Christmas Gift Ads and Housing Wants Fill Local Paper
The page lists numerous Want Ads offering solid oak dining room suites at 84.95 dollars, Christmas trees, wreaths, grave blankets, and plants from several local nurseries. It also shows multiple apartment rentals with rates, rooms, and features, plus misc ads for tools, coal, and farm goods. Dial numbers and streets anchor the listings to Rosemont, Wilsonson, and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosemont Ower
1St St. NW
C. R. Nursery
Wilsonson Ave
1St St
Pierson
1St Ave
Real Estate Listings with Mixed Homes for Sale
Real estate ad listing multiple properties for sale including a 4-room 2-bedroom house on Avenue with $300 down, small payments, a 3-bedroom on 24th St NE, and a Vernon Heights home with two stories and attic. Also notes 10 acres with a 5-room house, new barn, and potential trade for a smaller home. Agents J. Conway & Co., Realtors listed with contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Heights
Lenee
Setee
Winn
J. Conway & CO
Pidt
Cedarpague
Tait & Mane CO
American Trust
Ty Green
Real Estate Sale and Exchange Notes
Property listings from Des Moines Cedar Rapids and Ridgewood offer 5 to 6 room homes 2-3 bedroom cottages and 4-6 room houses for sale or exchange. Includes retired merchant retired buyer searches Cedar Rapids Des Moines and nearby areas with prices from 9000 and 2500 for farm acreage and parcels. Listings include Malcolm V Bolton Co private owners and Ray Ravenscroft Realty with box numbers and phone references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choate Co
First Ave
Ravenscreli
Cenet Rapids
T. E. Ravenscreltan
GALE
Exchange
Cedar A
E. R. Praseur
W. Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Fred E
Fred
West Side
Gazette
Keystone
Tipton
Anamosa
Monticello Williamsburg
Elkader
Iowa governor hints at 1940 politics and census questions
Des Moines reports Gov. Wilson promotes farm policy while downplaying a VP run. Republicans boast attendance at the 1940 census plan and note welfare officials’ limited political participation. Classified ads seek rent and business space as readers respond to seasonal ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Wilson
Topeka
Farm Bureau
Iowa
Central
Local real estate ads feature multiple homes and loans
A Brownfield page lists several properties with down payments and monthly terms. Listings include a 603 32nd St NE home with two bedrooms and a corner lot, a 4-bedroom bungalow on Washington Ave, and a 5-room Oak-finished bungalow near Matthew's. Also noted are farm loans and a DUROC yearling boar listing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
32Nd ST
Real Ate CO
Washington Ave
Lundau & Birch
Ak. Matthew's
Contract & CO
Stephen
Model Home Open For Inspection At 2420 E Ave NE
Open hours span 2 20 to 5 30 afternoons and 7 20 to 9 00 evenings for a furnished bungalow by The Killian Co. Sonies and lighted. Visitors invited to inspect The Model Home at 2420 East Avenue NE. Dial 32 2131 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ave
Fred Ecoucake & CO
5Th Ave
Barth
11Th St
Jepson
L Ave
E Ave
Dial
Ave. &W
Knapp
9Th St
Killian CO
Iowa Tops Nation in Chemical Tests for Drunk Drivers
Iowa is one of the two most active states using chemical blood tests as evidence of intoxication, Prof. R A Moyer says at the Iowa highway safety conference. In the first half of 1939 chemical tests were used in 119 of 192 drunk driving cases, with 246 October accidents and eleven fatalities reported by the safety patrol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
R. A. Mayer
Iowa Highway Safety Conference
National Safety Council
Vermont
Moyer
Highway Patrol
Safety Patrol
Newhall Waterworks Contract Awarded
Newhall selects Dan Christensen of Cedar Rapids as general contractor for the waterworks at 16 481.88 bids from seventeen firms. C D Nolan Cedar Rapids gets sub contract for well drilling. Pittsburgh Des Moines Steel to erect tank and tower. Well drilling begins within ten days aiming for 70 000 gallons daily. Howard R Green Co. Cedar Rapids prepared the plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newhall
Dan Christensen
Cedar Rapids
Newhall Waterworks
C. D. Nolan
Pittsburgh- Des Moines Steel Company
Howard R. Green Company
