Contracts for Future Construction Reflect Anti-Inflationary Trend
New York April contracts for future construction show a modest recovery from March declines as anti inflationary measures appear to bind. Total April contracts reach 5.8 billion with a 21 percent year over year rise, yet the Dodge Index signals only modest improvement and a softening trend in housing and municipal projects. Industrial and commercial building drive nonresidential gains, while education and religious categories lag due to financing and credit constraints.
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New York
F. W. Dodge
McGraw-Hill Information Systems Co
George A. Christie
Christie
Apri
Dodge Economist
Split Screen Yard Plans Create Dual Outdoor Areas
A guide proposes dividing a kitchen door patio into two zones with a high screen wall. One side serves as a functional service yard with trash can storage and wood, the other as a pleasant outdoor living space. A trellis roof and a U shaped cabinet unit organize storage, benches, and work surfaces, with plans available for purchase.
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Western Wood Products Assn
Yeon Bldg
Portland
Ore
Gov McCullough Mansion Opens In Bennington VT
After more than a year of restoration the Gov McCullough Mansion in North Bennington opens to the public with an exhibit of old photographs. The mansion will be open the first three Saturdays and Sundays in June and thereafter Saturdays 10 to 5 for tours of the first and second floors. It will host community cultural and educational events and preserves Victorian architecture and historic records from 1865 to 1965.
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Bennington
McCullough Park Foundation
Gov. McCullough
North Bennington
Elizabeth’ McCuviough Johnson
Titus joins Isgood Real Estate Agency in Pittsfield
Philip C. Titus of 241 Holmes Road, former manager of the J.J. Newberry store, has joined the Isgood Realty Agency. A Belmar New Jersey native, he retired from Newberry in 1966 after 35 years, served in World War II, and holds Wharton credentials. He is a Berkshire Rotary member, Shrine Club member, Automobile Club director, Salvation Army advisory board member, and a licensed broker since 1966.
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Philip C. Titus
Holmes Road
JJ. Newberry
Pittsfield
Isgood Realty Agency
Titus
Newberry
Belmar
N.J
University of Pennsylvania
Wharton School of Business
Special Service Force
Stain Finishes Offer Many Color Choices
Resawn lumber siding provides numerous stain color options with semi transparent finishes in 36 shades from charcoal to greens and browns. blue is excluded for weathering. Solid color stains are also available in vast hues including blue and white.
Urban planning urged to cure America’s urban ills
Perry I. Prentice of Times, Inc. warned at the National Association of Mutual Savings Banks conference that the U S will need about 2 5 trillion in 30 years for urban construction to avert chaos from urban crowding by the year 2000. He advocated a platform city plan with interconnected horizontal layers and highlighted pilots in New York San Francisco Hartford and Chicago.
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Minneapolis
Minn
United States
Perry I. Prentice
Times, Inc
National Association of Mutual Savings Banks
America
Prentice
House and Home Magazine
Luce
Time
Life
Fortune
New York
San Francisco
Hartford
Chicago
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Ret Eno
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Lipton’s
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Chrysler Corporation
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Crane Ave
Plumbing & Hey
P.C. Titus
Isgood
U.S
Berkshire
Roy C. Whitaker
Sherwin
Au ‘Dalton
Dalton Ave
Cito Pools
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