Century Engineering Moves Into Lyman Building
Oil fired heating equipment maker Century Engineering expands into the Lyman Building at Fourth Avenue and Third Street SE. The structure, reinforced with 67 tons of steel and sunk rock foundations, now houses seven floors of offices, manufacturing, and an expansive stockroom with updated loading, air conditioning, and a spur track planned for car spotting.
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Lyman
Fourth Avenue
Third Street
Century Engineering Corporation
Century Manufacturing Plans Large Scale Remake Centered in Cedar Rapids
The Century Manufacturing corporation outlines a multi floor remodel of the Lyman building to house oil burner production and sheet metal fabrication. Floors three through seven are allocated to departments from baking ovens and finishing to welding and storage with modern fire protection and sprinkler systems. The project includes electric cranes, freight and utility elevators and a central timing system to track production from order to shipping.
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American District Telegraph Company
Century
Century Engineers
Lyman
Century Manufacturing Corporation
O. F. Paulson Construction Company
Charles Champar
Harry Johnson
Haegg Roofing Company
Paulson Electrical Construction Company
Powell Roofing Company
Aliber Automatic Sprinkler Company
Des Moines
Davenport to Host Regional Real Estate Convention
The regional meeting of the National Association of Real Estate Boards will be held in Davenport on April 8 and 9. Delegates are expected from Iowa parts of South Dakota Wisconsin and western Illinois.
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National Association of Real Estate Boards
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Iowa
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Flowers For A Girl Wins First Prize In Local Wall Paneling
Elmer Laker of Waterloo Iowa won first prize in a wall paneling contest at the Iowa Association of Contracting Painters convention. His blue ribbon work features a freehand Chinese pagoda with rainbow pastels and clematis on powder blue, crafted for his daughter Donna Jeanne.
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Iowa Association of Contracting Painters
Waterloo
Elmer Laker
Fifth Avenue SE
Donna Jeanne
Laker
Thompson
Five-Year Billion Dollar Housing Plan May Bypass Cedar Rapids
Real estate officials warn Cedar Rapids could be shut out of a nationwide one billion dollar five year housing program proposed at a Chicago conference. The plan envisions public and private spending of 200 million annually in 100 cities, with loans up to ninety percent from the federal housing administration. Smaller cities fear rising material and labor costs could derail a hoped for building boom. A New York City meeting on March 28 and 29 will push forward the proposal with broad industry participation.
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Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Convention of the Realty Factors of America
John J. Wagner
National Association of Real Estate Boards
National Real Estate Board
Wagner
Federal Housing Administration
New York City
Redecorating Of Newmans Store Nears Completion
Redecorating of Newmans store to extend over all floors is nearing completion on the main floor where columns have been enclosed in dark wood with chromium moldings to harmonize with the fixtures. Ceilings throughout the store will be bone white and walls painted a light shade.
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Newman's
Newcomer Executives Lease Cedar Rapids Residences
Floyd F. Moore new assistant manager with North western Bell in Cedar Rapids and Mrs. Moore lease 402 Twenty-fifth Street SE from Oliver K. Burrows of Elmhurst. The Kirks move to St. Joseph, Missouri. Through Floyd H. Knapp Tait and Wagner represent the owner. Clarence C. Barr of Dallas, formerly of Cedar Rapids, and Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Geerlings of Springfield rent 1953 Blake Boulevard SE. Geerlings is sales manager for Honeymead Products.
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Floyd F. Moore
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Cedar Rapids
P. J. Geerlings
Springfield
Ill
Blake Boulevard
Geerlings
Honeymead Products Company
Miss Bartlett Buys Kenwood Lot Opposite Church
Miss Josephine Bartlett of 350112 First avenue E purchases a lot on Thirty third street NE opposite the Kenwood Methodist church from Mrs. Charles Cooper. Real estate agent Mrs. Elizabeth Giblin handled the sale.
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Josephine Bartlett
First Avenue
Thirty-third Street
Kenwood Methodist Church
Charles Cooper
Elizabeth Giblin
Real Estate Market Survey Signals Steady Investment Prospects
A National Association report based on 260 cities shows sustained absorption of residential and business space, rising real estate values, and mortgage funds active with rates largely steady or falling. The survey notes 10 percent price gains in 56 percent of cities and 5 to 10 percent rent rises, with under and over supply varying by housing type and city size. Mortgage money remains common at 6 percent, with 5 percent rates present in a quarter of cities.
