White Sulphur Methodists plan 47000 education building
White Sulphur Springs Methodists launch a week long drive starting May 37 1952 to raise 47000 for a new educational building attached to the existing church. The project includes retiring a 2000 debt and adding assembly rooms classrooms parlor and a kitchen in a new connected wing on church property. Special gifts and volunteer teams outline a schedule with dinners and assignments led by Rev R M Parker and district leaders.
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Register
White Sulphur — Constricton
White Sulphur Springs Methodist Church
West Virginia
Cnarhing
R. Mtoorman Parker
Charleston
Board of Missions and Church Extensions
Daha
Yisita H. Bowling
G. M. Gillespie
Beckley Residents Plan Two $38,000 Homes
Two Beckley homes, costing about 38 000 dollars each, are under construction. The Wise residence at 208 FE Street will sit at Raleigh Heights and feature brick veneer seven rooms and three baths with radiant heat and varied bathroom fixtures. The Ramieh home at 109 Wilson Street near Ellison and Lilly streets will have five rooms plus a bath, plaster walls, mahogany trim, and a detached garage, with completion expected within 30 days.
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Beckley
Frank Wise
FE Street
Raleigh Heights
S. S. Ramieh
Wilson Street
Ellison and
Lilly Streets
Plan for a seven room two story home appeals to small house buyers
The article describes a compact house plan with a total 1064 square feet on the first floor and 1032 square feet on the second. It emphasizes economy of construction, a large entrance foyer, and features such as a front to rear living room, winding stairway, kitchen with breakfast nook, garden door, and a study. The designer listed is Phin 3045 ty L.A. Ratisoner from Brooklyn New York.
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Phin
L.A
Government Tightens Home Loans Amid War-Built Demand
President Truman ordered three agencies the Housing and Home Finance Agency the Veterans Administration and Fannie Mae to tighten lending on home purchases and repairs to curb price rises while ensuring materials for the military. The move aims to curb defaults and restrict loan terms to prevent credit shortages from stalling home-building.
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James Marlow
Washington
Truman
Congress
Housing and Home Fin-ance Agency
HHFA
Veterans Administration
Federal National Mortgagee Association
FNMA
Fannie Mae
Ige
Sa Congress
Jehik
Elizabeth Little Buys Two Tracts Near Skelton
Elizabeth Little purchased two tracts near Skelton Town District from John R. Mason and wife for about 12000, with all improvements on the land. The document lists many other transfers in the Raleigh County area, including numerous Lot and tract sales and associated prices, recorded in the county clerk’s office.
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Elizabeth Little
Skelton
John R. Mason
Raleigh
Bruce Phillips
Forrest E. Fisher
Crab Orchard Track Farms
N. J. Lawson
5. M. Martin
Crab
Delbert Lee Smith
Raleigh Realty Company
Dempsey R. Wriston
Linda Wriston
Nora Robertson
Shady Spring
A. R. Johnson
Henry Lunden Lester
Rhodell
Slab Fork
Howard P. Caffee
W. H Holliday
Johnstown
Beckley
Lewis A. Sanders, Jr
L. A. Sanders
McCreery Court
I Effie May Clyburn
James C.painter
Cornelia W. Painter
Drew's Creek
Blackburn - Patteson Realty Company
Orville Hy Bryant
Bailey Addition
Beckley-Mt. Hope Road
George E. Beckingham
Mt. Hope Road
Glade ‘Creek
L. B. Shrewsbury
J.crawford
Henry W. Griffith
Vernon Phillips
Lara Wingler
Jor. Foley
E. E. Noonkester
Uda
Eugene Griffith
Russell Meador
Lilly Land Company
L. BL Shrewsbury
Vts Lille
John E. Roberts
Four Building Permits Issued by City Recorder
Four permits approved by William P. Laren include Charles Clemens to build a four room block house costing 2500 dollars with sheet ranking and no basement. Trene Andrighetti and Helen Pitatti to remodel on Harper Road adding two rooms and limestone basement with asbestos siding costing about 500 dollars. Theo Harvey on Williams Street to build a four room frame house costing 3000 dollars with no basement. The Professional Realty Company approved to construct a four room brick house.
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William P. Laren
City Recorder
Charles Clemens
Ewart Avenue
Trene Andrighetti
Helen Pitatti
Harper Road
Theo Harvey
Williams Street
Professional Realty
Home Drain Clearing Methods From Old Guide
The text advises flushing drains with washing soda and boiling water using one half pound of washing soda in two gallons of water and repeatedly flushing. It also mentions pouring kerosene into a stopped up drain, letting it sit overnight to open the stoppage.
Tomorrow's homes to feature rear living rooms and movable partitions
Architect Rudolph Matern predicts future houses will emphasize rear living spaces, open plans, and flexible, multi use rooms with movable partitions. He says planning for livability and changing preferences guides trends. Woodlawn Avenue valued at 6000 will be plastered and have no basement. Twelve land transfers to the Flat Top Lake Association appear in Raleigh County Clerk deeds.
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Rudolph Matern
Woodlawn Avenue
Flat Top Lake Association
Raleigh County Clerk's Office
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Nday Regis White Sulphur Methodists
SVU
AG All Wymenn
C. B Collins
E. Z Ramsey
Building Fund Teasurer
Young
W. T. Morgan
Lee Ballard
White Sulphur Methodist Educational Building
Ramich
Fill
Beckley Marietta Paint
S. Oakwood Ave
Asweare
AP News
Prather Bros
Oak Hill
Wilf
Ss Mir
Byus-Mankin Lumber CO
N. Kanawha St
Build W
Stanley
Talcott Witc Schoo
Grand View Road
Daniels
Grandview Sand CO
Grandview, W. VA
Beckley Newspapers
Catholic Church
Crab Orchard School
Hankins
Motors Canterbury Garage
ML Mone
Claire
Means Lumber Company
Sisson St
Dial
Houchins
Houchins Mfg. Co
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