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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1946

Page

2

Miniature Utility Room Hidden by Walnut Panels in Cottage Apartment

A Metropolitan bachelor’s penthouse on the ground at 2011 Park Avenue SE blends compact living with mezzanine style. Lt. Col. Averill and Mrs. Averill showcase a walnut paneling living room, curtained kitchenette, and a space-saving fireplace wall with book shelves and corner windows.

Beryl R. Averill Averills

Local Directory and Home Interior Update

A listing of Better Homes DIRECTORY vendors includes Haege Coal Co. and Cedar Rapids Paint Supply Co. The text notes a box frame feature and fluorescent lighting added in a kitchen area. Interior details describe a rose stripe wallpaper, white woodwork, curtains, spread, and a rose rug with a blue adjoining bathroom featuring water lily wallpaper.

Haege Coal Co Broad Central Roofing Co Hazewinkle Sanford’s. Economy Lumber Co Peoples Savings Bank Sutton’s Perpetual Savings and Loan Association Standard Glass and Paint Co Jimback Lumber Co Standard Tire Co National Life Insurance Co Messinger & Sons Haege Roofing and Insulation Company Cedar Rapids Block Co Cedar Rapids Paint Supply Co Heinze Electric Tait & Wagner Iowa Steel and Iron Works Quality Furnace and Sheet Metal Co Illinois-Iowa Gas & Electric Co Iowa Bus Averius Hollywood

Local House Transfers Span City Neighborhoods

Mrs. Elsie Henry sells 1120 C avenue NW to James T. Morgans with possession around Sept 15. A. F. Dotson handles the sale. Mr. and Mrs. James E. Fee sell 1424 Ninth Street SW to Mr. and Mrs. George Burrell with possession July 1, cooperative sale through A. F. Dotson and The Hedges Company. A. J. Kolda of Waukegan accompanies a store dwelling at 2011 Linn Boulevard SE sold to Russell Markett. possession soon. Sale cooperatives led by A. F. Dotson and George P. Witwer and company.

James T. Morgan Ellis Boulevard Elsie L. Henry C Avenue NW A. F. Dotson James E. Fee Ninth Street George Burrell Fifth Avenue The Hedges Company A. J. Kolda Waukegan Linn Boulevard Russell Markett Bever Avenue George P. Witwer

Tureks Buy Two-Family Property On Fourth Ave

Mrs. Ollie Hughes of Los Angeles sold her two apartment property at 1525 Fourth Avenue SE to Mr. and Mrs. Steve G. Turek of 818 Fifth Street SE. Swatosh Realty handled the sale and the buyers will take possession August 1.

Ollie Hughes Los Angeles Fourth Avenue SE Steve G. Turek Fifth Street SE Swatosh Realty

Close Sales of Three Dwellings and Seven Home Sites

Real estate activity shows multiple transfers through Tait and Wagner and Witwer and company. Julius G. Krumm and neighbors sold homes at 125 Twelfth Street NE and 448 Twenty-seventh Street Marion, with buyers Agnes Bachman and Leonard Luedeman in possession. Additional parcels include 614 Twelfth Avenue SE to John Miller, three lots on Thirty-third Street SE to John Dedic, and a lot at Fifteenth Avenue SW to Thomas Dunn. Cooperative sale handled by several firms.

Julius G. Krumm Twelfth Street Augusta Bachman Marion Road Tait and Wagner John Kahler Twenty-sixth Street Marion Twenty-seventh Street Leonard W. Luedeman G. F. Albright Lisbon Twelfth Avenue John R. Miller Second Avenue Thirty-third Street Wesley J. Nemecek John Dedic M Street Felix J. Vondracek Grand Forks N. D Fifteenth Avenue Eleventh Street Thomas S. Dunn Fifth Avenue Kenneth Borschel B Avenue F Avenue Thirty-fifth Street George D. Sadilek Ninth Avenue Cline Warren Bever Avenue Anna L. Monroe John F. Monroe Park Avenue George P. Witwer and Company Tait and Wagner Company

Professional Foods Buys Des Moines Building

Professional Foods, owned by Mr and Mrs Sam C Fulkerson, purchased the two story building at 219 First Street SW from the William Hupp estate. The firm plans remodeling and expects to move in by September 1. It moved to Des Moines five years ago and has been at 506 Third Avenue SE for three years. It is a wholesale distributor of nutritional supplements sold only to dispensing physicians. Its laboratories are in Des Moines.

Professional Foods Sam C. Fulkerson First Street William Hupp Des Moines Third Avenue SE

Local Holdings Sold for Apartments and Lots Sold

Mr and Mrs N J Baba sold their 856 Fifth avenue SE property to Robert Smith who plans four apartments under rent control terms via P Myers Co The same Realtors report Gurtha Robinson s 606 Ninth street SE sold to Mr and Mrs William Konen They will take possession Aug 5 Harold J Hansford s 1005 A avenue NW home sold to Leonard Spaight They take possession July 15 Cooperative sale via O P Myers Co and Yuill and Gohmann Also reported are lot sales to Albert F Shank and W D Johnston with building plans pending material availability and favorable conditions respectively.

