Fly Ash With Cement In Building Use
Pittsburgh report shows fly ash once a waste product now used in building. 2,300,000 tons enter yearly markets as partial cement substitute in concrete and blocks. Potential applications include road fill, soil stabilization, insulating cement, and brick and foundry uses.
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William G. Smock
Pittsburgh
Portland Cement
Bituminous Coal Research Agency
Chicago
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
America
Fewer Iowa Real Estate Licenses After Deaths and Losses
Des Moines AP reports Iowa's licensed real estate agents dropped by about 350 from last year as deaths accounted for roughly 90 of the loss. The Real Estate Commission cites steady demand but keener competition, with 5,349 licenses at year end and about 5,000 active licenses now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Real Estate Commission
Commission
Earl A. Hart
Hart
Perils of Television Fire in Wilmington Home
A sunlit magnifying glass in a television set ignited a fire at the home of Edward Gallagher in Wilmington Massachusetts. Authorities report the blaze caused property damage but no serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Mass
Edward Gallagher
FHA Offices Ordered Calm Handling of Applications
Federal Housing Administration field offices face a flood of insurance applications. Commissioner Franklin D. Richards bans overtime and incomplete submissions to ensure quality processing. A new housing bill may replace section 608 with lower-cost, lower-rent housing incentives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Federal Housing Administration
Franklin D. Richards
FHA
Richards
Congress
Convert Your Closet Into a Cedar Chest
An ordinary clothes closet can become a cedar chest by installing incense cedar lining. The lining emits a pleasant fragrance while repelling moths and needs no finish. Apply to floors, back of doors, walls, and ceiling for full protection. fit doors tightly. When lining an old house, add furring and nailed panels over lath and plaster.
Folding screen easy to make and decorate
A folding screen to check drafts in winter or close off a room can be built by framing three insulating-board panels with wood and hinging them. The wood frame must be sturdy to hold the hinges and the boards can be painted or papered to match any decor.
Red classroom color poll sparks study-boost claim
In Lansing 36 percent of 10,400 school administrators suggested that red interiors might make children study harder, indicating a possible color effect in classrooms.
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Lansing, Mich
INS
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International News Service
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