Winter Construction Pushed as Key to Home Building
Industry leaders urge heavy winter activity to accelerate home building. Myers of the United States Funding and Loan League says 669,000 families could obtain homes this year and 100,000 existing houses could be modernized at about $1,000 each, expanding loan funds to support a half million new or improved dwellings.
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Hobby Myers
Los Angeles
United States Funding and Loan League
Cuyadors County League
Algers
Real Estate Transfers Across Athens and Nearby Townships
Real estate transfers list multiple deeds across Athens Township Athens City Alexander Township Canaan Township Troy Trimble Water Townships and Neesonville City. Transactions include warranty and sheriff deeds with parcels ranging from 6 to 78 acres and numerous inlots and tracts. Parties include Lucy Draxel G C Brew Arthur Mentions to Anta and Wellsdale associations.
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Athens Township
Lucy Draxel
St al
G. C. Brewar
Riverview
Sheriffs
Athens City
Alexander
Rebseca
Minnie Owsley
Canaan
Edgar
aAtsinds Burton
Vern
Vinnie Kellery
Troy
Sid E. H. Wilson
Cr. C. Wilson
Trimble
Henry Hawles
Hugo Skrolsky
Watertog
Henry A. and
Mary FP. Davidson
Holts & and Mary Af
Fred ¥. Hoodiet
Prue B
Neesonviae City
H. Lutz
Aletha Bliss
Nelson
Martin HH. Lutz Jr
Lynne Luts
Patton and Price
Welsonville Home and Savings Association
Cottage Being Improved on Maite Street in Middleport
The cottage on Maite Street adjoining the Church of Christ in Middleport is undergoing extensive improvements. The house has been raised, a basement will be added, a furnace installed, and a bath room added as part of the work.
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Middleport
Navy
Coitage
Maite Street
Church of Christ
J. A. Morchart Heirs
Howard Coleman
Henry Keter
Dt Buckley
Randolph
Baum Porch
Reevsville
Electric Power Ends Traditional Shoeing Era in Athens
A 12 year old apprentice Shirley grows to a master blacksmith in Athens as power shifts from bellows to electric motors. By 1930 horses decrease, machines take over, and the smith ends heavy hoof work, while a robust iron forge scene shows the transition from manual to powered shoemaking.
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Shirke
Athens
Shirley
Building Activity Across District Showcases Remodels and Additions
Howard Coleman reports remodels across the district including porch removals, new bedrooms, porch enclosures, and porches added at multiple farms. Other notes mention bridge foundations, water supply updates, road work on Route 143, and a large aerial photo of the Rio Grande area near El Paso.
Logan Citizen Becomes Water Softener Booster After Accidental Fall
Logan Citizen, disappointed by the failed water softener project, explains a true story of an accident while drawing water. He slipped on a neighbor’s property, burned his hand with hot candle tallow, and fell 46 feet from a fence during cistern work before the rope broke and the bucket was lost.
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Logan
Hoover Takes Fame to Little Quaker Church
President Hoover attends the Friends Church at Orthover Friends Meeting House in Washington with his mother, joining a small gathering notable for simple decor and plain worship. The visit reflects Hoover’s connection to the Quaker faith and the church’s historical role in his family.
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Hoover
Little Quaker Church
Chuehab Waeniv
Herbert Hoover
Lie
Louris
Nilion
Friends Church
Orthover Friends' Meeting House
Ehuldm Hoover
Athens area home projects and religious shifts noted
Residents report various home updates including eight window enclosure with door on Hammer Street and 12 by 16 foot garage at Nuh Street. Several structures like cisterns weather- stripped, foundations laid, and new bathrooms built. A note on religious realignment of a local Quaker adherent moving from Conservative to Orthodox Friends.
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Era Spencer
State Street
Willian H. Herbert
Five Houses Under Construction In Athens Progressing Rapidly
Athens builders push ahead with five new residences including a six room Colonial on Franklin Avenue and an eight room stucco house on Marella Arc. Machinery, grading, and interior finishes continue as occupancy is expected within weeks to months.
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Athens
Clyde Amondson
Franklin Avenue
William Wit Grosvenor
Wilbur Martin
North
Shannon Arent
Mosés
Martin
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