Construction and Remodeling Notes Ahead of 1959 Schedule
Notes show seven weeks before a record pace with a weekly total of 12,552,299 boosting the year’s total to 203,910,753. Nonresidential sectors led with schools and churches modestly contributing, while housing activity in duplex and single family homes continued at lower costs.
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Thee Journal Texas
More Texas Homes Now Being Cooled By Attic Fans
Attic and window fans offer night cooling for homes, cutting indoor heat by 15 to 20 degrees after sunset. Attic fans vent hot air, reduce humidity, and may protect structures from moisture damage. Installation costs are low when planned early, with fan sizing based on room volume to achieve air changes per minute. Mount Marcy is New York's highest peak at 343 feet. Father’s Day originated in 1930.
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The Dudley small house plan with two extra bedrooms
The Dudley adds two future bedrooms on the second floor to the two on the first, with wardrobes, walk in closets, coat closets, and a linen cabinet. Dining space is at the end of the L shaped living room and in the kitchen. Exterior brick walls up to the eaves, shakes or wide siding on ends and dormers. Dimensions 34 ft 2 in by 32 ft 6 in. Floor area 1930 sq ft and cubage 22.882 cu ft. For information contact the Small House Planning Bureau Baytown Sun.
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House features and construction shown in Baytown Sun image
Inquiry seeks information about plan details and construction type for the house pictured in the Baytown Sun. No obligation stated. request to provide feature overview and materials or methods indicated by the image.
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Single Gals Have Answer Tax Figures Mighty Handy
Elizabeth Toomey reports on a Tax Foundation study cited in Outlook that claims married men with dependents pay less income tax than single men with similar earnings. The article notes mixed reactions, with some finding the figures persuasive while others doubt the government’s motives and affordability for households.
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Ex-Convict Slain By Police Bullets
In Houston a 42 year old ex convict Isai Bosley was killed when fleeing from four officers who trapped him in a liquor store. Three officers fired hitting him as he dropped a weapon before escaping. Justice of the Peace Tom Maes ruled the shooting justifiable homicide. The report notes the term hobo originated in the western United States after the Civil War.
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Steel Shortage Still Hasn't Hit Quonset Buildings
A Houston dealer reports no current impact from steel shortages on Quonset building supply. He urges farmers to build storage barns now before harvest demand rises and notes Quonsets’ quick erection and up to 500 square feet of storage per unit. He cites federal grain storage demand and boxcar deficits as context for boosting on-farm storage investments.
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