How ard Cherry Entrance honors Scout land donor
The Cedar Rapids area Boy Scouts honor Howard H. Cherry with a permanent "Howard Cherry Entrance" at the 52 acre Wapsipinicon river Scout camp. Cherry purchased 20 acres in 1931 and 32 more in 1946 for the wildlife preserve and served as council president from 1927 to 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seetepapem
Boy Scouts of the
Waubeek
Cherry
Wapsi
Howard Cherry
Public Welfare Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Scout Council
Stone City
Cedar Rapids Building Permits List Highlights Numerous Projects
A Cedar Rapids compilation details numerous building permits with names and addresses. Projects include new garages, dwellings, remodels, and repairs, with values ranging from tens to thousands of dollars. Notable entries include J S Pityer adding a dwelling, D C Wolcott remodeling a commercial space, and Otho H Baker constructing a new dwelling, reflecting widespread residential and commercial activity.
Local Addresses Show Widespread Home Improvements
A catalog of homeowner projects lists addresses across SE NE and SW with actions including reroofing remodeling and new garages. Items mention Darrell H Johnson S Holmes Lucille Apfel Ethel McDermott and others with costs from 100 to 3500 dollars, reflecting diverse renovations by individuals and firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twelfth Avenue SE
Darrell H. Johnson
Bencke Road
S. Holmes
Twenty-ninth Street Drive
Donald Lown
Bowling Street
Cc. J. Krasnak
Elmhurst Drive
Third Avenue
Lucille Apfel
G Avenue NW
Elsie L. Pritchard
Higley Avenue
Ethel P. McDermott
Twentieth Avenue
Michael M. Laub
Seventh Street
L. R. Potts
G Avenue NE
Jack Zazza
Twelfth Avenue
Associated Investors, Inc
Eleventh Street
Charles Bachman
B Avenue
E Avenue NE
Walter G. French
Meadowbrook Drive
E. L. Krejci
Eighth Avenue
Katie Cail
Fourth Avenue
E Hartman
Wilson Avenue
Decorative glass patterns for home use described
Decorative glass comes in a wide range of patterns suitable for cabinet doors wall partitions and many other domestic applications. The material offers versatility for home interiors and decorative projects.
Farwells Acquire Drabelles House on Fairview Drive
Mr and Mrs Stanley Farwell of Rockford purchase the Drabelles residence at 521 Fairview Drive SE with possession after August 10 as they prepare to move to 2626 Bever Avenue SE where they recently bought. The Hedges Company handled the sale. Other transfers include Baxa taking 1054 H Avenue NW, Sayers buying 1924 Fourth Avenue SE, Emmons purchasing 1110 Fifteenth Avenue SW, and Dankert acquiring 2704 Westwood Drive NW through cooperative listings and Dooblie and Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Farwell
Rockford
John M. Drabelle
Fairview Drive
Drabelles
Bever Avenue
Farwell
Internali Business Machines Corporation
Hedges Company
Willard O. Baxa
Fort Dodge
H Avenue NW
Leonard J. Johnson
Edward L. Sayers
Fourth Avenue SE
Mary A. Redmond
Willenberg Realty Company
George Emmons
Twelfth Avenue
Fifteenth Avenue SW
Carl J. Huff
Kenneth F. Dankert
Eighth Street
Westwoo Drive
Ernest H. Benway
Doolittle and Company
Spanish Tiles Proverb Reflects Home Poverty Insight
A proverb notes that tile is essential in Spanish homes, with the saying that a house without tiles signals poverty. The statement reflects cultural value placed on tile as a symbol of domestic comfort and prosperity.
Milton Benson Buys Wenksterns New House
Milton Benson of Marion purchases the Wenkstern residence at 218 Soutter Avenue SE from Mr and Mrs W H Wenkstern of 2535 Twenty sixth Street Drive SE, built by them, with sale handled by Bickel and Byers. The same realtors also arranged the sale of the Heerner home at 2022 First Avenue NE to Mr and Mrs Dean Hartzell at 1525 First Avenue SE. the new owners will rent an apartment.
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Sixth Street
Clifton Reynolds
Twenty-first Avenue
A. A. Clevenger
Fifteenth Avenue
D. C. Wolcott
Third Avenue
Christ Sanctified Holy Church
Thirteenth Avenue
Charles F. Scheetz
Zika Avenue
Willard M. Endsley
Twenty-sixth Street
Ronald R. Smith
Pioneer Avenue
George Trowbridge
Circle Drive
Otho H. Baker
K Avenue
Marion Starr
Fruitland Boulevard
Neil Marks
Sixteenth Avenue
William E. Wensel
Milton Benson
Marion
Soutter Avenue
W. H. Wenkstern
Twenty-sixth Street Drive
Bickel and Byers
Kenneth Heerner
First Avenue NE
Dean Hartzell
First Avenue SE
Harry Biggers Sell Their Lisbon House
Mr and Mrs Harry Edward Bigger of Shreveport Louisiana sold their Lisbon residence to Mr and Mrs George Brajkovich who are moving from Burlington. The transaction closed through the Art Adams Agency with Maxine Marie Runge selling her cabin and acreage on Palo road NW to Mr and Mrs Charles F McVay who will erect a ranch house on the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Edward Bigger
Shreveport
Lisbon
George Brajkovich
Burlington
Art Adams
Maxine Marie Runge
Palo Road
Charles F. McVay
Fifth Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Howard H. Cherry
Harry Waggoner
Des Moines
State Farm Forester
Burianek Camp
Wallbeek
Cedar Rapids
William Rossey
Don Boquist
C Avenue
C. C. Schimberg
Walter Mikas
Thirty-second Street
Cy McCalley
Thirty-fifth Street
W. J. Long
Thirtieth Street
Albert Reed
Otis Road
Georgia Humphreys
Tony Catanzaro
Fifth Avenue
Herman E. Hertz
F Avenue NW
Irene Kelly
Twentieth Street
Joseph Suma
C Street
Harold Stauffer
Emerald Avenue
J. S. Pityer
Thirty-sixth Avenue
Robert J. Martin
Twenty-fourth Avenue
R. B. Booth
Thirty-third Street
Robert Gillen
Fourth Street
C. A. Sponer
Ninth Street
Marvin T. Mappel
Nineteenth Avenue
Eli Abodeely
Sherwin-Williams Co
Tony Horacek
Denny Boyd
Pittsburgh
Felter
Roofing and Paint CO
First Street
Rudy Felter
Morf Concrete Products
Farwells
KCRG
Orrick Lumber CO
Iowa City Road
Wenksterns’ New House
Harry Biggers
9Th Ave
Broulck Bros
White House
Vegas
Second Street
Ame Belle Blind Co., Inc
Belle
Moggs
Mt. Vernon Ave
Dial
Iowa
Paine
Seidlitz
Good Housekeeping
Cedar Rapids Paint Supply CO
the Gazette
Third Avenue SE
Limback Lumber CO
Third Street
First ST
J. W. Darragh
Nour Fstal
Cartwright
Lamazoo
Ola Pvg Ae
Kalamazoo
St. SE
Sancollee Ae
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