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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1939
Page
2
This item provides FHA loan guidance on paying architects for eligible alterations and improvements, kitchen finishes with high glass enamel, evaluating fuel choices and burners, and best house placement on a lot for optimal features, privacy, and street appearance. It covers practical considerations for a homeowner planning repairs and new construction.
Concrete terraces can be made more attractive by color as cement’s dull gray fails to brighten outdoor spaces. Clean the surface with washing soda or tri-sodium phosphate, rinse, and dry for two days. The Modernization Credit Plan of the Federal Housing Administration may insure loans for this exterior project, with funds from private lenders.
The Federal Housing Administration in a new program aims to spur the building of houses costing 2500 dollars or less. It urges that such homes be soundly and durably constructed, stressing careful selection of materials and proper maintenance to ensure durability.
FHA officials urge homeowners to inspect porches and steps during fall repairs. Key items include decayed column bases, broken or loose balusters and railings, damaged floor boards and tiles, worn steps, and consider enclosing or glazing porches. Also note paint needs and masonry cracks.
A home owners guide describes creating a sports equipment closet with racks hooks and space for gear. It notes modernization loans insured by FHA can fund this and water softeners may be installed where hard water harms plumbing under the Modernization Credit Plan with funds from FHA qualified lenders.
A neglected home wiring system can be a dangerous fire hazard. Nonmetallic sheathed cable, armored cable, rigid metal pipe, or knob and tube may be used safely in rewiring. Check light and power equipment in new homes or during modernization, especially in old dwellings where original installations may be worn or damaged. Hire a competent electrician to avoid costly mistakes.
The advent of cold weather reminds homeowners of drafty windows and doors. A thorough weather striping job reduces heat loss and hazards to health at reasonable cost. Material choice varies with the homeowner’s budget, while the FHA Modernization Credit Plan funds the improvement via private lenders qualified by FHA.
Compact units are available for windows in homes. These casement models combine weather stripping, screen, double glazing insert, and hardware in one unit. Frames fit any wall type and are easily installed. Financing is available through FHA Modernization Credit Plan for installation in existing homes.
In Edinburgh Col. John Colville, Secretary for Scotland, said Scotland uses more water per head than England. He claimed the fact shows our cleanliness and would counterlibel about our national beverage.
New Bedford styled whale ship bar opens at the Midston hotel on Madison Avenue. Two rooms reproduce whaler decor with painted seascapes and a moving artificial sea, plus a wind machine for roaring weather. Customers report seasickness after repeated main braces are spliced.
The Standard Plan New York Central grain elevator at 60th Street beside the Hudson burned spectacularly ending a slow dismantling begun last May. Once the last grain elevator on Manhattan, it dominated the West Side skyline and traffic was disrupted as wreckers removed debris and authorities guarded the elevated highway from danger.
In Madison Wisconsin the works by sculptress Edna Tulane may not endure in future cultural offerings. The article notes that some sculptures will be unavailable to upcoming generations, reflecting a controversial view on preservation and posterity.
Two Detroit mining engineers Otto Small aged 31 and Charles Baso 21 plan to return to Narvio southern Colombia to operate heirs of Inca mines near sites of large American funds. They will use a gasoline powered crusher mill and washer aiming for 400 dollars of gold per ton, shipped by plane to Tumaco and by sea to New York. Baso is a University of Detroit graduate. Small was a former high school football star.
Roy Collins, 19, of Ardmore Oklahoma, was arrested for train hopping in Youngstown. He wore one shoe, the other lost during capture. Police provided him with a new pair of shoes and socks while detained.
John N Garner was presented in Washington in May and three other national Lions Club officers received honors before 10,000 people in Pittsburgh. Busts about a foot and a half tall slump in sun, a detail Miss Tulane notes from experience. Cheese and sculpture require cooling as cheese crumbles. She saves chips to fashion grand cheese sandwiches using byproducts of her industrial work.
A group of fishermen on Lake Murray report midnight sighting of a woman on the water. One man hooks a line and reels up a human skull with a .38 pistol bullet embedded in the top. The skull story closes a strange tale of the lake.
Reading time note aside, the piece highlights prices below 20 year labor Department index and suggests Win dow Conditioning for double hung windows with full length storm sash or Winter Windows. It notes ventilation methods and upcoming roof work by Harry Jenkins on West River Street using Flintkote shingles. It also items available farm timbers, corner china cases, BALSAM WOOL insulation, Flintkote Rock Wool, coal, paints, enamels, shellacs, varnishes, and a paint agitator device.
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