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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1940
Page
19
Cedar Rapids inspectors stress minimum room sizes and ceiling heights, roofing standards, and proper wiring. The article outlines that plans must pass city and state checks, with multiple inspections leading to a occupancy certificate.
Fireplaces enthusiast H. Ramsey showcases a fossil rich basement hearth in Cedar Rapids with stromatoporoids brachiopods trilobites and crinoids dating to Mississippian Devonian Silurian and Ordovician periods. Fossil evidence from Iowa river quarries anchors claims of ancient seas and early Mississippi connections.
An eight room Cape Cod residence is under construction at 2015 Blake Boulevard SE for Ralph E Walker of 1933 Park Avenue SE. Jerry Libal serves as contractor and a separate garage will be included with the home.
A reader directory lists Better Homes products and services from W. G. Block Co J. T. Thomas Limback Lumber Wisconsin Lumber Hatch Brookman Kriz Nagle Eaton King s Crown Plaster Maresh Sheet Metal R. C. Bort Cedar Rapids Fuel Home Coal Builders Material Inter Ocean Reinsurance Cedar Rapids Gas Economy Lumber Perpetual Savings and Loan Cedar Rapids Block Co as a reference for home construction and financial services.
H. K. Henry purchased a lot on Seventeenth Street SE between Eighth Avenue SE and Mount Vernon Road SE from Elmer A. Higley Inc through the Hedges company and plans to build soon. A two thirds acre site on Center Point Road NE was sold by R. B. Van Cleve to Kenneth Kirkland through the same firm. The Hedges company also sold a vacant acre tract in Westland Acres to Henry Wicher of 1111 Fifteenth Street SE, and a house at 1241 Eight-
Transactions show Robert H Douglas purchasing 1726 C avenue NW bungalow via Hedges company with Frank L Buser completion and possession. Others include transfers to L J Achenbach 70014 Seventh street SE and Harvey Boots 1306 Nineteenth avenue SW, plus G E Mason 1321 Nineteenth avenue SW via Peoples Savings Bank. Up town Real Estate and Hedges company also sold 1802 Grande avenue SE to Roy Gaddis who has occupied the property.
Kopel, executor of Leon Kopel estate, notes another cooperative sale by Lundquist Birchs and Hedges. The parcel on C avenue NE between Nineteenth and Twentieth streets NE sold for Thomas Avery, at 825 Fifth Avenue SE. Purchaser was P C McEnany of 1630 Hinkley Avenue NW.
Remodeling of the front of Lober's Shoe Store at 213 Second Avenue SE began last week by Morehead-Frederikson Company. White marble will face and base the display windows with rounded glass corners. The ceiling rises 18 inches for a marble valance, and fluorescent lighting may be installed along with new interior furnishings.
Leora Arne sold her residence at 509 Twentieth Street NE to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Stuff of 1900 Washington Avenue SE. Possession is set for September 15, with Mrs. Arne moving to an apartment at 1849 C Avenue NE. Floyd Knapp, realtor, handled the sale.
The Heinze Electric company wins electrical wiring bids for Wilson and Cedar Rapids hog killing building at 4225 dollars and Rath Packing Company six story cold storage in Waterloo at 3483 dollars.
Newcomer James Edward Simpson moves from River Forest Ill to 521 Twenty third street NE and will work for Eddy Paper. A. V. Smith of Rock Island Transit rents 368 Seventeenth street SE. he moves from Iowa City about Aug 21. O F Pickart and wife move from Watkins to 1640 Park avenue SE, leased through Malcolm V Bolton. owner Leila Jones of Austin Tex. J C Brandt and wife relocate from Davenport to 525 Twenty third street NE. owned by Ralph Podzimek. Brandt works for Iowa State Highway Commission.
In the article a wood strip three or four inches wide is installed about four feet from the floor around all four walls of the bathroom. It serves as a convenient base to attach towel bars, tumbler holders, and soap holders.
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