Home Buyers Learn Hard Lesson From Shoddy Construction
A Dutch Colonial home praised for practicality is shown to have serious flaws. Builder Sam Michaels points out damp basement walls, poor footings, undersized joists, sagging floors, and drafty windows. Wieland learns the risks of cheap construction and vows to choose a structurally sound design in the future.
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Dlineis
Wieland
Mr. Michaels
Sam Michaels
Mich
Aels
Michaels
Wielsad
Mochseis
Venerable 12 Year Old Hen Lays Giant Double Yolk Egg
In Dinuba California a 12 year old hen owned by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Culver laid a massive double yolk egg measuring 6 by 8 inches. The couple notes chickens are often culled by age two as laying days fade, and rarely live beyond ten years.
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Dinuba
Cal
Frank Culver
Sound absorbing plaster offered for home acoustics
A sound absorbing plaster indistinguishable from ordinary plaster can treat nurseries and bedrooms and other rooms. It is marketed in several types and can be financed through the Modernization Credit Plan of the Federal Housing Administration. One version has a light gray natural appearance and can be colored with mortar colors or painted with thin acoustical paint.
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Modernization Credit Plan
Federal Housing Administration
Zachary Taylor Oak Cut Down For New Highway
In Somerset Pennsylvania a 330 year old oak once praised by President Zachary Taylor as a symbol of American Democracy was felled to clear space for a new all weather highway. The tree east of Somerset had bullet marks from historic clashes between Indians and settlers and was seen by Taylor with General Alexander Ogle in 1848.
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Somerset
Zachary Taylor
Taylor
Alexander Ogle
Stuffing Adds Flavor To Fish
Fish should be included in summer meals beyond Friday and is easily digested. It benefits from salt pepper and lemon with abundant vegetables like carrots onions celery potatoes peppers and tomatoes for a flavorful meal.
Town Urges Erecting Memorial To Cleesthorpe Donkey
London Sam Appleyard 90 oldest inhabitant offers 250 dollars toward a donkey statue for Cleesthorpes. He recalls the town’s 75 year origin when cockle catchers began donkey rides for tourists and says tribute is due to the animals that aided local progress.
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London
Sam Appleyard
Cleesthorpe
Eam
Cleesthorpes
New British Warships Launched Weekly
London reports ships for the British navy are launched at over one per week. This month the aircraft carrier Victorious and cruisers Hermione Fiji Kenya Nigeria and others will enter the water. In 12 months about 60 ships totaling 246200 tons will be launched along with 69 anti aircraft guns monthly.
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London
Victorious
Hermione
Fiji
Kenya
Nigeria
Juvenile Prisoners Confined in St. Louis Area
Clayton Missouri report notes juvenile prisoners confined in the St Louis area. Details remain limited in the surviving clipping. Authorities oversee placement and conditions of confinement for youths in the regional facility.
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Clayton, Mo
St. Lous
Dill Pickle Stuffing For Flounder Fillets
A vintage recipe notes dill pickle stuffing for flounder fillets with onions butter bread crumbs capers and spices. Prepare by sautéing onions, mixing with crumbs pickles and seasonings, stuff halved fillets, top with buttered crumbs, bake until browned, serve with milk around and yields six portions. Also includes a salmon vinaigrette sauce and preparation tips for boiled salmon with vinaigrette.
Courthouse Opens Diversions in St Louis Basement
A county courthouse in downtown St Louis plans to install a daily pool in its M C A pool area and add a game room and handicraft shop in the basement to provide diversions for visitors and staff.
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An.m.c. A
St. Louis
Hints For Home Owners On Moisture And Noise Reduction
Advice on moisture barriers and moisture resistant fabrics to protect framing from humidity and dew point, with emphasis on modern insulation and damp-proofing. Notes use of FHA Modernization Credit Plan for glass shower cabinets damp-proofing basements and drains, plus soundproofing through solid foundations and sound reducing wall work.
