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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1937
Page
21
An Joliet real estate expert relays timely opinions on why real estate remains the safest investment. He cites client testimonials from 1928 and 1929 showing solid principal preservation and minimal losses in mortgages. Demand for homes factory sites and industrial properties grows as rents rise and homes become scarce.
A design proposes placing the garage at the front of a level lot with limited street setback. It favors heavy plank doors, weathered gray-brown tones, brown color across interiors, and tile bathroom with built in china accessories. Estimated total cost ranges from 2500 to 3500 dollars, excluding heating and plumbing.
The article surveys durable floor coverings like linoleum, asphalt tile, rubber tile, and cork noting personal preference plays a major role. It offers space saving desk ideas, storage shelves, plumbing upgrades, radiator installation cautions, wall finishing, stair navigation tips, kitchen shelving, and child friendly closet drawers.
The article suggests extending roof life by sliding small weather resistant metal sheets under failing shingles and painting them to blend with the roof. It also highlights a kitchen drawer design with hinged fronts and shallow trays for doilies, allowing single tray access without disturbing others.
The Chicago Coal Merchants Association reports a 1937 spending surge of about 10 million dollars by home and building owners on heating equipment replacement and repairs. The group aids promotion of better heating facilities with engineering data on stokers insulation and air conditioning. President Joseph B. Biety forecasts a prosperous year for firms supplying and installing such equipment.
Visitors to Chicago's Zoological Park at Brookfield will see improvements next year with a $115000 budget. The Kodiak bear island will be a distinctive design offering the public an unobstructed view of a notable bear group.
WPA crews will continue grading two new runways at the municipal airport during winter. Each runway measures 3,300 feet by 100 feet and will cross the field in crisscross directions. They are expected to be finished by mid June, increasing aircraft capacity and airport business per park board members.
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