FHA Guide to Spring Home Improvement Checks
Federal Housing Administration offers a practical Spring inspection guide for homeowners under the Property Improvement Credit Plan. The list highlights exterior elements such as roof, chimney, flashing, trim, gutters, wall coverings, porch details, and steps as priorities for early attention and potential financing options through qualified private lenders.
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Federal Housing Administration
Ummer
FHA
Iron Work Gives French Effect For Old Homes
The piece describes cast-iron verandas and ornamental ironwork to recreate New Orleans and Mobile home charm. It notes authentic French-influenced designs are sold in various models for large or small houses and can be added affordably. Financing is available through lenders under FHA Property Improvement Credit Plan.
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New Orleans
Home Renovation Notes for Interior Upgrade Overview
The list covers tasks and components for a residential remodeling project. Items include lighting and wiring upgrades, new outlets, plumbing fixtures, flooring options, wall surfaces, built in storage, attic ventilation, insulation, doors, trim, fireplace area, and garage workspace with stairs and railing improvements. Structural elements like foundation, footing, basement floor, and drain tile are noted.
Builders Promote Quality Materials for West Eighth Street Home
Mosher and Popp invite visitors to the G W Wingard house under construction on West Eighth Street showcasing diagonal spruce sheathing and No 1 Studding for top strength. They tout KOLORITE No 150 shingles, Chief house paint, ABC financing up to 2500, and Flintkote heavy duty shingles in dusk blue.
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G. W. Wingard
Mosher & Popp
West Eighth Street
Messrs
Mosher
Sheet Metal Advice for FHA Home Repairs
FHA officials stress careful sheet metal work on houses including flashings gutters down spouts and ducts. Emphasized are corrosion resistant flashings built into structure and gutters that endure heavy exposure with interior leaders and built in gutters cost effectively replaceable. The Property Improvement Credit Plan lets homeowners obtain funds from lenders for these repairs.
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Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Youths Stand by Pledge as Navy Shipmates
NORWALK Connecticut Frank Or govon and Stanley Dugdale kept a boyhood vow to partner in all tasks. They played on high school baseball and football teams, later joined the navy for four years as shipmates, then passed civil service exams to become aviation machinists mates at Pensacola Florida.
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Norwalk
Conn
Frank Orgovon
Stanley Dugdale
Navy
Pensacola
Fla
Church Pews Attached in 1846 Case Revealed
WPA survey uncovers Civil War era practice of attaching church pews to satisfy claims. A 1846 pew in the First Universalist Society on Hanover Street was seized to settle a member’s debt, a detail found on a writ in Tufts University’s Universalist Historical Society manuscript collection.
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Boston
WPA
First Universalist Society
Hanover Street
Universalist Historical Society
Tufts College
Wellington Garden Club Plans Bird Walk Trip
Members of the Wellington Garden club travel May 7 to Hinckley Lake for a Bird Walk then proceed to the home of Mr and Mrs Ben Abram at York Hall Medina county for breakfast. Transportation contacts include Mrs Daise Wadsworth for arrangements. Those not joining the walk assemble at 8 30 for breakfast with own table service.
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Wellington
Wellington Garden Club
Hinckley Lake
Ben Abram
York Hall
Medina County
Daise Wadsworth
Sunday Dinner Guests Share Music At Knapp Home
The Reverend and Mrs Paul L Carter with two sons Clarence and Dickie of Orrville and Miss May Bement visited Mr and Mrs Bert Knapp. The Shepards Helen and Charles joined afteroon with Cora Shepard. They later viewed slides taken by E B Turner in Florida Niagara Falls Michigan at Turner’s North Main street home.
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Paul L. Carter
Clarence
Dickie
Orrville
May Bement
Bert Knapp
Charles Shepard
Helen
Charles
Cora Shepard
Knapp
Shepard
E. B. Turner
North Main Street
Mr. Turner
Florida
Niagara Falls
Michigan
Birthday celebration honors Lola May Sanders at Sanders home
Lola May Sanders was honored Sunday afternoon with a birthday gathering at her home. Guests included Jacqueline Link and Margaret Tudor and the Sanders family. Entertainment came from games and refreshments, and Lola received thoughtful gifts.
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Lola May Sanders
Sanders
Jacqueline Link
Margaret Tudor
Lola
Birth of Linda Mae in Wakeman home birth
An 8 3 4 pound girl named Linda Mae was born Saturday night at the home of Mr and Mrs Downing in Wakeman. The baby’s paternal grandfather is Mrs Frank Clara of Taylor Street. Other notes mention Thomas O Toole and Frank Jones recovering at Falls Clinic and several social visits in Lorain and New Philadelphia days prior.
