered by a 16 horsepower motor aiming to cover the long distance.
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Bert Hinkler
Bundaberg
Australia
Croydon
Tondon
Groups Move Into Sorority Houses at New Term
Ive Ohble university sororities moved into new chapter homes at the spring term start. Eleven women’s organizations now occupy sorority houses including Alpha Gamma Delta at McVey property Fork Place Phi Mahon at Evans property 38 Weer State Street and Kappa Sixma at the remodeled Eekesing home State and Carpenter streets. Hella Blema Ereslon purchased Ong property North Conmeny Street and Larb da Omessieleooting took Swan property Went Stage Street.
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IVE Ohble University Sororiiles
Alpha Gamma Delta 3
McVey
Fork Place
Phi Mahon
Evans
Weer State Street
Pr Kappa Sixma
State
Carpenter
Hella Blema Ereslon
Ong
Conmeny Street
Larbda
Optimism Pushes U S Building Boom Early in 1928
Construction value in January 1928 reached about 400.25 million dollars, Indiana Limestone Co survey finds. President Dickinson says the outlook is bright for a large building program, with renewed activity across the middle Atlantic, Central West, Pittsburgh district, and South. Public works, education, and residential construction lead, while churches see some decline and industrial projects stay strong.
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United States
Indiana Limestone Company
A. E Dickinson
Middle Atlantic
Central West
Pittsburgh
South
Chicago
Apartments gain favor in America survey
Bedford Ind February 18 Apartment house living is becoming more popular in urban America according to a survey by the Indiana Limestone company Six years ago less than a quarter of new units were apartments now more than half of new housing is in apartment buildings Major cities like Los Angeles Baltimore Milwaukee and Boston show a bias toward apartments while Philadelphia San Francisco Chicago and New York favor apartments over single family homes Suburban and nearby smaller cities also trend toward apartments Despite demand for single family homes growth centers like Florida and New England maintain interest in detached housing Also notes meat sandwiches and convenience as part of evolving dining trends.
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Bedford
Ind
America
Indiana Limestone Company
Los Angeles
Bealtimore
Mulwaukee
Philadelphia
Boston
San Francisco
Chicago
New York
Fhlorida
Imddielwist
New England
Household Tips and Decor Notes From a Garden Page
A mixed column of kitchen hints and home hacks describes cocktails with raspberries and cheese crackers, garment tips for invalids, garnish ideas with watercress, stuffed celery using Rocquefoit cheese, and safety notes for Japanese lanterns. It also suggests laundering curtains, creating space with a mirror, and grapefruit themed refreshments.
Bright but not Quipr Unusually Bright Children
A fragment from a Popular Science Monthly passage notes that unusually bright children are not queer and unlikely to become quarantined adults. Medical authorities attribute intelligence to distinguished healthy parents, active play, and social popularity among peers.
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Scienca Monthly
Neighborhood building activity reported in White Hall area
Material deliveries for a five room bungalow to be built by F H Erwin at White Hall. R J Bolin plans a kitchen rear porch addition at 75 Central Ave. A one car garage is under construction by E M Jones of 16 French Street. Mrs W W Keen buys 292 East State Street George Chaney property and remodels third car. Beta Theta Pi at 20 University Terrace orders basement improvements. John Vercoe adds two rooms at 95 Franklin Ave. L Miller adds two room rear addition and remodels on First Street. Bardin Brothers Lumber finishes excavation for two six room houses on Shannon Ave and will start weather permitting.
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W. W. Keen
George Chaney
East State Street
Beta Theta Pi
University Terrace
Bardin Brothers’ Lumber Company
Shannon Avenue
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Hartford
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Germany
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R. J. Bolin
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French Street
John Vercoe
Franklin Avenue
L. Miller
Stimson Avenue
First Street
Builders Directory
Athens Builders
E. State St
Athens Paint Supply
Painis
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C. D. Heck Co
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Wheaton
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