Builders and businesses update in Vinton area
Eckel and Folkerts are erecting a three bedroom home in the Vinton Addition. Rubew Willcox barber shop on North Washington now under construction by Vinton Construction Co. Davison Bros. install gas heating plants at several locations. Dickson's Hardware and Schumacher's Grocery refinishing floors in show windows. Eldora Motel adds two more units, total now four. two more units to finish in about two weeks.
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Eckel & Folkerts
Steamboat Feck Contractors
Vinton Addition
Washington
Vinton Construction Co
Dickson's Hardware
Schumacher's Grocery
Eldora Motel
Women Favor Wood Homes Says Army Support Grows
At a Washington women’s building congress last fall 89 percent preferred wood homes. The Alaska District Corps of Engineers will spend 210000 to replace 1900 steel windows with wood frame units and storm sash at two subarctic Air Force bases due to frost buildup on steel in subzero weather, making windows unusable for light.
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Washington, D. C
U.S. Army
Alaska
Corps of Engineers
House of the Week Design 434
Design 434 is a three bedroom home with living room wall space a wide corner picture window brick planter and a U shaped kitchen with dinette under the outside window. It features a continuous row of closets rear entry coat closet full basement laundry heating hip roof vertical bevel siding flower box and a 1262 square foot floor area. Contact Small House Planning Bureau St. Cloud Minnesota for details.
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Small House Planning Bureau
St. Cloud
Wood Kitchen Cabinets Preferred in New Homes
A Bureau of Labor statistics survey shows 88 percent of new U S homes in Q1 1956 use wood kitchen cabinets. The push favors ponderosa pine for its natural tones, stain compatibility, and paintability, reflecting a rising demand among women for warm wood finishes.
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U.S
Bureau of Statistics
U. S. Department of Labor
Comfortable hens lay more despite less feed
Tests at Iowa State College show hens in well insulated shelters with mineral wool produced 16 extra eggs per year while consuming 6.1 pounds less feed than hens kept in non insulated buildings.
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Iowa State College
Over 35 Million U S Homes Need Attention and Repair
A survey of U S dwellings shows 35 million need attention or repair with only 14 percent in good condition. Eight million homes are near or in slum status, while many older houses are solid and ripe for updates with available siding lumber at low prices. The West Coast Lumbermen's Association notes a $220 billion home investment worth protecting. Frank Nowasell of Eldora is among 68 Simpson College men pledged to Lambda Chi Alpha during rush activities.
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U. S
West Coast Lumbermen's Association
Frank Nowasell
Eldora
Simpson College
Lambda Chi Alpha
Women Influence Home Design With Wood Dominance
The article notes women shaping national home styles after the Women’s Building Congress in Washington. It reports that housewives prefer wood for exterior siding, wall paneling, flooring, kitchen cabinets, furniture, and framing lumber, and seek easy upkeep with clear varnish finishes to showcase grain.
Buildings Get Unity With Asphalt Shingles
Farmers take pride in matching roof colors to create a unified look on farms. Uniform roofs across barns sheds and dwellings help reduce a scattered appearance and give the farmstead a cohesive style.
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