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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1935
Page
16
E. L. Gilbert of American Builder notes the modernization dollar circulates from contractor to local merchants and labor, then to jobbers and wholesalers, manufacturers, and finally to timber camps, mines and mills, sustaining wages and profits along each step.
HOLC supervised repairs provided 1,860 unemployed Ohioans with $1.20 daily and a year of work. Lester Redding, reconditioning supervisor, said contracts for repairs totaled $1,844,850. He noted $392.50 in repairs and 500 properties were improved under his department.
The article notes that spending on home repairs and modernization spreads cheer and well being to thousands in diverse businesses. Transportation benefits through higher wages for railway and steamship workers, while fire insurers banks brokers lawyers and publishers gain from construction activity.
The W M H Logan residence in Grandview Heights, designed by New York architect Perry M Duncan, features eight rooms a two car garage and a tower central to its French chateau style. Construction by Ralph Fallon uses local materials and labor with plans for air conditioning and two baths.
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