Federal Housing Rules Ease Small Home Permits in 1947
John E. McGovern of the Federal Housing Administration announced changes to Housing Permit Regulations effective June 1 1947. The small job allowance for residential construction repairs and alterations without a permit rises from 400 to 1000 dollars and a new 2690 square foot floor area limit for houses removes bathroom fixture use restrictions.
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Maine
Southern California
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
FHA amends housing rules for construction and rents
The June 1 1947 amendments authorize immediate additional construction under HPR for dwellings and simplify rent approvals for new units. Builders may submit a triplicate letter with plans and rent figures 30 days before project completion. Approved rents must be registered with the local Area Rent Office within 30 days after first rent.
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HPR
FHA
Office of Housing
Area
War Assets to Sell Crawler Tractors and Heavy Equipment
War Assets Administration to auction over 750000 worth of crawler tractors cranes trucks and related gear this month for veterans and commercial buyers. Orders for certified World War II veterans due by June 18 with commercial buyers closing June 24. Items span California from San Luis Obispo to Hamilton Field with many in the Bay Area and Stockton vicinity. Catalog SFX-01-28 available at 33 Berry Street San Francisco and at Fresno and Sacramento service centers.
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San Francisco
War Assets Administration
WAA
California
San Luis Obispo
Hamilton Field
Bay Area
Stockton
Berry Street
Fresno
Sacramento
Burns Travel to Santa Barbara for Short Rest
Mrs. Charles Burns and Barrie departed Monday for Santa Barbara for a few days rest.
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Charles Burns
Barrie
Santa Barbara
State Chamber Protests Labor Camps Close Statewide
California Chamber of Commerce agricultural committee urges a federal permanent farm labor placement service and continuation of Farm Labor Supply Centers to Dec 31 1948 as 28 camps may close during harvest. They met with 35 states and will press Capitol Hill hearings this week. California camps employ 15723 workers across Arbuckle Arvin Beaumont Blythe Ceres El Centro Firebaugh Gridley Indio Lamont McCallum Patterson Reedley Santa Maria Shafter South Shafter Soledad Thornton Tulare Wasco Westley Windsor Winters Woodland Yuba City Rodgers Road and others.
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California
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Office of Labor
California State Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Houses
Agricultural Committee
Department of Agriculture
Arthur Capper
Clifford K. Hope
Kansas
Arbuckle
Arvin
Beaumont
Blythe
Brawley
Ceres
el Centro
Firebaugh
Gridley
Indio
Lamont
McCallum
Patterson
Reedley
Santa Maria
Shafter
South Shafter
Soledad
Thornton
Tulare
Wasco
Westley
Windsor
Winters
Woodland
Yuba City
Rodgers Road
Vignolos Bring Bobby Home After Grandparents Visit
Mr and Mrs Ted Vignolo and Susan drove to a new Sunday to fetch their son Bobby from his two week stay with his grandparents.
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Ted Vignolo
Susan
Bobby
Kern County Expenses Near Seventy Three Million
Kern County government cost 7 461 318 for general governmental purposes for the year ending June 30 1946 the last completed fiscal year California Taxpayers association said today Biggest item of county expenditure was 3 575 775 for charities and corrections Expenditures for general government amounted to 963 529 for protection to persons and property 1 135 019 for health and sanitation 413 613 for highways and bridges 719 438 Remainder of the county s payments for general government costs went for recreation and miscellaneous items Over the state as a whole the counties spent 244 028 291 during fiscal 1945 46 the Taxpayers association said
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Kern
California Taxpayers’ Association
Taxpayers’association
Nevada seeks Shasta Dam power contract
Regional Director Richard L. Boke of the Bureau of Reclamation disclosed Nevada’s application to buy a block of Shasta Dam power. He said negotiations are under way with the Nevada Colorado River Commission, the state body overseeing water and power resources.
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Nevada
Shasta
Richard L. Boke
Bureau of Reclamation
Sacramento
San Francisco Builds 93 Miles of High Pressure Waterpipes
San Francisco reports a high pressure water system featuring 93 miles of main pipes, 100 fire cisterns, and two storage reservoirs to support firefighting and municipal needs.
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San Francisco
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