All Year Building Urged to Stabilize U S Industry
Commerce Department promotes a twelve month building program with a chart to aid schedule planning. Aimed at reducing seasonal unemployment, the plan stresses year round construction to boost employment and industry, noting construction as the balance wheel and urging owners architects and builders to plan year round activity.
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Commerce Department
United States
Department of Commerce
Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Herbert Hoover
Terial
Stan
Division of Building and Housing
First US Realtor Earned By Passing Real Estate Test
Harald F. Riley of Madison Wisconsin becomes the first person in the United States to become a realtor by passing an exam testing knowledge of real estate practice. He was elected to the Madison Real Estate Board after the board adopted a rule requiring an educational test for active membership.
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Harald F. Riley
Madison
Wis
United States
Riley
Madison Iteal Estate Board
National Real Estates Boards
Oldest Juniper Tree Found Near Logan Canyon
A giant juniper unearthed in Logan canyon near Logan Utah is estimated by Dr Henry Cowles of the University of Chicago to be between 3500 and 4000 years old perhaps the oldest living thing aside from California redwoods. The tree measures 27 and a half feet in circumference.
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Logan
Utah
Logan Canyon
Here
Henry Cowles
University of Chicago
California
Building Loan Record for 1923 Shows Strong Safety Net
The 1923 Building and Loan industry reports assets totaling 3.34 billion with only five failures, a loss of seven thousandths of 1 percent. The year ended June 30 1923 saw 10 008 associations and minor national bank failures totaling 484 626 900 in liabilities, as cited by American Savings Building and Loan Institute and the comptroller of the currency.
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American Savings, Building and Loan Institute
United States
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Secret Stairs Used To Oust Disturbers
London report describes hidden stairways within central hall law courts that lead to corridors and galleries. Pillars conceal routes used to remove objectionable individuals, including a revolver incident and quiet takedowns of gallery chainers.
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London
Mall
Law Courts
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U.S
Jillian
Reller
Serta
Cleveland Park
Macomb Street
William J. Peters
Arthur €. Mellroy
Boss & Phelps
North Woodside Sale
Brookville Pike
Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring
Woodside Construction Company
Woodside
Bay
Massachusetts Park
Connecticut Ave
Massachusetts Ave
Woodley Road
Cathedral Ave
Middaugh & Shannon, Inc
Riggs- Semmes
Dupont Circle
Potomac
Washington Heal Estate Board
Maryland
Forrestville
Caniel
William C. Murphy
Continental Trust
H Sts. N.W
Ergess
Ark Road
Columbia Road
srRed Meart Church
Rock Creek Park
Eye ST
14Th Street
Orlooking Saul’sdition
Sixteenth Street
Delafield Place
N.W
Delafield
15Th Street
Varnum and
Webster Streets
H W
Webster Street
Varnum
K Street
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