McBee Plant Installs Grinnel Sprinkler System at Athens Plant
The McBee Binder Company plant in Athens installs a Grinnel sprinkler system costing about 14000 to prevent fire damage totaling 18000. Water jets are placed at intervals in pipes and release streams when a set temperature is reached. A large water tower is built to feed the pipes, and the metal furniture department moves into a new single story metal building to allow expansion, including painting and finishing McBee products.
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Athens
McBee Binder Company
Grinnel
McBee
Transfers in Athens City and Township February listed
County Auditor records show numerous warranty deeds and transfers in Athens City and Athens Township. Names include Patterson, Tinach, Copeland, Pedigo, Daugherty, Reading, Sells, MacLeod, Walden, Beasley, Johnson, Teasley, Mills, Howell, Shuler, Starr, and Ulbrich among others. Lots, quarters, and tracts across multiple additions such as Sycamore Heights Townsend and Hudson are noted, with precise lot numbers and deed types.
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Athens City
MM. Patterson
Harry M. Tinach
Curtis
G. Coen
T. A . Copeland
S. EL G. Pedigo
Gertrude MM
T. Philipps
David EL Daugherty
Daltonhurst
William A. Reading
Eaware FL
Laura L. Sells
David RK. Reading
W. A. Reading
Edward ‘T
Taura I. Sells
Hudson Addition
Jennie J. Beasley
Samuel M. Johnson
Jane Mf. Teasley
Cable
T. A. Copeland
N. EL
Lucy
Mills
Mare E. Howell
Joseph W. Howell
Albert Shuler
Homer T. Baird
Townsend
Garranty
Clayton B. Starr
John F
A. Beverage
Tobert T
Cora B. Lowry
Charles C. Lowry
Richland
Wilbur A. Young
Harry T. Phillips
Pearl A. Miller
Andrew End J
A. Byeosuki
James A. Walsh
Elson Rowler
Architects Use Stone Trim with Brick in Eastern Plans
Eastern architects embrace stone trim and patterned timbered gables to enhance brick structures. Describes thick roof treatments and flexible design aims, noting fancies may run amuck but aim to meet every demand.
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Uned
Ile Flexibillio
English Cottage With Stucco Exterior Noted
English Cottage features an attractive stucco exterior and a direct economical floor plan by B C Hunter and Co. The design includes a garage, mud room, rain bedgent wardrobe, and a large wardrobe. The house is sized for a forty foot lot with a front fusion of brick, belek, stucco and lumber. Complete plans and specs available from One Building Labor for a nominal sum, House A-106.
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B.C. Hunter
Wilth
Desirable Trees Frame a Brick Home in Colorful Light
Thick greenery around a brick home heightens color effects as sunlit foliage creates contrasts of light and shadow. The facade gains a soft, textured appearance reminiscent of a well worn Oriental rug, enhancing the overall image.
Stability of Brick Seen in Moving Block of Buildings
A 350 foot long block of brick store buildings on Twenty Second Street and Wontsworth Avenue Chicago was moved during a street widening project. The structures, occupied mainly by Chinese grocery stores, remained intact and open for business throughout the operation, illustrating remarkable building stability in motion.
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Dion
Twenty-Second Street
Wantsworth Avenue
Chicago
Ericulture
California Department of
Miladys Home Modern Boudoir Sets Sleek Tone
In Our Neighborhood a 1928 Milady style house feature describes a modern boudoir. The room showcases low chairs, compact dressing tables, Day-beds with inlaid wood, rug and wall treatments, and streamlined furniture to express contemporary feminine life. Door jambs and moldings emphasize clean lines and open space embracing personal taste.
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Julia Blanshard
Oden
Milady
Sue
Mare
Mise Modern
Torent Sons
Chatr Isllite
Ferioline
Lined Drapes and Modern Furnishings showcased in design spread
A feature on home decor showcases lined drapes in sateen to add weight, with modern furniture in light wood tones and elegant curves. It highlights dressing tables, drawer partitions, and bead strings to harmonize with wall colors, plus ideas for porch improvements and ceiling refinishing.
More Frame Houses Are Now Being Built
Modernistic portrayals and interior details describe frame construction trends with silvered wood, ivory inlays, satin fabrics, and room decor. The narrative notes screw jacks supporting building frames and a coordinated method to level structures, while cautioning motorists and addressing pest control and fire safety concerns amid evolving building practices.
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Henga
Jess
Maey
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Athens Township
J. Clyde Edmundson
B.s.rowrae & Bes
Aveintwe
Mace
Bie
SECON
West Gay St
the Fidelity
Sam “. Johnson
Fidelity
Erly
The
Home Telephone Company
Ington Street
Kate Turner
Jerseyville
Mants
West
Maplesrood
Ohio
New York State
Hewitt
Wheaton
South Court Street
Athens, Ohio
VT Pome
Roy Ea A
Riaappe
Jean Pee Ac
Pomeroy, O
Zanesville, O
C. V. Strawn
Builders Directory
Athens Builders
E. State St
Athens Paint Supply
West State St
C. D. Heck Co
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