Kiwanis Panel to Discuss City Problems in Waco
A Waco Kiwanis Club luncheon will feature a panel on city af fairs at the Raleigh Hotel. Moderator will be Elmer Roberts with Curtis Harlin R T Gregory and Gene Shields on the panel and Dr N M Alins serving as castmaster guiding health briefings.
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Waco Kiwanis Club
Raleigh
Elmer Roberts
Curtis Harlin
City Water Department
R. T. Gregory
Gene Shields
N. M. Alins
Waco-McLennan County Health Unit
House of the Week: Three Bedroom Low-Cost Plan HWy-7
The architect Lester Colken presents Plan HWy-7 a compact 916 square foot house on a narrow 22 foot wide lot with three bedrooms a full basement and a U shaped kitchen dining area with a snack bar. The design emphasizes economical construction and livability for a small family noting advantages of smaller lots including lower frontage taxes and easier maintenance. The article compares favorably to FHA insured small homes and highlights location benefits and central quiet bedrooms.
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Lester Colken
Efficient use of space in modern housing plan
The design shows a compact hall under six feet square illustrating waste space minimized to 3 percent of usable floor area. The plan calls for economical yet sound construction with four basement steel columns, hardwood doors, asphalt shingle roofing, and plaster or gypsum drywall interior walls.
Trade-In Plan Expands FHA Help for Home Buyers
Lubbock report on FHA trade in expansion allowing realtors to qualify for loan insurance when taking over present homes. Realtors can arrange interim financing and use client equity as a down payment on a second property, easing moves amid two homes. Conser notes benefits for families seeking larger or smaller homes and urges consults with Realtors to leverage new rules.
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Lubbock
Federal Housing Administration
Eugene P. Conser
Chicago
National Association of Real Estate Boards
FHA
Conser
Texas
Tor
Nareb
Coupon Offer For House Plan Study Drawings
Readers can obtain a comprehensive study plan for The House of the Week by mailing a coupon with 35 cents. The plan shows each floor and four elevations with a W%-inch scale and includes a guide on securing building plans and estimates from banks lenders and builders.
Post Office Clerks Seek Freedom and Pay Reforms
In Houston on June 23 the Texas Federation of Post Office Clerks urged repeal of the Hatch Act and changes to salary classifications, overtime pay, and retirement benefits. The group passed resolutions calling for greater freedom for federal employees to participate in politics and to improve compensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas Federation of Post Office Clerks
Construction for State Up 9 Percent in May 1956
Texas construction contracts awarded in May 1956 rose 9 percent from May 1955 to 165.4 million dollars, reported by A W Peepee of F W Dodge. First five months climbing 7 percent to 821.6 million, with total building up 27 percent and heavy engineering up 28 percent.
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Dallas
Texas
A. W. Peepee
F. W. Dodge Corporation
Dodge
Overlook Facilities Planned for Belton Dam Construction
Belton dam overlook facilities costing 14706 will be built by Robert L. Guyler of Lampasas for the Corps of Engineers at Fort Worth. Major work includes an overlook structure grading excavation reach and bank filling for water and sewer lines. The North American continent produced 369 million tons of petroleum in 1955.
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Belton
Belton Dam
Robert L. Guyler
Lampasas
Corps of Engineers
U. S. Army
Fort Worth
North American
Plan for Attached Garage Can Be Used on Any Home
A separate garage plan accompanies The House of The Week design HWT to fit small lots. The elevation shows an attached garage at the front corner increasing width to 3% feet. With more frontage the garage could be separated by a breezeway.
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HWT
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Petroleum Landmen
Denver
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George Brown
Amarillo
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