Masonry Magazine April 1963 Page. 3

Words: Henry Nemec, Herman Rufli, Morriss Corbman
Masonry Magazine April 1963 Page. 3

Masonry Magazine April 1963 Page. 3
Calendar of Events

10: 5th Annual Florida Apprenticeship Conference, Ft. Harrison Hotel, Clearwater, FL.

17: National Apprentice Bricklaying Contest, St. Louis, Mo.

20: Annual Meeting of the Construction Specifications Institute, Detroit, Mich.

4: The Material Handling Institute Show, McCormick Place, Chicago, Ill.

10: National Terrazzo & Mosaic Association, Waldorf-Astoria, New York, N. Y.

15: State Meeting of Illinois MCAA, Champaign, III.

30: Summer Executive Board Meeting of Mason Contractors Association of America, Abbey on Lake Geneva, Fontana, WI.

23: State Meeting of Tennessee MCAA Chapters, Peabody Hotel, Memphis, TN.

26: Middle Atlantic States Apprenticeship Training Conference, Hershey Hotel, Hershey, PA.

26: North Central States Apprenticeship Conference, Schroeder Hotel, Milwaukee, WI.

2: 13th Annual Ohio Apprenticeship Conference, Gibson Hotel, Cincinnati, Ohio.

2: Material Handling Institute Southeast Show, Atlanta, GA.

6: Fall Executive Board Meeting of Mason Contractors Association of America, Grand Hotel, Point Clear, Ala.

Workshop Session of the National Conference of Health, Welfare and Pension Plans, Fontainebleau Hotel, Miami, Fla.

20, 1964: Annual Convention of the National Concrete Masonry Association, Atlantic City, N. J.

26, 1964: 14th Annual MCAA Convention and Educational Trade Show, Sherman House, Chicago, IL.


People & Events

Henry R. Nemec, past president of the Mason Contractors Association of Cleveland, was present at the recent apprentice contest held at the Cleveland Home & Flower Show. Herman Rufli, Memphis, advises that the Tennessee MCAA Chapters will hold their annual State Meeting in Memphis on June 22nd. Morriss Corbman has been elected President of SCPI, Region No. 3.


CONTENTS

3 Calendar of Events

3 People & Events

5 Masonry: Beautiful and Functional

7 Mason Contractor News & News of the Industry

7 Schedule Summer Board Meeting for Wisconsin

10 Denver Building Features Pre-constructed Panels

11 Earthquake Provides Tough Test for Salt Lake City Home

12 Masonry Shines Bright in the Warm Arizona Sun

15 The Book Mart

16 Milwaukee Sponsors Home Show Exhibit

20 Product Items

22 Advertisers' Index
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