Attached Garage Fails To Win In Laughlin Home Choice
The Tipton residence of Dr. and Mrs. R. M. Laughlin favors a screened porch over an attached garage for their new layout. Their seven month old son Charles William plays in the porch while the home features a Cape Cod style with a white exterior, dormer windows, and a mix of beige brown and green interior decor. The six room house includes three bedrooms, a bath upstairs, a living room with a fireplace and circulator, a dining room, and detailed wallpaper patterns.
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Hey
Cape Cod
Laughlins
C. Wo Laughlin
Clinton
Tipton
R. M. Laughlin
Charles William
Glatex
Giatex
Mildenstein Wins Ottumwa School Building Contract
Max Mildenstein of Cedar Rapids has been awarded the $86,917 bid to build the Horace Mann grade school in Ottumwa. Construction to start this week with Keffer and Jones of Des Moines as architects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Mildenstein
Cedar Rapids
Ottumwa
Keffer and Jones
Des Moines
Dixie Frocks Shop Chooses Deep Vestibule for Cedar Rapids Store
The Dixie Frocks Shop at 218 Second Street SE plans a 10 ft 7 in wide vestibule extending 25 ft into the 80 ft depth, with a terrato floor and display windows. The frontage features satin finish ivory structural glass above the awning and black glass at the base. A ten year lease from Elmer A Higley Inc. begins November 1.
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Dixie Frocks
Second Street
Cedar Rapids
Dixie Frocks Shop
Elmer A. Higley, Inc
Sound absorbing plaster offers adaptable acoustical treatment
A plaster product described as sound absorbing can blend with ordinary plaster while remaining suitable for nurseries bedrooms and other rooms needing acoustical control. One version appears light gray naturally but can be colored or painted with thin acoustical paint. Other varieties come in several colors.
New Resident Buys on Sinclair Avenue
Mr. and Mrs. Leland A. Glade have purchased the house at 233 Sinclair avenue SE from the Perpetual Savings and Loan Association. They will take possession early in August. Mr. Glade, a railway mail clerk, recently moved here from Muscatine. Sale handled by A. F. Dotson.
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Leland A. Glade
Eighteenth Street SE
Sinclair Avenue SE
Perpetual Savings and Loan Association
Glade
Muscatine
A. F. Dotson
Better Homes Directory Shows Local Building Firms
Directory listing for Cedar Rapids firms and suppliers including Kriz Tent & Awning Co. Nagle Eaton Lumber Co. Kings Crown Plaster Co. Maresh Sheet Metal Wks. Cedar Rapids Fuel Co. Builders Material Inc. Inter Ocean Reinsurance Co. Cedar Rapids Gas Co. Economy Lumber Co. Perpetual Savings & Loan Assn. Cedar Rapids Block Co. City Fuel Co Sanfords W G Block Co J T Thomas Limback Lumber Co Wisconsin Lumber Hatch Brookman Lumber Co. Includes multiple lumber and building material providers.
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Kriz Tent & Awning Co
Nagle Eaton Lumber Co
King's Crown Plaster Co
Maresh Sheet Metal
Cedar Rapids Fuel Co
Builders Material, Inc
Inter-Ocean Reinsurance Co
Cedar Rapids Gas Co
Economy Lumber Co
Perpetual Savings & Loan Ass'n
Cedar Rapids Block Co
City Fuel Co
Sanfords
W. G. Block Co
J. T. Thomas
Limback Lumber Co
Wisconsin Lumber
Hatch & Brookman Lumber Co
Dust As Handicap To Good Varnishing
Dust is an enemy to good results in varnishing and must be kept away from all materials and tools. Authorities advise dust-free rooms, clean brushes, and tightly closed varnish cans. Apply varnish in smooth thin coats with ample drying time between coats.
Rock Island Accepts New Sewage Plant
Rock Island last week officially accepted a $522,110 sewage treatment plant built by Stark Building Co of Cedar Rapids after ten months of construction work.
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Rock Island
Stark Building Company of
Cedar Rapids
Permits Issued For Homes and Garages Last Week
Wide list of local permit actions includes reroofs remodels and new dwellings. Notable projects include George A Russell new dwelling with garage 5200 plus attached 200 and Smulehoff Miller new commercial 30000 and Cedar Rapids Gas reroof commercial 265. Also W B Kadlee remodel dwelling 200 and General Investments new dwelling 2500.
