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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1945
Page
17
Vance McCray and wife sell their 556 Vernon Drive SE residence to Mr. and Mrs. T. K. Argeson moving from Kalamazoo Michigan to Cedar Rapids. Argeson to join McGladrey Hansen Dunn and Co. through Tait and Wagner Realty.
John J. Wagner Frank L. Buser and Glenn A. Strickland attended a meeting of the directors and officers of the Iowa Real Estate Association held in Des Moines last Tuesday.
Clarence E. White, president, announced the Cedar Rapids Real Estate board committees with chaired posts and members across ten panels including Appraisal, Arbitration, Ethics and standards, Publicity, and Taxes and assessments. Notable names include Paul H. Bedell, Gary Gohmann, Carl D. Thomas, A. F. Dotson, and John J. Wagner among others.
Century Engineering at 213-215 Fourth Ave SE cites industrial repair valued at 450 dollars. George Symacek on 2016 K Street SW requests dwelling remodel for 2000 dollars. Mrs. Furman of 1269 Fourth Avenue SE repairs fire damage dwelling for 150 dollars. Harry Wright at 1235 Elmhurst Drive NE remodels dwelling for 150 dollars. F E Carey at 221 Third Street NE remodels industrial site for 200 dollars.
Iowa cities show interest in a statewide code with 43 of 44 cooperating. Des Moines and other large cities report local provisions, while 32 endorse a uniform code. Population coverage reaches about 847,000 with several neighboring states already enacting codes.
The northwest corner of Fifteenth street and B avenue NE hosts a white apartment building remodeled from a deteriorated duplex into four modern units by Paul G. Miller and now owned by Mr. and Mrs. Otto Reinke. Extensive upgrades include a new roof, insulation, single gas furnace, hot water heaters, improved lighting, and new windows. The main entrance features a bay window transformed into a blue and white Amana styled foyer. Residents include Mr. and Mrs. Warren Olson and others, with details on one lower south apartment leased by Connie Camara and family.
A compilation of firm names including J. F. Heather Co. Perpetual Savings and Loan Association Broadstone Furnace Co Economy Lumber Co Messinger Sona Heinze Electric Becker Roofing Co E. E. Severn Co Limback Lumber Co Cashman Hedges Company Peoples Savings Bank and related Better Homes Directory listings.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Schlegal sold their home at 508 Thirty Fourth Street NE to Mr and Mrs John H Frady of Fairfield with possession March 1 through White's Real Estate. O G Waffle estate sold 855 Seventh Avenue E Marion to Mr and Mrs Philip J Peters. H F Carroll sold 214 Fifteenth Street NE to Mrs Lucinda Wisehart who will live with her mother in law Anna Wisehart. Joseph F Krejci bought and moved into 4034 First Avenue NE, former home of James Rogers. sale via White's Exchange and Tait Wagner cooperative listing.
National Housing Administrator John B Blandford Jr urged Congress to create a single national housing agency to build 12.6 million dwellings for non farm families from 1946 to 1955 at about 1.26 million per year. He proposed 99 year 2 percent loans and outlined target rents and prices, plus domestic supply through private builders, home financing, and federal agencies.
Mr and Mrs Charles J Lynott have moved from the Harrison E Spangler residence at 655 Cottage Grove Ave SE to 335 Nineteenth St SE, in a sale facilitated by Yuill and Gohmann. The same firm also handled the Baldwin home sale at 507 Twenty-Third St NE to Mr and Mrs F W Franey of 313 Twenty-Second St NE, reported previously.
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