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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1926
Page
8
Water loo Sash and Fixture Works rebuilt after a major fire destroying the main section. New walls roof and floors installed in the 60 by 80 foot center building with wings restored. Machinery cleaned and reconditioned under superintendent Tred TH Burk, with reopening expected in a few weeks.
A reader asks about cold air return ducts and efficiency in furnaces, attic insulation’s effect on upstairs warmth, removing osage orange plants along a property line, and clarifications on installment contracts and second mortgages. The column answers outline duct planning, insulation placement, plant removal limits, and mortgage concepts, with brief practical guidance.
Work to repair the 125 foot steel smokestack of the Iowa Dairy Separator company power plant on Commercial Street progresses as staging wraps around the structure. H A Maine company holds the building contract with Waterloo Boiler Works handling smokestack repairs. A weeklong staging setup aims to lift piping sections while crews climb for inspection as high winds caused a pipe section to tilt, revealing corrosion and forcing removal of 15 feet of iron cylinder.
The Independent Electric Company announces immediate remodeling of the north half of the two story brick building at 413 415 Jefferson Street, known as The Doctor Crippen Block, by CG Jt Hathrop. The project aims to prepare the space for the company to occupy.
A five room house plan A-23 promises value and convenience with a living room fireplace, built in dining room buffet and kitchen cabinet, and graceful arches. The design emphasizes simple cost, spacious feel, and alternate fixture layouts to reduce steps. The United States Government backed plan service provides inexpensive access to full prints and specifications through the Architecture Institute.
Lee B. Taylor, president and manager, said partitions will be added to provide sales, fixture and stock rooms as the interior is redecorated. Taylor has run the business at 509 Water Street for 18 years as an electrical contractor in Waterloo. The Independent Fleet Company was incorporated five years ago with capital stock and officers H. Kathe, vice president, War Swin-Think, secretary, forming the board of directors.
Franz Lorrent, a German engineer, claims a portable storage battery can immobilize a criminal when a police officer touches the suspect. The device allegedly delivers a powerful current to briefly paralyze the assailant, aiding restraint.
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