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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1934
Page
3
The National Housing Act opens credit channels not just for homeowners but also for owners of industrial, commercial, and other business properties. Advances up to 2000 dollars can fund renovation and modernization, with benefits seen in improved customer appeal, retention, and efficiency.
Mrs. Dorothy Mc Geehan, home science expert and director of the Kitchen Planning Institute of New York, reports crowds of women flocking to eighteen model kitchens at the Century of Progress Exposition. They seek not only modern appliances but also cost efficient rearrangements to raise kitchen efficiency with built in cabinets sinks and surfaces, financed through the Federal Housing Administration home loan plan.
The piece promotes cooperative home renovation efforts to save money via joint contracts for lumber cement and brick. It notes 5 000 000 American homes need bathtubs and cites Mr and Mrs Pete Richardson returning home after illness. It then lists local social notes and a peculiar line about Cottonwood Texas having a well in the middle of its main street.
Faced with the National Housing Act, housewives are urged to replace worn porches, roofs, stairs and other hazards. The new plan allows loans for repairs and improvements, focusing first on essential safety items before expanding to other neglected upgrades.
Mrs E T Hardaway hosted a birthday gathering at home for granddaughter Tootsie with attendees including Maxine Meador Jewel Dean Oney Madonna Setliff Dale Setliff Jimmy Moorefield Jimmy Motz and Nancy Ann Motz. Other local notices list visits travel and social events around Killarney and nearby towns.
The article notes that four or five year old homes retaining original wall coverings likely have cracked plaster and parted woodwork. It suggests interior updates now can last twice as long as the original, since the house has finished settling. It also reports Mt Tabor school Parent-Teacher association elected P B Rogers as president and I E Rorrer as secretary treasurer with a meeting set for October 12 at 7 30.
An old shaky stairway often causes accidents and new stairs are affordable under the Federal Housing Administration modernization plan. Prince Alexis Mdivani and his wife bought the San Gregorio palace in Venice for about $86,000.
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