Good Design Stressed In Today's Homes
FHA officials urge good design not only for expensive houses but also for low cost homes. Emphasizing plan efficiency material use and proper equipment safeguards, they say small homes must be sound durable and weather resistant while reflecting local traditions and topography. The aim is a stable investment with comfort charm and functional layout without enforcing a rigid pattern.
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Federal Housing Administration
FHA
FRA
Avon Lake Girl Scouts Present America Marches On Pageant
Avon Lake Girl Scouts will stage a pageant titled America Marches On at the Chateau on Walker Road Tuesday at 8 p.m. The production features thirty Scouts with comedy numbers and a historical-musical backdrop led by Scout leader Morna Castle.
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Avon Lake
Walker Road
America
Morna Castle
Simple Design for a Low Cost 3 Room House
A 3 room low cost house emphasizes modest simplicity with careful roof projection and chimney shapes. The design avoids a high appearance or a sunken look, notes a hood over the entrance as optional, and features two half basements housing the heating plant. Valued at 3000 dollars, it could be financed with a 2700 dollar FHA insured mortgage, with monthly payments near 16 dollars for 25 years excluding taxes and hazard insurance.
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Federal Housing Administration
Canadian Over There by Sheer Determination
London reports one of the Canadien forces most popular members in England Private D Badieie, refused at a distant recruiting station 230 miles away, walked 350 miles to Edmonton, where the effort impressed officials and earned him approval to enlist.
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London
Canadien
England
Privete D Badéie
CEF
Grane Tne
Baddie
Edmonton
Arm
Clock Tinkering Hobby Holds Educator's Interest
Nashville Tennessee a professor of English and Bible at Davidson College Charles R Brewer began collecting and disassembling clocks about twenty years ago. His hobby includes repairing broken clocks some dating to the 1800s. Fourteen clocks fill his study and many rooms in his home.
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Nashville
Tenn
Charles R. Brewer
Davidecamp Colege
Nash
Teds
Brewer
Hobbr
Veteran pilot urges steam powered planes in aviation
In Seattle Wash aviation veteran Capt Hubert B Rueschenberg argues steam could power aircraft. He notes he owns a steam powered automobile and believes with careful engineering steam propulsion could become viable for airplanes in the future.
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Seatile
James Waett
Tansport
Hubert B. Rueschenberg
Rueschenberg
Man marries twice in life to his former sweetheart’s daughter
Ignetz Lang Ti of Romania faced parental opposition to marrying his love in Hays Kansas and wed another woman. Forty years later he marries again, this time the daughter of his former sweetheart’s parents, making his second wife 25 years younger than him.
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Hays
Kas
Ignetz Lang
Rumenia
United States
Lang
Herusband
Brighton BRIEFS Guests of Local Families
Brighton notes list visiting relatives and friends from Savannah Ohio and Cleveland including Mr and Mrs William McClinnit and family, Mr and Mrs E E Edwards, Mr and Mrs John Green, Mrs Cartier, Mr and Mrs Ford Myers, Mr and Mrs J L Andrews, H L Gill family, Fer Perkins, and Charles Lampen. Decorations and dinner guests appear, with several trips to Rittman Wellington and Mansfield.
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Brighton
Sunderr Ginner
Robert Lee
J. L. Andrews
William McClinnit
Savannah
E. E. Edwards
Marjory
Edwards
Air
C E. Myers
Cleveland
John Green
E. J. Zimmer
Lene Carter
Nenoma Burge
Ema
Cartier
E. Gill
Ford Myers
Rittman
Mir- Robert Lee
Entombed Miner Recovers From 1000 to 1 Odds
New Waterford Nova Scotia miner Bob Davis survives being buried under coal and stone in Dominion Coal No 12 colliery. Rescuers feared death but found him alive with only a fractured back minor. He is revived in hospital and expected to recover.
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New Waterford
N. S
Bob Davis
Dominion Coal Company
Coliery
Davis
Hints For Home Owners
FHA officials advise stain removal for oak floors using turpentine and rewaxing after spot treatment. Oxalic acid wash may remove wood stains. rinse and rewax after overnight. Door closers reduce drafts and door slams. attics can be finished as extra rooms with Modernization Credit Plan funds. Install several lawn faucets to ease yard watering.
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FHA
Refrigerator on separate circuit reduces light flicker
If the electric refrigerator runs on a separate circuit the light flicker caused by motor ramping will be minimized, improving electrical stability in the system.
