Real Estate Boards Urge Postwar Housing Policy Shift
Herbert A. Nelson of the National Association of Real Estate Boards told the Taft housing committee that private business can meet postwar housing needs if obstacles are cleared. He urged coordinated tax reforms, end to rent control after the war, and consolidation of federal housing agencies into two bureaus to aid private enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert A. Nelson
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Taft Housing Committee
U. S. Senate
Nelson
Taft Committee
Bureau of Housing and Urban Research
Federal Home Finance Board
Federal
Lam berts buy Belmont Parkway home in Cedar Rapids area
Mr and Mrs Clifford E Lambert of 1618 Fourth Avenue SE purchased a well improved three and seven tenths acre property at 1925 Belmont Parkway NW from William Dondalek Route 2 Cedar Rapids. The sale was a cooperative one made by W H Ray company and Tait and Wagner company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford E. Lambert
Fourth Avenue
Belmont Parkway
William Dondalek
Route 2
Cedar Rapids
W. H. Ray
Jand Tait and Wagner Company
Alcia McElvania Sells Home to Lockwoods
Mr and Mrs P H Lockwood of 125 Second Avenue Southwest purchase the house at 1511 Fourth Avenue Southeast from Alcia McElvania of 1723 Sixth Avenue Southeast. Possession subject to tenant rent control. Sale conducted as a cooperative transaction by Floyd H Knapp and A F Dotson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. H. Lockwood
Second Avenue SW
Fourth Avenue SE
Alcia McElvania
Sixth Avenue SE
Floyd H. Knapp
A. F. Dotson
Florals and Flower Stripes Lead in Wallpaper Designs
Cedar Rapids decorators highlight wallpaper trends amid wartime restrictions with patterns suited to bathrooms nurseries and living rooms. Designs range from Sandringham larkspur and peonies to Pompeian medallions and Grecian urns, with bold floral or stripe options for ceilings walls and nooks. Strong entities include Cedar Rapids and Pompeii. colors cited include blue gray beige and rose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandringham
Pompeii
Cedar Rapids
Better Homes DIRECTORY shows local suppliers and services
A directory listing highlights firms such as Limback Lumber Co Kenwood Fuel Co Home Insulation Heinze Electric Broadstone Furnace Co Montgomery and Wards Klinger Wallpaper and Paint Co Illinois Ilowa Gas and Electric Becker Roofing Hawkeye Lumber Perpetual Savings and Loan Association Peoples Savings Bank Messinger and Sons Hedges Company, indicating a community guide of home improvement resources and financial providers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Limback Lumber Co
Kenwood Fuel Co
Heinze Electric
Broadstone Furnace Co
Montgomery and Wards
Klinger Wallpaper and Paint Co
Illinois-Ilowa Gas & Electric Co
Becker Roofing Co
Hawkeye Lumber Co
Perpetual Savings and Loan Association
Peoples Savings Bank
Messinger & Sons
Hedges Company
Patterned wallpapers and ceiling roses trend in homes
A Cedar Rapids reader describes popular wallpaper styles including strawberry pattern papers, ivy, plaid combinations, and a deep red morning glory motif. Roses lead the field, with options for bedrooms, dining rooms, and kitchens. One woman installs pink roses on ceilings and walls while another plans wood finish papers for a dinette with red leather chairs and green linoleum. She also plans wall plates and a window box of red geraniums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Set High Goal for Peacetime Building
Washington officials report the National Planning Association urged raising postwar construction to 15.4 billion dollars annually and sustaining it with a public works program. The group notes this would require a substantial rise from the 1926 peak of 11 billion dollars to keep the building industry supplying postwar jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Planning Association
NPA
John J. Wagner Named to Real Estate Institute Editorial Board
John J. Wagner is appointed one of five members of the newly created editorial board of the National Institute of Real Estate Brokers. The institute, affiliated with the National Association of Real Estate Boards, will have board members review all original articles for the bulletin program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Wagner
National Institute of Real Estate Brokers
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Closing outside doors to save fuel at home
Promptly shutting exterior doors when entering and leaving prevents significant fuel loss. The guidance urges careful door discipline to conserve energy.
Daniel Family Sells Home to Walter Ronk in D C Transfers
Charles Daniel and Mrs. Daniel sell their residence at 1810 Ridgewood Terrace SE to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ronk of 1810 Washington Avenue SE. They take possession April 1. Mrs. Daniel and their children Edward and Marcia join Lt. Daniel in Washington D C where he serves as liaison officer for the bureau of ships facilities section and the bureau of supplies land accounts. After the war the Daniels plan to reside in Cleveland.
