Upgraded mobile homes gain in popularity nationwide
Ten million people live in six million mobile homes in the United States as the industry eyes boom years in the 1980s. A National Association of Home Builders survey forecasts 1981 starts at 1.5 to 1.7 million with two million planned annually through the decade, while manufacturers sold about 225,000 in 1981 and anticipate higher figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O.R. Walley
Southern Illinoisan
United States
National Association of Homebuilders
Dykstra
Federal
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Kitchen Cafe changes hands in Murphysboro lease
Kitchen Cafe at 1110 Locust St Murphysboro passes to new operators Alen and Ludawn Hegney from William Shelton. The breakfast and lunch spot opens 5 am to 2 pm daily with breakfast anytime and hot plate lunches from 11 am to closing. Specialties include chicken and dressing and chicken and dumplings. A banquet room for 70 is available for parties and catered meals. Ruby Sparks works as waitress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alen
Ludawn Hegney
Ruby Sparks
Kitchen Cafe
Locust St
Murphysboro
Hegneys
William Shelton
Family Table
Marion
High mortgage rates hit housing hard in February
AP Business Analyst John Cunniff reports US housing markets struggle as February mortgage rates rise to 17.49 percent, up from January. The shift deepens gloom, with S&P CreditWatch flags on four homebuilding firms. Experts like Jack Carlson warn the downturn rivals the 1930s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cunniff
New York
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Carlson
Congress
Working wives favor mobile home living and convenience
Stories from Marion Creal Springs and Crab Orchard show working wives preferring mobile homes for compact space and ease of care while noting improvements in insulation and safety. Residents cite anchoring, underpinning, and built in features as benefits, with concerns about size for growing families and carpeting. National Safety Council notes standards improve safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Sharon Hilliard
Marion
Cindy McCree
Crab Orchard
IDOT Honors Engineers and Technicians in District 9
Larry B Meyer of Route 2 Murphysboro a civil engineer with IDOT District 9 in Carbondale named Engineer of the Year for the department. Recognition cites solar energy and energy conservation work for interstate rest areas and methods to cut annual energy costs 40 to 50 Greg Andrew of Route 1 De Soto IDOT District 9 engineering technician named Technician of the Year for the district for using prefabricated rubber railroad crossings to reduce road closure time and costs. Andrews plans improved riding quality on rough crossings over several years. Jim Adams of Creal Springs General Telephone Co Marion service technician received a 15 year safe driving award from Don Tisch insulation and maintenance supervisor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry B. Meyer
Murphysboro
District 9
Illinois Department of Transportation
Carbondale
Greg Andrew
de Soto
IDOT
Andrew
Andrews
Jim Adams
Creal Springs
General Telephone Co
Marion
Don Tisch
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Kenneth Anderson
Sherlock Holmes Mobile Homes
Federal Housing Authority
Veterans Administration
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Illinois
Michigan Supreme Court
John Badman
Carbondale Mobile Home Park
U.S. 51 North
Area
Business Mirror
FHLBB
Standard & Poor’s Corp
S&p
GAF Corp
Manville Corp
National Gypsum Co
Oweris-Corning Fiberglas Corp
University of Michigan
Jack Carlson
National Association of Realtors
Engineer of
XEROX
Ben-Wat Enterprises, Inc
Call
Benton
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