FHA urges safe home improvements under Modernization Plan
Officials advise planning both safety and appearance for home upgrades. RICKETY front and back steps are a common injury source and can be replaced economically through qualified private lenders under the Modernization Credit Plan. A kitchen ventilating fan for odors and grease is eligible for financing, and washable wallpaper can be cleaned with milksuds from top to bottom. To prevent rug slips, use powder or rubbery underlay or attach oil cloth beneath the rug.
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FHA
Home Owners” Loan Corporation
Federal Housing Administration
Postage Stamp Sparks Divorce Hearing in San Jose
Mrs. Lucille Perry seeks divorce in San Jose alleging divorce grounds after her husband subjected her to a lengthy cross examination on extravagance before giving funds for a postage stamp. Perry counters that she failed to live within their means.
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San Jose
Lucille Perry
Perry
May Show Need For Repairs
A guide outlines how FHA Modernization Loans can finance home improvements from roof repairs to new rooms and plumbing. It notes eligibility for termite control, central heating, and interior upgrades. The Swedish State Historical Museum in Stockholm and Finnish residents in the Karelian Soviet Republic are also mentioned.
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Modernization Credit Plan
Federal Housing Administration
Color Influences Comfort and Health in Home Design
FHA officials explain interior color affects room brightness and eye comfort. White reflects up to 80 percent light, ivory 78 percent, tan 6 percent. Colors like sage green 48 percent or blue-gray 17 percent alter illumination and mood, guiding choices for bright or restful tones based on natural light and glare.
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FHA
Federal Housing Administration
Hops Stakes for Hops Frog Hop Contest
In Sydney Australia a frog hopping contest offers bottles of beer as prizes. The event, titled Hops Stakes for Hops, allows entrants from the army navy and air force to compete in the novelty race staged in Darwin Northern Territory.
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Sydney
Australia
Darwin
Northern Territory
Army
Navy
Air Force
Youth Confesses Auto Theft Spree After Escape
Tulare police say a youth they held did not lie about being sent to Kern County Juvenile Camp for auto theft. He confessed that within two days after escaping he and a companion stole six cars. the partner escaped.
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Tulare
Cal
Kern County
Mill Made Screens and Nu-Wood Finishes Featured in Local Shop
Local supplier touts chase brass and galvanique screen cloth 46 mesh with stock for DIY screens. Also promotes Nu-Wood Sta lite Tile and Planking for ceilings and walls, Nu-Wood decorative options, Chief house paint at 2.95 a gallon, and two under construction “Minimum Homes” under $3,000 via FHA Title I.
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Chase Brass & Copper Company
Elyria
Woodbury Street
Hawthorne Street
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Ronald Buswell
Ed Buswell
Walter Haas
Josephine Schuster
Alma
Helen Satmary
J. Satmary
Wave Brookwin
Charles Brookwin
Toledo
Charles Gang
Gale Smith
Gail
Detroit
Carl Pedersen
Ned Gang
Alvin Walker
Elsria
Mery Nussdorfer
Lakewood High School
Howard Walker
Harry Crandall
Clarksfield
George Little
James Butterworth
Columbus
J. Morris
Bulie
Allen
Miami
Florida
Sam Gurss
Center Road
Zee
fLeocar
Amherst
South Amherst
A. Glaser
St Joseph's Hospital
Lorain, Firs
Glaser
Marbelle Slack
St John’s Evangelical Church
Clinton Kilmer
Ladies Dime Society
Congregational Church
South Amherst Townsend Club
Town Hall
Ladies Altar Society
Nativity Church
Royal Neighbor Lodge
Swiss Hall
South Amherst American Legion Post No. 797
Arthur Engie
South Amherst Legion Auxiliary
William Slack
Sarestone Juniorettes
Tthe
Ruth Moore
Ablen Henes
Ariene Hennes
Mansfield
Weex
Grafton Lumber & Coal CO
Grafton, Ohio
Mig
E. F. Whitney & Son
Pho.e
W. Broad Streat
Stockholm
The
Karelian Soviet Republic
Olmsted & Hoeffel
Water St
Murbach Coal & Supply CO
W. Bridge St
National Defense
Walter
Babe” Machock
Dutch Bay
Euston
Aliso
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
Carnoney
Elyria Lumber & Coal Company
Chestnut Street
Crehore
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