Adickes Repairs After Storm Aids Local Roof Work
Adickes Building Supply Co led repairs on the Sears Roebuck building owned by the Reiffert estate with a shaker top rebuilt for Allied Mills. A new composition roof was added to the Fred Hansen home on East Reuss Boulevard and roofs repaired on the Boehl and Erna Koenig residences. Many windows replaced after the recent storm.
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Sears Roebuck
Reiffert
Caesar Adickes
Adickes Building Supply Co
Allied Mills
Fred Hansen
East Reuss Boulevard
Boehl
MacArthur Street
Erna Koenig
Adickes
Gottschalt Moves Big Building Despite Rainy Delays
Norris Gottschalt says Gottschalt Bros. completed several moving jobs despite wet weather. They moved a 140 foot building for VFW to Refugio and are set to move a 40 by 90 foot building to Sheridan for the Lions Club. A house to Nepal for J. Cohn is loaded. A modular trailer 28 by 64 feet was moved from Raisin to Thomaston.
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Gottschalt
Raisin
Thomaston
Norris Gottschalt
Weather Delays Project Schedule
The team plans to address all tasks once pleasant weather returns. Crews await improved conditions to begin work across sites and complete pending actions in sequence.
Maytag Washers On Hand At Spellman Appliances
Dave Spellman owner of Spellman Appliances on West Main Street reports a strong stock of Maytag Washers and Dryers and Dishwashers. Portable models are popular with smaller families.
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Dave Spellman
Spellman Appliances
West Main Street
Italian teen charged after bomb hoax to meet girlfriend
In Pavia Italy police charged 16-year-old Claudio Mattei with telephoning a bomb threat to a girls school so a 14-year-old friend could meet his girlfriend two hours early. The case highlights ongoing bomb hoaxes in Italy.
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Pavia
Italy
UPI
Claudio Mattei
Easy to install prefinished hardboard wall panels
Remodeling made simple for inexperienced hands with 4 by 8 foot panels. Readiness steps include measuring walls, smoothing surfaces, conditioning panels for 24 hours, using levelled starts, choosing adhesives or color matched nails, and leaving expansion space. Moldings finish corners and frames for a durable, paint free wall.
Sewing Nook Space for Storage in Hobby Boom
A Michigan State University report notes a sewing hobby explosion with many homes having more sewing machines than bathtubs. It highlights the need for proper equipment and space, suggesting perforated hardboard panels with hooks for storage and pattern pinboards as practical, economical solutions.
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Michigan State University
Cooperative Extension Service
Prefinishing Means Less Fix-Up Mess
Prefinished building materials reduce home remodeling mess by eliminating at home finishing steps. Factory finished walls and panels save time labor and clean-up and require less space, giving more professional results for projects like wall paneling with hardboard panels.
Prefinished hardboard panels ease wall finishing
The text explains that factory finished hardboard panels with woodgrain designs and textured patterns simplify wall paneling. It notes that basic finishes can be applied at home, but finishing on walls is discouraged and recommends clear work spaces. It highlights matching prefinished moldings, color matched nails, and adhesives to reduce nail use.
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Gottschalt Bros
Norris and
Carlos Gottschalt
Cuero
E. Heaton
Alamo
David “Chubby” Newman, Mgr
S. Esplanade
General Motors
Frigionre
N. Psplanade
Ing
Hutcheson
U.S Ze Army
Rezc Crue
Dietze Electric
N. Terrell
Cuero Discount Lumber CO
Cuero Federal Savings & Loan
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