Cove Lighting In Home Modernization Plans
Cove lighting derives its name from the curved molding near the ceiling line in which the lamps are concealed. It reflects light toward the ceiling, which results in an even illumination when properly designed. In modernization of a home's lighting system cove lighting may be substituted for the old type of central light fixture. Funds for such work are obtainable from qualified lending institutions under the Modernization Credit Plan of the Federal Housing Administration.
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Modernization Credit Plan
Federal Housing Administration
Cove
Important Factors In Choosing Site
The Federal Housing Administration lists factors that lessen a home's desirability. Declining population in the area or neighborhood. Risk of decline due to influx of lower living standards. Potential loss of appeal from new commercial or industrial development or nuisances.
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Federal Housing Administration
Standardizing Important In Home Building
Building experts urge standardization of house parts to cut costs and preserve livability. Uniform timber units and modular designs enable one and two story homes sold for 50 cents to a dollar a day, with demonstration houses showcased at the New York Worlds Fair and the San Francisco Golden Gate Exposition.
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Federal Housing Administration
National Retail Lumber Dealers Association
National Lumber Manufacturers Association
Color Now Extends To Flagstones
Flagstone products broaden home exteriors with four harmonizing hues blue buff gray and purple plus surface variations gunmetals and rustic browns. Natural cleft faces provide informal texture and slip resistant rows for walks curbs steps sills and floors. Modernization Administration financing may aid projects with this stone offered in rectangular or regular shapes.
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Federal Housing Administration
Mahogany Doors Highlight Classic Interior Woodwork
The article describes mahogany as a favored wood for doors due to its stability and enduring appearance. It notes paneled and flush door styles in Georgian influenced interiors and mentions financing through FHA Modernization Credit Plan for eligible borrowers.
Questions and Answers on Housing Practical Advice
Mildew forms on damp shaded exterior paint from soft paint due to moisture. Replacing bathroom brown line tiles is the only fix. A kitchen vent may reduce odors but not remove them entirely. Worn chimney flashing should be replaced not patched. Waxing painted floors extends paint life. Handrails are recommended on all stairs.
Inadequate Covenants and Zoning Regulations
A fragment notes multiple deficiencies including lacking appropriate covenants and effective enforcement, plus inadequate zoning regulations. The text lists four major issues. Entities are not fully specified in the fragment.
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Ous
Cedar Lining Turns Closet Into A Chest
Cedar lining converts any ordinary closet into a cedar chest with minimal cost and no finish needed for many linings. It provides an odor pleasant to people but repellent to moths, with application suggested on floors backs of doors walls and ceilings for maximum protection. doors should fit tightly as part of the modernization credit plan of the Federal Housing Adminis.
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Federal
Demand for Low Priced Homes Grows, HOLC Reports
The HOLC reports rising demand in lower price brackets with over 50 percent of sales under 3000 dollars and 80 percent under 5000 dollars. May sales hit a record 4159 properties while cumulative HOLC sales exceed 50,000. Rentals average 29.33 dollars, with vacant HOLC units higher at 31.99. Down payments as low as 10 percent and amortized terms up to 15 years. Deposed Argentine ex-mayor Victoriano Huisi sues Quilmes council. Supreme Court involvement noted.
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Charles A. Jones
HOLC
Mr. Jones
Cedar lining plan aids financing for older homes
The plan allows funds to be drawn from qualified lending institutions for cedar lining of closets in existing houses. It advises applying furring strips over lath and plaster before cedar installation to ensure a proper fit.
Restyling homes with BALSAM WOOL and ZONOLITE insulation
Reading time shows Mr. RB F Horning uses BALSAM WOOL insulation on his house with a one inch layer costing 37.44 for a 24x24 second floor area. Another customer uses ZONOLITE poured insulation expanded mica to reach far attic corners. Insulation pays by saving energy. restyling with PERMA STAIN cedar shingles offers easy 3 year payment plans and practical value from a reputable company.
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RB. F. Horning
West River Street
Ziegmond Bathory
Fairmount Street
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