Chelsea Couple Buy Marion Sisco House
Mr and Mrs Marion E Sisco sold their house at 1126 Sixth street NW to Mr and Mrs Louie Wiebbeeke of Chelsea who will occupy it. The sale was cooperative through Malcolm V Bolton and company and White s Real Estate and Business Exchange. The Sands are moving to Bakersfield California. The sale was made through Malcolm V Bolton and company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion E. Sisco
Sixth Street
Louie Wiebbeeke
Chelsea
Malcolm V. Bolton, and Company
White
Real Estate and Business Exchange
Clarence Sdhd
E Avenue NE
Ralph Smith
Mt. Vernon
Jnow
Sands
Bakersfield
Calif
Malcolm V. Bolton and Company
Market Change: Dodge’s Grocery Sold to Gearhart and Roth
The grocery and meat market at 515 First avenue SW, once owned by D. C. Dodge of 820 H avenue NW, has been sold through White's Business Exchange to Mrs. E. M. Gearhart of 1812 Second street SW and Mrs. Sue Roth of 1419 Third street SW. They are now operating the business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Avenue
D. C. Dodge
H Avenue NW
White’s Business Exchange
E. M.gearhart
Second Street
Sue Roth
Third Street
Cedar Rapids Building Permits Ledger Listings
Cedar Rapids records show multiple permits issued for residential work. Names include Joe Klinsky, Leona Wychoff, Walter Gaffney, Lorenzo Burgess, Floyd Manwiller, Verney Heumes, I R Brooks, E J Pagel, O D Connell, Sam Kennedy, Mrs Emma Kriz, plus Collins Radio as lessee. Projects range from re siding and remodels to new dwellings and a large hangar lab for Collins Radio, with totals from $200 to $90 956.25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Klinsky
Sixth Street
Leona Wychoff
Fifth Avenue
Walter T. Gaffney
McKineo
Lorenzo L. Burgess
Center Point Road
Floyd Manwiller
Fourteenth Avenue
Collins Radio Company
Thirty-fifth Street
Verney Heumes
Second Avenue
I. R. Brooks
Twenty-third Street
E. J. Pagel
Avenue
O. D. Connell
Mt. Vernon An
Sam Kennedy
Iavenue
Emma Kriz
Second Street
Brennans Sell to Mrs James Curry
The residence at 370 Nineteenth Street SE was sold by Misses Grace and Anna Brennan of 1829 Fourth Avenue SE to Mrs. James Curry of 2533 A Avenue NE through Yuill and Gohmann. Possession is subject to tenant rent control rights held by Mrs. Mary Zikmund of Rockford. Mrs. Zikmund has sold her house at 1028 Sixth Street SE to tenants Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Morse through Yuill and Gohmann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nineteenth, Street SE
Grace
Anna Brennan
Fourth Avenue SE
James Curry
A Avenue NE
Yuill and
Gohmann
Mary Zikmund
Rockford, SI
Sixth Street
Alfred Morse
Yuill
Grace Wehrend Sells Marion House to Feddersons
Grace Wehrend, who will move to Cedar Rapids, sold her Marion home at 434 Seventh Avenue to Tom and Grace Fedderson, now living on a Marion farm. Possession set for March 1. Sale handled by Fred E. Collard and Co. Separately, Herman J. Guttman and wife of Lisbon bought 1024 D Avenue NW Cedar Rapids from Arthur L. Gosnell and his mother Verbina Gosnell, who move to a smaller house. possession also March 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Wehrend
Cedar Rapids
Seventh Avenue
Marion
Tom Fedderson
Fred E. Collard and
Taylors Sell House To Amos Thompson
Mr and Mrs Amos Thompson of 827 Third street NW bought the residence of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Taylor at 11380 Ninth street NW. The sale was via Charles M Birch. The Taylors plan to move to California. Edwin and Mrs Jones bought acreage at 87 Thirty third avenue SW from Harry King of 2225 J street SW through Charles M Birch. Jones now lives at 112 Third street SW with Mrs Jones teaching school at Van Horne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Thompson
Third Street
Kenneth Taylor
Ninth ‘Street
Charles M. Birch
Taylor
California
Edwin Jones
Thirty Third Avenue
Harry King
J Street
Jones
van Horne
Realtors Meet Cedar Rapids Real Estate Board Luncheon
Members of the Cedar Rapids Real Estate board will review their by laws at a luncheon meeting scheduled for Monday at noon at the Y M C A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Real Estate Board
Y. M. Cla
Burch House Sold to Robt C Daniel in Washington Ave Move
The Roosevelt hotel team and Robt C Daniel purchased the residence at 1411 Washington avenue SE from Charles B Burch. Tait and Wagner company arranged the sale. Other transactions through the same agents included multiple properties in SE and NE districts, with buyers including Mrs Flora Simmons Ruth Simmons and Mr Mrs H H Masteller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. Daniel
Roosevelt Hotel
Concord
Calif
Washington Avenue SE
Charles B. Burch
Tait and Wagner Company
Daniel
Max Widmer
Penick and Ford
Flora Simmons
Ruth Simmons
Forest Drive
H. H. Masteller
Atlantic, Ia
First Avenue SE
Louis L. Triska
John Robertson
Fifth Avenue SE
K Avenue NE
Theola Arnott
Third Avenue SE
John Schumacher
Fifteenth Street NW
L. J. Layer
C Avenue NE
William Warner
H. F. Caveroll
B Avenue NE
Fifteenth Avenue SW
J. L. Munger
Nineteenth Street
Catherine Fowler
Iowa City
Park Avenue
Ralph D. Miller
First Street
Claire C. Benson
Third Street
Thirteenth Street
J. & Janda
Bever Avenue
Lewis O. Hep
Sixth and
Seventh Avenues
Don Karlan
Robert J. Kutchera
Vernondale
Adrian E. Crew
Dalewood Drive
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Gazette-Luxenovo Witte
Joe E. Franey
First Avenue NE
Congress
Johns-Manville
Super Rock
Batts
Clifford Lambert
Lockwoods
Franklin Tlinols Furnace
Franklin Tlinols Stoker
Freeman Furnace
Freeman Stoker
J.f.mclaughlin
Dial
Uncle Sam
Home Insulation CO
B Avenue
OT Te Casas Ren Wool Home Insulation
Naomi Doebel
Aleutians
Old England
Princess Louise
Heinze Electric Company
1St Ave
Better Homes Directory
Wagner
Broadston Furnace Company
4Th Ave
Just
Wards
Montgomery Ward
Merchandise Mart
Chicago
Charles Daniel
Walter Ronk
Marion Sisco
Brennans
Klinger’s
Klinger
2Nd Ave. SE
Owa-Illinois Gas and Electric CO
Mrs
Becker
Roofing and Insulation Company
14Th Ave. SE
Burch
Robt. C. Daniel
Knotty Pine
Upson
Phone
Hawkeye Lumber and Coal Co
Soan
Iowa
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