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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1946
Page
8
Compact house by Holden McLaughlin and Associates in New York outlines a seven room three bath plan with a garage and a gradual build option. Initial unit offers four rooms and bath priced at 5 000 to 8 000 dollars, with a future wing including kitchen maid's quarters and a garage.
Edwin Phillips and his wife purchase the G. H. Bahlke residence at 512 Thirty seventh street NE from Mr and Mrs Bahlke. Phillips, moving from Philadelphia, works in the Collins Radio company engineering division. The sale, handled by Frutchey and Forey, involves tenants under rent control and includes multiple other property transfers nearby.
Reports from an Iowa State College conference show shifts toward sounder, more economical building. Posey and Aston highlighted steel reinforcing innovations and tests for concrete. Brewer described tilt-up concrete walls saving material and labor. standardization of building materials and coordinated dimensions promise cost cuts.
Ames report highlights the kitchen sink as a key, often neglected, element in kitchen design. Equipment specialist Naomi Shank at Iowa State College notes the sink’s double basin and other features as essential for efficiency in everyday use.
Mr and Mrs Harold G Ammons of 355 Twenty first street SE sold their house at 1325 Maplewood drive NE to Mr and Mrs Edward F Pribyl of Chicago. Priby is entitled to possession in three months in a cooperative sale arranged via Doolittle and company and O P Myers company. Delmar E Wilson and Chester C Waters transactions followed, with two lots between C and avenues NE acquired through same agents.
A list of Cedar Rapids building permits shows numerous remodels and new dwellings. Names include Marian L. Hughes, Clark F. Little, Grace Swab, D. C. Sage, F. P. O'Brien, Dr. Henry H. Hamilton, William Hruby, Raymond F. Wagner, E. J. Yeoman, Velma Blake, Eli Abodeely, Happel and Sons, N. L. Davis, T. E. Radloff, with addresses and construction costs ranging from 75 to 14,000 dollars. A stray housekeeping note about drying damp wash cloths appears at the end.
Gov Robert Blue last week named Howard McLaughlin a 30 year old Cedar Rapids attorney to a six man veterans housing committee. McLaughlin will study the housing situation in the state and make recommendations to Blue. He is secretary of Cedar Rapids mayor's housing committee and has been active in efforts to solve the shortage. Born in Center Point he graduated from Iowa University School of Commerce in 1989 and from its law school in 1942. He enlisted in the navy in 1943 and served as engineering officer aboard a minesweeper. He and his wife and daughter live at 221 Fifteenth Street SE. his law offices are at 906 American Building.
The Plumbing and Heating Industries Bureau offers economical planning advice for new homes. Backing fixtures in two rooms or stacking bathrooms above each other reduces piping and labor. Place all piping on one wall when possible and locate the water closet near the soil stack. Avoid outside-wall piping and placing a bath under a window. Trends include recessed fixtures and separate compartments with ample storage.
Insulating board production will greatly increase this year led by civilian demand as wartime limits ease. J B Blackburn of the Insulation Board Institute says output will rise progressively, with half inch board favored for low cost housing and as residential sheathing. Farm buildings and commercial remodels are set to boost demand alongside renewed construction nationwide.
Mario Leoni sells residence at 915 Twelfth Avenue NE to Clyde and Maria Stewart who will take possession about May 1. The sale, via O. P. Myers Co., also arranges transfer of 1936 Bever Avenue SE to Leoni with rent control subject. Shramels sell 2049 Eastern Boulevard SE to W. F. Hill. possession March 15. O. P. Myers handles these listings.
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