Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 26 Jul 1934, p. 22

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WILMBTTB LIFE July 26, 1934 HOHEANID 'GARDE N U. S. Stresses Loans The opportunity ,for. cooperation ...ith the .na.tioiial adminiistration in it-housing program and the need to use advertising space in local news- papers were empbasized in a cal issued to the First. Federal Savings, and Loan Association of Winmette by the Federal Home Loan. Banik of Chicago to join ini a conference'on the National Housing.act. This act, it is pointed out, provides that building and loan associations may make loans for modernization and improvement purposes in indi- vidual amounits up to $2,000, and will be insured against loss on such loans -1P to 20 per cent of the aniount. The call states that, inasmucb as reports reaching the bank indicate tliat the demand for funds for loans (if ail types is low, associations are advised to make liberal use of ad- vertising space in local newspapers to get their story before the public. In tbis connection attention is di- rected to one association whicb, by this means, increased its volume of boan applications from l nlotbing to $50,000 a mn The local association nlow bas funds available for boans of the, class ac- ceptable, according to C. E.. Clifton, Jr., the secretary. I HOME IS TRANSFORMED. FOR LESS THAN $500 j RETURNS.FROM VISIT Mrs. James E. Tarleton, 1125 Ash- land avenue, wbo had been visiting bher parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Sul- livan in Virginia, Minn., for tbree weeks, returned to ber homne Iast Sunday. She brought ber sister, Miss Helen> Sullivan, back with ber for a Visit. For juist a litile dr$50, ____________________________________ Mr. a;nd Ars. Fraiik Biiriet of STONE MASON Belliinghain, Wasii ztoil remod- ('.linut & IRPaIrIWork-LIIy Pools eled their old - fashioiied ho se »lciraoîil AtteàaUt-o)i mbt the chariing Cape Cod.type J. SHORTRIDGE cottage shzo w.zii, te "ier" 421 lhniofld Road Photogra ph. This transformat ion TIelcphone Kenllwortb 273S -woit a cas/h prize iithte 1933 Bcf- _____________________________ ter Homies Coltcst, .çpoisored bV' New AddretsaRelier Hoines anid Gardenis. LIBERTY LOAN CORP. Auto- Personal - Furniture 1569 Sherm Gre. 1353 Quinlan & Tyson. BIdg. Under glate Supervision MORTOACÉ LOAN S' We ar e in the market for conser vative first mort. gage'. lans on. residences, apartments and office buildings.- t Quinlan & Tyson, mc. 1 N. LaSalle Street CIdcago -Central 0227 1571 Shermtan Avenue Evanston Ufiversity 2M9 ~IjsJ 117ITH an old bouse to start with, but a wealth of, newv ideas, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Burnet of Belling- ham, Washington, bave made their home, completely up-to-date,, at a, total cost of less than $500. Their work of remodeling, was1 so effective, that. the judges awarded tbem one of the cash prizes in.tbe 1933 Better Homes Contest, spon- sored by Better Homes & Gardens. The neigbbors saw a dismal, out- moded "shirtwaist": dwelling i ii the Burnet homeP but ini imagination the Burnets tbemselves saw a, cheerful Cape Cod type cottage. Taking advantage of the low prices prevalent in 1933, they set out to make the dream materialize. . The exaggerated eaves and the Wooden decorations halfway up the side walls were eliminated. The tent- like projection ýover. the front en- trance was taken off, thus uncovering 4 J.R.FOOTE LANDSCAPE AND GARÛFN SERVICE Phone Wimn.tka79 WILMETTE LIFE july 2e,1934

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