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Box 5, Folder 11, Document 86
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eet] A. Alexander
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Jamary 22, 1968 / a
MEMORAH DOM
To: Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.
Prom: Malcolm D. Jones
Re: Low-eost single family housing develepment in Thomasville U.R. Project
areas
Mr. George Kemnedy, Chairman of the Housing and Redevelopment Comittee of
the Atlanta Chamber of Comuerce, has just informed me that the Travelers Insurance
Company has agreed to finance 70 new single family low cost houses in the Thomas=~
ville J. R. Project under the FHA 221 d (2) insured mortgage prograns and possibly
about 70 more (the remainder of the rougher undeveloped single family lots in
Thomasville) if National Homes and the Housing Authority can get together on the
price and FHA will insure the loans. This should practically complete development
of the 157 single family lots in Thomasville which have been vacant so long.
Mr. Kennedy has proposed that we attexpt to get some favorable publicity out
ef this to the mutual benefit of the Low-income Houging Program, Travelers Insurance
Company, Chamber of Commerce, and National Homes.
Mr. Kennedy says that Denver Gray of his Committee has done considerable work
on this and that James R. Price, President of National Homes, Lafayette, Indiana,
SE OES OE ORM: OF AE TSETET ED Se © RIG SNORT
He suggests that a brief cerenony be arranged in the Thomasville U. R. Project
ves the week of Fotouary 5 (provally Fetraary 7) with you partleipering.
/ Pan ore aod are both in accord with thie Aden
Recommend a meeting be scheduled in the Thomasville area, Wednesday, Feb. 7,
at 11:00 o'eleck, te make the formal announcement, with the following peewee to
attend:
ary ae Allen, Jr. ~ Me Ce
_Secrge W. Kennedy, Chamber of Commerce
~— Penver Gray, Chamber of Commerce
Representatives of Travelers Insurance Co.
James Re Price, President, National Homes
Joe Mlliott, National Homes Construction Corporation
Johm A. Thigpen, Dir. FHA
M, Be. Satterfield, ixec. ‘ir., Housin, Authority
Robert L. Sommerville, Chairman, CACUR
Williem S. Howland, “xec, Dir., CACUR
Den Sweat
Maleolm Jones
Press
ee: Den Servant
/
Jamary 22, 1968 / a
MEMORAH DOM
To: Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.
Prom: Malcolm D. Jones
Re: Low-eost single family housing develepment in Thomasville U.R. Project
areas
Mr. George Kemnedy, Chairman of the Housing and Redevelopment Comittee of
the Atlanta Chamber of Comuerce, has just informed me that the Travelers Insurance
Company has agreed to finance 70 new single family low cost houses in the Thomas=~
ville J. R. Project under the FHA 221 d (2) insured mortgage prograns and possibly
about 70 more (the remainder of the rougher undeveloped single family lots in
Thomasville) if National Homes and the Housing Authority can get together on the
price and FHA will insure the loans. This should practically complete development
of the 157 single family lots in Thomasville which have been vacant so long.
Mr. Kennedy has proposed that we attexpt to get some favorable publicity out
ef this to the mutual benefit of the Low-income Houging Program, Travelers Insurance
Company, Chamber of Commerce, and National Homes.
Mr. Kennedy says that Denver Gray of his Committee has done considerable work
on this and that James R. Price, President of National Homes, Lafayette, Indiana,
SE OES OE ORM: OF AE TSETET ED Se © RIG SNORT
He suggests that a brief cerenony be arranged in the Thomasville U. R. Project
ves the week of Fotouary 5 (provally Fetraary 7) with you partleipering.
/ Pan ore aod are both in accord with thie Aden
Recommend a meeting be scheduled in the Thomasville area, Wednesday, Feb. 7,
at 11:00 o'eleck, te make the formal announcement, with the following peewee to
attend:
ary ae Allen, Jr. ~ Me Ce
_Secrge W. Kennedy, Chamber of Commerce
~— Penver Gray, Chamber of Commerce
Representatives of Travelers Insurance Co.
James Re Price, President, National Homes
Joe Mlliott, National Homes Construction Corporation
Johm A. Thigpen, Dir. FHA
M, Be. Satterfield, ixec. ‘ir., Housin, Authority
Robert L. Sommerville, Chairman, CACUR
Williem S. Howland, “xec, Dir., CACUR
Den Sweat
Maleolm Jones
Press
ee: Den Servant
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