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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1972
Page
26
A family decorates with rope tinsel for an outdoor tree that may move indoors next year. The two children’s rooms flank a bathroom. Lisa’s room features French provincial furnishings and a canopy bed while Eric’s room uses gold burlap and wood. Sandy praises the remodeling and her husband’s handiwork.
Sylvia Porter warns buyers to scrutinize development homes for price and features while guarding against slick sales tactics. She urges checking lot size, space, topsoil, traffic, and building quality plus legal safeguards and avoiding early binder payments.
A veteran cautionary piece notes fatigue as a major cause of workshop mishaps and lists practical safety rules. It urges avoiding loose clothing, not multitasking with tools, wearing goggles, using guards, storing flammable rags, and following manufacturer ventilation instructions to prevent accidents.
Jerry Cox Real Estate Inc and partners report multiple transfers of Marion residences. Walkups buy 243 Twenty sixth Street SE. possession Dec 15. Richard Clarke sells 4034 Dalewood Ave SE to James Neilly. Dec 10 possession. Crandalls sell 1365 Rainbow Blvd Hiawatha. Robins Cox and Lemon co operate. Dec 10 possession. Gary and Rosemary Mitchell buy 5649 Ohio St SW. moved to Colorado. John Strahan sells 216 Broadmore Rd NW. possession Dec 18. new address 900 Nineteenth St NW. Frances Finck sells 2909 Bever Ave SE. Evelyn Davis takes possession Dec 15. Virgil and Mildred Holaday buy 2617 O Ave NW. possession Dec 15. Ronald Gaston and wife sell 1935 Eleventh Ave Marion to John Burianek. moving to 253 Johnson Ave NW. possession Dec 12. Seventh Ave Inc sells 1400 Seventh Ave SW to William Kokontis. possession Dec 15. James Frazier buys 380 Eleventh Ave Marion from Franklin Renfers. Renfers move to Central City. possession Jan 1. Other transfers include 416 Linn St Fairfax to James Townsends. 630 Nineteenth Ave NW possession Dec 18.
C R Building Permits lists projects in town including Northwestern Bell Telephone constructing a microwave tower at 619 3rd Ave SE for $300,000 and multiple other permits. Mays City Realty Co. removes a deling coml at 3111 16th Ave SW for $30,000. Various repairs and additions by local firms and individuals follow with modest sums.
The R. T. Moores sell their home at 2102 Country Club Parkway SE to William J. Proberts of Chicago. Possession set for Dec 29. The Moores relocate to Regency North at 130 Thompson Drive NE.
Hedges' Associates and partners report multiple transfers. N B Dunlaps sell 2032 Park Ave SE to N E Hollan of 2325 Avenue NE and move to East Long Meadow Massachusetts. Other sales include 1130 Tenth St NW to Raymond L. Kelsey and 645 Thirty-fifth St NE to Robert Eaton, with various cooperative sales and January 1 possessions.
Louisiana hires more than 100 teachers from France to staff a two year pilot program in elementary schools. The effort by the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana aims to preserve French heritage across the state.
Jerry Cox Real Estate Inc has joined AIREX a national relocation network. The affiliation expands market coverage by 35 percent and provides relocation assistance in over 1600 major U S markets at no charge by AIREX. Cox is a Cedar Rapids real estate member serving Linn County since 1960.
Mr and Mrs Philip O Sickles moved to New Jersey and sold 2248 Meadow Lane NE to Mr and Mrs William D Alford. Alfords moved from 1039 Twenty Fifth Street NE. Possession given Dec 16. Cooperative sale by United Inc Realtors and John Zachar Jr Co Inc Realtors.
A simple method to clean jewelry with grooves uses a toothbrush and a soap and water solution. Rinse thoroughly and pat dry to achieve sparkling results.
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