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Robert Lewis
Linda Mae
Lew Whitney
Harry Gull
Mary Prentice
Whitney
Worthy Marsh
Ethel Maxwell
New Philadelphia
L. S. Green
Local Notices and Social News From Marion and Oberlin
Martha McGee of Marion visited Mrs. John Gris singer. Mrs. E B Turner bought an antique spinning wheel over 100 years old from Mrs. E W Adams. Another old wheel belongs to Mrs C Bemont in North Main street. William Boisford of Stroudsburg N Y spent the weekend at home. A photo of Miss Elizabeth Pitts appeared in the Columbus Citizen after the State Music contest on April 22. The article notes her as a Wellington High violinist and contralto. A fellowship meeting of Medina Association of Congregational Churches will be at James Brand House Oberlin with a covered-dish luncheon at 11 45 and Dr Walter Horton as speaker. Rev and Mrs John H Green led a youth rally at First Baptist Church with a pot-luck supper and shown moving pictures of Greenwood Camp near Delaware. Next Tuesday Rev and Mrs Green lead a youth rally at Spencer Baptist Church ahead of June Greenwood Camp meetings. They will also conduct rallies at Camden Baptist and Fos toria Baptist churches this week. Wellington Baptist church hosts a fellowship supper and business meeting Wednesday evening. The First Baptist Church youth meet at the parsonage for Bible study Thursday evening. Dr S B Dudley of Caldwell Idaho and C H Dudley of Oberlin were visiting Harlan and Mrs Dudley. the Idaho family joined Oberlin relatives for dinner.
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Martha McGee
Marion
John Grissinger
E. B. Turner
E. W. Adams
Adams
C. Bement
North Main Street
William Boisford
Stroudsburg
N. Y
Elizabeth Pitts
Mary Pitts
Columbus Citizen
Columbus
Miss Pitts
Wellington High School
Women of Medina Association of Congregational Churches
James Brand House
Oberlin
Greenwood Camp
Camden Baptist Church
Fostoria Baptist Church
Wellington Baptist Church
The
First Baptist Church
S. B. Dudley
Caldwell
Idaho
C. H. Dudley
Harlan Dudley
Record African Elephant Tusk Weighs 236 Pounds
A remarkably large African elephant tusk has been recorded at a weight of 236 pounds. The discovery highlights extraordinary ivory size and prompts conservation interest from wildlife officials.
Well Planned Rooms Emphasized by Architects and Builders
The article notes FHA attention to house design and suitability for owners under its insured mortgage program. It lists twelve rules for modern homes including minimal steps between rooms, wall space efficiency, kitchen design, accessible garage, ample wiring, laundry labor savings, privacy, and minimal wasted space, plus orientation and provisions for outdoor living. It closes with a historical remark contrasting Germany a century ago as a land of poets and musicians with limited political aims.
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Federal Housing Administration
Questions and Answers on Housing Problems
Mold forms from excess dampness and poor ventilation. Open windows during fair weather and keep them shut in warm or wet spells. Ample closet space includes one closet per bedroom plus entrance, linen, cleaning equipment, and kitchen storage. Doors that stick may require hinge tweaks or planing. Cutting new windows in old houses may weaken walls if braces are removed. ensure proper reinforcement and bridging.
Early Virginia tobacco settlers face brutal 17th century mortality
The first generation of English workers in colonial Virginia tobacco fields suffered extreme losses, with about three of four dying within the first year of arrival, highlighting harsh conditions for new arrivals in early colonial labor.
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Colonial
Virginia
Time To Repair Fireplace In Warm Weather
Homeowners are advised to inspect and repair fireplaces in late spring or summer when not in use. Causes of smoking fires include small or misaligned flues, sharp turns, high openings, missing smoke shelves, or an undersized chimney. Financing may be available through FHA Property Improvement Credit Plan.
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Property Improvement Credit Plan
Federal Housing Administration
Hell Gate Channel name origins tied to Dutch Helle gat
New York’s Hell Gate Channel is thought to derive its name from a Dutch term Helle gat meaning dangerous canal, reflecting a coastline hazard. The connection suggests early sailors compared the New York passage to the perilous Dutch waterway.
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New York
Hell Gate Channel
Holland
Helle Gat
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