Mentzer Place Sold to Dr. and Mrs. Horner in Marion
The E. J. Mentzer homestead at 2233 Third avenue Marion with a maple grove sold by Mrs Alfin Irene Blackledge to Dr. and Mrs. E A Horner of Brighton Ind They will occupy it as their home after September 1 The brick residence featured Italian marble fireplaces and French bathtubs plus a modern kitchen and hot water system The level black soil acreage supports the property and J Frank Cravens of Cedar Rapids arranged the sale
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Mentzer
Third Avenue
Marion
Alfin Irene Blackledge
E. A. Horner
Brighton
Mentzers
France
J. Frank Cravens
Cedar Rapids
First Baptist Church Buys Lenzen Residence Parsonage
The First Baptist church buys the Lenzen residence at 2329 Hillcrest drive SE for a parsonage with possession set for June 15. Bedell Nissen Co. handled the sale, which also brokered the Grubich property transfer to Richard S. Michalcek and wife at 400 Thirty-sixth street NE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
First Baptist Church
V. F. Lenzen
Hillcrest Drive
Bedell- Nissen Company
D Avenue
George Grubich, Jr
Navy
Richard S. Michalicek
Thirty-sixth Street
Grahams Buy House From Mrs Harwood
Mrs Florence Harwood of Los Angeles sold her Cedar Rapids residence at 384 Twenty-fifth Street SE to Mr and Mrs E Russell Graham of 1221 Ellis Boulevard NW. The sale was arranged by O P Myers. The new owners may modify the home’s exterior with added windows to brighten dark corners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Harwood
Los Angeles
Cedar Rapids
Twenty-fifth Street
E. Russell Graham
Ellis Boulevard
O. P. Myers
Directory assortment of local home goods and services
Listing of Better Homes DIRECTORY entries includes J. F. Heathel Co. Hedges Co. Standard Glass and Paint Co. Ilten Taege Co. Inc. Home Insulation Limback Lumber Co. Perpetual Savings and Loan Broadstone Furnace Co. Economy Lumber Co. Kenwood Transfer Helnze Electric Sanford's Iinoistowa Gas & Electric Painters Local 447 Messinger & Sons Peoples Savings Bank Sears Roebuck and Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Heathel Co
Hedges Company
Standard Glass and Paint Co
Ilten & Taege Co.,, Inc
Home Insulation
Limback Lumber Co
Perpetual Savings and Loan Association
Broadstone Furnace Co
Economy Lumber Co
Kenwood Transfer
Helnze Electric
Sanford’s. Iinoistowa Gas & Electric Co
Messinger & Sons
Peoples Savings Bank
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Caprons Bay House Sale Transfers Between Neighbors
Mr and Mrs Cedric Hahn sold their Bever avenue SE residence to Mr and Mrs W L Capron who recently sold their 1110 Nineteenth street SE home. Caprons take possession with tenant protections under rent control laws. Realtor firm Yuill and Gohmann arranged the Hahn sale and another Fitzsimmons property sale to the Hovers now occupying 1648 B avenue NE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedric Hahn
Country Club Parkway
Bever Avenue SE
W. L. Capron
Nineteenth Street
Caprons
Hahn
Yuill and Gohmann
Third Avenue SE
H. A. Fitzsimmons
Pensacola
Fla
C. G. Hover
B Avenue NE
Hovers
Street Projects Lead Postwar Planning Survey
Washington D C resumption of street and boulevard projects suspended during the war is ranked first in city planning programs by a Urban Land Institute survey of 98 major cities in 38 states. Feeder routes to the city, parks and playgrounds, airport developments, school buildings, public buildings and grounds, sewage plants, water systems and redevelopment of blighted areas follow in importance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Urban Land Institute
DuBois Residence Sold to Scharf Family in Cooperative Deal
Mr and Mrs Robert Scharf who have been living at the Roosevelt hotel since relocating from St Joseph Mo purchased the house at 2416 Bever Avenue SE from Mr and Mrs J A Du Bois now of Los Angeles The sale was arranged by the Hedges company and Yuill and Gohmann Other transfers include two houses sold by Dr L F Vane as trustee and several other properties through the Hedges company with possession dates subject to tenant rights under rent control regulations
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Scharf
Roosevelt Hotel
St. Joseph
Bever Avenue SE
J. A. du Bois
Los Angeles
Hedges Company
Yuill and Gohmann
L. F. Vane
Elizabeth Vane
John H. Heidel
Twelfth Street
Fourteenth Street
Owen Faires
Nora Coburn
C Avenue
Wilson Avenue
Chris W. Schwartz
Vinton
Sixteenth Street
Paul G. Henecke
Sixteenth Street NW
Sunnycrest Addition
Lincoln Highway E
James T. Palmer
Balcolm Luberger
Second Avenue SE
Mary Nye Pickering
Doll Houses for Home Builders
Many prospective home builders struggle to visualize new houses from plans. Architects can help by preparing rough cardboard models of the first and second floors with ceilings removed to show windows doors and outlets. Folded paper furniture can be arranged to test space and layout.
