Fear Lumber Shortage Spurs Talk of Black Market
A wartime lumber shortage threatens reconversion and construction, with 40 billion board feet needed in 1945 and eight billion above supply. WPB fears a lumber black market as civilian allotments rise 19 percent for July through September while demand from home and industrial construction surges. A WPB mission to Europe seeks to gauge export needs and possible internal management of supplies.
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Europe
Ashington
War Production Board
WPB
Pacific
J. Philip Boyd
London
Congress
England
Boyd
Holland
Midwest lawmakers to convene on lumber shortage
North Dakota Republicans Senators Young and Langer and Representatives Robertson and Lemke will lead a regional gathering next Wednesday to address lumber scarcity. Expected attendees include War Production Board official D A Campbell and War Food Administration official D W Mccafee along with other lawmakers from North and South Dakota, Kansas, Nebraska, and Minnesota. The session aims to discuss shortages for grain bins farm buildings repairs and housing.
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Washington
Midwest
Young
Langer
Robertson
Lemke
North Dakota
D. A. Campbell
War Production Board
D. W. Mccafee
War Food Administration
Congress
North
South Dakota
Kansas
Nebraska
Minnesota
Children Play Areas Center House Of Tomorrow
New York reports on a design by Lt. Charles D. Wiley winner of the Small House Competition. The plan centers on an activity center where children play without disturbing adults, with flexible sleeping spaces, sound proofing, wood panel walls, and a domestic center for a child sized kitchen and play pen. Observation ports permit monitoring from adjacent rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Charles D. Wiley
Washington, D. C
Wiley
Century to Connect Its Two Buildings
Century Engineering begins a two story brick link at 219 221 Fourth avenue SE to join the 401 Third street SE corner building and the 213 217 Fourth avenue SE structure. A one story steel connector is removed. The 60 by 140 foot addition will use existing side walls for receiving and inspection. Frank Jirouch holds the contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Century Engineering Corporation
Fourth Avenue SE
Third Street SE
Frank Jirouch
Houses Bought by Two Newcomers in Cedar Rapids
Mr and Mrs Fountain Hatcher moving from Detroit Mich purchased the residence of Mr and Mrs S Greenblatt at 1805 Fifth avenue SE the sale handled by Bedell Nissen company Roy Niffenegger sold his house at 609 Twenty seventh street NE to Mr and Mrs E E Beatty moving from Omaha Nebraska through the same realtors
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fountain Hatcher
Cedar Rapids
Detroit, Mich
S. Greenblatt
Fifth Avenue
Bedell-Nissen Company
Roy Niffenegger
Twenty-seventh Street
E. E. Beatty
Omaha
Cedar Rapids Building Permits Snapshot
A Cedar Rapids notice lists numerous building permit actions with names and addresses. Projects include re-siding and re-roofing dwellings, new garages and sheds, commercial renovations, and small additions with costs ranging from $30 to $10,900, reflecting broad local construction activity. Names include Roy W. Sells, James Lorimer, Midland Rubber, Century Engineering, and many residents, with locations across NE SW NW SE and central city streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy W. Sells
Thirty-fifth Streets
James Lorimer
Twentieth Avenue
Midland Rubber Company
Shaver Road
A. A. Eyler
Hinkley Avenue
Lester F. Jenkins
K Avenue
Samuel M. Worley
Tenth Street
Glenn W. Bowers
I Avenue
Mrs. E. Listerbarger
Third Street
Ray Shadid
Ellis Boulevard
R. L. Thacker
Twentieth Street
L. D
Margaret A. Burgus
B Avenue
J. A. Parcell
Meadowbrook Drive
Milo Glen
J. W. Dyer
Thirty-first Street
Edwin J. Jakubec
Wilson Avenue
Earl D. Bird
Mary Mortier
Sixteenth Avenue
H. E. Barton
First Avenue
Iowa Mutual Liability Insur
Kidd Sells Apartment Building to Leo Spacek
Mrs. Kidd sells her eight apartment building at 1228 Third avenue SE and its furnishings excluding the large unit she and her husband occupy to Leo Spacek of 216 Fifth street SW. Spacek may move in, with the Kidds allowed two years to reside in the redesigned first floor quarters. sale via Yuill and Gohmann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. Kidd
Third Avenue SE
Mr. Kidd
Leo Spacek
Fifth Street
H. J. Hutchinson
Decorah
Washington Avenue
Marcus Oberreuter
Cedar Rapids
Memorial Drive
Alma Rusch
Yuill and Gohmann and
White
Real Estate and Business Exchange
Real Estate Men Visit Iowa Officials in Cedar Rapids
Marvin Ross formerly of Omaha and newly named Iowa Real Estate association secretary treasurer traveled with James R. Leverett to Cedar Rapids last Tuesday en route from Oelwein to Muscatine. They attended real estate institutes in both cities as Cedar Rapids Real Estate Board members John J. Wagner Glenn Strickland Frank L. Buser Paul H. Bedell and Floyd H. Knapp joined the Muscatine program.
