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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1955
Page
8
Article by J Ralph Dalzell guides homeowners on installing plywood wall panels over damp or dry concrete walls in basements. It covers panel selection, furring strips, nailing, gluing, beveling, and finishing touches with notes on dampness treatment and accuracy checks.
Furnishings show in Chicago highlights new streamlined chaises designed for living rooms or dens for television viewing. The ruffle-skirted bedroom style persists but shifts to different home spaces as dealers emphasize comfort and TV room lounging.
Mr and Mrs Ross Olive sold their two acre Chain Lakes property northwest of Cedar Rapids to Hilda Bjornsen. The sale was handled by the Art Adams Agency and the buyer's address is 1015 Staub Court NE.
The National Association of Real Estate Boards and the National Association of Home Builders study private ownership for FHA to reduce federal credit reliance. Leaders worry government control could grow if FHA remains state backed. Critics urge replacing FHA with a private mortgage insurer under a new name.
At a Chicago convention of the National Association of Home Builders, architect Sam Paul urged homeowners to modernize old houses with features found in new models. He cited liberal financing for renovations, value gains, and the need for an architect on remodeling teams. Key principles include open planning, proper orientation, light and air, easy traffic flow, simple construction, and a pleasing exterior.
Mr and Mrs Sam B Fernow relocate the C R Nursing Home from 116 Eleventh Street NE to 1425 1427 First Avenue SW. They purchased the west side property from Rhuben H Leinbaugh and daughter and son in law LaVerne C Sandberg via Brett Dishong and Company. Through the same realtors Merlin M Hultman sold their 726 Eighth Avenue SW house to Thomas and Mary Quigley of 632 Fifteenth Avenue SE.
James E Keltys and John F Dedic s trade residences at 1124 Thirty third Street SE and other properties through Zachar and Fries and with C R Builders. Roy A Serovy, James W Stokesberry, William I Daman and Ralph La Combe Jr also swap homes via Zachar Fries and the Uptown Real Estate Company with various SE SW NE addresses and recent moves noted.
Eugene R Norbys Bay on Crestview Drive SE and Mr and Mrs Eugene R Norby of 1447 Fourth Avenue SE purchased the residence under construction at 1135 Crestview Drive SE from Ray E Hertz Construction Company. The sale was via Iowa Securities Company. Also Mrs Russell Hansen of 2921 Iowa Avenue SE bought 2761 J Street SW from Abbas Habhab the builder, and Habhab's new house at 2807 J Street SW was sold to Geraldine Harger formerly of 1839 Mt Vernon Road SE.
A new 43-unit duplex structure will rise within five minutes of the Loop. Each unit combines an upper floor office and lower apartment via an interior private staircase. The main floor houses stores and tenant services while a 15,000 square foot garage sits on the second floor. Designed by Bertrand Goldberg for Arthur Rubloff & Co., the $2 million project aims to let residents work from home.
Cedar Rapids records show Lenard Hamer building a new dwelling with an attached garage at 1624 Eleventh Street NW for 10000 dollars. C James Styers plans a new dwelling on Lotes Thirty first Street SE for 9000 dollars. Chandler Pump Company remodels a commercial building at 804 First Avenue NW for 2000 dollars. Crissinger Brothers construct a dwelling foundation at 4230 Culver Street NE for 1000 dollars. Dedic Construction fixes dwelling foundations at 3332 Henderson Avenue SE for 1000 dollars. Joseph Sindelar resods a dwelling at 817 Eighth Street NW for 1200 dollars. Edward Cassidy remodels a dwelling at 1712 C Avenue NW for 225 dollars. George Pospisil remodels a dwelling at 54 Twentieth Avenue SW for 150 dollars. Verne Hammond remodels one at 601 H Avenue NW for ? dollars.
Paul W Le Clerc and wife acquire 2200 Ninth Avenue SW from Richard and Mrs Jones who move to 8220 Avenue NW. Sale handled by Miles and Company and Mrs Leo Lubbers who relocate to 3029 Oakland Road NE. Gerald R Conrad buys 1432 Seventh Avenue SE from Leo and Mrs. Lubbers, Albert L McEnany moves from 217 Eighteenth Street NE to 1032 Seventeenth Street NE via Miles and Company. Bucks relocate to 809 Sixteenth Avenue SW.
Chicago hosts the midwestern mortgage conference of the Mortgage Bankers Association of America on February 24 and 25. Officials from banks, life insurers, title firms, builders and real estate firms will discuss ad volume, blight and urban deterioration, and the new voluntary home mortgage credit program. An annual winter meeting and a farm mortgage clinic will precede the conference.
Mr and Mrs H W Leaven sold their house at 628 Thirty sixth street northeast to Mr and Mrs Irvin H Kregel of Hiawatha for February 14 possession. The sale was conducted by Home Realty Company. The Leavens plan to move to Florida.
Use a yardstick to measure one side wall length one end wall length and room height from floor to ceiling. Record door and window counts and sizes to compute total wall area and paint quantity.
A natural cold insulation barrier is provided by hollow core haydite blocks in structural concrete floors. The blocks create dead air spaces and tiny air cells that keep floors warm and damp-proof, with even heat from perimeter or radiant heating. Concrete floors strengthen homes, prevent plaster cracks, guard against fire, and stay level and quiet. Contact Cedar Rapids area firm for F and A and Lith-I-Bar Roof and Floor Systems at 650 12th Avenue SW.
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