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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Cook
D Avenue NW
Willliam D. Bolton
Second Avenue
John A Wenden
Frank] Berv
Eighteenth Avenue
Frank Waldron
Fifteenth Street
Waldron
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Fourteenth Ave. SE
Newcomer Rentals
Backyard Playhouse
Nagle - Eaton
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Old Ossian
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Century
Ed Soboda
Cedar Rapids Fuel CO
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Dream Kitchen
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