Four Firms Expand Iowa Plants In John Deere Campb ell Silvers efforts
Rapid progress marks expansions at four factories as John Deere Tractor Silvers Manufacturing Campbell Bakery and Town Dairy Separator grow capacity. Deere rebuilds a new assembly plant with roof nearing finish and glass windows being installed. Silvers rebuilds a 110 by 130 foot unit to house an in line production system on a single ground floor with a new loading platform. A storage warehouse rises at Iowa Dairy Separator and Campbell Baking nears exterior completion with power lines laid underground.
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John Deere Tractor Company
Silvers. Manufacturing Company
Campbell Bakery Company
Town Dairy Separator Company
Silvers
Deere
Jens Olesen & Sons Construction Co
Silvers Manufacturing Company
Silvers Company
Iowa Dairy Separator Company
Commercial Street
Commercial
Third Street
Campbell Baking Company
John G. Miller Construction Company
Iowa Public Service Company
Park Avenue
Small House Plan with Brick Facing and Styled Stair
A compact design for a 40 foot lot features a narrow stair to the second story enclosed within interior walls to reduce drafts and avoid ornate woodwork. The long living room centers a fireplace and window seat with a dining area and built in buffet under leaded glass. Three second floor bedrooms fit under a low roof while exterior walls use brick facing on tile or hollow tile with stucco or brick veneer options.
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Deenema
Centralized Entrance Ornament Elevates Small Home Appeal
A discussion on how the entrance of a modest home, not a fortress, remains the focal point for hospitality and architectural beauty. It argues for simple yet thoughtful design, with a jewellike ornament at the entrance, and plantings to soften lines and add character.
Architects’ doorway soften walls with planting idea
A 1927 note from the Architects' Small House Service Bureau urges softening harsh doorway walls with planting to balance inflexible materials. The Home Builders' Clinic frames this concept as an architectural aid for gentle transitions and human scale at entrances.
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United States
Ssps Fe
the Architects’ Small House Service Bureau of the United States, Inc
Small House Service Bureau of the
United States, Inc
Home Builders’ Clinic
Miss Cora Austen Leads Blind Music Teacher Class
Mitchell Iowa special report notes Miss Cora Austen visiting sister Mrs J A Elinger and directing a large music class at Monterey Minnesota though she is blind.
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Mitchell, Ia
Cora Austen
J. A. Elinger
Monterey, Minn
Construction Cost Steady in August
Washington, D. C., Sept. 17. The cost of construction remained unchanged during August, holding the level it reached after declines in May and July. The Associated General Contractors of America reports the cost average for the first eight months of 1927 is slightly higher than the same period in 1926.
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Washington, D. C
Associated General Contractors of America
Construction costs near double 1913 average this year
Over the past six months the cost of construction has been virtually twice the 1913 average with no increase since March. Earlier months show successive rises in January, February, and March.
Best garage entry placement for house access
If a garage is attached, place the entry so access into the house is convenient and dignified, preferably into a rear hall or via a side door to the front entrance, not through the kitchen.
Ford airport to gain first fully equipped air passenger depot
At Dearborn Michigan Ford airport is under construction a two story white brick depot with Spanish tile. The facility will feature a waiting room with fireplace baggage office ticket hall and pilot’s office on the first floor. The second floor will house the port manager radio beacon control and an observation esplanade with a concrete runway for arrivals and departures.
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America
Ford
Dearborn
Michigan
Fora Motor Company
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W. B. Horner
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L. E. Glaza CO
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Lester W
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Northern Railway Company
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Fred Wray
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