Hints for Home Owners on Closets and FHA Steps
Federal Housing Administration officials urge at least one closet per bedroom with deeper closets in larger rooms. They outline three steps for home improvements: assess repairs, consult a local contractor for estimates, and apply for a Modernization Credit Plan loan. Planning and good design are stressed for cottages and summer homes as well as permanent residences.
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Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Oregon
Creating Peaceful Sleep Rooms With FHA Credit
The article advises using soft harmonious colors and white tones to craft peaceful bedrooms. It notes FHA Property Improvement Credit Plan financing helps homeowners modernize spaces and boost comfort, with features like built in bookcases reading lights and full length mirrors adding value at little cost.
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Federal Housing Administration
Local Happenings in Sheffield This Weekend
Mr and Mrs Erwin Fitch of Lorain and Mr and Mrs John Townsend Jr visited Friday evening. Mrs Ed Minard traveled to Elyria to stay with her mother. Mrs Fenwick remains ill. Lester Youtzy and nephews John and Alton Youtzy drove to Mattawana Pennsylvania for a class reunion. Mrs Shirley Garfield of Detroit Road is bedbound. The Wolf family from Avon visited Henry Jackson Sunday. A group of youths held a wiener roast at the Menges home with Mary Dorothy Menges Herbert Blacon Arthur Elston Ruth Jackson Lorain Ford Road.
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Sheffield
Erwin Fitch
Lorain
John Townsend, Jr
Ed Minard
Elyria
Fenwick
Lester Youtzy
John and
Alton Youtzy
Gulf Road
Mattawana
Penn
Shirley Garfield
Detroit Road
Joseph Wolf
Avon
Henry Jackson
Harry Menges
Ford Road
Mary
Dorothy Menges
Herbert Blacon
Arthur Elston
Ruth Jackson
Financing summer homes under FHA Modernization Credit Plan
The text explains that under FHA Modernization Credit Plan borrowers may obtain loans from qualified institutions to build summer homes, cottages, or similar properties and also finance repairs alterations and improvements through the same program.
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FHA
Local trades and World’s Fairs mention in Elyria ad page
George Fridenstine plans an addition to the City Loan Company on Broad Street and builds houses for local clients on Brandston Avenue. An article notes advances in home ventilation with window screens and promotes clear white pine screens, a corner CHINA CASE cabinet, and CHIEF house paint with a sales pitch and world events references.
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George Fridenstine
City Loan Company
Broad Street
George
Brandston Avenue
Allen Day
Elyria
Local Residents Remain Tied By Family Trips and Events
Families and friends from Camden and nearby towns gathered for condolences and travel. Detroit visitors returned after the sudden death of C C Bickel. Ecorse and Charleston travelers attended high school commencement and visited relatives in Elyria and Camden.
Sullivan News Notes Dinner for Mrs. Arndt on Children’s Day
A splendid dinner at the Sullivan Christian church honored Mrs. Millie Arndt on her eighty fifth birthday. Various church groups report meetings and visits including Ladies Aid divisions and bake sales, with several residents visiting relatives in Huntington and Florida.
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Sullivan
Christian Church
Millie Arndt
Arndt
Ladies Aid of
Congregational Church
Walter Miller Leader
Leon Stine
The
Alfred Abram Leader
Kulp’s
Doris Abram
Ruth Garver
W. P. Fisher
Swanger
Mansfield
W. C. T. U. Flower Mission
Crayton Rogers
Christian Church Missionary Society
Paul Shick
Burton Pratt
Huntington
E. Eaton
C. H. Rogers
Thousand Islands
East
Etta Worthing
St. Petersburg
Florida
Carrie Richards
Walter Lindenman
McComb
Lawrence Lindenman
North Baltimore
Lindenman-Fleming
Local Social News Highlights in Spencer Area
Mrs Claud Gannett hosted the Women s Missionary Board meeting with strong attendance and a picnic supper. Dr Harold Messenger attended graduation in Columbus with his parents. Zion Lutheran set Ohio District Convention in Richmond Indiana June 19 to 23 with Mr Hiley Dobson as lay delegate. Tragic death of Benjamin Sooy and wife linked to Medina auto crash prompts relatives Emma Sooy and family to visit. Wedding in Columbus United of Harold Messenger to Betty Myers at Trinity Episcopal. Clement family welcomes a daughter. mother and child reported thriving. Spencer hosts diverse summer activities including visits, vacations in Florida, and Boy Scouts Friday night meet. Deer sighting on Will Buffington farm noted. Summer term at Kent State University for Rose Mantz Helen Neidhardt Pugh. Betty Corey visiting sister in Litchfield. Mary Curtice visiting Homerville. Hyde sisters depart for Cleveland. Sherman Rice of Sandusky noted in town.
