Cedar Lake slough charm at Kindl home in Cedar Rapids
In Cedar Rapids the Cedar Lake slough near the Kindl home offers moonlit beauty and summer water sport appeal. Frank Kindl and family developed the water edge site in 1921 with later remodeling by Walter Heathel. A planned concrete sundeck with dressing rooms will extend the back yard access to the lake.
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Cedar Lake
Slough
Cedar Rapids
Frank J. Kind
Shaver Road
Kindls
Anton Kindl
Frank Kindl
Frank
Walter A. Heathel
Messrs
Kindl and
Heather
Woolworth Building Expansion Under Local Construction
Construction advances on three commercial projects including a Woolworths expansion at Second Street and Second Avenue SE. The Dows Realty ownership and Woolworths plan a two story addition with air conditioning, new fronts, granite bases, upgraded windows, and a 40 seat luncheonette, plus restrooms and offices on the second floor under supervisor R. K. John.
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F. W. Woolworth and Company
Second Street
Second Avenue SE
R. K. John
Minneapolis
West Liberty
Dows Realty Company
Woolworths
Dows
Woolworth Company
Cold Springs
Minn
Local Building Projects Advance on Woolworth Floors
Work on the Woolworth elevator project is carried out by local men led by Mr. John with sub contracts for plumbing electrical steam fitting and painting. Foundations are underway for Albert's Dry Cleaning building at 1118-1120 First Ave E with Paulson Construction as contractor for about 18000. Loomis Brothers lay foundations for a $50000 district office building for the Iowa Highway Commission on Fifth Street between 15th and 16th Avenues SW with superstructure to begin when weather allows.
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John
Albert's Dry Cleaning Company
First Avenue E
Paulson Construction Company
Loomis Brothers
Knights of Columbus Lease New Quarters in Washington
Henry Te Bockhorst Leonardy and George Stumpf trustees of the Washington council Knights of Columbus announce a long term lease on the Dougherty room to be remodeled for the group. It will be ready for occupancy March 1 with two club rooms a large lodge and social room kitchen and washrooms for men and women. For ten years the lodge has been in the Morrison building.
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Gazette
Washington
Henry Te Bockhorst
Leonardy
George Stumpf
Washington Council
Knights of Columbus
Dougherty
Knights of Columbus Lodge
Morrison Building
Directory Fragments Signal Local Businesses
A partial list of area firms appears with names such as Crewm Plaster and Edar Rapids Gas Co plus several lumber and hardware companies. The readable items suggest a local business directory snapshot.
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Crewm Plaster
Edar Rapids Gas Co
Grier & Hunting Co
Economy Lumber Co
Home Lumber Co., Inc
Suburken, Gas Co
Wisconsin Lumber
Limback Lamber Co
Nagler Ekaton Lumber Co
Maresh Sheet
Hedges Sells Three East Side Dwellings
George Phelps buys 817 Highteenth avenue SE from Northwest Davenport Savings bank via Hedges company. The firm also sold 1016 Eighth Street SE to Godfrey Blazek, and 2317 D Avenue NE to Leo Oswald. A lot in Mound Farm addition, once owned by Myrtle J. Howe, goes to Robert Ford.
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George Phelps
Seventh Avenue
Highteenth Avenue
Davenport
Elm Avenue
Mound Farm Addition
Myrtle J. Howe
Twenty-ninth Street
Robert Ford
Wildwood Drive
Hayzletts Buy Cape Cod House Under Construction
Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Hayzlett of 129 Sixteenth Street NE have purchased the Cape Cod home at 622 Twenty second Street SE designed by Mrs. C. F. Clark of 510 Knollwood Drive SE and under construction. Completion is expected around May 1. Mrs. Hayzlett, former Lydia Scharpff, long time senior high school teacher at Vinton.
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G. L. Hayzlett
Sixteenth Street
Cape Cod
Twenty-second Street
C. F. Clark
Knollwood Drive
Hayzlett
Lydia Scharpff
Vinton
Tait And Wagner Sell Two HOLC Residences
Two HOLC homes formerly owned by the Home Owners Loan Corporation were sold last week through Tait and Wagner. One at 2021 ds street SW was purchased by Marvin J. Cheadle of 1134 Sixteenth Street SE, and the other at 606 G avenue NW was bought by John F. Reid of 1448 Second Street SE for his own occupancy.
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Homej
Tait and Wagner Company
Ds Street
Marvin J. Cheadle
Sixteenth Street
G Avenue NW
John F. Reid
Second Street
Permits Issued Last Week in Severn Area
Local blog lists permit activities including Severn estate at 103 Third Avenue SE for a commercial remodel valued at 200 dollars and Reed Nelson at 2217 Meadowbrook Drive SE for a dwelling remodel at 200 dollars. Other entries cover multiple commercial remodels and a new commercial project with varied values.
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L. A. Ilen
Johnson Avenue NW
Henry Hauseman
Fourth Street NE New Residence and Garage Project
Louise Schumacher begins remodeling at 1429 Fifth Evan SE upgrading a dwelling and building a new garage with a reported cost of 4900 dollars.
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Fourth Street
Louise Schumacher
Evan SE
Shoe Repair Company Opens Branch Here
The Hedges company announced leasing a store room at 218 Second Avenue SE to the 9c Shoe Repair System. The chain operates twenty four shops across Iowa Missouri Illinois Indiana and Oklahoma.
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Hedges Company
Second Avenue SE
Joe Okinow
9C Shoe Repair System
Iowa
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Oklahoma
Morrison Leases Store Room at 116 Fifteenth Street NE
B B Morrison leases a store room at 116 Fifteenth Street NE from Charles Shepard for a paint store venture. He plans to open the shop at the new location.
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B. B. Morrison
Fifteenth Street
Charles’ Shepard
Tait and Wagner Company
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Ater
Water's Edge
Frank J. Kindl
Naomi Doebel
Doty Gt
Pereh
Pereh Vx
Economy Lumber Company
First Street
Day
Faye
Jay
Second Avenue
Parhway
Corbin
Kubias. Hardware CO
Peg
Nes: ‘Find
Sireerect SE
Woolworth
Zonqolit
Jiodel
SBI Nor
Better’ Homes Directory
Hedges
Tait and Wagner
HOLC
Maresh
Sheet Metal Works
Seventeenth Street
van Prete Es
DELCO
Suburban Gas Co
RTOS
Jonas-Manville Rock
Gigi' A
Eg Ber
Eada
Wall Paper and Paint Company
2Nd Ave. SE
Andersen
Williams & Hunting CO
Third Street SE
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