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National Association of Real Estate Boards
Association
Permits Issued Last Week For Local Dwellings and Commerce
Oscar Lundquist at 628 Twenty first street NE received a permit for a new men dwelling valued at 3000 dollars. Robert Meister at rear of 116 Sec ond avenue SW issued for a dwelling remodel valued at 500 dollars. Harmony Cafeteria at 118 Third street SE received a commercial remodel permit valued at 500 dollars. Mrs Earl Foster at 1205 Third street SW received a dwelling remodel permit valued at 175 dollars. Harmon Taylor at 2338 Blake boulevard SE also listed for a dwelling remodel.
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Oscar Lundquist
Twentyfirst Street
Robert Meister
Second Avenue
Harmony Cafeteria
Third Street
Earl Foster
Harmon Taylor
Blake Boulevard
Local Contractors Win Lake Park Water Plant Contract
The Morehead Frederikson firm won the Lake Park Iowa water treatment plant project with a 17436 dollar bid amid bids from six competitors. Work starts between March 1 and April 1 and must finish by July. Howard R Green Co designed plans for the concrete reservoir brick pumping station and full treatment system.
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Morehead-Frederikson Company
Lake Park
Howard R. Green Company
Cedar Rapids
Color Is Suggested For Garage Floors
A local paint store listed twelve cement floor colors including oak and light oak gray slate walnut brown light tan gray stone tile green tile red dust color and blue. If alkali is present wash with a sulphate crystal solution before painting. Clean floor remove oil spots use gasoline. Apply two coats of paint. with use in a recreation room expect about six months before recoat and protect with liquid wax.
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Litmus
Oil Paint Designs For Window Shades
A few tubes of oil paint and an ordinary window shade may transform a bathroom window into beauty. A design of fish seaweed bubbles and coral branches may be repeated as the shade requires. Use light shading on white or light green shades and thin with turpentine for delicate effect. Vermillion or gold draperies of oiled silk add charm. The geological survey made over 9,000 technical decisions regarding natural resources last year.
Bezdeks Erect 40 by 200 Foot Greenhouse On Johnson Avenue
Bezdeks install 6000 panes of double strength glass for a 40 foot by 200 foot all steel heated greenhouse on Johnson Avenue NW. Ninth structure at the site, with 40 percent more under glass space and potential for a tenth unit pending business conditions.
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Bezdek
Johnson Avenue NW
Bezdeks
Arthur A. Bezdek
Stark Construction Wins Hatchery Contract for Swift and Co
The Stark Construction company of Cedar Rapids is awarded a contract to build hatchery buildings for Swift and Co. at Atlantic and Iowa Falls in Iowa and Russellville in Kentucky. Work has begun in the two Iowa towns and will start this week in Russellville.
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Stark Construction Company
Cedar Rapids
Swift and Company
Atlantic
Iowa Falls
Russellville
Iowa
Iowa Falls Hatchery Plan Requires Plant Alterations
Iowa Falls proposes converting its dairy and poultry plants into a hatchery. The two other towns will see construction of new buildings.
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Iowa Falls
Dunne Purchase Adds Seventeenth Street Bungalow
Mr and Mrs William W Dunne hugh through Bruce A West acquire a five room bungalow at 1016 Seventeenth Street NE from Mr and Mrs Victor D Merveaux.
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William W. Dunnehugh
Avenue NE
Bruce A. West
Seventeenth Street
Victor D. Merveaux
Salt Dome Survey Reveals 13 in Galveston Bay Texas
Geophysical tests detected thirteen salt domes in Galveston Bay Texas officials report the discovery during a regional underground structure survey conducted by geologists and engineers seeking to map salt formations.
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Galveston Bay
Texas
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Century Engineering Corp
Lyman Building
Naomi Doebel
Stark-Lyman Estates
Armstrong Estate
Lyman Brothers Company
Montgomery Ward Company
Shipping Department
Better Homes Directory
Hawkeye Lumber and Coal Co
Wisconsin Lumber
C. R
National Life
Cedar Rapids Gas Co
Nagle Eaton Lumber Co
Perpetual Savings and Loan
Soi Tvs
O.K
Hawkeye
National Life Insurance CO
Montpelier, Vermont
Marvey C. McClary
Dews
Mr. Laker
B. G. Milner
Wyoming
Orson Lowell
Milton Lowell
Kenwood
Home Loans
Federal Home Loan Bank System
Third Street SE
Business Space Advances
The
Geological Survey
Sconsin
Third Avenue
Swift and Co
Zed Soboda
Merveaux Bungalow
Nagle-Eaton Lumber CO
17Th Street
Eae Phoy Wee
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