City Approves Major Permits Toward Record Building Totals
The city issued 26 building permits in four days totaling 1 093 109 with 700 000 for Maas Brothers Department Store 300 000 for Peninsula Telephone Co and 187 000 anticipated for the Azure Tides Hotel expansion at Lido Beach. James Austin Mortland director noted the period ranks among the largest in city history.
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James Austin Mortland
Nancy St
Thomas L
Maas
Peninsular
Azure Tides
Maas Brothers Department Store
Peninsular Telephone Co
Lido Beach
Government predicts 1955 construction back to record boom
The Commerce and Labor Departments forecast total 1955 construction outlays at about 42 billion dollars, up 11 percent from 1954, with record starts of 1.3 million new dwellings and strong gains in commercial and religious building. Private spending near 29.5 billion and public work about 12.3 billion, federal outlays down about 10 percent.
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Washington
INS
Commerce and Labor Departments
Pulp Mills urged to burn more burned timber salvage plan
The Southern Pulpwood Conservation Assn urged paper mills to increase consumption of burned timber by 10 000 cords a week to salvage damage from forest fires in Florida Georgia and South Carolina. Mills now use about 70 000 cords burned and 30 000 cords green weekly.
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Jacksc
Southern Pulpwood Conservation Assn
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
Henry J. Malsberger
Association
Malsberger
Sarasota Formica Firm Expands To Serve West Coast Area
Jaki and Routh expand their Sarasota millwork shop to 3700 square feet at 1021 Central Ave. They now employ eight men, a bookkeeper, and two partners who plan to cover 17 counties. The Contour Formica line tops cabinets in about 300 homes since the expansion. George Proctor joined to boost know-how and growth.
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Central Ave
Charlie Jakl
Frank Routh
Tampa
Fort Lauderdale
Routh
Jakl
Army Medical Corps
Japan
Jaki
Cota
Miami
George Proctor
Proctor
Shepard Lumber
West Coast
Naples
Parrish
Arcadia
Formica
Sarasota
Sarasota High Sige
Rosie Gowin
Eva Strickland
Jakis
Cheryl
Jeanne
Rouths
Susan
Jakl and
Warmed-Over Models Rejected Prospective Buyers Demand Better Homes
David Slipher, LA chairman of the National Association of Home Builders Research Institute, says postwar buyers are more selective. He notes larger homes with more bathrooms better heating and built-in conveniences, and warns builders must improve quality or lose customers. The June Correlator lead article traces housing progress since World War II.
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Washington
David $Lipher
Los Angeles
National Association of Home Builders
Slipher
NAHB
Air Conditioning Production Surges in Chicago Area
The high temperatures in the past week boosted air conditioning production, says Edwin E. Hokin, president of the Union Asbestos and Rubber Co. He notes their Greenville New Jersey plant lines have been revamped and stocks can be maintained for distributors and dealers.
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Chicago
Edwin E. Hokin
Union Asbestos and Rubber Co
Greenville
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