Building Activity and Business Changes in East Iowa Towns
In Dysart Mr and Mrs Stanley Schreiber plan a July 1 move to Tama to manage the Tama Floral company following the sale of a greenhouse and residence to Gertrude Zimmer Stanely Schreiber will be replaced as bookkeeper by Agnes Losenicky The Keen Ice Cream and Locker storage is set to open for service next Thursday in Hopkinton Arlington welcomes Gitchell and related business notes
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Dysart
Stanley Schreiber
Tama
Tama Floral Company
John O'Hara
Gertrude Zimmer
Kathryn Schreiber
Schreiber
Barresl.co Motor Company
Agnes Losenicky
Hopkinton
Keen
T. Douglass May
Arlington
Gitchell
Brothers feed and grain business sold to Marion man
Brothers feed coal and grain business established in 1913 has been sold to R. W Johnson of Marion. Recent deaths of both firm members necessitated the sale. Mr. and Mrs Ed Tibbetts sold their West Main Street residence to Mr. and Mrs. John Fox of Waterloo, former La Porte City residents, who plan to reside there while the Tibbetts intend to stay.
Barnetts Buy Lot In Country Club Heights For Home
Mr and Mrs James Barnett of 2412 Avenue NE closed on a lot sale in Country Club Heights at Fairway Terrace SE near Twenty seventh street drive SE where they began building a new home two weeks ago. The lot formerly belonged to Country Club Heights Realty Co and was sold through George P Witwer and Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Barnett
Avenue NE
Fairway Terrace
Twenty-seventh Street Drive
Country Club Heights Realty Company
George P. Witwer and Company
Remodeling with Panels Over Existing Surfaces
No furniture moving required for interior remodeling. Panels of insulating board can be fastened to wood strips over old surfaces, allowing rooms to be ready for use immediately after installation.
Local Permits Report From Last Week
A weekly list records permits in the area including Sam Nassif of 1216 Third Street SE for a shed costing 50 dollars, and many other builds like garages, dwellings, remodels, and commercial projects across NE SE NW SW streets, with totals from small repairs to large new structures and a sanitation note on crack filling in old putty. Among registrants are Arthur B. Taylor, Mrs. Anna Stolba, Edward Baker, Barney Paschell, West Side Maid Rite Sandwich Shop, Sanitary Farm Dairies, and Church of the Nazarene.
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Sam Nassif
Third Street
Arthur B. Taylor
Anna Stolba
Ninth Avenue
Edward Baker
Twentyfirst Avenue
Misses B and D Hansen
Blake Boulevard
Barney Paschell
First Avenue
New Commercial
A. E. Heinrich
E Avenue NE
William Lomax
Twentyfourth Avenue
C. W. Fandrey
First Avenue NW
Tom Stastny
Twenty-first Avenue
LeRoy Henecke
Second Street
W.L. Krejci
L Street
Mary S Davidson
Fourth Avenue
George Laird
Vernon Drive
Ada Markert
Co. C. Blocklinger
Tenth Street
Albert R. Miller
Nineteenth Avenue
Church of the Nazarene
Elmhurst Drive
J. B
Sixth Avenue
R. D. Spears
Washington Avenue SE
Leslie Anthony
Co. M. Holmes
Iowa Avenue
Paul Lybarger
E Avenue NW
Harry D. Simon
E Avenue
Earl Pospisil
Twelfth Street
Frank Hasek
Lily Cortez
Twelfth Avenue
Elizabeth Bullis
Eighth Avenue
Vets Reunions and a Lifetime of Clippings in Des Moines
By Bob Estabrook, Mrs. Earl Lambert keeps Civil War era G A R clippings and scrapbooks from 1880s reunions in Manchester and Des Moines. Her shop Women's Exchange at 1209 Fourth Avenue S F houses wedding invites, World War I stories, and relics from family veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Way
Lambert
Second Street
Iowa G. A. R
Des Moines
Boys In Blue
A. Bial S. Brown
Central City
Harry Brown
Williston
Sid Brown
Milo Brown
Miller, S D
Women’s Exchange
Fourth Avenue SF
Twelfth Town
G.A R
Manchester
Illinois
Thomas J. Lewis
Linn
Shellane Erecting Area Supply Depot
Construction begins on a Shellane warehouse and bottled gas plant on Ninth Street SW across from the oil warehouse. Eastern Town Morehead Frederikson Co. holds the general contract for a frame building with corrugated iron siding and roof. The depot features covered loading docks and measures 438 by 445 feet with a 15090 gallon storage tank near the railroad siding.
