Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 June 1941 — Page 26

AALMOTRIATINM | nin 1 $s. KITCHEN WALLS OF MUSLIN CONSTRUCTION * |BUILDING, LOAN | Leads Inspection | Tro ce az, Tt, pl ; ; m walls now are attained by pasting’

cheap muslin over plywood walls be~

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George and Martha Washington |

would feel right at home at the . Defense Building Is Spur Mt, Vérnon-Electro Home. do s Gain Over Year Ago “The all-electric home, just .com To Activity; 549, of pleted by the Indianapdiis, Home % Is 15 Per Cent, Says | Builders'- Association in Meridian- : . Total Private Kessler- Terrace, combines the ap- 3 ; League Head. pearance of stately Mt. Vernon : Ee i NEW YORK June 20 (U. P.).— with the conveniences of, 1950.. - a . Times Special Portable, Pens-=Kennel Panels Construction contracts awarded in|" The first spadeful of dirt on the G : 1 CHICAGO, June 20—Aprll was FREE ESTIMATES the 37 Eastern states during May home - site at Kessler Blvd. and ; : ; fT the third month of 1941 to witness State-Wide Service—_Delivered or Erected rose to a new high since June; 1930, [Glatden Ave. was turned on George | £3 $ : the receipt of more than $100,000,000 £2 } BR-344L. Night BR-0517 a at $548,700,000, topping ‘the previous| Vv ashington's - birthday: this « year. i Cl | by the saving, buliding. and. Joan 85-}.4 FORD FENCE CO. month by 35 per cent.and the corre- | L1€ tall columns of ‘the porch are ; iF y 8; ; Il "sponding 1940 month by.65 per cent reminiscent of the Mt. Vernon en-| § sie = SH Tu soclations and co-operative banks .the F. W. Dodge Corp. reports. ’ltrance and the wallpaper in the i i eo) | throughout the country. The inflow The Dodges report indicated that front hall and stair-way are exact 2 : 3 J : SS i amounted to $102,402,000, the United " Vernon ; Tid j i States Savings and Loan League re- i A | | } | Al L \ ¢ 1 A J 3

- public and private ownership con- reproductions of the Mt. ! struction shared almost equally in|Wall covering. : : e7 : ported this week, making April the the May boom. There's an interesting story be- 2S i : 54 if most active month since January. : Public ownership projects in May| hind that wallpaper. It seems that 4 i : Na Paul Endicott of Pomona, Cal, L. M. Condrey accounted for $254,836,000, or 46 per|in 1775, Washington was adding to : : 5 . BEE League president, said that it was| f h cent of the total. Private construc-|his home. But the work was.not ; gat ey ® an increase of approximately half a group of home plahners and tion, however, continued in the|Completed when Paul Revere aroused or | | million dollars or 43 per cent over| Pullders will inspect 35 concrete ant position with a dollar vol-|the folks of Lexington, and Wash- : #% |the March volume of new funds and| [2S0ntY homes completed or unf $293,864,000, largely because ington was called to lead the Conti- i that the gain over April, 1940, was der construction ‘here Sunday: on um . y industrial plant ae to nental Army. . ; : 15.3 per cent. a ou, conducted by J 2a. Conbe erected for defense production. - | SO Martha Washington was left A : 2 ; The total of funds entrusted to| Sr: housing consultant of the The bullaine authioriiy.aiso noted] Le task of completing ih= addin The Mt. Vernon-Electro horfie . . . Colonial styleswith wliramoder veniences. the savings, building and loan as50-| Indianapolis ofics. The group : ; o ernon- ro horfie . , . Colonia rn con . A Eh y clations the first four months| will leave Monument Circle at

that one and two family house|2nd -— Si is white with esen building held an important place in pape. house which 1s not white. THe floor|ivory and gold and the back or & repr tative of the Indian-|Passed the half billion dollar mark,| 1:30 p. m. by chartered bus to

figures, ac-|8re scenic figures. : She Jay pSoDgtraoHion of the ge grey = in © DEWISS: sud Washington is parquet and the wall paper#is|bedroom in dusty blue with lace and apolis Home Builders’ Association the largest volume of new funds for| visit houses of varied architectural pe covered the walls with a ‘coat of | Warm grey with white and dubonnet | flower patterns. ; building committee will talk on any January -Apell Period gi be design. or e depression, , co

