Sizable City Real Estate Transfers Noted in Multiple Sales
Mrs. Tisher and numerous other residents sold homes across the city to buyers including Clarence F. Trachta Ruth M Mann Floyd Thompson James Malcolm Harlan Henkes Walter Hanson and James Patton. Sales were facilitated by Scape Company and Tait and Wagner Company with several moves planned or recently completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nina I. Tisher
B Avenue NE
Clarence F. Trachta
Beverly
Scape Company
Carl Heinen
Seventeenth Street
Ruth M. Mann
Rock Island, Ill
Twenty-fourth Avenue
L. B. Lamb
Twentieth Street
Emil C. Proskovec
Third Street
Clyde F. Zedick
Seventh Avenue
Floyd E. Thompson
Higley Avenue
Nellie Oslund
James Malcolm
Naugatuck
Conn
Malcolm
Midland Rubber Company
Morris S. Poe
Nineteenth Avenue
Harlan H. Henkes
L Street
Poes
Rapids
Harold T. Cahill
Mt. Vernon Road
Walter Philip Hanson
Mechanicsville
Gilbert C. Henry
Eleventh Street
James E. Patton
A Avenue
Tait and Wagner Company
Sgt. Henry
Camp Lee
Avenue NE
Minnie Futhey
Libbie Ocheltree
Solon
Earl J. Shears
Twenty-first Avenue
Marion L. Schwitzer
Toddville
Shears
Madison, Wis
Silencing creaking stairs with nails in historic method
A historical note describes a carpentry remedy for creaking stairs using two inch nails driven from the tread nose into the riser below to lock the joint and stop movement. The technique reflects old building practices for stair stability and silence.
Remodeling Old Kitchens in Reused Homes
In Ames, Miss Fannie Gannon of Iowa State College notes housing shortages spur renovations of old houses into rentals. Kitchens often pose the main challenge, with large spaces adaptable to rearrangement. Proposals include bringing work units together and creating a half-wall to split space, freeing a dining nook or utility area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Remodeling a dull house into an architecturally balanced home near Itasca
A middle aged couple and their college age son and daughter remodeled a one story house near Itasca Illinois. A new sun deck hobby room and living area extend the left side while the back porch became a breakfast and reading room with family space. A second story adds a sewing room and upstairs sitting room. Wallboard hides an unsightly stair and creates an efficient kitchen alcove for the refrigerator. A green house was built behind the kitchen to support floriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Itasca
Ill
Modern kitchen layouts three shapes guide efficient work
Shelves drawers and cupboards could be built into a half wall. One door may be closed to create space for cabinets. Windows can be shortened if needed and space beneath used for workspace or equipment. Kitchen design depends on wiring plumbing and radiators but typically follows U shape L shape or corridor shape.
Lighting Tube Patented in 1915 Era
A note indicates the neon lighting tube received a patent in 1915 reflecting early 20th century electric display technology. The item highlights historical patent activity and the adoption of neon illumination in public and commercial spaces.
Slavata Buys Hoegen Residence in SE Portland
Edna M Hoegen and her son J Thomas Hoegen sell their home at 2222 Fifth Avenue SE to Jane E Slavata of 2423 Bever Avenue SE. Slavata plans to move in January. Realtors Yuill and Gohmann handled the transaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna M. Hoegen
J. Thomas Hoegen
Fifth Avenue SE
Jane E. Slavata
Bever Avenue SE
Yuill and Gohmann
Donald Rogers
Sixth Street
Swi
Leonard Fisher
Swisher
National Association of Home Builders Sold Out in Chicago
The National Association of Home Builders sold out all exhibit space for its convention in Chicago at the Stevens Hotel from February 23 to February 27. The event will feature displays and networking opportunities for builders and suppliers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association of Home Builders
Chicago
Stevens Hotel
Housing Man Shares Home With Veteran in Chicago
William P. Heyn of the National Housing Agency promotes the Share Your Home program by taking in veterans’ families. He hosts Mr. and Mrs. George Cruden and their baby in a six room house, after Cruden served in Germany and lived in a tent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William P. Heyn
National Housing Agency
George Cruden
Cruden
Germany
Tub That Empties Quickly Is What Builders Prefer
Builders prefer a bathtub that fills quickly and empties quickly. The Plumbing and Heating Industries Bureau notes faster fill and drain save time and reduce splash, with 1 inch spouts and half inch hot and cold lines, a 2 inch waste, and a smooth tub bottom. Proper planning with the master plumber adds value and reduces future repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plumbing and Heating Industries Bureau
Original installation costs outweigh long term savings
A fragment argues that higher maintenance costs and other downsides over years outweigh the small initial saving from a cheaper installation. It notes the long term financial disadvantage and questions the value of the low upfront price.
Architects Plan an Ocean Convention
The 1947 American Institute of Architects convention will be a week long Atlantic cruise aboard a chartered steamer sailing from New York to Bermuda. The S S Queen of Bermuda is refitted in London for this postwar voyage accommodating 750 passengers with pre convention meetings and an exhibition in New York and two days in Bermuda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the American Institute of Architects
Atlantic Ocean
New York
Bermuda
S.S. Queen of Bermuda
London
Nelson acquires Self Serve Laundry in sale
The Self Serve Laundry at 529 Fifth Avenue SE, formerly owned by P. W. Dykhuizen and Paul Ferguson, has been purchased by C. A. Nelson of 3826 First Avenue NE. The sale was arranged through White's Business Exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Avenue SE
P. W. Dykhuizen
Paul Ferguson
C. A. Nelson
First Avenue NE
White’s Business Exchange
Hotel Rent Data Due by Dec 31 in Cedar Rapids area
Supplemental rent registration statements must be filed by all landlords operating hotels rooming houses boarding houses or motor courts in the Cedar Rapids defense rental area by December 31. T J Wilkinson area rent director urged complete forms and offered office help at 801 803 American building Cedar Rapids. Both copies must be returned to the defense rental area office and one copy will be returned after classification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
T. J. Wilkinson
Rent Control Office
American Building
Cedar
Wilkinson
Defense Rental Office
Defense Rental Area
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Gee’s Floor Service
Heinze Electric Co
First Ave
Candlewick
Second Ave
Iowa
Illinois
Messinger
DIAL
Butler
Hoegens
Chamberlin Company OF America
Chamberlin
Metal Weather Strip CO
DOWS
Stokers
Broadston
Fourth Ave. SE
Sanford
Dimension Lumber
NU Metal
Eric
Limback Lumber Company
Cc. H. Levings
Mid-State Roofing & Insulating CO
Third Avenue
the Peoples Savines Bank
West End
Third Avenue Bridge
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Vustal
Williams
Fhurere
Ee al Gene Ok
Chhciem Oil
Aia Ono Banie
Ieee
Chance
Heseing Equigmans Saksshetes
Dig
Best Oil and Fuel CO
Charles Brown
Ninth Avenue SE
Sidney Tate
Cecil Reed
Eighth Street
Harold Adams
Eighth Avenue
Marion, Lowe
William Shebetka, Swisher
Lows
Neil Strawhorn
Ninth Avenue
Belle Plaine
Lowe
John Kelly
North English
Perma-Wall Tile Company
Seventh Street
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