Committees Named for Local O H I Group
Winchester Frederick County Operation Home Improvement names chairmen and members for its committees at a George Washington Hotel meeting. Key roles include Publicity Holmes Newcome chair. Advertising David Roland chair. Liaison John Carr chair. Executive committee includes Frank Whitesell executive chairman and W B Price.
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Winchester-Frederick County
Home Improvement
Holmes Newcome
Frank Whitesell
MR. Whitesell
Ed Molden
W. B. Price
Plumly
Easter
Operation Home Improvement in Winchester 1957
The Winchester Frederick County Chamber of Commerce announces Operation Home Improvement to better living in 1957. Philip Gabler, secretary, holds a complete list of all OHLI members.
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Chamber of Commercce
Winchester
Frederick County
Philip Gabler
Chamber of Commerce
Better Your Living Year Aims To Modernize Homes
The 1957 Better Your Living Year unites government trade groups and manufacturers in home improvement efforts. Operation Home Improvement led by John R. Doscher coordinates dealers contractors and lenders to help homeowners update houses boosting local values and living standards.
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Seng
Operation Home T
Operation Home Improvement
John R. Doscher
Life Magazine
Doscher
Good Care Factor For Economy In Plumbing Plan
Examination of the plumbing system in your home may save water and fuel bills in cold weather. Leaky faucets and toilets cause higher costs and damage fixtures. Prompt repair or replacement of running toilets and worn washers prevents waste and future problems.
No. 1 Loan Is Big Boon To Home Owner
A Federal Reserve Board survey shows one third more non-farm families own homes since 1948 and homeowners expanding living space. Eight percent spent 1000 dollars or more on 1955 improvements. Title I loans permit up to 3500 for home improvements repayable over three years to modernize kitchens baths and add value.
Seek to Improve Homes Warns of Local Racket Dangers
The Winchester O H I program urges homeowners to use reputable firms for renovations. It warns against display house schemes itinerant roofers bait advertising storm windows furnace repair and mastic paints scams. The Chamber of Commerce offers to discuss current rackets with residents.
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Winchester
Frederick
O HI
Chamber of Commerce
Membership Not Limited To Names Below
If for some reason your firm's name is not included in the roster of names listed, contact Frank Whitesell at MO 2 4134 to join local establishments in their goal of a better community. The good to be achieved will be in direct proportion to the cooperation and participation of local firms and agencies.
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H. I
Frank Whitesell
Operation Home Improvement campaign overview
Operation Home Improvement or OHI is a nationwide effort to encourage homeowners to repair and maintain their houses. It arose from cooperation between the Federal Government and private industry after a letter from President Eisenhower to the Federal Housing Administrator. Local dealers retailers contractors and lenders support the push to meet rising public demand.
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Operation Home Improvement
Eisenhower
Federal Housing Administrator
Housing Agency
Local Business Directory Listings Extract
A dense compilation of business names, addresses, and phone numbers across contractors, furniture, plumbing, heating, paving, real estate, banks, and wholesalers. Entries include firms such as F. W. Armstrong Co, Baker & Anderson Electrical Co, Sears Roebuck & Co, Shenandoah Valley National Bank, Winchester Evening Star, and many others with street addresses and MO area codes.
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O.H
George Washington Hotel
Charles Dick and
C. J. Owens
David Roland
Lewis Ebert
Forrest Jones
John Carr
Robert Edwards
Wilbur Feltner
Robert Manuel
Paul D. Plumly
Philip F. Easter
Tees
Plete
Operation
The
United States Chamber of Commerce
Chambers of Commerce
Witchester
Federal Housing & Home Fi
Nance Agency
Albert M. Cole
Virginia
Ing
Private
Prise
Claude B. Smalts, Jr
City of
Federal Reserve Board
O.H.I
O.H.1
E. W. Armstrong Co
W. Piccadilly St
See Window Corp
S. Cameron St
F. W. Armstrong Co
Baker & Anderson Electrical Co
N. Braddock St
Blue & Gray Electric Service
Braddock St
Molden Electric Co
Valley Pike
Power
N. Loudoun
Shenandoah Gas Company
Loudoun
Shengas Corp
Building Contractors
O. & H. Ritter
S. L. Haymaker & Bro
Orchard Ave
Richard
Nicholson
Sunnyside
D. A. Doyle Cabinet Shop
Franklin Ave
Paulette Cabinet Shop
Greystone Terrace
Winchester Concrete Products, Inc
Welltown Pike
Department Stores
Sears Roebuck & Co
Electrical Contractors
S. Braddock MO
Perry Engineering Co
Millwood Pike
Arthur W. Miller
Berryville Ave
N. G. O'Roark
Piccadilly
Donald E. Athey
Gray Ave
Swimlevy Furniture Store
E. Pieccadilly
Anderson Sheet Metal Works
W. Hart St
Charles R. Breeden Paper Mill
Mio
John MH. Lillis & Son
W. Monmouth St
Paper Mill
Poston’s Plumbing & Heating
N. Purcell Ave
John H. Snyder
W. Boscawen
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Loudoun & Piccadilly MO
N. Kent St
Printing Contractors
Orville L. Hoover
Morningside Drive
Stuart M. Perry
Hottle & Elliott Paper Mill
Plumbing Contractors
John H. Lillis & Son
Molden Electric
Ca. Valley Pike
N. G. O'Roark Paper Mill Road
WINC
Kerr Ave
Merton W. Browne
W. Whitlock Ave
Bryan Stotler
S. Loudoun
Tile Contractors
E. Piccadilly St
Ranb Supply Co
Western Maryland Supply Co
Beau & Ohio
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