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Marvin Ross
Omaha
Neb
Iowa Real Estate Association
Cedar Rapids
James R. Leverett
Leverett
Des Moines
Oelwein
Muscatine
Muscatine Institute
John J. Wagner
Glenn Strickland
Frank L. Buser
Paul H. Bedell
Floyd H. Knapp
Hobsons Sell House To Walter Maurer
Mr and Mrs Carroll Hobson sell their home at 1730 St Avenue NW to Mr and Mrs Walter Maurer of 1516 Ellis Boulevard NW. Possession set for Sept 1. The Hobsons move to Newton Iowa. Sale handled by O P Myers company. Maurers sold 1516 Ellis Boulevard NW to Mr and Mrs Jean Britcher of 2925 J Street SW. Emery Hofer sold 1052 Maplewood Drive NE to Mr and Mrs Arthur Steinmetz of 1414 Hamilton Street SW, taking possession Aug 1. Also via O P Myers company.
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Carroll Hobson
St Avenue NW
Walter Maurer
Ellis Boulevard
Hobson
Newton
O. P. Myers Company
Maurer
Jéan Britcher
J Street
Emery Hofer
Maplewood Drive
Arthur Steinmetz
Hamilton Street
Awnings May Be Renewed By Dyeing Or Painting
Faded awnings may be given a new lease on life by dyeing them or painting them with ordinary house paint. The paint should be thinned with one fourth turpentine, brushed on thin, and allowed to dry thoroughly before folding the awning.
Burrells Buy Duplex From Violet M Yanda
Mr and Mrs George Burrell of 1310 Avenue NW purchased the duplex at 302 304 Fifth Avenue SW from Violet M Yanda of 323 Fifth Avenue SW. They will occupy one unit. sale made by A F Dotson.
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George G. Buriell
Avenue NW
Fifth Avenue
Violet M. Yanda
A. F. Dotson
Better Homes DIRECTORY listing in Sanford's directory
A compact directory snippet listing local businesses and suppliers in Sanford's directory including Peoples Savings Bank Cedar Rapids Paint Supply Co Haegg Roofing and Insulation Klinger Wallpaper and Paint Co Limback Lumber Economy Lumber Perpetual Savings and Loan Sven A Hertel Heinze Electric Hawkeye Lumber Co Illinois Iowa Gas Electric Co Home Insulation Broadstone Furnace Co and related entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanford’s. Peoples Savings Bank
Cedar Rapids Paint Supply Co
Haegg
B. Klinger Wallpaper and Paint Co
Limback Lumber Economy Lumber Co
Perpetual Savings and Loan Association
Sven A. Hertel
Heinze Electric
Hawkeye Lumber Co
Illinois-Iowa Gas & Electric Co
Broadstone Furnace Co
Causeway Co Buys Chandler Heater Property
Causeway company, an Iowa corporation, completed the sale of the former Chandler Heater plant buildings at 1210 Twelfth Street SW and the adjoining triangular two-block site. The Chandler Supply Co subsidiary previously owned the property, valued at 28 010 dollars. The building now serves storage and warehouse purposes with tenants including Collins Radio Iowa Manufacturing Linkbelt Speeder and Hallmark Engineering. Officers are Harry Wilmarth president Harold Grigg vice president and O J Butler secretary treasurer.
