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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1925
Page
13
Architects emphasize real wood burning fireplaces as essential in today’s homes, replacing ornate gas grates. Designs move toward simple, harmonious construction with horizontal or vertical lines, terra cotta materials, and decorative motifs, fitting rustic bungalows to Colonial cottages.
Aldag Paint and Varnish Company officials urge using pure linseed oil zinc and lead based pigments from Lowe Bros. for home painting. They warn poor paint requires earlier repaints and costs more in labor, advising quality finishes for durability and sanitation.
Nearly 1600 junior drivers permits have been issued since the 1925 auto laws took effect. The rule bars under 17 from driving but allows 16 to 17 year olds with special certificates. About 400 applications were denied. Applications arrive to Robert T. Humes, chief of State motor police, at 10 to 12 daily, with local police urged to aid enforcement.
A list of building permits shows multiple additions dwellings and remodels across addresses such as 1340 Roosevelt 4730 N Capitol and 1212 B Ta r with values from 200 to 19000 dollars. Notable items include furnaces garages reroofing and remodeling actions submitted by owners including J Sexton L menh and P James McClelland.
A completed bungalow by Grinslade Construction Company sits less than three miles from downtown at 420 BE Southern Ave. It features a wide south porch, three nearby parks and fields, a bright kitchen with blue accents, two bedrooms plus a bath, a cross hallway, and a light basement. Romer Lighting and Indianapolis Wall Paper supplied fixtures and wall finishes.
E P Long interior decorator at 205 E Ohio St Indianapolis supplies background walls with stippled surfaces or painted textures to suit living rooms and woodwork. His work decorates homes and public buildings, and he offers estimates by telephone or visits to his shop near Delaware St for decorating ideas.
Dr. Herman G. Morgan reported the health board treated 2,331 babies in April and May. Dental clinic logged 1,200 cases with over 500 completed. The board authorized purchasing a third ambulance for the city hospital.
John Hitler of 402-04 W Twenty Fifth St received city plan commission approval Tuesday to install a gasoline pump at his grocery store. William H Coleman was refused permission to build a filling station at the southwest corner of Meridian and Thirty Sixth Streets.
City plan commission approved adding 9.19 square miles to Indianapolis since January 1 1922. Macklin Mack commission engineer reported Tuesday. Of 375 plots approved 67 are in the northwest 180 in the northeast 37 in the southwest and 91 in the southeast. The commission also sanctioned thirteen acres for parks 4.62 miles of parkways 110.10 miles of full streets and valleys and 86.35 miles of half streets and alleys.
Construction work on Universal Portland Cement Company's Bluffington plant harbor in Gary Indiana began Tuesday with preparations complete. The $3,000,000 industrial harbor will stretch nearly a mile west of the cement plant and will have depth for the largest lake vessels.
Indianapolis landscape architect and Hillsdale Landscape and Nursery Company general manager Alex Tuschinsky travels to England and Italy to study new trends in living landscapes. His Laurel Hall grounds near Millersville Road and formal rose garden near Castleton showcase his work. Upon return he will offer a post graduate course in garden planning, with his nursery assistant available at Washington 4729.
An article argues that first impressions hinge on door hardware and home fittings. It promotes Vonnegut Hardware Company at 120 124 E Washington St for finishing hardware including door knobs, hinges, pulls, and related home-building supplies. It also lists Murphy in-a-bed, Flaximum insulation, and Bird's roofs as featured products.
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