Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 July 1948 — Page 6

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Increase Shown In New Houses More Than 2000 Unit Started in 6 Months

Two thousand and seventy-| seven new dwelling units valued at $15,924,000 were started during the first six months of 1948 Marion County, Fred L. Palmer, Indianapolis chairman of Nation: al Homes Week, Sept. 5-11, said today. This compares with 1669 started in the same period last Year, Mr. Palmer said. The Marion County Residential Builders Association, Inc.'s

the nation to maintain. a home| production of 600 dwelling units = per hour, Eimer E. Meadley, executive/S secretary of the association, said{= local builders are rushing work|= lon several hundreds of houses = ‘to have them on display for|S Home Week in which new mate- = irials, advanced designs and im- = |proved construction will be dem- = onstrated. The residential builders are £ {joining with the Indianapolis'S {Home Builders Association for 2

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vision reported in co-oveiation with the U. 8. Bureau of Labor Statistics today. Seasonal gains were balanced off by shortages of steel, and va-|. cation season and fewer orders. The seasonal employment at the 500-Mile race picked up any slump which may have threatened. Wages Up 6.3 Per Cent Industrial employment stood at 544,340 workers and was 5 per cent above May, but 1.7 per cent below previous years. Weekly payrolls of $25,806,511 advanced 29 per cent. Factory employment was off 2.7 per cent, wages up 6.3 per cent. Anderson and Hammond lad the state in payroll increases, the former adding 14.3 pér cent, the latter 15.3 per cent. In Indianapolis the number of workers was up 1.5 per cent in lth hibit. June and payrolls were up 7.6 jer SIGNAL | CAN STOP AND ‘6O—Newest wrinkle in. traffic | 2

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