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Causeway Company
Iowa Corporation
Chandler Heater
Twelfth Street
Chandler Supply Company
Chandler Company
First Avenue NW
Collins Radio Company
Iowa Manufacturing Company
Linkbelt Speeder Corporation
Giffords Buy Mt Vernon Home Occupied By Jolas
Mr and Mrs L W Gifford of Cedar Rapids have contracted to purchase the Anna Jordan estate residence on South Fourth avenue in Mt Vernon. They will take possession subject to the rights of the present occupants Mr and Mrs Jacques Jolas.
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MT. Vernon
L. W. Gifford
Knollwood Drive
Cedar Rapids
Anna Jordan
South Fourth Avenue
Jacques Jolas
John W. Millers Buy Johnson Residence
John W Miller and wife acquire 2032 East ern boulevard NE from Mr and Mrs Mancius Johnson via Alice Gustafsson and company. The Millers wed last week. In same deal, James Thomas sold 603 Cobban Court SE to Leonard Kovar and Marvin Cline sold 33 Circle drive NE to Voris Livermore from Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mancius Johnson
Eastern Boulevard NE
John W. Miller
Alice
Voris P. Livermore
Chicago
Iowa Mutual Plans Postwar Addition at 512 Second Ave SE
Iowa Mutual Liability Insurance plans to add two stories to the rear one story section of its 512 Second Ave SE building after the war. Construction to begin when materials are released and will provide more office space. Scaffolding now in place is for removing a hazardous cornice and repainting window trims. Max Mildenstein holds the repair contract estimated at about $2000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Mutual Liability Insurance Company
Second Avenue SE
Max Mildenstein
Mohrbachers Buy First Avenue Site for Apartment
Mr and Mrs Theodore Mohrbacher purchase a vacant lot in the 1600 block on the south side of Avenue NE from Tony Catanzaro for a postwar apartment site. The sale was through Mrs Elizabeth Giblin. They plan to erect a four apartment brick building once construction materials are released.
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Theodore Mohrebacher
Memorial Drive
Tony Catanzaro
First Avenue
Elizabeth Giblin
Mohrbachers
Conn to Report on Food Outlook at Real Estate Lunch
Rex Conn farm editor of The Cedar Rapids Gazette will speak on the food outlook at the Cedar Rapids Real Estate board luncheon Monday at noon at the Y M C A. He recently attended the Clinton P. Anderson agriculture conference in Omaha. The program features vocal numbers by Mrs. Howard B Benninghoff of San Francisco, accompanied by Miss Maurine Hamblin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Conn
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Cedar Rapids Real Estate Board
Y.M.C.A
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U. S
J. A. Krug
Japan
War Manpower Commission
WMC
Krug
Sanford
Rosellen Callahan
Ance Company
Second Avenue
Sam Nassif
Wm. Rossey
Thomas Feiereisen
Port Stickle
Forty-secondstreet
E. S. Hobel
Seventh Avenue
Gladys M. Foulks
Vernal Street
Dale Crosier
E Avenue
Raymond Edwards
Thirteenth Avenue
Ernest Johnson
Washing Sty Avenue
Wayne Meyers
Third Avenue
Osa Fay
Thirty-fourth Street
Mrs. Kidd
Jim Leverett
Hobsons
Pater
Pater’s
The
Gazette
Burrells
the Peoples
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
the Bank
Roofing and Insulation CO
Hedges
Frank Friedl
3Rd Ave. SE
Paramount Theater
Singer’s Paint and Wallpaper Company
Limback’s
Limback Lumber CO
Better Homes Directory
Causeway Co
Chandler Heater Property
Giffords
John W. Millers
Johnson Residence
Iowa Mutual
Conn
Kimsul
Economy Lumber CO
First Street
Dial
Iowa
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