New Motor Court Planned On Miracle Mile By C Paul
A $45,000 motor court project will rise at Drachman and Eleventh on Miracle Mile. Charles Paul owns the project, with Solot Realty arranging financing and George Wolf the architect. Webb and Hanley to build eight brick buildings around a central landscaped court featuring modern utilities and furnished interiors.
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Drachman and
Eleventh Avenue
Miracle Mile
B. H. Solot
Solot Realty Company
Charles Paul
el Rey Court
George Wolf
Webb and Hanley
City Building Permits and Alterations Listing
A list of building permits issued in Tucson detailing owners addresses projects such as brick dwellings and apartments, restorations, and additions with costs from 75 to 22 985 dollars. Notable entries include Prince Chapel AME church at 650 South Stone avenue costing 8710 dollars and City of Tucson restoring library fire loss for 22 985 dollars.
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Solot
North Stone and
Jacinto
Solot Realty Company
M. Bourse
Prince Chapel
South Stone Avenue
P. V. Arce
East First Street
M. H. Bobby
North Mellwood
F. E. Davisson
East Fourth Street
M. Martin
North Sixth Avenue
North 11Th Avenue
Bertha Nicholson
A. J. Bass
North Fourth Avenue
Alice Hibb
North Third Avenue
E. Huffman
North Vine Avenue
O. C. Becker
East Second Street
Floating stores rescued after Grand Lake drift
A crew in hip boots rescued C. M. Redman’s filling station and general store that floated off into Grand Lake at Grove Oklahoma. Redman planned to move to higher ground as Grand Lake grew but waited too long.
Aerial View Of El Encanto Apartments In Tucson
El Encanto apartments near East Sixth Street and Trent Avenues in Tucson offer 44 units with furnished and unfurnished options. The complex features air conditioned, carpeted interiors, venetian blinds, built in conveniences, soundproofing, and a variety of period furnishings across four and five room suites plus cottages. Howard Morgan manages the development with attention to landscaping and elegant detailing.
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Tucson
el Encanto
East Sixth Street
Trent Avenues
Howard Morgan
New Gladiolus Carrig Jaesis Promises Fragrance
AP reports from Harry Owen in Ovid Michigan that a giant Gladiolus carries fragrance alongside beauty. The new variety Gladiolus Carrig Jaesis Bond is described as pale red with white-veined lower petals. It forms 4 smelly florets on a slender stem and grows about 3.12 feet tall, blooming in 63 days.
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Harry Owen
Ovid, Mich
Owen
Mark in Heart of Oak May Link Founding of Cleveland
In Conneaut Ohio a white oak shows a central ax mark carved during pioneer days. The tree has 150 life rings and may have been marked by Moses Cleaveland around 1896 while he blazed a route through the area.
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Heart OF Oak Conneaut
U.P
Moses Cleaveland
Cleveland
Fraternal Insurance Officers Change in Southwest Trust
Amos B. Betts of the Arizona state corporation commission announced that the Alianza Hispano Americana faces a takeover by the IOA amid internal transaction issues. New officers elected at a Trinidad Colorado convention will assume management today at the headquarters in Tucsed.
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Alianza Hispano Aamaericaugg
Amos B. Betts
Arizona State Corporation Commission
Alianza
IE Oa
Gisparky
Paige
Mission Fiem
Miami Building Permits Total $34.77 Million in 1940
The Florida State Chamber of Commerce reports that Miami area building permits in 1940 reached 34 767 605 dollars, up 3 500 000 from the previous year.
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Miami
Fla
Expert Lists Flowers For Garden
The seed president David Burpee of Philadelphia names six ideal annual flowers for American gardens Marigolds Zinnias Petunias Scabiosa Gaillardia Sweet Alyssum They tolerate hot summers and poor soil require little care and still look strong. Marigolds lead in popularity with improved varieties. Zinnias follow in variety and use for cutting. Petunias suit bedding and mass planting while Alyssum and Gaillardia offer color and endurance.
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Associated Press
Jim
David Burpee
Philadelphia
Burpee
America
Nias
Sumer
Retail Trade Reaches Record Levels in May
New York reports United States retail sales near 1929 highs as early May flash figures show broad gains across categories. Demand for home furnishings and autumn deliveries under way with improved apparel and men’s furnishings. Dutch supplier notes U S imports and leather goods remains strong.
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New York
Dun & Bredétrees
New Chemicals Measure Iron and Copper in Humans
Richmond reports new organic chemicals detect trace metals in the human body. Dr. John H. Yee of the University of Virginia presented findings from 4,500 substances showing iron detection at one part in fifty million and copper at one in twenty million, with silver at one in fifty million.
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Richmond
Virginia Academy of Science
John H. Yee
University of Virginia
Attic Fans Offer Low Cost Home Cooling
Attic fans provide a cheap practical cooling option as spring breezes rise. Heating contractors and FHA officials note large attic fans can expel heated air or pull in cool air from basements or outdoors, delivering a cooler house for the next day.
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FHA
Japanese Air Routes in China Reach 5000 Miles
The Japanese air transport network in China expands to 5000 miles of routes, highlighting increased aviation reach and logistical capacity. Major hubs and connecting legs remain unspecified, but the expansion underscores growing air mobility in the region.
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China
Sweden Expands Automatic Telephone Systems
Sweden extends automated telephone networks to improve dialing and call routing. Officials say the upgrade will modernize communications, reduce wait times, and support business and government services across regions. The project involves new switching equipment and wider coverage in urban and rural areas.
Striping to brighten one color rooms in homes
Housewives seek more look than plain walls, stripes run around walls parallel to trim. Stripe width color and distance depend on room size décor needs and door casing prominence. Funds for painting may be borrowed from FHA approved private lenders under modernization credit plan.
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Federal Housing Administration
Local tavern owner to graduate high school at 30
Bill Rychlik, 30, proprietor of a Perry tavern, will graduate this June from the village high school. He rejoined a course dropped ten years ago when only a half year remained to completion.
Grinnell College to End Daily Chapel Period
Grinnell Iowa March 1 The daily chapel at Grinnell College will be abandoned due to lack of student interest. President Dr Samuel N Stevens called the chapel a farce and said it will be discontinued.
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Grinnell
Grinnell College
Samuel N. Stevens
Gasoline Rationing Boosts Traffic for New Zealand Railways
Government rationing of gasoline increases railways traffic in New Zealand as more people turn to trains. The shift reflects wartime or policy-driven transport changes boosting rail use nationwide.
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New Zealand
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C. Paul
Solor Realty
POUL
Mulcahy Lumber CO
West Congress
Zinnias
Volcamge
Ames
Sweden
Tidmarsh
North Main
UNION
Hoefle Sheet Metal Works
S. Sixth Avenue
United States
Tucson Federal Savings & Loan Association
Congress Street
Stone Avenue
Joseph G. Rice
Alfred F. Kerr
Arizona
Catalina Vista
East Elm
John M. McBride
Valley Nat'l
Stone Ave
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