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He Never Got No Breoks

Two buddies of former years met after a long, long separation, and were enjoying a wonderful reunion. Between drinks they recalled old times and old friends galore. Finally one of them said:

"Remember old Hard-Luck Pete?"

"I'll say I do."

"Whatever become of that unfortunate son-of-a-g.un?"

"Wht, didn't you hear about old Hard-Luck? He

Whcrr? - - No Tooth Picks?

For $56, reports House & Ilome, professional magazine of. the homebuilding industry, two Dayton, Ohio, builders will: move your furniture to your new home, provide all-day baby sitter and children feeding service on moving day, have a caterer's hot dinner served in the new house, and give the parents tickets to the theater. According to Don and Charles Huber, the builders, 75/o of their purchasers have been ordering this "painless moving" extra.

dropped dead in the door of a saloon in San Francisco."

"No !"

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"Was he going into the saloon, or coming out?"

"FIe was going in."

"Dad Gum ! His hard luck sure stayed with Pete till the last,'didn't it?"

July Awqrds Down, But Still High

Contract awards for future construction in the 37 eastern states in July were 5/o below July of last year, F. W. Dodge Corporation, construction news and marketing specialists, reported Aug. 13. The total of $2,148,559,0@ was the second highest ever recorded in July, however, exceeding the third highest July figure by l7/o. Residential building at $757,919,W was2l/o below the same 1955 period.

The cumulative total of awards for the first seven months of 1956 reached a record high of $15,347,518,0O0, an increase of 8/o over the same period a year ago, according to Dodge Reports.