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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1941

Page

61

Carsons Buy Earl Kirby House in Cedar Rapids

Mr and Mrs Herbert Q Carson of Tipton completed a cooperative purchase to own the Earl Kirby house at 932 Twentieth Avenue SW Cedar Rapids. The sale involved Bruce A West and company and Doolittle and company Real estate firms also sold a lot in East Highlands.

Cedar Rapids Herbert Q. Carson Tipton Twentieth Avenue SW Earl Kirby Bruce A. West and Company Doolittle and Company East Highlands

Property transfer for Augustine couple on Thirty-second Street site

A. D. Hunting owns land at Thirty-second Street and Henderson Avenue SE to be gifted to Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Augustine of 1417 A Avenue NE. They plan to build a home on the site soon.

Thirty-second Street Henderson Avenue A. D. Hunting Donald J. Augustine

John W. Austins Purchase House

The house at 319 Twelfth Street SW owned by Kathryn and Albert W. Tallman sold last week to Mr. and Mrs. John W. Austin for immediate occupancy. The sale was handled by E. Co. Johnson of the Harry Wayne Toms realty firm with Charles H. Birch Realtors.

Twelfth Street Kathryn Albert W. Tallman John W. Austin B Avenue NW E. Co. Johnson Harry Wayne Toms Realty Firm Charles H. Birch Sixteenth Street Harry Wayne Toms Company Tait and Wagner Realtors

Optical Illusion Aids Small Room Decor Choices

TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE of optical illusion tricks in decorating small rooms and apartments. Use distant colors like blue green or violet to create space and avoid heavy cornices and contrasting woodwork that shrink rooms. Light walls to ceiling, color contrasts, and color-treated doors and stairwells influence perceived size and atmosphere.

di PT National Association of Real Estate Boards Journal of Certified Property Managers Cedar Rapids

Better Homes DIRECTORY listing Cedar Rapids firms

Directory style entry listing multiple Cedar Rapids businesses across fuel gas lumber roofing plaster metal and related services. Firms include Cedar Rapids Fuel Co Inter Ocean Reinsurance Sanfords Heinze Electric Economy Lumber Becker Roofing Perpetual Savings Limback Nagle Eaton Maresh Sheet Metal and others with builders materials and contractor specialization.

Home Coal Co Cedar Rapids Fuel Co City Fuel Co Inter-Ocean Reinsurance Co Cedar Rapids Gas Co Heinze Electric Co Economy Lumber Co Becker Roofing Co Cedar Rapids Block Co Perpetual Savings & Loam Ass'n Hatch & Brookman Lumber Co Limback Lumber Co Nagle-Eaton Lumber Co Builders Material Inc King’s Crown Plaster Co Maresh Sheet Metal W. G. Block Co

House Bought by O D Myers in Belmont Park Sale

Mr and Mrs O D Myers of 1029 Center Point Road NE bought a house at 1070 H ave nue NW from Belmont Park Additions last week. The deal was handled by Hedges Company.

O. D. Myers Center Point Road H Avenue Belmont Park Hedges Company

Finnegan Family Buys Buser House in Northwest

Hedges company reported sales this week including Mr and Mrs Charles Finnegan purchasing Frank L L Buser's house at 919 Avenue NW on Sixteenth Street SE. The Finnegans will move in Sept 1 and Myers will take immediate occupancy.

Mowreys Buy Lot in Country Club Heights for Home

Mr and Mrs Harold Mowrey of 2124 Grande Avenue SE purchased a lot at the corner of Second Avenue and Twenty sixth Street Drive SE from Country Club Heights Realty Company. They plan to build a home there soon. An improved acreage on Wave Avenue was also noted in the notice.

Country Club Heights Second Avenue Twenty-sixth Street Drive Country Club Heights Realty Company Harold Mowrey Grande Avenue

Land sale transfers to Everett and Mary Prior in NW district

Sale of land in the NW area described as owned by Jerry D. Voldingh and conveyed through the Hedges firm to Mr. and Mrs. Everett D. Prior of 1102 Ellis Boulevard NW. The record notes the transfer completed under the firm’s involvement.

Jerry D. Voldingh Everett D. Prior Ellis Boulevard

New Theater to Open on First Avenue East Early Next Year

The Morehead Construction company began wrecking a former garage at 1413-17 First avenue E to convert it into the Times theater, slated to open around January. Kenneth F. Childs of Streator Illinois bought the building for over $20,000, with remodeling also budgeted at $20,000. Plans include a porcelain enamel front in ivory and burgundy, a wide sidewalk marquee, and decorative modernist pylons. The theater will be fireproof and air conditioned.

Morehead Construction Company First Avenue E Times Theater Kenneth F. Childs Streator Allen Motor Company Commonwealth Apartments

Correct Placing Of Homes Is Essential

The text explains that proper site placement ensures sunlight and wind benefits for small houses and that plans can be rotated or flipped to optimize room relationships with no extra cost. Entrance, kitchen, and service entrances or windows may shift, but the core plan usually needs no change. FHA notes such adjustments can be done without increasing cost.

FHA

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