Kitchen and Bathroom Units Shine at Home Builders Show
At the National Association of Home Builders expo in Chicago the one package kitchen bathroom unit drew the most visitors. The deluxe unit includes kitchen and bath with an oil or gas heater, hot water heater, and connections, priced around 1300 dollars with no immediate delivery on single orders. A streamlined version without laundry costs about 900 dollars for veterans housing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association of Home Builders
Stevens Hotel
Chicago
United States
Canada
Delisalmd Vl
Capwosvanes
OPA
Congress Hotel
Ingersoll Company
Kalamazoo
Mich
Better Homes DIRECTORY listing and kitchen exhibit notes
The article lists suppliers like Cedar Rapids paint firms and Banks such as Montgomery Ward and Sears, with mentions of firms including Gutierzy, Haegg Roofing, and Iowa Steel. It describes a modern kitchen exhibit featuring a blue and white scheme, a center counter, and a breakfast nook. Refrigeration advances include deep freeze compartments and frostless models.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Paint Supply Co
Messinger & Sons
J. F. Schultz
Sutton
H. E. Morrow
Limback Lumber Co
Klinger Wallpaper and Paint Co
Perpetual Savings and Loan Association
Brinkmann Insulation Co
Broadstone Furnace Co
Montgomery Ward & Co
Frank Friedl
Guaranty Bank
Nelsons Buy Two-Unit Building and More Property Deals
Mr and Mrs Wade Nelson and their son and daughter in law purchase the two apartment at 369-371 Fifteenth Street SE from Mrs George Gibson estate and will occupy it under rent control. Floyd H Knapp handled the closing. Cornelia Humphrey sells 2511 B Avenue NE home to Mr and Mrs B L Edwards with possession set for March 23. Levings buy a lot at Cottage Grove Ave SE and Eastern Boulevard SE from Hatch and Brookman Co through Floyd H Knapp to build a residence.
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Fifteenth Street
Wade Nelson
First Avenue
Robert Nelson
Thirty-third Street Drive
George Gibson
Floyd H. Knapp
Cornelia Humphrey
B Avenue
B. L. Edwards
Thirtyfourth Street
Charles Levings
Washington Avenue
Cottage Grove Avenue
Eastern Boulevard
Hatch and Brookman Company
Wagner Speaker For Coe's Home Plan Institute
John J. Wagner, Cedar Rapids realtor with 37 years in real estate, will speak at Coe College chapel Tuesday at 8 p.m. He chairs the Real Estate Institute editorial board and serves on education committees. The event is the second in the Community Home Planning Institute series. Registration is open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coe
Wagner
American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers
Realtors and Lawyers National Conference
American Bar Association
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Cedar Rapids
Real Estate Leader Ties To National Boards
A former vice president of the National Association of Real Estate Boards is highlighted in connection with current real estate boards leadership and activities, outlining enduring industry roles and influence.
William Fowlers Buy Copples Bungalow
Mr and Mrs Albert L Copple of Decatur sold their bungalow at 3415 Third Ave SE to Mr and Mrs William A Fowler of 614 Fourteenth Street SE. The Fowlers take possession subject to tenant rent control rights. sale handled by Fred E Collard and Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert L. Copple
Decatur
Third Street
Third Avenue SE
William A. Fowler
Fourteenth Street
Fowlers
Fred E. Collard and Company
John E. Spore
Tenth Avenue SE
William J. Harnish
Second Street SE
Stonebraker Named Head of Tait and Wagner Property Dept
Robert L. Stonebraker of 1258 Second Avenue SE has been appointed head of the property management department at Tait and Wagner company. Included among the changes is a restructuring of supervisory roles within the firm.
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Robert L. Stonebraker
Second Avenue SE
Tait and Wagner Company
Former Marine Boss Oversees 70 Unit War Worker Housing
Stonebraker, recently discharged from service, manages 70 apartment units designated for former war workers. He served as a sergeant in the Marine Corps in the Pacific theater.
