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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1939
Page
26
Cedar Rapids building department reports 203 new dwellings valued at $728 875 and total building value of 1 559 202 for the year ending March 31. Remodeling, commercial structures and garages boosted activity with 1 999 permits overall and a departmental profit of 1 573 07.
Patricia Ann Weber, daughter of Mr and Mrs Rudy Weber Jr, celebrates her April 12 seventh birthday with a party next Saturday in the basement rumpus room. The long L shaped space includes a ping pong table, movie setup, and a cozy lounge for about eighteen guests, with wood finishes and decorative touches throughout.
Three Home Owners Loan Corporation properties were sold last week through Tait and Wagner. Purchases include 1305 Sixth Street NW to C. H. Moser, 421 Second Avenue SE, 1837 Washington Avenue SE to W. C. Bernstorf, 12 acre Otis Road tract to Joseph J. Victor, and 636 Seventh Street SE house owned by Fred Mathis sold to Fred Mally Jr.
W L Cone leases the Security Annex at 207 211 Second Street SE to Edison Brothers Inc a St Louis firm. The 15 year lease will see Edison Brothers remodel and occupy the former Cone women s wear space and the American Fruit Company unit. Edison Brothers plans about 15000 in remodeling and air conditioning with a September 1 opening.
The Chandler company warehouse No 1 in the 800 block facing C avenue NW, damaged by fire on April 23, will begin reconstruction as materials arrive. McKay Construction Company has the general contract and aims to start this week.
Directory entry lists multiple named local businesses including National Life of Vermont, Cedar Rapids Gas Co. Williams & Hunting Co. Economy Lumber Co. Home Lumber Co. Sanford's Suburban Gas Co. Wisconsin Lumber. Nagle-Eaton Lumber Co. Maresh Sheet Metal Wks. King's Crown Plaster Co. Limback Lumber Co. indicating a regional business directory snippet.
Ludwig Rubek, president of L. H. Stubbs and Co., Inc., expects to start construction of a six room modified Colonial home by mid May on a Crescent street SE and Blake boulevard SE lot. The white frame residence will have an attached garage and sunporch, purchased from Grande Avenue Land Co. through Malcolm V. Bolton and Co., realtors.
The Dutch Colonial at 402 Twenty-fifth Street SE, formerly Oliver K. Burrows, sold to Harry F. Sundberg of 545 Vernon Drive SE. Floyd H. Knapp, local realtor, handled the closing. The home, rented to Floyd Moore until recently, is being redecorated.
Sale of a residence at 521 Eighth Street SE, once owned by Arthur Poe, to Frank Lundon of Marion closed last week through Malcolm V. Bolton and company. Terrence E. Sargent of 1922 Ninth Street SW also completed a purchase at 905 A Avenue NW from Swisher Trust and Savings Bank through the same firm.
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