Home building sprints ahead as recovery signals rise
New York reports a surge in residential construction with FHA figures showing eight months of 1938 mortgages totaling 650 million dollars, up from 430 million in 1937, signaling the strongest activity since 1929. Builders, suppliers, and labor weigh in with optimism about modernization, financing ease, and continued employment gains as the recovery accelerates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Federal Housing Administration
Maccate
John D. Biggers
Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Company
Biggers
Libbey-Owens-Ford , Glass Company
Home Improvement Q&A Includes Drying Plaster and Lock Changes
Questions on plaster drying times painting cold water paint sizing before oil or wallpaper prep. Knob replacement requires unscrewing spindles. Frost shielding for pipes available from plumbing supplier. Flashing should be inspected twice yearly if repainting needed. Fireplace drawing issues may need chimney diagnosis and possible major work by an expert. Also includes a long local social notice with many names and visits.
Hymn Text Fragments Highlight Pastures Before Me
Fragmentary lines from an old hymn reference pastures before me and comment on perception of green. The readable phrase suggests a devotional or poetic aside about vision and nature.
Neighbors Call For Wing Clipping In Troubled Times
A concise remark notes neighbors expressing desire to see wings clipped amid unsettled times. The line captures local sentiment without detailing events or individuals.
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Inson and Travis Hopkins, Bee Ja red, Marcus Hager, Twayne Pe witz, Matt Lusk, Buford Guinn, Howard Hopkins, Warren Tidwell, Haldor and H. E. Major. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hoot and children moved to Tuxedo. Mr. and Mrs. Cotton Portwood and son of Avoca visited the Portwood family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mona Jean
Anson
Luther Bolding
F. B. Reid
Stamford
Creed Portwood
Luther Polding
Earl Portwood
Cecil Bean
Luther Guinn
Bunk Lusk
Raymond Bean
Ed Portwood
Travis Hopkins
Charlie Reia
Howard Hopkins
Morris Bean
Elton Portwood
Barron Lindsey
Dee Agee
Swan Chapel
Haskell
Bee Reid
J. L. Herman
A. C. Tidwell
Dorothy Dee Burney
Nell
Mary Ellen Hager
Ethelene Skiles
J. W. Jared
Bee
Ervie
Raymond
A. W. Bean
Leonard Anderson
Weatherford
Chas. Anderson
Preston Watson
Myrtle McAllister
Sherman
Louise Deer
Bertha Ragan
Sunnyside
Miss Ragan
Louise
Warren, Jewell
Eldon
Vera Mae
Fort Worth
Boldosky
Near Avoca
Lon Goodwin
Larry
Web Goodwin
Billie June Caffey
E. R. Scott
Lubbock
Geneva Jo
Buddie
Barbara Ann
Albert Davis
J. W. L. Davis
Sam Hansen
Louise Deel
Carl Anderson
Albany
Boe Neid
McDonald
Inson
Bee Jared
Marcus Hager
Twayne Pewitz
Matt Lusk
Buford Guinn
Warren Tidwell
Haldor
H. E. Major
Robert Hoot
Tuxedo
Cotton Portwood
Avoca
E. P. Portwood
Boe Reid
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Paul McAlister
Joseph B. Mason
American Builder
FIA
Railroad
Etec
Merritt
Ragan
Henry Deel
Ward Selby
Paul Shelton
Ft. Worth
A. B. Lindsey
Ramah Austin
Floyd Austin
L. J. Hager
Iredell Rogers
Corinth
Lee Lawson
Abilene
H. L. Hager
Rose Ella
Iezel
Mabel Lindsey
Roy Moritz
C. W. Sorrell
Cons
Bee and Ervie
Henry Rogers
Charlie Hughes
Phoenix
Arizona
Little Geneva
Portwood
Erma Dell Davis
Slaton
Rogers
Harold Dean
Idalon
John Lindsey
Howe Green
Ceareet
Brazelton Lumber Co
Bill Adams
Electric Shop
R. B. Spencer & Co
Carson’s Plumbing & Heating
C. D. Shamburger Lumber Co
West Texas Utilities Co
Mie
J. E. Jackson
Texas
Borax
Longhorn
Bee Brand
Ibs
Brazil
Fryers A Soc
Mrs. Tucker
Imperial Pure Cane Sugar
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