Mobile Homes Attract Newcomers In Suburban Parks
The article profiles Rivermead Park and residents drawn to mobile homes for cost, FHA financing, and independent living. Barbara and Jim Reed explain why they chose mobile housing for affordability and space, while Barbara notes drawbacks like door fixes and heating ducts. Pearl Williams, a divorcee, values no stairs and neighborly cookouts, reflecting a broader appeal among young marrieds and older adults alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward L. Wilson
Mobile Homes Manufacturers Association
Frida
California
Lux
Organa
Rivermead
Barbara
Jim Reed
Rivermead Park
Burns
Jim
Pearl Williams
Mobile Home Living Trend Growing
Barbara Reed starts a daily routine in a 10 by 45 foot mobile home with husband Jim, a factory worker and math student, and two young children. The piece notes four million in mobile homes nationally, growing 300,000 yearly, contrasting mobile homes with travel trailers and highlighting year round living.
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Joy Miller
East Hartford
Conn
Barbara Reed
University of Connecticut
Barbara
Reeds
Cascade Lodge Chosen for Hibernians Banquet in Saco
ARES Division One auxiliary selects Cascade Lodge Saco as banquet site for May 23 with social hour, bus transport, menu by Mrs. Gallagher, and volunteer hostesses. Plans include intramural bowling, summer outing, and sympathy to Miss Mary Burns after Hooper Street fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ancient
Order of Hibernians Auxiliary
Cascade Lodge
Saco
Hibernian Hall
Charles Gallagher
Alfred Benoit
Johanna Lynch
Catherine Miniutti
Clarence Kennedy
Roland Bois
Ann Hector
Quentin Johnson
Charles Cartier
Cartier
Miss Hector
Kennedy
Mary Burns
Hooper Street
Sunshine Committee
Armand Lavalee
Leon Harriman
Elizabeth Buckley
Helena Murphy
Cecelia Descoteaux
Descoteaux
Oak Ridge
Alfred Knoit
Eileen O'Rourke
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Karefi
Jimmy
Bac
Liferoe
Butler’s
Burlington House
Bullord
Rose
Carol Rodgers
Batiste
Carol Rodgers, Jrs
Biasford
Dacron
ARES
Department of State Police
Maine
Department of Personnel
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