Modernization Push Aims At Plumbing Upgrades
The Plumbing and Heating Industries bureau says modernization demand will offset weaker residential construction. Two main types: replace old fixtures with safe, updated ones and install plumbing in older homes or add baths. Growth also seen in commercial and institutional sectors with a May 1949 index of 155.2 for plumbing and heating.
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Plumbing and Heating Industries Bureau
Bureau
Bureau of Labor Statistics
New Heating and Bath Plan Booklets Issued
The Plumbing and Heating Industries bureau on East Wacker Drive Chicago issued two booklets. Modern bathroom plans includes 34 bathroom and powder room diagrams. Baseboard heating shows various baseboard system types. Each booklet costs 10 cents.
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Plumbing and Heating Industries Bureau
East Wacker Drive
Chio, Til
Ventilators and Attic Fans Offer Cool Down Methods
Attic fans and kitchen ventilating fans provide inexpensive cooling by expelling hot air and drawing in cool night air. Night cooling lowers indoor temperatures by 10 to 20 degrees as homes shed heat after sundown. These devices enable rapid cross ventilation and can be installed in existing houses in various sizes and capacities.
Plumbing and Heating Contractors Grow to Sixty Three Thousand
Figures show a 4 to 1 rise in contractors from 40 000 after the war to 63 163 in 1949. Trade paper Plumbing and Heating Business cites 15 000 with stores 20 000 with telephone directory listings and 12 000 in the master plumbers association. It estimates about 23 000 self employed mechanics and urges industry wide education and more newspaper advertising.
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National Association of Master Plumbers
Police hold wide cache of unclaimed lost keys
La Crosse police report a large, growing pile of lost keys turned in over the past two months. Officers urge owners to identify and claim items they recognize as theirs. Some keys are described as appearing important.
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la Crosse
Milwaukee attorney who nominated MacArthur loses leg
The blind Milwaukee attorney Harlan W. Kelley who nominated Gen. MacArthur for the presidency had his right leg amputated above the knee after a diabetic condition. He aims to continue practicing law and run for Congress in 1950, despite the operation. Kelley, 46, has long been a Republican leader and was visually impaired for over a year.
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Milwaukee
Gen. MacArthur
Harlan W. Kelley
Congress
Kelley
Ogelley
MacArthur
Smart Bathroom Space Savers with Convector Radiators
A compact guide highlights space saving bathroom ideas. It describes a vanity with built in wash basin for storage and recessed or free standing convector radiators that blend with decor, provide gentle heat, and minimize floor space.
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Georie
Summer Stoker Service Pays Off In Winter
The article notes automatic coal stokers are mainly for homes and stresses summer service. Early checks by a qualified firm prevent parts needs, extend stoker life, and ensure readiness for the heating season. A summer cleaning and inspection cover many standard points on the service checklist.
Science Makes Stride Against Bubonic Plague
In Santa Fe New Mexico two bubonic plague cases are recovering due to modern drugs. Dr Vernon Link reports streptomycin saved a 10 year old boy and penicillin plus cine saved a 37 year old farmer. The cases trace to wild rodents and fleas.
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Santa FE
N. M
New Mexico
Vernon Link
Link
Cerro
Mexico-Colorado
Here
Venus Malloy Aerial Act Delights La Crosse Fair Crowds
Miss Malloy the American Venus of the Air headlines the La Crosse Inter-State Fair grandstand shows. She performs atop a 100 foot steel mast using rings and trapeze with splits and other feats. Born in Idaho, trained in Chicago, she tours coast to coast and beyond, traveling alone with a crewman setting up a 2000 pound apparatus.
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la Crosse
Allaine Malloy
Miss Malloy
Malloy
Idaho
Chicago
Chicago Stadi
United States
South America
McCarthy Joins Milwaukee Law Firm
Wisconsin Senator McCarthy joins Zabel Wolf and Zabel in Milwaukee forming Zabel Wolf and McCarthy. The junior senator, age 29, will work at the firm when in Washington, with Adam Wolf as the third partner. McCarthy's term runs to January 1952.
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McCarthy
Milwaukee
R-Wis
Zabel, Wolf
Zabel
Zabel, Wolf and McCarthy
John W. Zabel
Appleton
Wisconsin
Robert M. la Follette, Jr
Adam Wolf
Marquette University Law School
Two Down and Vaughan to Go–Probe Quip at White House
At a White House news conference on Gen. Harry Vaughan and the five percenters inquiry, reporters noted two generals had been suspended and joked “Two down and Vaughan one to go.” President Truman laughed but said Vaughan would not be suspended.
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Washington
White House
Harry H. Vaughan
Vaughan
Truman
Glorians from Cuba Amaze Fairgoers With Two-Man Gymnastic Act
Tall Julio Farias and Esteban Munoz, billed as The Glorians, arrive in the United States from Cuba five weeks ago after a Caribbean tour. The pair, eight years in tandem, perform two acts daily at the Crosse Inter-State fair, showcasing head-to-head stands, strength holds, and synchronized balance on elevated platforms.
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Cuba
Julio Farias
Esteban Munoz
Glorians
United States
South
Central America
Caribbean Sea
Farias
Munoz
Milwaukee Road seeks certificates for equipment trust
The Chicago Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad asked the Interstate Commerce Commission for authority to issue 5.64 million dollars in equipment trust certificates. Proceeds would fund a 7.5 million dollar purchase of new freight equipment.
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Washington
Chicago Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
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Kalamazoo Heating & Home Appliance CO
North Seventh Street
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