Voice of Broadway Promises Hollywood Move for Series
A TV series star pledges to shoot from Hollywood instead of New York while Billy Eckstine features on a coast-to-coast tour next week. Montgomery Clift plans to sublet his apartment as he seeks housing in town. Helicopter transport expands access to remote regions per the Encyclopedia Americana.
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Hollywood
New York
Billy Eckstine
Vesti la Giubba
the Apollo
Ditty
Montgomery Clift
Larger Wheat Crop Expected Across Northern Hemisphere
The Agriculture Department reports a larger wheat crop in major Northern Hemisphere regions this year except North Africa. World production may rise about five percent from 1949 and seven percent above the 1935-39 average. US output was pegged at 996.49 million bushels, down from 1949, while Canada should reach 554 million bushels, up 177 million from 1949. Europe bread grain may edge above 1949 but stay below 1935-39 average. Asia shows large gains excluding China and Russia, with little change forecast for Russia from 1949.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Pais
North Africa
Department
Bureau of Agriculture Economics
United States
Europe
Asia
China
Russia
Auto-Lite workers in Toledo approve new contract terms
Auto-Lite employees at five Toledo plants voted to accept a renegotiated contract with wage increases pensions and welfare benefits. The CIO United Auto Workers contract covers about 6000 in Toledo and will be voted on at 10 other plants in Fostoria Springfield Owosso Bay City Niagara Falls Syracuse Vincennes LaCrosse and Oakland. Company president Royce G. Martin estimated the new contract would cost 24 to 25.5 cents per hour per worker.
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Toledo
Electric Auto-Lite Company
Auto- Lite
CIO
United Auto Workers
Auto-Lite
Fostoria
Springfield
Owosso
Bay City
Mich
Niagara Falls
Syracuse
Trucker's Mother Receives $3000 Death Claim
A death claim of 3000 dollars was paid to Mrs. Luella B. Orr of Belle Center, Ohio, the mother of Melvin O. Roger of Middletown. Ray Collingsworth, labor business agent, announced the settlement negotiated with the State Trucking Company under a contract covering out-of-town over-the-road drivers. Collingsworth serves as business representative for Local 836 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
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Melvin O. Roger
Middletown
Ohio Highway Drivers’ Council
Ray Collingsworth
Collinsworth
Luella B. Orr
Belle Center
O. Collinsworth
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Worry Clinic lecture on public speaking and salesmanship
The piece argues professors should be able to quiz and wake dull students, condemns lazy speakers, and praises Christ as a skilled orator who won audiences with logic rather than fear. It notes the U S invests 7 billion dollars in telephone plants and equipment.
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Christ
Jesus
Fixing Up Your Home Offers Now - Small Starter Plan
A compact home plan is proposed for honeymooners or small households. The 18 by 20 foot design centers a combined living and dining area with a central fireplace and open kitchen. Heating options include a central floor furnace or wall heaters. The layout allows future additions like a right wing and two bedrooms with wardrobes and a small entry hall.
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Oldsters
Careful Home Color Styling Is Necessity
Beatrice West, color consultant, argues careful home color styling is essential in architecture. She has guided color plans for over 25 000 houses across 108 builders in 19 states. She stresses starting with the roof, blending asphalt shingles, and avoiding monotony while harmonizing with nearby homes and budgets.
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Beatrice West
American Builder
Miss West
Inefficient Kitchen Planning Doubles Work For Housewives
American Builder magazine urges efficient kitchen layout with outside-door access for supplies near the refrigerator and ample counter space. It recommends sink under a window with space on both sides, range near dining room, and easy access to utensils. It notes growing preference for large refrigerators and more space as families grow.
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American Builder Magazine
American Builder
The
Roof Deck Must Be Solid For Long Roof Life
A sound roof deck equals a sound foundation for the house and full service from roofing materials. For wood decks to support asphalt shingles, use well-seasoned tongue and groove 6 inch boards, tightly matched and fastened with two 8 penny nails per board. Patch any defects after sheathing with metal, then cover the deck with asphalt saturated felt not heavier than 15 pounds per square to protect against dampness.
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Asphalt
Temperature drop from mineral wool insulated ceiling
The Department of Commerce reports a ceiling insulated with full-thick mineral wool batts is 12.5 degrees cooler in summer than an uninsulated ceiling. This finding highlights energy efficiency benefits of mineral wool insulation.
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U. S. Department of Commerce
Old Homes Need Repair Across Two Decades
American Builder magazine reports most homes over twenty years old require major repairs or remodeling.
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American Builder Magazine
Patching Wall Hole With Cardboard and String Method
American Builder outlines a plaster repair method after removing an outlet or switch. Cut a piece of stiff cardboard larger than the hole, pierce a center hole, thread a string, knot it, push the cardboard through, pull taut to hold in place, fill with plaster, let set, cut the string flush, and sand smooth.
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American Builder Magazine
Cinder Block Gains In Use As Home Building Material
Cinder block emerges as a preferred home building material in northern climates. American Builder notes advances in manufacturing and waterproofing enabling fire resistant, waterproofed walls. A New York state house showcases cement stucco siding, fireproof roof tiles, steel beam floors, and concrete with asphalt tile plus oak in the living room.
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American Builder Magazine
American Builder
Building Industry Magazine
New York State
Bits Of Stone On Roof Top
Bits of stone granules are used to surface asphalt shingles. The granules are embedded under pressure during manufacture and enhance fire resistance while allowing a wide range of colors and durable wear. Colored by firing pigments, blending occurs by mixing two or more colors before application.
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America
Heating plants over four years costly to operate study says
American Builder reports that 70 percent of heating plants older than four years run at least ten percent above necessary costs due to inadequate cleaning and scarce repairs. The finding implicates maintenance neglect as the main factor driving higher operating expenses.
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American Builder Magazine
Expensive house design offers starter marriage blueprint
An ad promotes Design No. 53 from Penny's Small Homes Detroit offering complete building blueprints for five dollars with duplicates at three fifty. It touts a 360 square foot base model with two bedrooms adding 244 square feet, totaling 1952 cubic feet. A portfolio of the first 60 designs is available for one dollar.
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Penny
Atkinson Ave
Detroit
Mich
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