Air conditioning grows as a postwar business force
The article traces air conditioning from early 1906 experiments by Cramer and Carrier to modern home and office use. It explains cooling principles, dehumidification, and tower types, notes growing installations in North Carolina, and details unit sizes from 1 to 7 tons for homes and larger spaces.
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Cleopatra
Nile
High Point
Stewart W. Cramer
Charlotte
Willis H. Carrier
Buffalo
N. Y
Cramer
Carrier
Duke University prepares June commencement and alumni events
Exercises at Duke from June 4 to 7 include a golf tournament for graduates and families, a Saturday alumni meeting and band concert, and Sunday Baccalaureate and concerts. Principal speaker is Dr. Reuben G. Gustavson. Governor William D. University Umstead will address graduates.
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Board of Trustees
National Council
West Campus Union
General Alumni Association
Duke Chapel
James W. Henley
Henley
West End Methodist Church
Nashville
Reuben G. Gustavson
Resources For the Future, Inc
Washington, D. C
William D. Umstead
Girl Wins First Jane Craige Gray Award at UNC
Regina Carol Webster of Ridgewood New Jersey, a UNC junior, received the first Jane Craige Gray Award at Graham Memorial in a ceremony led by Chancellor Robert B House. The Beta Chi chapter of Kappa Delta established the prize in memory of Gordon Gray 1950 alumna Mrs Gray.
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Chapel Hill
Regina Carol Webster
Ridgewood
N. J
University of North Carolina
Jane Craige Gray
Graham Memorial
Beta Chi
Kapa Delta Sorority
Gordon Gray
Consolidated Universit
Gray
Miss Webster
Robert B. House
What is marriage in North Carolina today
In North Carolina marriage is a status with legal incidents shaped by state law. The state restricts common law marriage, defines void and voidable unions, and sets license rules and penalties for ceremony officials.
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Supreme Court of North Carolina
Ritchie
North Carolina
Alabama
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Michigan
Mississippi
Montana
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Texas
North Caron
Justice of the Peace
Youngest son presents silver tray to Miss Webster
Bernard Gray seven year old son of the President presented a silver card tray to Miss Webster. A winner plaque will be kept in the Kappa Delta sorority house. Webster was later honored at a reception in Graham Memorial with alumnae aiding.
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Bernard Gray
Gray
Miss Webster
Kappa Delta Sorority
Graham Memorial
Kay Kyieee
John Lamont
D. Carmichael Jr
Kappa Pee
How To Make More Room In Your Home
A DIY feature explains expanding living space without a new build, detailing basements attics garages breezeways and porches. It cites May Add-a-Room Month and lists concrete Chicago area cost examples for finishing ceilings walls doors wiring and floors.
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Minster
Home repair Q and A on floors windows siding and walls
A 10 year old house has floor squeaks. drive wedges from basement to fix. Treated ponderosa pine windows resist warping with moisture treatments. base doors use same treatment. For peeling exterior paint, prime interiors with rubber base or high gloss paint and two base coats. Chalky plaster requires shellac on walls before wallpaper to improve adhesion.
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Devenper
C. B. Lund
University of Minnesota
American Builder Magazine
Basement or attic expansion offers cost savings
Material costs total 471 and labor 540 show the most economical expansion is in basement or attic where no outside wall work is needed. It notes possible savings from DIY but warns building codes and insurance may require professional installation or approval.
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Robert Marks
Enterprise
Duke
UNC
Robert Felep
N. C. Bar Association
Justice of Peace
Register of Deeds
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AP Real Estate Editor
Annerd
Ffacturer
Chicago
Haan Sategers
Belk-Beck
Ene
Re Sie
Kem
High Point Hardware CO
S. Main
Diffendal
Floor Coverings, Inc
Main ST
Hou Mater
Plug Metalla
Paul Kennedy
Dize
Montlieu
Sugarview
Clearview
Ferree
Emerywood CT
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