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Stonebraker
Marine Corps
Pacific Area
Weitz Company Buys House for Schmidt
The Weitz Company, contractor on the Cherry Burrell plant, purchased 1334 Burch Avenue NW from the A W Lyon estate for Herman Schmidt and family. Realtors Yuill and Gohmann handled the sale. Dr. and Mrs. R E Weland, temporarily in Walford, bought 521 Twenty third Street NE from the Pratt couple and plan to move on about March 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weitz Company
Cherry- Burrell Company
Burch Avenue
A. W. Lyon
Herman Schmidt
Yuill and Gohmann
R. E. Weland
Walford
C. A. Pratt
Twenty-third Street
Pratts
Minneapolis
Wegmanns Buy Harms House in Cedar Rapids
Mr and Mrs A E Harms sold their residence at 2018 Bever Avenue SE to Mr and Mrs Robert Wegmann moving from Janesville Wisconsin. Wegmann is manager for the F W Woolworth Co in Cedar Rapids and the sale was handled by Bedell Nissen Co. The same realtors report Ula Margaret Brown sold her house at 2022 First Avenue NE to Mr and Mrs K T Heefner who will take possession May 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Harms
Bever Avenue SE
Robert Wegmann
Janesville
Wis
Wegmann
F. W. Woolworth Company
Cedar Rapids
Bedell-Nissen Company
Ula Margaret Brown
First Avenue NE
K. T. Heefner
Fourth Avenue SE
Property Sale Sparks Plans for Machine Shop and Warehouse
Property at 426 Eighth Avenue SE sold by Mr and Mrs L W Stone of 717 Fifth Street SE to the J C Kintz Company of 505 Fourth Avenue SE. The cooperative sale was arranged through Yuill Gohmann and Don C Cook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eighth Avenue SE
L. W. Stone
Fifth Street
J. C. Kintz Company
Fourth Avenue
Yuill
Gohmann
Don C. Cook
Making Use of Waste Space in Family Homes
The article argues that underused spaces like corners behind stairs attics basements and garages can be converted into useful storage and play areas for children. It stresses avoiding costly additions and highlights repurposing space for growth and family needs.
Real Estate Transfers Involving Clark Morrow and Others
Clark T Morrow buys the house of Walter L Reitz at 148 Twenty fifth Street Drive SE and takes possession after tenants depart. The sale, handled by Tait and Wagner, includes other local property trades through the same firm and Louis Biondo in Brooklyn. Donald Hanson, Laurence Lubben and Ivan Kramer are among buyers and sellers in a flurry of cooperative and individual transfers along SE streets and adjacent avenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark T. Morrow
First Avenue
Twenty- Fifth Street
Walter L. Reitz
Los Angeles
Tait and Wagner Company
Louis Biondo
Brooklyn
N. Y
Fourteenth Street
M. C. Benischek
Eighteenth Street
C. F. Redmond
Sixteenth Avenue
Third Avenue
A. L. Shakespeare
Ninth Street
Taitland Wagner Company
William C. Elarton
Dale C. Sage
Bever Avenue
Hanson
Merchant Marine
Ivan Kramer
Eleventh Street
Knoll Street
Laurence A. Lubben
A Avenue
Also Mentioned on This Page
Naomi Docbel
Better Homes Directory
Gladiolus
H. E. Morrow Winthrop
Iowa
J. F. Shultz & CO
16Th Ave
DIAL
Third Ave
2Nd St
Patek
3Rd Ave
Gazette
Cedar Rapids Paint Supply Company
Illinois
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Nelsons
Klinger
Home Plan Institute
Johns Manville
Bird & Sons, Inc
William Fowlers
Copple
Stokers
Broadston
4Th Ave
U. S
Brinkmann Insulation Company
Marion
Ome
G.I. Home Loans
S.E
Robt. Wegmann
Kintz Company
Guaranty Bank and Trust Company
Paramount Theater
Yankee
Wilton
R. C
Montgomery Ward
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