Ancient adobe house back in favor in California
Sun dried brick is returning to favor for ranch homes and small houses in southern California. Once used by Franciscan fathers in missions and later in commercial buildings, adobe fell from fashion as years passed.
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Congress Opens With Broad Probes and Tax Reform
Washington December 14 amid hectic opening days for the Sixty ninth Congress. Investigations are planned into Navy War and Interior chiefs over air defense, reclamation law, and the Shenandoah disaster. Tax revision, tariff talks, farm relief, and measures on prohibition enforcement and government reorganization dominate the agenda as mixed political currents forecast extended debate.
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Adobe houses reshape Southern California homes
The article notes a revival of adobe in southern California, with mission style buildings and new small homes and ranch houses built from sun dried bricks. It mentions Los Angeles residences by wealthy owners embracing historic adobe for modern construction.
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Desolate San Nicolas Island Hides From Yachtsmen Off California
San Nico lag near San Pedro is a wind swept island off southern California home to MacArthur and his wife tending 2000 sheep under government lease. The treacherous reefs and strong seas deter all but tiny craft from reaching it as lawmakers prepare fiscal year navigations and senate house contests.
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