N. J. Baba C Avenue NW Fifth Avenue SE Robert Smith Fourth Avenue SE P. Myers Company Gurtha Robinson Ninth Street SE William Konen Norva Harold J. Hansford A Avenue NW Leonard Spaight Tenth Street NW O. P. Myers Company Yuill and Gohmann Abbie Lucile Mellen Ellis Boulevard NW Eighth Avenue NW Albert F. Shank M Avenue NE Mary L. Jeanes C Avenue NE W. D. Johnston Second Avenue

Radiator Paint Change May Boost Heat Transmission

A coat of non-metallic bronze or aluminum paint on a radiator can increase heat transmission by about one third, according to technical guidance.

Bay Area property trades and new owners listed

Edward J Woods and Sophie Stamy are involved in a sale of 1106 Ellis Boulevard NW with tenant rights. Ed Tehel Real Estate reports multiple transfers including Stodola to Henry Grieder at 1235 and 1235% Fourth Street SE and Kosek to Manford Findley at 1813 Mallory Street SW with possession, plus Jedlicka to James Riley at 609 Ely Avenue SW in July. Others plan builds at 12th Street/H Avenue NE and 12th Street NE lot transfers to O J Jirikowic and William Niffenegger at Weare Avenue.

Sophie Stamy Marion Ellis Boulevard Edward J. Woods Mt. Vernon Ed Tehel Mallory Street Emma Kosek Manford Findley Eighteenth Avenue Ely Avenue Alois Jedlicka James Riley Rileys California Charles Beyer B Avenue

Bay House Sale Transfers From Kaderas to Cooks in Phoenix

Mr and Mrs Joe Kadera of 2002 K street SW sold their home at 277 Twentieth avenue SW to Mr and Mrs Charles Cook of Phoenix Arizona. The sale was handled by Charles H Birch. Through realtor Mr and Mrs Jacob Sanders of 525 J avenue NW they sold 515 avenue NW to Mr and Mrs Tony Mrazek of 1113 Third Street.

Joe Kadera K Street Twentieth Avenue SW Charles Cook Phoenix, Ariz Charles H. Birch Jacob Sanders J Avenue NW Avenue NW Tony Mrazek Third Street

Local Homes Change Hands in A Series of Cooperatives

Multiple properties change ownership as families relocate. Stanley X Kriz sells 521 Longwood Dr NE to Paul and Mrs Rapoport through Fratchey and Forey and Yuill and Gohmann. Beatties sell 370 Seventeenth St NE to Stanley Fockler and move from 730 Memorial Dr SE. Groves move to Omaha. Various other transfers occur on 1051 Sixteenth St NE 903 Sixth St SE 911 Sixth St SE 830 Twenty First Ave SW 823 Seventh Ave SW 1206 Twenty first Ave SW 1601 C Ave NE.

Stanley X. Kriz Denver Longwood Drive Paul Rapoport Second Avenue Fratchey and Forey and Yuill and Gohmann John Beattie Seventeenth Street Stanley Fockler Memorial Drive Sixteenth Street Dee Sixth Street Adeline Gavin Pullman Hotel Vernon A. Stelba Twentyfirst Avenue Frank M. Nugent Waterloo James Hurt Fruitland Drive Seventh Avenue William Bueranek James Pitcher Twenty-first Avenue Harris Fisher First Avenue Pitcher J. B. Heater Kansas City

Check Heating Plant Soon Repairs Scarce

Facing uncertain supply lines for heating materials the Plumbing and Heating Industries bureau in Chicago urges homeowners to arrange a cleaning and inspection with a contractor now. Shortages of material and manpower are expected to persist as demand rises for servicing and replacements in existing systems and new construction.

Plumbing and Heating Industries Bureau Chicago

Also Mentioned on This Page

Naomi Doebel Africa Cafe Au Last Italy Better Homes Directory Fourth Avenue Stoker Aida Bey Combustioneer Haegg Coal Company Dial Sixth Ave Elsie Henry James T. Morgans Steve G. Tureks Averill Cottage Sanford Ted Foltz Earl Ulvestad A. B. Brumim Central Roofing & Insulation CO Third Aveue SE Dial Edward J. Woods Bay Ellis Blvd H Avenue O. J. Jirikowic Fred Bishton Eighth Street Weare Avenue William Niffenegger Oakland Road Kaderas Paul Rapoports Ae Pierey Ee Sa Yy 2Nd Ave S&t. SE Pepples Savings Bank Third Avenue Bridge Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Eric Beady Alecohol and Frank Friedl Armor Coat 3Rd Ave Paramount Theater Economy Lumber Co 1St Street Cedar Rapids Mortease Recordings G.I. Home Loans Savings & Loan Association Asydice Johns-Manville Batts Limback
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