Huge Building Materials Sale In North May 13 15
More than $1 500 000 worth of building materials and allied products formerly frozen by FHA will be sold May 13 14 and 15 by War Assets Administration. Catalogs are available at the WAA office 33 Berry Street San Francisco and at the sales site. All mail orders and sealed bids must be received by 3 pm May 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Public Housing Administration
War Assets Administration
WAA
Berry Street
San Francisco
Palm Springs Hotel Construction Halt Ordered
The Rancho Royale Hotel Company and president Samuel H. Levin face a stop order from the Office of the Housing Expediter to halt unauthorized hotel construction three miles southeast of Palm Springs on the India-Palm Springs highway. Officials say 14 luxury cabana structures were begun in violation of Veterans Housing Program Order No. 1, with an estimated cost of 225000 dollars. The action followed a Los Angeles compliance hearing and was issued in Washington at the request of the San Francisco regional director.
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Rancho Royale Hotel Company
Samuel H. Levin
Office of the
Palm Springs
India-Palm Springs
John G. Handy
OHE
Washington
Los Angeles
James J. Rudden
San Francisco
Richland Teachers Bonnet Southland Week End Guests
Richland teachers Helen Holmes Ida Johnson and Delphine Martin visited Southland over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
South Richland
Southland
Helen Holmes
Ida Johnson
Delphine Martin
2000 Vet Homes Built In County Since War's End
County chamber of commerce report says about 2000 G I homes have been built in Kern County since World War II. Some 500 units are under construction in Bakersfield area by Gannon Construction and other firms. one plant is building 150 units as the area’s largest mass G I project. Veterans move in roughly 1.5 families daily. turn‑around from application to move‑in is about 45 days. Costs run 8000 to 9000 dollars with monthly payments 50 to 60 dollars and no down payment under the G I Bill.
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Bakersfield
Kern County Chamber of Commerce
F. R. Kalloch
Gannon Construction Company
Ralph Smith
Howard Nichols
O. D. Williams
John Miner
Jim Callaway
Ken
G.I. Homes
County Chamber
Kalloch
G.I
Federal Housing Authority
G. I
Hammer Army Airfield Buildings Offered For Sale
More than 200 buildings at Hammer Army Airfield five miles from Fresno are offered for off site sale by the War Assets Administration. Structures include eight two story buildings 29 by 90 feet and 50 two story buildings 29 by 80 feet with bids due May 20 in San Francisco.
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Hammer Army Airfield
Fresno
War Assets Administration
WAA
San Joaquin Valley
Sale of Critical Construction Equipment for Veterans Housing
More than 5 million dollars worth of construction gear for a veterans emergency housing program is up for public sale to housing expediter priority holders in Zone Six across eight western states. The May 13 closing date covers California Oregon Washington Montana Idaho Utah Nevada and Arizona. Items include air compressors cranes pile drivers wheel tractors rock crushers concrete mixers pumps scrapers dump trucks and other equipment. Priority given to housing expediter holders with HE and WAA certificates follows by World War II veterans with HE and WAA certificates and non veteran HE holders. No more certificates will be issued and only extreme emergencies may trigger HE directives.
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Veterans’ Emergency
War Assets Administration
California
Oregon
Washington
Montana
Idaho
Utah
Nevada
Arizona
WAA
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North
Breater Bakersfield
Bakersfield Realty Board
Ted Loewen
West Brundage Lane
Darrell J. Turner
P. O. Box
Edison Highway
Fairfax
Kite Bros
Lightweight Pumice Tile Co
Jewett Ave
Clemens
Hal Duvall
Mynant, and
Jim and
Roy Wattenbarger
Sam Lachenmaier
Central Ave
Hammer Army
Ers
Reconstruction, Finance Corporation
VAA
Joseph Z
Roble
Taft St
Oildale
Paint Supplies
Paint Contractors
Adolph Goertzen
John R. Burns
Vinnell Standard Building
Vinnesl Company, Inc
Steel Division
Truxtun Avenue
Planing Mill
West
Casa Loma Dr
Calif
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