This volume, it was stated, made plaster and it was nearly a century desigris. This design is called French| There is a stairway to the recreaProvision Jor me more. than 30,00 new before the wallpaper underneath [Damask and was found in an old|tion room in the basement and home design and construction. This pointed out. he Linoleum “Since the Pederal Housing Ad-| Was revealed by the peeling of the Colonial house near Philtelbhia. service stairs off the kitchen. The i be fellowes by a Jemonstsa- : — . or bi i Tonsiin the FOCCIL v outer: coating. - e all-electric en is done in|recreation room is 14 by 22 feet tion ‘cle g up i 3 andl Cabinet Tops in the ernen Minisiration’s. weekly regorted vol- g \ar- light lime and white with pattern-|and also has a frcplace. using the new automatic sink and HOOSIER OPENS NEW TRO-Home juriislisd, by

: _| Ross Neeves, the contractor, chari §f morieez i or |acterizes the- architecture as “mod- |centered linoleum bordered with| The house will be open for ifi- (garbage disposal unit which is fea- WALLPAPER STORE Henry Beisinger ernized Mt. Vernon.” The house yellow and midnight blue strips. The|spectfon from 2 to 9 p. m. Sunday |tured. There also will be a dis- vl 1125 Prospect St. MA-9722 cussion of kitchen planning and Norge Appliances

insyrance ran well above last year ; . le , throughout the month of May, con-| Was designed by Orval Williamson. | breakfast nook paper is white, grey and from 2 to 5 p. m. every follow~ Eo iortrs, Silin Leon Cohn, manager of the Hoos- i tinued small-house activity at high It has a long living roomy running and silver striped with a brilliant ing day for a month. a eau le , i ih special ier Paint and Linoleum Store, 211|Linoleum, Venetian Blinds, Carpets, Rugs, - levels is indicated” the Dodge Corp. the width of the house decorated in rose vine. ‘ Because of the growing interest mens g special no Washington St, today an- Furniture, Window Shades said. grey and white.- On one side is a| Upstairs are three bedrooms and |in all-electric kitchens, the Electric reservations may call the Electric| oo") opening of a new hase- : i white Colonial fireplace. ‘On the [two baths, The master bedroom is|League of Indianapolis will sponsor League office, Riley 2618. A Lg J Y Electrical Work ' PEEL PLYWOOD FROM FIR |OtRer is a set of windows with a [decorated in apricot with rose|a series of special demonstration| The wiring of the all-electric) “oy "gong tment features a self- ; 10-fogt . expanse and a southern figures, another design with a his- [clinics at the home each afternoon home has been approved by the service method whereby, customers for the 1941 Mt. Vernon ELECTRO-Home In making plywood, sheets of ve- exposure. A closed-in porch runs |tory. It was found in a collection Monday through Friday next week. |Electric League. The home. is can : blouse : through the : designs Featured on this pgge "neer only a fraction of an inch thick {the width of the living room at of old documents and is considered| The demonstrations will be held [equipped with an electric dish- Fie ae fauousn - the Sesiey in furnished™ and installed ‘by are peeled from big fir logs. Then, |the rear. ‘true example [of the early|at 2:30 p. m. and at 3:30 p. m? in|washer, disposal unit, range, refrig-| ©, fis rl np # e OVERBEY ELECTRIC SERVICE the veneer is glued together in three,| - The dining room wall paper design Hictoriens period. the home's garage where seats will erator, ventilating fan and wall o —" os Sn, y Bt By liso five or more: plies to make big |is called “Gobelin.” - It is light blue| The other front bedroom is inlbe provided. The home's architect clock. . TE BS 8 and paints. , gg. 2555 Broad Ripple We Are Proud of

panels. ’ ith White 504 gio) figyres. Tne} ; U S 1 T Oc. Dail Investigate Colonial's = by LeBrun, chet cout, painter. for Li st P amphl ets / n BUILDING 00STS RISE « Jeo Issyes wo PU — Sadlnnmpuia So pokes iy Various ported to the colonies in me 11a Central Library 8.9 PER CENT IN YEAR Housing Booklets Years And You Will Be Proud 'of The