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Crosley
Standard Tire CO
Etre Ligh & Power CO
Voss
Thor
Woodrow Speed Queen
Maytag
CEDAR _ RAPIDS
Maytag Co
Killian
Goodrich Silvertown
2Nd Ave
Bar 'S
Smulekoff’s
3Rd Ave
Bendix Home Appliances
Cohen's
St. NE
2Nd Ave SE
Stalker Electric
D Ave
Ae Street
ST _ CLAIR
Boswick Blind Co
L. Spelierbere
Marion
care A. P_ Burgess
Ain Rocker
H St
1St Ave. NW
Simmons
Pasion
Killian’s
F Ave
Clermont
C Ave
2Nd St
National Smalltyies
Ginsberg
Baldwin
C. Piano Co
Istbrunner
Sas
Brabbit-Taylor Music CO
30Th St
Paul Lebeda
16Th Ave
Jack Boner
Schmidt Typewriter Exchange
Walton A. Kel A. Keller CO
Ind Ave
Merveaux
St. E. Il
Herbel Co
Mckinley ST
So Lumber & Building Supplies
1St St. SE
Diana
34Th St. Dr. SE
Frank Cadh Glass & Int Co
Kapoun
Dia
Filipe
Solon
Walker Butter
Pele School Grocery & Mkt
Oath
Kane's Yeennels
Mary Whitcombe
4th_St
Vinton
Middie Amana
Boston
16Th St. SE
John Bales
Baby Joy Services
Stark Coal Co
Cedar Rapids Fuel CO
Soboda
Bever
EUR Co
National Coal
Glendora
W. G. Block CO
Taylor Coal Co
Illinois
Sunbeam
Hontas
Wabash
Oak Ridges
Hamilton Seed & Coal Co
Home Glo Coal
Home Lumeeeeember Co., Inc
Glen Rogers P
Pocahontas
Wisconsin Lumber CO
Pocahontas Kutchera Coal Co
Mount
Dial Sas
Peoples Fuel Co
City Fuel CO
Chadima Coal Co
Reliance Illinois nut ae BRIK HOM. _ DIAL
Eee Coal and Wood
Messinger & Sons
Ace
Merveaux Coal CO
Steffy
Co. E. Berry
Willman
Western Auto
Western Auto Supply
Western Auto Associate
Opera
Western Auto Supply Co
St. Louia Ma
Chicago
Anness
Malcolm V. Bolton & Co
John H. Deaton
Te Want Act Department
Archer
Chartered Institute of American Inventors
Washington, D. Cc
Evergreen Hatchery
Dysart
6Th St
New Rock Inn
Inquire
Sth Ave
Standard Ci! Co
Bolton's
Elect & Pomet
Kosek & E
Knapp & 5 Por
Wwe
Personal & Investment Loans
THE
Morris
Racian
Merchants
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Ee
Joan
Houschais
Household Finance
Rica
Iowa City
E. Washington St
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids Loan Company
Merchants National Bank
Montgomery Ark
Rapids Property
Box Fcedar
Grande A Ave
1St Ave. SE
4Th Ave
Ave. NW
Washington
Egg
Pate
Riment
Toston
Bath
10Th ST
Ist Ave
12Th ST
Weaver
Ellis Blvd
6Th 8Th Ave
7Th Ave
Park Ave
the Hedges Co
Decker
Ae L. Jones
Th Ave
Center Point Road
Tait &Wagner Co CO
Ces Fitzsimmons Co
Risgner
Tait & Wagner Co
Chas. Burmeister
Neal
Grande, Ave
Sch
Enrane
Pest
J. A. Smith
Emtry Club Heights
Holy View
Sremiees
27Th Street Drive
Dows Bus
R. Buser
Dows
E. R. Fraseur
Art Slollard & CO
Coe T Nell
Gupuanay
Cedar Banes
Grenette Bunsalow
Ridgewood
Soutter
Malcolm V. Bolton & C
Henry
Ely & Co
Capitol Currents
John H. Chapman
Associated Press
Middle West
Iowa Liquor Commission
Julius Jensen
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jensen
King Palmer
Frank Walton
6Th Ave
Oeet
G Ave
8Th Ave
Malcolm V. Bolton
GaSe
kitch_enette
Ei Hedges CO
Commonwealth
Frigidaire
E. Collard & CO
1St
Co- Maker Loans
Federal Discount Corp
Paramount Blog
Murphy
West Highlands
Sun
Bedroo
Ao City
Loyd H. Knapp
Merchants Bank
Salance Menenly
Ty Co R
B. Ae
C St. SW
Ter Lundquist & Birch
Bever Park
Bruce A. West & CO
Hatfield
Ward's Farm
Hlham
Want
Implement CO
John Deere
1St St. SW
T. Happel & Sons
Saddle HO
Noa Farms
Marion Blvd
Marion Machinery Co
Brennan
Hampshire
Minert
Mt Martin
Alburnett
Bert BE. Miller
Lisbon
Poland
China
L W. Stephenson
Gariow
West
Ashlands
Geo. L. Buresh
Carl Wallace
Berkshire
Marion Stock Yards
Hed Johnson
Hammermill
E. Cohn & Sons, Inc
9Th Ave
3Rd ST
McCormick Deering
Towa
Zack McArthur
Fairfax
Albee
Highway 94
Pernicka
Dr. SE
Ible
Atkins
Stone
Chariton
Geo. H. Thomas
acoRe
Carling
Jansen
W. J. Kemption
Mi. E
Bangs
Rawson
Mi. W
Edgewood
Roy Muchmore
Rowley
Brandt
Volga
J. A. Rammelsberg
Covington
Poultry & Supplies
Pebruary
O. E. Lantz
Dr. Salisbury
Ty Progressee
Farmers Supply Co
Poultry Pays
POR Sale
Norta sEibation
Sted
Rrqua E Linn County Produce Co., Inc
Ed Henderson
Cogton
L. A
Bridge
14Th Ave
King Coal & Implement CO
Old Marion Road
Benton County
Belle Plaine
J. Frank Cra
Ave— SE
J. P. Conway & Co
Mechanicsville
Prochaska TV Co
16Th Avenue
Jos
Ulichlesman
Ideal
Center Point
Se Estate
Leo Brown
Marengo
Tenches
H. J. Soper
E Henderson
Money Corporation
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