Local Retail Sales And Employment Display Upward Trend
A 1935–1936 survey shows Linn county retail sales, employment, and building activity rising or holding steady. Sales totals and firms reporting increased through 1935, with June 1936 employment at Cedar Rapids reaching 5,074 across 26 firms, while building permits show gains in 1936 versus 1935 amid a remodeling surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Iowa
Stae Board of Assessment and Review
Cedar Rapids
State Department of Labor
Flowers And Gardens Weather Trials And Rodent Pests
Mrs. J. L. Rhea notes variable gardening challenges from wet and drought conditions. She warns suburban buyers about rapid rodent invasion including voles, short tailed field mice and chipmunks and shares trapping methods using Go Whiz or Three Way traps with raw peanuts. Rabbits also proliferate, shaping fall hunts and garden readiness.
Local Permits Issued In Last Week
Local blog lists permit activity from the past week including Emil Vohaska new garage at 2410 Fruitland boulevard SW valued at 150 George C Keyes new shed at 1020 Tenth avenue SW valued at 50 Joseph Hayek reroof dwelling 1020 Twelfth avenue SE valued at 148 E Lester Elam reroof dwelling 321 Fifth street NW valued at 100 Joe Musel new shed 3707 Center Point road NE valued at 40 Emery Kennedy move in dwelling 1109 Tenth street NW valued at 500 John Cummins reroof dwelling 1122 Eighteenth avenue SW valued at 75 Louis Kelsey reroof dwelling 1116 Eighteenth avenue SW valued at 75 Polehna Brothers new shed 96 Sixteenth avenue SW valued at 50 Joe Mateju remodel dwelling 1626 Maple drive NW valued at 450 Harry Strothers remodel dwelling 326 Nineteenth street NE valued at 100 William Brose reroof dwelling 836 Twelfth street NE valued at 60 A C Switzer remodel dwelling 212 Twelfth street SE valued at 150 Noel Robertson reroof dwelling 1909 Grande avenue SE valued at 130 Nat Pisikirnes remodel dwelling 1503 Center Point road NE valued at 300 Home Oil and Gas company remodel commercial building 629 Second avenue SE valued at 250 William Hanson remodel dwelling at 1235 Belmont parkway NW valued at 50 Nagle Eaton Lumber company now shed 620 Seventeenth street NE valued at 150
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Vohaska
Fruitland Boulevard
George C. Keyes
Tenth Avenue
Joseph Hayek
Twelfth Avenue
E. Lester Elam
Fifth Street
Joe Musel
Center Point Road
Emery Kennedy
Tenth Street
John Cummins
Eighteenth Avenue
Louis Kelsey
Polehna Brothers
Sixteenth Avenue
Joe Mateju
Maple Drive
Harry Strothers
Nineteenth Street
William Brose
Twelfth Street
A. C. Switzer
Noel Robertson
Grande Avenue
Nat Pisikirnes
Home Oil and Gas Company
Second Avenue
William Hanson
Belmont Parkway
Nagle Eaton Lumber Company
Seventeenth Street
Linn County Real Estate and Mortgage Reports
Linn County Abstract records conveyances and mortgages for Aug 7 to 13 with a year prior comparison. It lists conveyances total property value and mortgage aggregates for the current week and the same period last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Real Estate and Mortgage Reports
Linn County Abstract Company
Linn County
COR Votrmcor
Oricee Cosinen
Opepabos Seikeet
Color Work Boosts Business At Laurance Press Co.
Color work advances at Laurance Press Co. 402 First Street SE drive ads and merchandise printing growth. Summer sales rise since 1932 with higher monthly volumes and new full-service contracts. Overtime in several departments, extra machinist hired, reflecting easing job demand and broader business upturn cited by officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurance Press
First Street
Laurance Press Company
Iowa Machine Co. Reports Best Year in Five
Iowa Machine company owners M. Horsky and William Paseka report the current business year is about 20 percent ahead of 1935, with continued improvement expected. The shop notes stronger industrial repair demand as factories keep machinery in better condition and repairs across all lines rise, including agricultural machinery and welded edge renovations on plows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horsky
Paseka
Iowa
Iowa Machine Company
Eighth Avenue
M. Horsky
William Paseka
Mr. Paseka
Mothers to Drive Push for Safer Automobiles
W D Ralston of Iowa Mutual Liability predicts mothers will lead a national push for highway safety. He cites women's history of social reform and reports that mothers feel the sharpest sting from auto accidents. Officials foresee a powerful demand to eliminate crashes through safer vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Ralston
Iowa Mutual Liability Insurance Company
Second Avenue SE
Ralston
The
Iowa Mutual Company
Iowa Mutual Liability Company
Mr. Ralston
Messinger Co Busy With Several Wrecking Projects
J F Messinger company at 1302 Fifth street NW reports a boom in wrecking work with multiple large houses in progress. They near completion on the Hubbard home at Eleventh street and First avenue E and started on the Dows residence at 705 First avenue E.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Messinger
Fifth Street
Joe Messinger
Hubbard
Eleventh Street
First Avenue E
Messingers
Dows
Rude Auto Company
Elkader
Toddville
Messinger
Burglar Breaks In Through Roof, Fails At Safe
RANDSBURG, Calif. A burglar gained entry to George Jewell's office by cutting a tin roof hole with a can opener. The safe resisted the intruder as only the dial was damaged, undersheriff Rea Pyle reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randsburg
Calif
George Jewell
Jewell
Rea Pyle
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Hawthorne
Thompson
Hawthorne Drive
Rock Island
Amos Melberg
Stumptown
J. L. Rhea
Rude
Safe Investments
Scott McIntyre & CO
Third Street
J. B. McGladrey
Certified Public Accountants
Cedar Rapids & Marion City Railway
H. L. Nehls
Mgr. W. D. Ralston
Generals Fire
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Neivana
RTT
Neon Industries
DIAL
AAA
Cedar Rapids Auto Club
Montrose
Lefebure Corporation
MFG. Co., Inc
Tampers
Laurance Press Co
Iowa Machine Co
ICE & Fuel CO
Reliable Transit Co
Iled
Chicago
Milwaukee, Des
Cartage Contractors
Universal
C Avenue NW
Iowa Milling Company
6Th St. NE
General Printing Publications Advertising Printing
ST. S.E
Rapids Crushers
Iowa Manufacturing Co
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
United State Bank
T. Colint
Cedar Rapids Gas CO
Albert
Dyers & Dry Cleaners
Inter-Ocean Reinsurance Company
C. A. Fox
Fox Garage
Fifteenth Street
Roosevelt
Cadow
Mgr
Cedar Rapids, Lows
Messinger Co
3Rd Ave
Greene Square
Straka Travel Bureau
Higley
8Th Ave
Veyors
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