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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1940
Page
7
A quote notes President Roosevelt’s address as an inflammatory utterance likely to push the nation toward war. The fragment hints at public reaction and domestic appeals during a period of looming conflict. The piece references a house or campaign appealing to young married couples amid wartime sentiment.
Authorities selecting from 26 plans for 1940 publications announce Western Living Homes favoring The Chinook. It is a compact one-bedroom plan aimed at young couples starting life together, with space adaptable for a family of four or five and easy rear-wing expansion.
The Chinook model, 21 1 2 feet deep with space for future expansion, emerges from Western Living Homes plans submitted by Northwestern lumber dealers. FHA loans and bank financing provide buyer security through design, site, and construction inspection, appraisal, and future neighborhood considerations. Information on Chinook and other designs is available from local dealers or Western Homes Foundation, district office Rox 214, Helena.
Garden furniture lines describe 13 easy to assemble pieces for the handy man with wood garden items that can be painted at little cost. Hickory chairs and benches add rugged charm to a yard while remaining inexpensive to build and finish. Doorway switches and accessible lighting controls are urged to simplify lighting and safety around the home.
A guide to spring lawn seeding stresses deep seedbed work good drainage and soil conditioning with organic matter peat moss rye or green cover crop if needed. It advises fertilizing at four pounds per 100 square feet and thorough mixing into topsoil for a balanced start before sowing grass seed.
Four thousand dollar homes use nearly four tons of steel and wrought iron products in construction and fittings. The American Iron and Steel Institute notes metal lathing steel understructure and fireproofing benefits. Other popular items include smoke pipes conduit window frames and flashing. Home furnishings like ranges refrigerators and steel springs add to steel use. Autotomy is defined as the ability of home animals to break off signs at definite points.
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