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Hiley Dobson
Emma Sooy
Joseph Carpenter
Washington D.C
Benjamin Sooy
Medina
Harry Greetham
Harold Messenger
Columbus
T. Ww. Messenger
New London
Betty Myers
Victor Myers
West Virginia
Trinity Episcopal Church
Lenerd Clement
Clement
Wilford Marshall
Cleveland
Clyde Ensign
Ina Corey
Harry
Evelyn
Harold Foote
Herbert Miller
Will Buffington
Rose Mantz
Miss Pugh
Helen Neidhardt
Summier’ School
Kent State University
Betty Corey
Litchfield
John Motznik
Mary Curtice
Homerville
Lenard Hummel
Hyde Sisters
Sherman Rice
Sandusky
Questions and Answers On Housing
A series of practical home maintenance tips. Topics include cooling attic spaces with roof louvers, borrowing up to 2500 for home modernization, reducing heat loss via storm windows and roof insulation, laying brick walks over concrete to prevent bulging, and repairing porch posts by cutting away rotted sections and placing the base on masonry to prevent rot.
Millard Fuller and Family Visit N E Fuller and Emerson
Mr and Mrs Millard Fuller of Lakewood spent Monday evening visiting N E Fuller and G L Emerson, sharing time with his brother in law Simon Brow and.
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Millard Fuller
Lakewood
N. E
May Repair Loose Mortar In Home
Old brick homes often show loosened mortar and wall cracks. The Property Improvement Credit Plan of the FHA offers funds through qualified lending institutions to repair brick walls in older homes. Homeowners should hire a brick mason to assess damage and perform necessary repairs.
New Screen Design Aims to Exclude Heat
A new wire screen cloth doubles as insect barrier and heat exclusion. Vertical wires are half an inch apart with 18 horizontal wires per inch, horizontal wires flat and angled. When sun is 40 degrees above the horizon the design blocks rays, and homes may be screened under FHA financing via qualified lenders.
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Federal Housing Administration
Elyria and Oberlin Residents Visit Mrs. Ellis
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Sherman of Elyria returned home after a week with Mrs. Ellis. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Widderson and daughter Sylvia Sue of Oberlin spent Sunday with Mrs. Ellis. Miss Mabel Todd of Akron is visiting relatives for the week.
Simple Devices Improve Home
The article suggests inexpensive home improvements to boost hominess and value. It highlights brightening dingy fireplaces with paint mantels or mirrors, adds a large picture window to bring outdoors inside, and notes modernizing via private lenders under the Modernization Credit Plan and the Federal Housing Administration.
Local News Briefs Mention Visits and Sports
Miss Haskins of Denisor visits her parents Mr and Mrs Haskins and Mr and Mrs Bement during a southern state vacation. The Brieschs spend Sunday with their son in Olmsted Falls. Mrs Bailey is under nurse care. Wakeman Red Caps played Bartricks of Cleveland here Wednesday. Congregational trustees meet Rev Eastman at the parsonage tonight.
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Haskins
Denisor
Albert Haskins
Charles Bement
Will Briesch
Olmsted Falls
Will Bailey
Red Caps
Wakeman
Bartrick’s
Cleveland
Eastman
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Arthur Bickel
Ed Shedd
Earl Shedd
Robert
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C. C. Bickel
C. J. Betts
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New York City
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Quantico
Flossie Losey
Lloyd Davidson
Duane Burrows
Florence
Spencer
G. S. Rice
Ercile Eaton
Middle Ave
E. F. Whitney & Son
W. Broad St
Ed & Hoeffel
O'Donnell Paint and Wallpaper Co
Elyria, Ohio
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