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Daniel Helmich
First Street
W. D. Cunningham
A Avenue NW
Frank Nashel
Foura Avenue
C. E. Durey
D Avenue
E. A. Higley Inc
Second Street
E. A. Higley, Inc
Nineteenth Avenue SW
C. A. Kellum
E Avenue
W. B. Kadlee
Seventeenth Avenue
Harley Fisher
Adrian G. Bowne
Avenue NE
New Playhouse
Daywitt
Westwood Drive
Joe Tomasek
Sixteenth Avenue
J. L. Gearhart
Thirtieth Street
Mrs. Alma Book
Thirtyeek Street
Bruce White
C Avenue
Carroll Falls
Grove Court
John Bezdek
Nineteenth Street
Cedar Rapids Gas Company
Eighteenth Street
Mary Loukota
Eleventh Avenue
George A. Russell
Highland Drive
George Wessale
Vernon Drive
General Investments, Inc
Ninth Street
Truman Durr
B Avenue
Edgar McNair
Woodland Drive
Anton Karlik
C Street
Smulehoff and Miller
New Commercial
Paul E. Blake
B Avenue NW
E. M. Palmer
Upland Drive
E. B. Clark
F Avenue NE
Peter G. Dippel
L Street
Albert H Goodyear
Carrall Drive
Emmett Lyzette
Twentyfirst
Mary F. Bendorf
Eighth -Avenue
James Whitmer
Harry Gneier
M. F. Jones
First Avenue E
Charles L. Widner
I. O. O. F. Maine No
Ames Apparel to Open Lerner LocationStore in Minneapolis Site
Ames Apparel, Inc. will open a new shop on the first floor at 213 Second Avenue SE, occupying Lerner's space after August 1. Operating as Ames to Please, it will offer women's ready to wear, fur and cloth coats, lingerie and hosiery with a five-year lease and extension option. The Hedges company arranged the lease for the Friedman heirs. similar Ames stores exist in Sioux City Gary Chicago suburbs Lincoln and Knoxville.
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Ames Apparel
New York City
Middle West
Second Avenue SE
Lerner’s
Ames
Hedges Company
Jacob H. Friedman
Ames Apparel, Inc
Sioux City
Gary
Ind
Chicago
Lincoln
Neb
Knoxville, Tenn
Use Of Glass Blocks Makes Room Brighter
A room especially a living room or study can seem brighter with glass blocks around windows. Three rows of blocks above the window and extra blocks at the ends let in plenty of light.
Rents Recorded For Crescent Street And Nearby Homes
Newcomer Rentals list the former Treichler residence at 110 Crescent Street SE leased to Mr. and Mrs. R C Sweet who moved in July 9. Sweet works as a cattle buyer for Beverly Cattle Company. lease broker Fred E Collard & Company. The bungalow at 1621 J Avenue NE leased to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Dodge. they plan Cedar Rapids move around July 15. Shirk's new home on First Avenue W being built. C H Bode of Kansas City leased 139 Twenty-fifth Street Drive SE. he works in purchasing for Penick and Ford. property rented via The Hedges Company.
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W. N. Treichler
Crescent Street
R. C. Sweet
South St. Paul, Minn
Sweet
Beverly Cattle Company
Fred E. Collard and Company
J Avenue NE
Leo Shirk
Howard Dodge
Ruffier Buys Home on One Ave NE in East Side push
Emile Ruffier, formerly of 2048 Park Avenue SE, purchased the residence at 2428 E Avenue NE from Frank L. Buser. The deal was arranged by The Hedges Company. Other nearby sales include A F Pionke’s purchase at 2408 Fourth Avenue SE from J H McGranahan estate and more transfers in the area handled by Hedges.
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Emile Ruffier
Park Avenue SE
E Avenue NE
Frank L. Buser
Hedges Company
A. F. Pionke
Seventeenth Street
Hedges
Fourth Avenue SE
J. H. McGranahan
Twentieth Street
Godfrey Zila
Albert Lea, Minn
Ethel M. Height
Maria Shinn
A Avenue NE
Ralph A. Kinzman
J Street
Fifth Street NW
Eva C. Bailey
Second Avenue SE
Thompson Street
Joe Sam Noble
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Ray Anderson Photos
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3Rd St
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17Th St. NE
United States
Harper & Mclntire Co
Sixth Ave
Mildenstein
First Avenue
Sinclair Avenue
Becond Avenue
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Ave
Beer Avenue
Z. F. Connors
Wilson Avenue
Fred Koob
Jerry Prasil
Ellis Boulevard
W. E. Robbie
Twenty-sixth Street
Loren Kimes
Fruitland Bonevard
Benjamin L. Schreckengast
Thirty-fourth Street
H. Hanson
G. V. Wood
Jack Day
James Dolezal
Johnson Avenue NW
J. S. Wolfe
Benjamin Eby
Warren J. Liston
R. M. de Castello
Third Avenue
Weill
St. SE
Burney
3Rd St. NE
Century
Ed Soboda
Limback
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