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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1939
Page
11
Tips for homeowners highlight disappearing stairs using a counterbalance system and attic fans with sound absorbing housings to cut noise. The article notes financing through the Federal Housing Administration Property Improvement Credit Plan and stresses thermostat controls for automatic winter comfort.
The article describes standard size kitchen cabinets designed to fit with gas and electric appliances and featuring concealed towel dryers ventilated storage for vegetables metal lined drawers for sugar bread flour and cake serving tray compartments and velvet lined drawers for silver. It notes toe space under cabinets for comfort and suggests extending the work counter. It mentions financing through the Federal Housing Administration Property Improvement Credit Plan.
A Medina community page reports numerous visits and social calls. Mr. and Mrs. Selden Armbruster attended an Erhart card party at the Kemp home in Medina. Families including Haury, Ullrich, Hickman, and Erik Erhart share visits, dinners, and birthday celebrations across Medina, Valley City, Cleveland, and nearby towns amid illness recoveries.
A home care column answers common issues for old houses. Causes of musty odors include rotted wood and damp wallpaper. remedy involves replacing rotten wood, airing rooms, and cleaning surfaces. Linoleum over non grooved boards is suggested with proper scraping and edging. For dog nuisance in landscaping a nicotine sulphate spray can deter dogs from plants and shrubs.
Old chimneys with a single flue serving several fireplaces and a furnace often malfunction. Requires building a new chimney or remodeling the existing one to handle the overload. Cleaning is usually only a temporary fix. Loans may fund new construction or enlargement under FHA loan programs.
Historic Trinity church chapel in Buckingham reports choir out of tune due to a faulty organ. While repairing the instrument, officers discovered eight unlisted choir members and a chipmunk family hidden behind the organ, including eight babies.
A Toledo article describes using locally made paint-spraying gear to spray butter onto pans before dough arrives at the oven. Bakers report this method gives precise control and efficiency for large-scale pan greasing.
Mrs. Cort Carlton’s Brunswick home hosting guests. Mrs. Albert Erhart Mrs. Celeste Kaiser and daughters Jane and Carol visited Mrs. Sopha Nilges who is recovering well from an operation. Mr and Mrs Barney Haury attended a card party at Clarence Wise’s home Saturday evening.
A small New Jersey house blends modified Colonial and Cape Cod styles with a bright bay window dining area and a compact hallway layout improving privacy. The Federal Housing Administration insured a $5,000 mortgage after appraisers valued the home at $6,600.
The article explains how automatic water systems, using electric pumps and modern pressure setups, enable rural homes far from mains to enjoy reliable water service. It notes factors like well depth and lift height, and mentions financing options from qualified lenders under the Property Im.
A university study of 400 homes shows heat loss by roof 15 percent walls 30 percent windows 26 percent cracks 21 percent and floors 8 percent. It notes fuel savings from proper insulation and mentions financing through the Property Improvement Credit Plan of FHA.
A survey of Toledo, population 300000, finds fewer than 3 percent of houses vacant. The vacancy rate has fallen since 1933 when it stood at 11 percent.
Hollister California report finds in a survey of 100 high school freshman girls that only one intends to take up homemaking as a career.
Seattle reporter recounts Henrik S. Birkeland a logger who found a maple S shape and later a maple A shape in the forest, with a hemlock U forming the initials U S A. Fellow workers doubted the A but Birkeland persisted.
Last weekend crowds toured the T. W. Meeker opening as new homes draw steady attention. Ted receives congratulations while J M James holds L P Tuf ford house contract on Grafton Road. Architects Silsbee and Smith prime the project with construction starting now. Mosher Popp prep for Win gard home on West Eighth Street, a Colonial with Andersen windows. Reisinger remodeling Seventh Street. FHA approvals pending for several Mosher Popp houses.
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