New Grooved Lumber Aims To Cut Housing Costs
Erskine Minnesota inventor George Berger unveils grooved 4x4 lumber assembled by a machine to form log cabin like walls. Exterior mimics siding, interior plaster ready. He claims a house can be built in hours at about half the usual cost, reducing need for studs lath and plaster. Berger cites past barn and shed projects and the idea came from building bird houses.
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Minneapolis
George Berger
Erskine
Berger
Bret
Lumber company plans new plants across Minnesota
The businessman, impressed with lumber quality, built homes at Gonvick and Fesston. Two Berger-Patent Lumber Co. plants exist in Erskine and Lindstrom serving the Twin Cities, with ten more machines being built and ten additional plants expected to come online soon.
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Gonvick
Minn
Fesston
Berger-Patent Lumber Co
Erskine
Lindstrom
Twin Cities
Gray Iron Founders Meet In Cleveland
Members of the Gray Iron Founders Society will meet June 6 at 6 30 p m in the Hotel Cleveland with Homer Britton of the Cleveland Foundry Company as chairman. The coal strike threatens the industry with layoffs and material shortages. W W Coults will discuss issues from the strike and OPA.
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Gray Iron Founders Society
Cleveland
Homer Britton
Cleveland Foundry Company
Gray Tron
W. W. Coults
Gray Iron Founders’ Society
OPA
Americans All
A from the sandiots Mr Poling lauds a GI who shuns special treatment upon return home. He notes the draft drew criminals and saints alike and warns against excusing crime for wartime service. Judge Harry B McDevitt of Philadelphia defies such logic in a burglary case, ordering jail for a mother amid threats to victims.
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America
Anmted
Quarter Sessions Court
Philadel Phila
McDevitt
McDeavitt
McDevitts
New York Post Corporation
Candy costs rise as shortages bite into kids treats
The piece notes higher prices and dwindling variety at the candy counter as candy corn, jawbreakers, and popcorn boxes shrink in size or vanish. Children face fewer surprises in boxes while prices rise to 14 cents, and adults confront scarce wood scraps for play as China experiences growing food scarcity.
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Des Mointa
Papa
Mama America
Fou
HCI
P. C
Seco
China
Capt McGuire To Resume Medical Practice Here
Capt Charles W McGuire of 651 W Broadstreet returns home on terminal leave to resume general medical practice after 3.5 years in the Army Medical Corps. He served 20 months overseas in Holland Germany France and Belgium with the 102nd Division, earning the American Theatre ribbon European Theatre ribbon two battle stars a unit citation and an individual citation. He practiced medicine locally for about six years before enlistment. Chile has been torn by strikes for months.
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Charles W. McGuire
W. Broadstreet
Army Medical Corps
Holland
Germany
France
Belgium
102Nd
McGuire
Chile
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