Housing survey nears end under Bexar committee efforts
The Bexar county better housing committee led by GB Prentiss reports 11,623 distinct construction types valued at 1,208,500 to repair and modernize San Antonio homes. The survey began last October as part of the Federal Housing Administration program, with district canvassing and a Texas relief commission plan to finish remaining work.
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Er AL WM. Archer
San Antonio
Federal Housing Administration
Bexar County Better Housing Committee
Brchange
Stvdy
FERA
Prentiss
Ile
Bexar County
Better ‘Housing Committee
San Antonio Builders Exchange
Bexar County Committee
Paint Business Found in Cards in Coco City
Local report describes a paint business tied to repeat outreach in Coco City Colorado. Proceeds from a four national plant core scheme were unearthed, with a receiver noting bad practices. The sale claimed charity and announced plans to stay in the territory for several weeks.
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Macera
Coco City
Colo
Esman
Plumbing Health Warning on Relining and Hardening Nurses
Relining or hardening nurses in Plumbing presents a danger. If symptoms are neglected they may lead to carious trouble and unnecessary expense.
Housing loan plan shifts aim to expand mortgage insurance reach
Chicago March 2 John A Hall St Louis chairman of the United States Building and Loan league urged building and loan associations to become approved mortgagees for the eventual mortgage insurance program at a North Central conference. He argued for geographic rate differentiation, clarified title, eligible amortized mortgages, partial appraisal fee refunds if FHA declines to insure, and streamlined forms to speed mutual insurance of loans. He warned uniform national rates are economically unsound given regional growth and capital.
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Chicago
National Housing Eet
John A. Hall
St. Louis
United States Building and Loan Teague
North Central Building and Loan Conference
Middle Western States
FHA
Carpenters Backed For Modernization Jobs In Denver
Denver lumber firm initiates airing carpenters to modernization work to widen housing efforts and improve employment prospects. Company heads state program aligns better housing goals with skilled labor opportunities.
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Denver
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Lumber Company
Cne Lumber Company
Banks Extend FHA Modernization Loans Across Nation
More than 12 000 financial institutions are now qualified to issue FHA insured modernization loans as the spring housing drive gains momentum. With 12 456 banks signing, resources total 44 373 000 000 and near 93 000 insured loans have helped Joan ie owners in seven states fund repairs and alterations totaling about 40 000 000. FHA analysis places total modernization activity under the Better Housing program at over 245 000 000 dollars.
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Federal Housing Administration
Joan Ie
Severa
Joans
Paigu
Cities Show Big Permit Increase in January 1935
The federal statistics report a 400 percent rise in building permits in St. Louis for January 1935 versus January 1934, totaling 1034 permits valued at $156,405. Jacksonville, Florida also shows a jump with $201,119 permits in January, up from $122,926 in 1934.
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St. Louis
Jacksonville
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New Building Permits Jump in January Across Nation
Substantial gains in new residential construction across the United States are reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for January versus January 1934. Total permits rose to $5,114,295, with additions, alterations and repairs surging 15.9 percent to $12,255,000. Major cities from New York to Los Angeles led in permit volume, while New England showed a regional decline.
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Hawaii
Hobby Room Is Latest Feature of Urban Home
New York reports the hobby room as the latest feature of the metropolitan home. Prominent professionals including a lawyer, dentist, physician, and an orchestra conductor allocate rooms to display collections from copper engravings to early American milk glass, porcelain, and carved animal miniatures, turning living spaces into personal museums.
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New York
Siayt
Yan
Seine Gerade
Metropolitan Orchestra
Man-Eating Tiger Project Under Melville Brown Direction
Melville Brown works on the script for Man-eating Tiger which he will direct. The production centers on a tense plot with a director known for intense stagecraft and forthcoming rehearsals.
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Melville Brown
Farmers Gain Broad Credit Credits Under Modernization Plan
Farmers of the United States receive substantial credit facilities through 600 production credit associations authorized to issue modernization loans. Eligibility hinges on owning Class B stock tied to general agricultural purpose loans, supplementing banks and other lenders within the federal housing administration framework.
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Fann Credit Administration
Ede Eral Housing Administration
Jpans Ly Afl
Local Cast Rehearses Dante's Inferno in Town Playhouse
Actors Andreas Johnson Lorna Lowe Leone Lane Marion Strickland Eve Kimberly Eleanor Johnson Gail Goadzer Jana Sutton and Edward Pawley rehearse for their roles in Dante's Inferno at the town playhouse in a lively afternoon session.
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Lorna Lowe Leone Lane
Marion Strickland
Eve Kimberly
Eleanor Johnson
Gail Goadzer
Jana Sutton
Edward Pawley Ar Y
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