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Shellane
Shell Oil Company
Ninth
Morehead-Frederikson Company
Newcomer Rentals in Cedar Rapids and Nearby Moves
New resident Carl Reece moving from Mechanicsville to 864 Eighteenth Street SW Cedar Rapids rents bungalow from Miss Vivien Buser of 1830 B Avenue NE and will be connected with Sherwin Williams. The Hedges company also rented Harry Rienaw an unfurnished apartment at 1013 Third Avenue SE with C M Huntfield as agent. Rienaw will join Killian company moving from Iowa City. Paul N Johannes recently moved from Moline Illinois and rented Ada F Markert's residence.
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Carl Reece
Cedar Rapids
Mechanicsville
Eighteenth Street
Paul N. Johannes
Moline, NL
Ada F. Markert
Collard Company Leases Furnished Apt and Transfer
At 1609 Avenue NE the Collard company took possession through Fred E. Collard and company. The Collard firm rented a furnished apartment at 1836 First Avenue E owned by Eva Soles Clark to Arthur H Adams, formerly of Omaha, now general agent for Loyal Protective Life Insurance. Johannes works in Sears Roebuck plumbing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
1609
Avenue NE
Fred E. Collard and Company
Johannes
Sears Roebuck and Company
Collard Company
First Avenue E
Eva Soles Clark
Arthur H Adams
Omaha
Adams
The
Loyal Protective Life Insurance Company
Grundy County Couple Have Clock Carved By Hand From Cottonwood
REINBECK Mr and Mrs Har old Mutch living near Holland Grundy county have in their home a unique clock. It was made by Mrs Mutch s father Henry Peter sen living east of Holland many years ago. The clock was fashioned from the trunk of a cottonwood tree grown on Petersen farm. The bark was preserved and the inside carved to house the works. It stands 41 inches high 16 inches in diameter and weighs 25 pounds. The top is flat covered by a painted picture under glass and capped by a brass binding one inch wide.
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Reinbeck
Harold Mutch
Holland
Grundy County
Mutch
Henry Petersen
Petersen
Clock clockwork tree on farm parlor mantel
A carved stump houses a clock mechanism with a top opening showing the clock face and a lower opening revealing a bronze pendulum. Dried flower backing, two short branches with brass bindings support a mounted squirrel and a weather thermometer. The bark is sanded and oiled to a glossy finish. The works came from a 30 year old kitchen clock and still keep accurate time. The piece decorates the Muids' farm home near Holland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Wonder Cave Unveils Huge New Chamber Near Decorah
Special to The Gazeur reports a new area opened in Wonder cave two miles north of Decorah. After about a quarter mile of passage, a cavern about 10 feet in diameter and 150 feet from the passage was revealed, showcasing unusual features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Wonder Cave
Cavern Passage Reveals Unusual Rock Formations
A description notes a fluted geological formation three feet wide and 75 feet high, resembling many small columns. Walls show banana-bunch and frozen fountain shapes. The passageway walls contain unusual formations and bottom exploration reveals openings leading out. Further investigation planned next year.
Window Treatment Shelves and Closets for stylish storage
A practical window treatment suggests a casing of narrow shelves at each side and above the window with closed closets or long shelves underneath. Shelves hold books or ornaments while the closets provide storage for playing cards score sheets pencils ashtrays extra linens and small incidentals.
Cost of a New Home Surges Over Five Thousand Dollars
A report states new single family dwellings in the United States cost slightly above 5000 dollars on the average, with a potential drop expected as many houses are currently under construction at costs around 2400 dollars each. The article notes the price trend may ease in the near future.
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Perpetual Savings and Loan Association
United States
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Gazette
John Denison
J Avenue NE
Mr. Denison
J. M. Denison
Ohio
Twentieth Infantry
Denison
Center Point
G.ar
Iowa
Maresh Sheet Metal Works
Nagle - Eaton Lumber CO
17Th St. NE
Country Club Heights
Sanford
Bob Estabrook
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Greenland
John L. Berger
Williams & Hunting
Williams & Hunting Co
Newcomer Rentals
Broulie
Second Street SE
SEARS
ALL Steel
HIEXO
Soedd
Hercules Stoker
S. P
Sears, Roebuck and CO
3Rd Ave
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