John School Addition Biggest Feature In List
Boosted by a permit for an addition to St John s Catholic school in Waterloo construction totals rose to 38250 last week per city building commissioner D B Toenjes. The project cost will be 18000 and is issued to H A Maine Construction free of charge. Four residences received permits with total spend 18800 averaging 4700 each in Kingard hill area. The most prominent home is Lester Miller s two story concrete stucco house on Columbia Circle in English style. two other Miller houses are in progress. Five garages cost 550, one shop remodel 300, two moving permits, five heating declites and one wrecking permit were issued. Four residences are being remodeled with porch additions at about 600 total.
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St. John’s Catholic School
Waterloo
D. B Toenjes
Toenjes
H. A. Maine Construction Company
Lester Miller
Columbia Circle
Miller
Kingbard Hill
Building Questions Answered by Architects' Bureau
Architects' Small House Service Bureau replies on staining shingles, foundation mortar failure, and Better Homes in America. Advice covers creosote stains for durability, defective brick foundations likely frozen mortar, and the 34 inch shingle exposure limit for side walls. Frost on roofs is caused by warm room air meeting a cold roof. open attic windows and apply insulation between rafters to reduce frost and save fuel.
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Butler Homes In
America
Herbert Hoover
Better Homes In
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington
Indicted Slayer Hunted After Protivin Robbery
Fort Dodge Iowa June 18 county and state officials doubled efforts to capture Edward Red Watson indicted for the murder of George McIntire several weeks ago. He is also tied to the Bohemian Savings Bank robbery at Protivin on Wednesday afternoon. A car used in Fort Dodges murder case was seen at Protivin the day of the hold up and Minnesota is suspected as his hiding place. A $500 reward is offered for his capture and conviction.
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Fort Dodge
Edward
Red) Watson
George McIntire
Watson
Bohemian Savings Bank
Protivin
Weseeday
Tullar
McTeale
Wee
Nebraska
Iowa
Minnesota
McIntire
Common Sense in Dutch Colonial House Plan
An architectural feature essay on house No 5 A 60 praising common sense as the driver of design. It details a central staircase layout, efficient fireplace placement, enclosed stairway, arched openings, and practical second story rooms including a nursery. Exterior Dutch Colonial elements include gambrel roof, hooded door, shutters, brick pavement and a 40 foot lot. The piece notes construction details and credits the Architects Small House Service Bureau for plans and editor’s guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Small House Service Bureau of the
United States
the Architects’ Small House Service Bureau of the United States, Inc
Home Builders’ Clinic
Houses Without Eyelashes Shutters Add Cottage Charm
The Architects' Small House Service Bureau argues shutters greatly enhance a home's appearance, offering color variety and curb appeal at low cost. They advise keeping shutters for aesthetics and cooling benefits, suggesting color options for Dutch Colonial and shingled houses and noting shutters protect windows from heat.
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Kingbard
Beauty
Consort Tre Rt
Sago
BTC
Vta
Hartford Live Stock Insurance Co
Iowa Securities Company
East Fifth St
A. R. Smith, Mer. Ins. Dent
Unlimited Funds
5Th St
W. H. Brunn
Pres
Eickelberg
Secy
Black Hawk County Abstract Co
Sycamore St
Waterloo, Lows
Sherwood
E. 4Th St
Henry Ford
John D. Rockefeller
New York
William R. Coe
Oyster Bay
Long Island
Coe
West Sixth St
Bryant Paying CO
Black Hawk Building
Hoof Dunkelberg, Leeper & Cropper, Inc
Winterbottom Supply Co
Home Builders
Waterloo Savings Bank
Quest & Smith
West Fifth St
Iowa Public Service CO
Waterloo, Iowa
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