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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 14, 1940

Page

5

First Baptist Church Plans Auditorium Remodeling Tribute

The First Baptist Church on Second Avenue at Twelfth Street SE announced plans to remodel its auditorium into a three aisle chancel type space to honor the late Philip Newcomb. Work will occur after June 2 during the church’s eightieth anniversary year. A $7,500 remodeling fund funds the project, including a $5,000 bequest from Mr Newcomb.

First Baptist Church Second Avenue Twelfth Street Philip Newcomb Harry Pratt Grant F. Anderson C. B Zalesky R. E. Johnson Milo Wenger Arthur Deamer Claude Krebs Lucile Powell

Family Income Rules Shelter Expenditure

FHA guidance links income stability to housing costs. An average family earning 1500 dollars yearly could safely buy a 3000 dollar house. The rule suggests spending one fourth to one fifth of monthly income on housing expenses, implying a 100 dollar monthly income would allow 24 dollars for housing and related costs.

FHA

Realtors Hear Talk On Social Security at Cedar Rapids Luncheon

John W. Donnelly field superintendent for the Social Security Board will discuss old age assistance insurance at the Cedar Rapids Real Estate board luncheon Monday at noon at the YMCA. Lloyd C. Grover Iowa employment bureau manager will discuss Iowa unemployment compensation law.

John W. Donnelly Social Security Board Cedar Rapids Real Estate Board Lloyd C. Grover Iowa State Employment Bureau Iowa

Ambro Advertising Agency Remodels Historic Quarters

The Ambro Advertising Agency, Inc. at 333 Dows building unveils a modernized office space occupying the former Iowa Electric Light and Power company accounts area. Dean Barnhizer designed the remodel with new semi acoustical ceilings, curved metal partitioning, glass fronts, updated radiators, and a concealed fire door cloak.

Ambro Advertising Agency, Inc Dows Iowa Electric Light and Power Company Col. W. G. Dows Dean Barnhizer Morehead-Frederikson Company Wes Panek Ambro

Rasmussen couple buys home on C avenue from Bever company

Mr and Mrs Ras mussons new address 1219 Third Avenue SW occupy 1136 C Avenue NW purchased from Bever and Company the transaction reported as completed with plans to reside there.

Miller M. Rasmussen Third Avenue SW C Avenue NW Bever and Company

Permits Granted During Last Week in Local Blog

A rundown of building permits issued in the past week shows numerous projects across the city. Entries include residences and garages at Hemnet 1010 Second Avenue SW and 1712 E Avenue NE, with costs ranging from 60 to 18,000 dollars, plus repairs, reroofs, remodels, and a new warehouse for Shaler Lumber at 152 Thirty-third Street Drive SE. notable names include J Burkey, Jerry Soukup, Dr. J F Stansbury, Bea E Rowley, Mrs Anna Metela, Bertha J Smith, Emma V Snyder, E W Mainwaring, G Christopher, the Church of Nazarene, and Harry W Dunker among others.

Fifth Street Drive C H. Hays F Avenue Frank C. Metela Second Street W. H. Lockman J. L. Gladwin Sixth Street Harry Pressler D Avenue Joe Egan Seventh Street M. G. Horsfall Cobean Court Mary S. Martin Third Street C. A. Kent Walter Schultz B Avenue R M. Chapman Twenty-third Street Drive St. Ludmila Church Corporation F. W. Adams Longwood Drive George Klunzman Eighteenth Street Peoples Savings Bank Third Avenue W. Siepman Cedar Park First Avenue Carl O Blake First Avenue NW W. Roy Harger Dunreath Drive Cedar Rapids Coca Cola Bottling Company Fifth Avenue F G. Ladd Second Avenue Mary Loukota Eleventh Avenue Richard M Conk Ninth Street Louis Jakoubek Otis Road J. Burkey E Avenue Jerry Soukup R. Morse J .F. Stansbury Country Club Parkway SE Bea E Rowley Sixteenth Street John Bales Blake Boulevard Joe Kubrick Joe Lesinger Frank Loukata Anna Metela C Street L. G Berry Fifteenth Avenue Bertha J. Smith Seventh Avenue Emma V. Snyder First Avenue E E. W. Mainwaring Fourth Avenue SE G. Christopher J Avenue NW Church of Nazarene K Street O. F Hood Mitchell Grooms Twentyfirst F W. Faulkes Harry W. Dunker Crescent Street W. E. Anderson N Street Shaler Lumber Company Thirty-third Street R. W. Frahm Eighteenth Avetoe Murray Fawcett Etta Krohn Eighth Street Lyle Hetzel F Avenue NW C. M. Fadness Sherman Street Royal Streeter Fifth Avenue SW J. J. Schoenfeld

Newcomer Rentals Arrive Through Local Agencies

C L Willis from Altoona Pennsylvania has rented 1920 Fifth avenue SE from the Home Owners Loan Corporation via Hedges and Tait Wagner. I S Burns from Aurora Illinois rented 868 Twenty first street SE through Tait and Wagner. Dale Crawford and wife plan May 1 move to 1560 Mount Vernon avenue SE from Chicago, with Crawford heading New Process Laundry dry cleaning. Thomas L Groves from Des Moines moved April 1 to 1605 Park avenue SE, a St Clair Appliance salesman. G W Eiben and wife move from Monticello to 1648 C avenue NE through Malcolm Y Bolton. Eiben works at Wagner Motor. 1628 C avenue NE is also listed on the Eiben transaction.

