Memphis Solves The Problem Of Economical Home Building
Alfred C. Andersson reports Memphis presents a cooperative plan the Memphis House Construction Bureau to build economical five room homes for about 2340 dollars. The program integrates lenders dealers architects and builders to standardize plans check credit and oversee stages ensuring bids meet specs and a durable home is completed.
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Memphis
Alfred C. Andersson
Tenn
Pearepers Co-Operative
Memphis ‘House Construction Bureau
Praene Pa
FHA
Memphi Small
Bureau of Home Service Demonstration Homes
The Bureau financed two demonstration houses and others are under way with private capital. Members funded the effort, and final home plans were designed by Memphis architects with the Tennessee FHA director coordinating. The Bureau operates without a paid secretary or central office.
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Bureau
Whch
Downe Church Still Lit by Candles Near London
The church at Downe England, birthplace of Charles Darwin, is still lit by candles. The village shuns modern conveniences such as electricity and gas, movies, railway stations, or sewage systems, though it lies about 20 miles from London.
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Downe
England
Charles Darwin
London
North Carolina motorists log vast January mileage
The January gasoline tax report shows NC collected 1 591 718.56 dollars, about one third of gas spending by users. With 575 514 608 pennies, motorists traveled roughly 576 million miles, enough to reach the sun and back three times if driven in that direction.
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Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
North Carolina
Department of Revenue
American Petroleum Industries Committee
United States
Denton Couple Wed in Thomasville Rites
GARNER SNYDER Miss Ruth Garner and Croley Snyder both of Denton were married Wednesday evening February 2 at Thomasville with Rev J T Bowman officiating. They plan to reside north of Denton in their new home.
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Griffin
Woodrow Peacock
Lexington
Troy Crawford
J. W. Cashatt
Edgar Hill
Randolph County
J. D. Findley
Charlotte
Nancy Halton
George Halton
J. G. Rogers
Burlington
Ruth Morris
Southmont
G. C. Mor
Anti-Trade Winds Blow Opposite to Trade Winds
The text notes the existence of anti-trade winds that consistently blow opposite the trade winds. It emphasizes their directional relationship without further context or details.
Angle Shots From Everyday Scenes
A guide to using unusual camera angles to add interest. It explains tilting the camera, bird and worm eye views, and shooting from high or low positions. Examples include a painter on a ladder and a child in a chair. The piece encourages multiple angles to create striking compositions.
Foreign firms seek British market gains amid limited success
Several American collar companies have tried to enter Britain but only Kaneas has found real traction. The country also bans eating snakes lizards centipedes scorpions and other reptiles in public.
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Kaneas
Prisoners Move to New Modern Camp
Ninety five inmates at the Asheboro prison camp were moved into a newly finished facility supervised by E.B. O. R. The new camp is five tiers long with two cells holding about fifty prisoners each, two hospital showers with hot water, and a fully equipped sanitary kitchen. The old camp from Forsyth is being vacated. exact disposition of the site is pending.
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Ashebqro
Forsyth
D. B. Lockesistant
Est coin described as Japanese chan
A fragment notes a coin labeled Japanese chan described as the finest coin in the world. It allegedly measures five inches across and weighs about four ounces.
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American Institute of Architects
Becre
Wachovia
Asheville
Winston-Salem
Salisbury
Kernersville
Cc. B. Way
M. P
T. B. Way
T. R. Wolfe
M. B
H. G. Bailey
M. EB
Stokesdale
C. B. Way
Denton News
Ashebo
Barber Furniture Co
East Green Street
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