Wall Colors Play Tricks So Select With Caution
The FHA notes wall color affects light reflectance and comfort. White or cream reflects up to 80 percent, while red or blue can cause eyestrain. Lighter, cheerful tints aid dark rooms. darker tones can make spaces feel smaller or warmer.
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Federal Housing Administration
Tucson Subdivisions See Eight Hundred Thousand In New Construction
Over the past nine months subdivisions outside Tucson city limits report more than 800000 in new home and auto court construction. Catalina Foothills Estates and Catalina Vista lead with about 190000 and 100000 respectively, Blenman Annex adds 180000 to 190000, Miracle Mile auto courts exceed 130000, and East Speedway plans a new auto court costing over 11000.
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Tucson
City
Incliae Bon
OT Suddivisions
U. S. Army Air Base
Defense
Plumer and
Winsett Boulevard
Catalina Vista
Monterey
Washington Heights
Blenman Addition
Blenman Annex
Catalina Foothills
Catalina Foothills Estates
Miracle Mile
South New
Veterans’ Hospital
East Speedway
Assessor
Prices Rise Rapidly In Past Year
The article notes a broad price surge with the Dun and Bradstreet wholesale food price index up about 34 percent from a year earlier. It covers stock market gains amid war news, industry outputs in steel electric power railroads autos and retail, and quotes leaders like Leon Henderson and Walter Tower on price controls and material priorities.
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Crete
Associated Press
U. S. Steel
Goodyear
Montgomery Ward
International Nickel
Air Reduction
Westinghouse
General Electric
Santa Fe
N. Y. Central
Dun & Bradstreet
Leon Henderson
OPM
Henderson
P. W. Litchfield
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Germany
Walter S. Tower
American Iron and Steel Institute
Philip D. Reed
General Electric Co
Office of Production Management
Building Permits From Various Firms and Residents
A list of building permits issued for residences and businesses including A E Tatum 918 North Ninth avenue addition 300 dollars Floyd Norwood 230 North Norris avenue porch 300 Roscoe L Wykoff 214 North Jacobus avenue remodeling 200 M A de Pina 1140 South Fourth avenue remodeling 80 Anna Lamprey 1128 North Tyndall avenue roof 20 A C Bernal 455 Mesa street alterations 80 La Jolla cafe 1005 South Sixth avenue remodeling 2000 G A Ward 820 Carmen street addition 340 Leon Moulding and Casting shop 1150 Anita street installing furnace 50 B Robles 63 West Simpson street roof 43 Physicians building 123 South Stone avenue cooling system 900 Self Serve Laundry 446 North Fourth avenue cooling system El Charro 140 West Broadway cooling system 935 Arizona hotel 35 North Sixth avenue cooling system 965 Hastings Houses 1813 East Silver street alterations 150 Fields Jewelers 70 East Congress street remodeling 200 J and B Motors 604 North Stone avenue cooling system 300 Samuel Polito 331 North Olson avenue five rooms and bath brick dwelling and garage 2500 Felix Pena 910 South Fremont avenue garage 100 B W Davies 841 North Tyndall avenue addition 175 M R McCarty 225 West Crachman street five-unit court with garages attached 10000 Frank R Benton 1641 East Broadway addition 1000
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A. E. Tatum
North
Ninth Avenue
Floyd Norwood
Norris Avenue
Roscoe L. Wykoff
Jacobus Avenue
M. A. de Pina
South
Fourth Avenue
Anna Lamprey
North Tyndall Avenue
A. C. Bernal
Mesa Street
la Jolla Cafe
South Sixth Avenue
G. A. Ward
Carmen Street
Leon Moulding
Anita Street
B. Robles
West
Simpson Street
Physicians Building
South Stone Avenue
North Fourth Avenue
el Charro
West Broadway
Arizona Hotel
North Sixth Avenue
Hastings Houses
East Silver Street
Fields Jewelers
East
Congress Street
J and B Motors
Stone Avenue
Samuel Polito
Olson Avenue
Felix Pena
Fremont Avenue
B. W. Davies
Tyndall Avenue
M. R. McCarty
Crachman Street
Frank R. Benton
East Broadway
Uniform setbacks vs varied house placement noted
The federal housing administration declares monotony in neighborhoods stems from uniform house setbacks from the street and equal spacing. It argues that varying setbacks adds interest to the street and improves overall neighborhood appearance.
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Federal Housing Administration
Norway's Waterfalls Estimate Electric Power Output
A report estimates Norway's waterfalls could generate 16,500,000 electric horsepower. Output measured in horsepower indicates potential energy capacity of the nation's falls.
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Norway
Dictionary in Braille Requires Thirty-Two Volumes
An unabridged dictionary printed in braille needs 32 volumes. Each volume is four and a half inches thick.
Heating and plumbing loans rise amid defense area shortages
Loans for plumbing and heating improvements exceed 1940 levels by 32 percent in number and 26 percent in amount as defense regions face housing shortages. Heating modernization remains seasonal with most work in July to October, and a summer deferred-payment plan now encourages earlier repairs and replacements across boilers radiators and related equipment.
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Plumbing and Heating Industries Bureau
Transactions 14 Percent Higher in Clearing House Week
The Tucson Clearing House reports a 14 percent rise in total transactions for the week ending May 21, reaching 4,129,858 dollars versus 3,600,817 last year. Bank debits climbed to 4,049,115 dollars from 3,527,128 dollars a year ago.
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Clearing House
Fred Dragonette
Tucson Clearing House Association
Ancient Egyptians revered the onion as sacred plant
Ancient Egyptian culture treated the onion with religious significance and rituals. Text notes onion worship as part of traditional beliefs tied to purity and divine symbolism in early Egyptian society.
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Nets
Benjamin Moore
West Congress
Grabe
E. Congress
East Elm
UNION
Emerson
Hoefle Sheet Metal Works
S. Sixth Avenue
Rockgas
Underwriters’ Laboratories
4Th Ave
Tucson Fertilizer CO
HEARN
Caid
Skyport
Star
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James H. Hearon
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