Trailer Camp Near War Worker Housing Opens Soon
Applications are being accepted for occupancy of 100 trailers on a 14 acre site at Thirty- Second street NE and Leonard street. Only workers and their families from Collins Radio, Iowa Manufacturing, LaPlant-Choate, Cedar Rapids Engineering, Century Engineering and Iowa Steel and Iron Works may apply. Trailers rent $6 to $8 weekly with utilities. a $10 security deposit is required. FPHA will administer, with facilities including a first aid clinic and communal building for gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette Phote
Thirty-second Street NE
BRN
Second Street
Leonard Street
Collins Radio Company
Iowa Manufacturing
LaPlant-Choate
Cedar Rapids Engineering
Century Engineering
Iowa Steel and “Iron Works
Federal Public Housing Authority
Elmer Gust
Oshkosh
Wis
Harry L. Foster
Chicago
Foster
FPHA
Ralph Pickering
Ann Gatens
Eighteenth Street
Pickering
Gazette Phot
Thirty-second Street
Cedar Rapids
Apland couple buys Graham residence on Ellis Boulevard NW
Mr and Mrs Arnold E Apland of 249 Thirteenth Street NW have purchased the home of Mr and Mrs E Russell Graham located at 1221 Ellis Boulevard NW marking a property transfer in the neighborhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold E. Apland
Thirteenth Street
E. Russell Graham
Ellis Boulevard
McGregor Buyer Purchases McDevitt Residence on Giard Avenue
C P Darnell buys the residence on Giard Avenue from Marie McDevitt the former McGregor resident now living in Miami Beach Florida.
Cedar Rapids Building Permits List Shows Repairs and Remodels
A Cedar Rapids permit roundup records numerous dwelling repairs remodels reroofs and new structures with values ranging from 7 to 7000 dollars. Notable entries include B H Rice and Kathryn Barton remodeling for 7000 and Clyde Bean building a new barn for 500. Other addresses cover SE NW and NE districts with multiple reroofs and a few reside dwelling projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. W. Lingard
Seventh Avenue
Frank Prusek
Highland Drive
Ira Beecher
C Avenue
Oliver Camp
N Street
Anna_Kaliban
Second Street
Mable Baumgardner
Twenty-first Avenue
Charles Novak
Fourtea Avenue
Andrew I. Boyer
Beyer Avenue
H. RK. Simon
B Avenue
Kadlee Brothers
Eee
C. B. White
Fifth Avenue
E. T. Wade
Bever Avenue
Ina Hibbard
R. W. Magnuson
Fiftieth Street
John N. Kucera
Hamilton Street
Viviene Power Butler
Loretta Power
Third Avenue
John Mutchler
Thirty-ninth Street
J .Golad
Eighth Street
Clifford A. Doe
I Avenue
Emma Nemec
Third Street
N. H H. Cook
Sylvia Avenue
B. H. Rice
Pre-Vacation Home Check Urged Before Summer Absence
Families planning to leave for the summer should inspect their homes. Check for roof repairs and clear gutters and downspouts. Remove rubbish, especially in basements and attics, to prevent fires from spontaneous ignition. Store matches in sealed containers or remove them from the house.
Fence or Wall Adds Privacy to House
The article discusses enhancing house privacy and appearance with fences, walls, or hedges. It links enclosure style to architecture such as Colonial, Georgian, and Spanish influences, noting white picket fences for cottages, masonry walls for brick Georgian homes, and stucco walls for Spanish designs.
Brokers' Contest in Chicago Seeks Most Interesting Sale
The Brokers' Institute of the National Association of Real Estate Boards announced a contest in Chicago for the Most Interesting Real Estate Sale with members invited to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Brokers’ Institute
National Association of Real Estate Boards
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Mentzer Place
Lenzen
Grahams
Harwood
Company
Dows Bidg
Better Homes Directory
Caprons Bay
J.F. Herbel , CO
McKinley Street
DuBois
Scharfs
Ilten and
Taege
4Th Ave
Louise Lux
Upsum
Sohns Manville
Sou EE
Monarch House
Monarch
Standard Glass& Paint Ca
Second Ave
Aplands
E. R. Graham
McDevitt
Johns-Manville Scientific
Johns-Manville
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
DIAL
First Street
Broadston Furnace. CO
Fourth Avenue
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