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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1926
Page
19
Total building permits for March from 207 cities reached 389 million, up from 1926. F. W. Dodge figures cite Iowa totals of 1.69 million across Des Moines Sioux City Cedar Rapids Dubuque Davenport Mason City with varied permit values.
Mayor Glenn A Tibbitts warns residents to stop dumping ashes and rubbish anywhere except city dumps or licensed private properties. Arrests will follow violations of the city ordinance. Public dumps listed include Upper Commercial Street, rear of John Deere plant, Tower Sycamore Street, and others with private sites on Black Hawk Street and Logan Avenue.
Milwaukee April 22 A Wisconsin man, Hatvar Skavlem of Jamesville, demonstrated the earl y Indian arrowhead technique at the Milwaukee Public Museum. Using a crude bane and hammer, he chipped a tiny barbed arrowhead in about 13 minutes, illustrating the canchoidal fracture method that he studied for years while collecting relics along Lake Koshkonong. His work, valued by museums, remains noncommercial.
A basementless American bungalow design focuses on keeping laundry and heater/fuel storage separate from living spaces. The 5-D-42 plan features five rooms, a front porch, Spanish influenced exterior, stucco finish, copper hooded fireplace, and a rear laundry with convenient access.
National Better Homes in America promotes permanent home information centers in schools and communities. A Minneapolis model, Alice Ames Winter Demonstration Home, opens permanently. projects involve vocational boys and home economics girls. Hundreds of demonstrations will open nationwide April 25 to May 1. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson Meloney founded the movement with Secretary Hoover as president.
The largest portable drilling machine, built by Armstrong Manufacturing, weighs over 42 900 lbs without equipment and can reach depths of 3000 feet. It is all steel, with an 80 foot derrick, a three ton tower, and a 180 horsepower four cylinder gas engine to move and operate the drill. The unit will be shipped to San Antonio New Mexico for airfield work, and Armstrong also builds lighter portable drills for global shipment.
Albany April 24. A bill to end padding of rent values by concealing concessions has been introduced in New York State Legislature. The measure requires landlords to stamp leases with Concession Granted to reveal free rent periods and other concessions. Backers say hidden concessions mislead investors and inflate property values, contrary to public interest. Illinois already enforces such a stamp on leases. Ohio movements follow.
Nashua Masons plan a dedication of their Masonic temple on Friday April 30. Representatives from many lodges across the state are expected to join local Masons in the ceremonies as the grand master and his representative attend.
A design by PHIS provides a modern second story for a Dutch Colonial house by repositioning stairs to create two bedrooms and a bath under the roof. The plan emphasizes light and cross ventilation, minimal waste space, no attic, ample storage, and a garden-friendly layout with flexible façades facing south.
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