Home Lean Plans a Century. It was copied from an old The ‘Federal Government has Woke L ANDS APING

; RY NEW PAMPHLETS for persons Come in Today for Colonial house in Charleston, W. Va. Siterostdd in Detter De ond Times Special issued two booklets for persons AA by A I

Pree Consultation The_library: is downstairs in the : , H TON, J 20.—Con3 - : : in . ; ardens which may be borrowed WASHING une n-| interestéd in better housing. About - Your Home back and its woodwork light walnut gare the Tt in Cen- struction costs for a standard house| ‘ “Housing Road Map” explains * PHONE BR. 5495 in ‘color, the only woodwork in the tral Library include: in April again showed a slight in-| how Government agencies can crease, being only .7 of 1 per ¢ent| help in obtaining a new farm or

Col oni Savings > Loan Association 4 EES » ; an > dry Ss. OR above March, it is reported by econ-| home, farm buildings, moderniza- jon : 28 South Mlinois | mon. Pointers as to the best |omists of the Federal Home Loan| tion or repairs, and home equip- . - . th aT, eheck

y Qember FEDERAL SAVINGS INSURANCE CORPORATION . Bank Board. April costs, however, ment. “Services Offered by | , Wh nd how Shrubs and vess, Where a were 8.9 per cent.above April, 1940.| Agencies of the Government Con- Castleton, Ind., Eight i aa, Ne Ror Sista ‘Rand anapolls. For aus a loan plan o8 arking

to use them. : , Labor and building material prices| cerned With Better Housing” Follow a rkings. . your hom . E REMODEL YOUR HOME, sug" |shared equally the slight rise in| outlines the operations of vari: morn bese points | = | A Eo gui in With April over March but labor Was on ous Federal agencies directly con- The I / : Ey tq. Does Inert eT rut, ton, ur Eon | SR or SHR nl lis TA Sh fs” “The NORGE Ise STATE-WIDE SERVICE now or an abandoned house Or oq "japor costs went up 11.8 per| without charge by writing to the OIL BURNER and | EASY to under- |. 7 stand?

Free Estimates—Easy Terms garage it can be done. cent in a year as compared with a| U..S. Information Service, Wash-

Call HU-8361—Night, -HU-6665 GARDENING GUIDE: What t0 rise of 7.4 per cent in building mate-| ington. HE ATING PL ANT ’

do in your garden each month and |rja] prices. how to do it. Despite the rise in building costs, WAS FURNISHED AND PEREN- [th idential truction index \ YOUR GARDEN OF the residential construc INSTALLED IN .THE a To ender. ake Jor |

NIALS, ‘gives information on the |went up 13.9 per ‘cent in April as i ie ‘preparation of ‘the soil, including [compared with March and 26.2 per Birge Wallpapers the cage

PLANT NOW 3 J uTS_ fertilizing and drainage, cent shes of Apel Jo, The ios Ent and p ot : 1941 Kleciro-flome interests? Ay = bet crease is accoun or largely. by 2 : ers - are building i erprise raims y | if the ansWeRs oi facR THE BEST RESULTS | Everything for “| LANDSCAPING — | cron sess ans. the asad spring ib for the Capit ol Automatic Heating Corp fstins, 1,0 | J

then ing ‘construction program in practically 1941 MT. VERNON OUR home.

Beautifying 'Y ard _ [lll We will gladly assist you : t and attractiv Y iy o gladly y ity. : 4 | ne one Sling ve and Garden with your LANDSCAP- ovely SOMmUINY, ©. & vr 12 ELECTRO-HOME 926 FT. WAYNE AVE. LI-3822 We invite yo to in jo inves vests : using the “Right Plant in + = |H} ING. problems. Right HOKANSON 1S NAMED : ~~ FEATURED | Bl gate our pian :

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