The Bradford Small House Plan for Narrow Lots
The Bradford features a narrow lot friendly layout with two bedrooms a kitchen dinette and living room all bedrooms connect via a bedroom hall ensuring privacy. It includes ample closets front coat linen and hall storage wardrobes in bedrooms optional breezeway and garage and concrete block adaptability. Plans show frame construction with siding asphalt shingled roof overall width 59 feet main body 40 by 24 feet 947 square feet 18 192 cubic feet. For more information write the Small House Planning Bureau St. Cloud Minn.
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Bradford
Small House Planning Bureau
St. Cloud
Minn
Beetle Attacks Garden Foliage In Seasonal Outbreak
Garden owners face a Jap beetle surge as grubs feed underground on grass roots and emerge to attack Linden, horse chestnut and maple trees. Expert Martin L. Davey Jr. recommends lawn grub proofing with wettable DDT a single treatment lasting three to five years. A separate note mentions a possum triggering a burglar alarm at Pymbie, Australia.
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Martin L. Davey, Jr
Summer safety at home warns of common mishaps
The National Safety Council urges families to prevent summer accidents at home with tips on storing winter gear, repairing outdoor areas, cleaning debris, screening windows, securing tools, guarding fans, keeping curtains from stoves, and careful canning practices. The guidance emphasizes safe storage and maintenance to protect children.
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National Safety Council
Factory Made Logs For Rustic Cabins
Factory made logs from Canada come in uniform sizes with tongue and groove to lock together. They speed up construction without skilled labor and are hollowed through the hearts to aid seasoning and retard rot. The cores also provide insulation and can house electric conduits.
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Canada
Hungarian Farm Tests Cotton and Gumipity Pang
Farm experts in Hungary test cotton and a rubber plant named gumipity pang using seed imported from Russia to evaluate potential crops for local cultivation and economic impact.
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Hungary
Russia
Asphalt Roofing Shipments Hit Historic High in 1948
Department of Commerce data show asphalt roofing shipments near 77 million squares in 1948, with a 76 percent rise over the previous decade and 30 percent since 1941. Excluding saturated felt, total roofing demand met 84 percent of U S needs, reflecting strong postwar production.
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Department of Commerce
U. S
Modern Radiators Small And Graceful
Radiators are slender and 40 percent smaller than older models offering slow cooling to prevent chilling effects. Homeowners are advised against using metal base paints like aluminum on radiators as they reduce heat output. an oil based paint is recommended.
Gravity Helps Heating Plant
An overview of gravity type warm air heating systems explains how heated air rises and cooler air falls to create gentle circulation. The system delivers central heating at low installation cost and can be converted to winter air conditioning with a blower filter unit, sold as a complete package.
Real Estate Transfers In La Crosse Area
La Crosse County transfers list numerous properties changing hands. Transfers include Losey boulevard properties between Green Bay and Weston, 20th street between Hyde and Travis, and multiple parcels in Holmen Onalaska and Shelby. Names include McEldowney Pinker Ruud Larson Hedrick Herlitzka Joseph Dewey Melbye Simons Bantley Quillan Parker Morton Tate Richmond Witt and others.
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la Cromooune Authority of
la Crosse
Winton J. McEldowney
Losey Boulevard
Green Bay
Weston
Thomas B
Laura Penchi
Adam J
Edna Pinker
20Th
Hyde Avenue
Travis Street
Alfred
Millie Ruud
John L
Mary Larson
Holmen
John and
Marie Asfoor
Cyril Hedrick
State Street
14Th
15Th
Adolph Jacobs
la Crosse County
Shelby
Housing Authority of
Clarence J
Gertrude A. Herlitzka
21St Terrace
Weston Street
Eldrich
Carol Hanson
Fritz
Frieda Joseph
Leo R
Ruth Simonson
Russell P
Lucille E. Dewey
George Street
Gohres
Rublee
Raymond F
Florence Young
Marvin E
Marcella M. Melbye
Youngdale
Catherine Miller
John
Alma Simons
Green Island
Frank H
Beatrice A. Rachette
Arthur O
Frances W. Andersen
Madison Street
Fists
22Nd Streets
Emily M. Bantley
Ed J. Quillan
Stinson Parker
Onalaska
James C
Helen H. Easland
Lucien P
Daisy T. Morton
Sixth
Adams Streets
John D
Sophia Richmond
Thomas and
Marcella Tate
West la
John R
Clarice Farrell
Milton Witt
Elm Grove
Sheilor
Maple sugar yield tops in Wisconsin production surge
The maple sugar and syrup harvest is complete across producing states with a favorable season and higher output. Wisconsin tapped more trees than last year and estimates 59 000 gallons of syrup, up from 48 000 gallons, per the crop reporting service of Wisconsin and U S agriculture departments.
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Wisconsin
United States Departments of Agriculture
Belem Sees Unprecedented Building Boom Amid War Growth
Belem a northern Brazil city known for wartime airport activity enters a surge of construction with business structures under way valued at 2 360 000 dollars. The boom reflects rapid postwar development and urban expansion.
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Belem
Brazil
Fires Totals for 1948 Show Large Urban Increase
A National Board of Fire Underwriters survey reports 802 545 urban fires in 1948 in the United States. Building fires total 388 935 and non building fires 413 610, up 7.8 and 5.7 percent respectively from 1947, based on data from 1 954 fire chiefs in towns and cities of 2 500 or more. Rural areas are excluded.
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United States
National Board of Fire Underwriters
National Board
Committee On Statistics and
Sealer Developed For Painting Knots
The Western Pine association developed a knot sealer to prevent paint over knots from discoloring, ling, checking, or alligatoring. Applied before painting it stops resin leaching and makes knotty lumber suitable for painted and enameled uses, enabling economy in construction with common lumber grades. The sealer blends bakelite varnish butyral resin and alcohol, and is manufactured by over 50 paint and varnish firms.
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Western Pine Association
A Plug in Bar with Built-In Refrigerator Marketplace
A refreshment bar for the home with a built in refrigerator and frozen food compartment plus storage for chilled foods and beverages and bar equipment is on the market. It can be plugged into any standard electric outlet.
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Pest
Pymbie
Australia
Roebuck
Homart
Quality! Shop
Sears
D. G. Guttering
Somata
BPS
BY Patterson Sargent
Johns-Manville
J-M
Ality
Theo. J. Molzahn & Sons, Inc. General Contractors
18Th Place
Servisoft
Soft Water Service
Deek
Servisoft Soft Water CO
Frank Funke, Mer
NCREI
Robert Rice
Charles
Weyerhaeuser
Lieder Lumber & Coal Co
North Third Street
FHA
E. E. Partney
Highway 14
Lustron
R. F. Adams
General Contractors
Peter Nelson and Son, Inc
South Fourth Street
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