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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1940
Page
19
Across the United States sweltering Cedar Rapids residents bought furnaces and heating equipment. Dealers credit liberal credit policies allowing first payments to be deferred until Oct 1 after summer installations. Financing may be through CIT or local banks, with terms from six months to ten years for large investments.
A compact directory entry lists Wisconsin lumber firms and related suppliers including Hiateh and Brookman Lumber Co Kriz Tent and Awning Co Nagle Eaton Lumber Co Kings Crown Plaster Co Maresh Sheet Metal Works Cedar Rapids Fuel on Builders Material Inter Ocean Reinsurance Cedar Rapids Gas Economy Lumber Perpetual Savings and Loan Cedar Rapids Block Co City Fuel WW Block Co J T Thomas Limback Lumber Co.
A wall cabinet for bathroom scales stores them out of sight when not in use. The unit protects the scales from moisture and helps keep the bathroom uncluttered.
Mr Young, a local musician, remodeled his residence by removing the porch and adding an enclosed entry. The house now features art-bric siding, green shutters, a brown and dark red exterior, a sun porch, a second floor sitting room, and a two car garage with trailer access. Interior work is planned for fall.
A corner cupboard is suggested to create extra closet space in the dining room. Paint the exterior to match woodwork and consider a contrasting interior surface to brighten the area.
QC H Christensen moves to Omaha and sells his home at 2500 C avenue NE to David M Fellows. Through Tait and Wagner company seven other residences closed last week including HOLC sales at 1891 Johnson avenue SW and 1112 Tenth street NW. Additional parcels include 2721 Iowa avenue SE and 312 Sev enth avenue SE with various buyers and arrangements.
Sales of three residences and a lot were closed last week through the Hedges company. George H. Phelps of Palo bought the house at 409 Sixth Avenue SW from the estate of Filmer Emery. C. E. Valliere, 234 Eleventh Street NW, purchased the bungalow at 1122 C Avenue NW from J. C. Mueller, owner and occupant, and Carl Yeinen, 2041 Eastern Boulevard SE, bought the house at 1737 Fifth Avenue SE from Mrs. Frances Payne, who has been living there. Leonard W. Broulik, 2347 C Avenue NE, bought a lot on Fairway Terrace SE from the Country Club Heights Realty Company.
Herbert A Nelson argues for retroactive zoning to reshape aging urban cores as suburbs grow. He cites census shifts, urges rapid rezoning, and notes New York court approval and amortization principles guiding legal clarity for retroactive zoning.
Newcomer Rentals Lloyd Plaisance route manager for Wonder Bread formerly of Waterloo rents a duplex at 2417 Mount Vernon SE from Mrs Fannie Clark. Walter Woode moving to Cedar Rapids from Iowa City rents 1502 E Avenue NE from Mrs Edith Clark. Woode works for Freswick Body company of Iowa City.
Leaky downspouts and corroded gutters can cause wall and ceiling damage and deterioration of exterior materials. Experienced workers can repair flashing around openings and roof intersections, clean gutters, and replace sections. Applying suitable paint can slow further metal deterioration.
The process uses over 500 operations including sawing hammering and roofing. More than 20 trades and over 200 tools are needed to assemble a 30 000 part house.
Instructions emphasize removing all wax prior to refinishing. For rubbed wax use turpentine or mineral spirits to soften and wipe away, then solvent clean. If non rubbing wax used a household cleaner with warm water suffices.
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