C. L. Willis Altoona John Hf. Brookman Fifth Avenue SE Home Owners Loan Corporation Hedges Company Tait and Wagner Company Mr. Willis John Blaut I. S Burns Link Belt Speeder Aurora Twenty-first Street L. E. Davies Dubuque Dale Crawford Cedar Rapids Chicago Mount Vernon Avenue Howard H Camburn Chadron Crawford New Process Laundry Fred E Collard Fred HO Kubieck Thomas L Groves Des Moines Groves St. Clair Appliance G W . Eiben Monticello C Avenue Malcolm Y ¥. Bolton and

Backyard Playhouse Idea For Kids Sun Safe Outdoor Fun

A real back yard playhouse offers children fresh air while shielding them from the sun. Attractive, inexpensive structures can be built quickly using structural insulating board to enhance yard appeal.

Ossian Blacksmith Shop Quietly Succumbs to Time

Ossian’s oldest landmark, the 1870 blacksmith shop built by Henning and Wiltgen, has been demolished as horse drawn transport fades. The site once housed a carpenter shop and sawyers like Q G Gleisner recall early town life and coffin making. The building, later owned by Dessel Bros and Dr J W Holtes, gave way to a modern office structure.

Ossian Ossians Henning Dominic and Theodore Wiltgen Q. G. Gleisner Mr Gleisner

Grow Vegetables Quickly For Flavor And Tenderness

Vegetable gardening hinges on technique more than flowers. A balanced plant food at 4 pounds per 100 square feet speeds growth, feeding calculations: 1 quart covers 50 sq ft, 1 pint 25 sq ft, with tablespoon per sq ft for smaller needs. Temperature and water, soil, and plant food govern speed. choose a irrigable spot and deep soil preparation for best yields.

Vegetable Garden Technique Emphasizes Uninterrupted Growth

The text argues tenderness in food signals quality more than beauty in flowers. It states the main aim of vegetable garden technique is continuous growth. Fast growth shows good health and proper development producing the right vegetable type. When growth is interrupted, character changes, evident in size and usually in toughness rather than color.

Modern Plant Foods Replace Stable Manure In Garden Work

The article explains replacing scarce old time stable manure with modern plant foods. After soil prep, broadcast plant food into the top three inches and rake in. Use a balanced mix containing all elements. apply along rows at a tablespoon per yard, weekly for forced crops like head lettuce.

Home Of Mrs Yaw Sold To L L Burger In Seattle

Mrs Harry E Yaw sold her home at 4392 Twents-first street SE to Lloyd L Burger of 2923 E avenue NE who will occupy after May 1. The sale closed through George P Witwer and company which also arranged a roominghouse lease at 216 Seventh street SF owned by A C Stews art to Mrs Janet Wickline and sale of furnishings to her by Miss Edith Wathen. Wickline, formerly of Minneapolis, is the new occupant.

Harry E Yaw Twents-first Street Lloyd L. Burger E Avenue George P. Witwer and Seventh Street A C Stewsart Janet Wickline Edith Wathen Wickline Minneapolis

Mrs Anna Cook Sells Home to Will D Bolton

Mrs Anna Cook of 823 D Avenue NW sells her home to William D Bolton of 333 Second Avenue SW with possession expected May 1. John A Wenden closed the deal and also arranged Frank Bervy’s sale at 944 Eighteenth Avenue SW to Frank Waldron of 10 Fifteenth Street NW, with Waldron to take possession about May 15.

Anna Cook D Avenue NW Willliam D. Bolton Second Avenue John A Wenden Frank] Berv Eighteenth Avenue Frank Waldron Fifteenth Street Waldron

Also Mentioned on This Page

Realtors Hamilton S&foot Wren Houses Hamilton Seed BS Coal CO Phont Naomi Doebel Gus Kullander H J. Rowe Otto Ambroz Grant Wood Paris Robert Yaw Robert Pierson Sanford’s Wall Papers Monroe AM Re Aars Sheawin-Williams Co L. Dawson Third Avenue SE Dial Hemnet Becker Becker Bonded The Bureau of Standards Becker Roofing CO Fourteenth Ave. SE Newcomer Rentals Backyard Playhouse Nagle - Eaton St. NE Old Ossian OLD Ossian Blacksmith Shop Tent & Awning CO First St. SE Century Ed Soboda Cedar Rapids Fuel CO Rass Maresh Sheet Metal Works Mrs. Yaw L. L. Burger D. Bolton Cedar Rapids Block CO 9Th St. SW Smulekoff Dream Kitchen Smulckoff Third Ave West Side
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