Subistence Plan Weighs 200 Homes in Nelsonville Area
Approval of a Nelsonville area subsistence homestead near East Branch Federal Park could trigger federal funding for construction in Northern Athens County. The plan envisions 400 workers, a cooperative dairy and farm, street and utility work, and homes costing about 2100 dollars per family with eventual ownership. The East Branch Park would dam Sunday Creek to form a 3.5 mile lake spanning 1509 acres, with land purchases and facilities planned for a large recreation site.
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Nelsonville
East Branch Federal Park
Athens County
Washington
East Branch
Indianapolis
State Relief Commission
Hast Branch Park Plans Inc
Ude
Sunday Creek
Burr @ak
Morgan County
Perry County
Old House Asset Under Housing Act Stated
BE Gilbert in American Builders' Magazine says under the National Housing Act an old house may be an asset when borrowing for rebuilding and repainting. The act may treat a house with year attachments as security, per the article.
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Lb. Gilbert
American Builders’ Magazine
Athens Builders Cheered By Outlook For This Year
Athens leaders in the building trade say private construction may revive after years of limited growth. Public works fueled gains, but a shift to home building is expected as materials cost ease and rates stay low. Prospects hinge on inflation, taxes, and buyers funding substantial, lasting homes.
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Athens
L. W. Roberts
Athens Lumber Co
Mr Roberts
Colonial Home Is Completed on North Shannon Avenue
A six room frame Colonial house finished for Mrs. Grant Sewell on North Shannon Avenue features two bedrooms a bath a finished attic and basement with hardwood floors and cream paint with green trim. John Davidson is the contractor. the home is currently unoccupied.
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Grant Sewell
Shannon Avenue
John Davidson
Clarence J. Davies
Stewart Street
A. C. Wilson
Bert
Marvin Es
Homb Mul
No Money Down Loans to Spur Home Remodeling
March 1 marks Better Housing Month in Ohio as business leaders view FHA no money down loans and real estate tax cuts as drivers for a reconstruction wave across The Messenger territory. Officials say improvements could total at least two million dollars, boosting employment through cooperative effort.
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Ohio
Federal Housing Administration
Messenger
FHA
Home Building Gets New Life Through FHA
The Federal Housing Administration opens a path for incomes lacking cash to repair or build homes with loans repaid over five to twenty years. Title 1 covers $100 to $2,000 loans for repairs and improvements on one or more properties, with a cap of $2,900 on any single property. The act requires a bona fide income and offers insurance to banks to reduce losses. Local Better Housing Month events in Athens, Nelsonville, and nearby towns promote the program with speakers from FHA and labor leaders endorsing the plan.
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Congress
Federal Housing Administration
A. L. Guekert
Federal Housing Administration For
Southern Ohio
The
Messenger
Athens
Nelsonville
Glouster
Pomeroy
Logan
Middleport
Gallipolis
John A. Hall
Washington
FHA
T. W. Craig
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East Branch Dam
Roberts and Bardin
D. A Bardin
Rardin Broa. Co
Mit
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Ios
Colonial
Agen
Cies
Gorrowera
LABOR
O. B. Chapman
Ohio Federation of Labor
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New York
Rockefeller Center
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