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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1950
Page
5
A long list of building permits records new dwellings and renovations across multiple Omaha addresses. Entries include costs from 50 to 9 000 dollars, detailing new houses, garages, remodels, reroofs, and additions at streets such as Twenty-seventh NE, Gwendolyn NE, Sixteenth SW, Thirtieth NE, and many others. Most projects involve individuals or firms with precise addresses and stated dollar values.
United States Department of Agriculture household specialists recommend ordinary baking soda as a gentle cleaner for china glass and pottery. It removes tea and coffee stains from cups when rubbed with a damp cloth dipped in soda and is not advised for gilt trims. They also suggest using soda in refrigerator wash water for cleaning and as a rinse for vacuum bottles. Porcelain enameled utensils brighten with occasional soda cleaning, including coffee makers which can be boiled with water and soda or wiped with a soda sprinkled cloth.
Theodore B. Hlubucek and son Donald purchase wooded Linden drive SE lot near Bever park from William L. Jacksons. They plan a ranch style home soon via Yuill and Gohmann Realtors. The Rees sell 217 Twentieth St SE to Iowa Conference of Seventh Day Adventists for a parsonage with Rev H B Davis moving May 1. The Rees move to 2340 Linden drive SE, bought from Dr and Mrs Moon. Zachar Jr and wife sell 3241 Daweswood Ave SE to Homer White of Denver. they move to Iowa City. sale handled by Yuill and Gohmann.
Edward Phillips of 1010 Fourth Avenue SE buys the property at 1645 First Avenue SE from Mary Gode. The transaction was arranged through Lundquist and Company.
Advise caution when painting near power lines and exposed conductors. If bare wires are found, inform the electric company or hire a private electrician promptly.
The best putties and glazing materials fail if not properly applied or cared for after application. Failures show later after exposure and may be misread as inferior material. After glazing sets, paint promptly to seal and protect it. Apply the same number of paint coats to putty as the sash and let the paint lap onto the glass for a sealing edge.
The current practice of placing small clay tiles on long paper strips mirrors an ancient process that originated in Asia Minor during the 1200s.
Mr and Mrs W D Barrett sold their 129 Twenty second Street NE home to Mr and Mrs Floyd C Dummermuth who plan to take possession about June 1 and move to Chicago. The Dummermuths then sold their 1413 Wildwood Drive NE house to Mr and Mrs J M Winchell. Both deals handled by Tait and Wagner Company Realtors.
Riverdale residents sold parcels along Thirty second street west Eastern boulevard SE and nearby avenues to buyers including Wayne M. Barnett 1346 D avenue NE Zack McArthur Fairfax Raymond L Hodgson 107 Second street NW Joe William Lorenc Donald A Reed and John C Stoner Kenwood Terrace. The buyers plan to build homes. several transfers note cooperation with C A Siegfried.
The Plumbing and Heating Industries Bureau notes conversion gas burners can fit existing boilers and furnaces. Installations must be done by a competent contractor per burner maker instructions. In many cases a purpose built gas furnace or boiler offers better, more economical service.
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