Cedar Rapids veteran first to secure G I home loan
Clay Ellis of Cedar Rapids received the first honorably discharged veteran G I home loan approval in the city. The Veterans Administration guaranteed $2,000 for a brick house at 914 Twenty-eighth Street SE from J W Comstock. Ellis plans postwar remodeling including a sunroom, deck, insulation, and a garage. Harvey D McCalley is noted as Cedar Rapids’s first G I loan applicant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
G.I
Veterans Administration
Twenty-eighth Street
J. W. Comstock
Harvey D. McCalley
Third Avenue SE
McCalley
Twenty Eighth Street
Bill Basley
Clayton B. Ellis
Veteran receives full GI loan for Cedar Rapids home
Clayton B. Ellis secures a 100 percent loan for a Cedar Rapids house with $2,000 GI guarantee and $2,600 private financing. After initial denials over a $4,750 price, negotiations reduced to $4,600 appraised value, with St Louis approval and a 12 year payoff plan. Taxes, insurance and interest are included in monthly installments, and the first year's interest on the guaranteed portion totals about $80. Ellis allows publication of transaction details to aid fellow veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis
Perpetual Savings and Loan Association
Des Moines
Chicago
St. Louis
Iowa
Clayton B. Ellis
G.I
Tait and Wagner Company
Veterans Administration
Cedar Rapids
Bennett
Cedar Rapids Financing
Mathes Sells House to Iowa City Couple
Mr and Mrs Edwin Breese of Iowa City have purchased the house at 2463 Fifth avenue SE from Mr and Mrs L E Mathes 110 Fourteenth street SE. Possession will be given June 1. The sale was made through Bedell Nissen company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Breese
Iowa City
Fifth Avenue SE
L. E. Mathes
Fourteenth Street
Bedell- Nissen Company
Cedar Rapids Building Permits Listed With Values
City permit notices list owners and project types across Cedar Rapids. Remodels reroofs repairs and new sheds appear with dollar values ranging from fifty to fourteen hundred eighty dollars for residences and small-scale commercial work.
Two Houses Sold By Walter C Ronk
Mr and Mrs Walter C Ronk sold their residence at 1810 Washington avenue SE to Mr and Mrs Delbert White who will take possession April 1 The sale was cooperative and handled through Yuill and Gohmann and Charles Siegfried Mr and Mrs Ronk also sold 700 Eighth street SW to Mr and Mrs Ona H Campbell New Sharon Possession is March 10 and the sale was arranged by Yuill and Gohmann
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter C. Ronk
Washington Avenue SE
Delbert White
L Avenue NE
Yuill
Gohmann
Charles Siegfried
Ronk
Eighth -Street
Ona H. Campbell
New Sharon
Wenzlick to Speak at Cedar Rapids Industry Salute Dinner
Roy Wenzlick of St. Louis and New York, president of Real Estate Analysts, Inc., will address a Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce dinner meeting next Thursday at 6 15 p m. The event is part of the Salute to Cedar Rapids Industries series, arranged by the Cedar Rapids Real Estate Board to showcase local plants and organizations. The meeting is open to members of the unnamed bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Wenzlick
St. Louis
New York
Real Estate Analysts, Inc
United States
Canada
Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Cedar Rapids Industries
Cedar Rapids Chamber and Real Estate Board Members Noted
The senior membership of the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce and members of the Cedar Rapids Real Estate Board are highlighted in the notice. The item underscores affiliations and professional roles within local business networks.
FHA Dividend Credits To Reach Cedar Rapids Homeowners
Cedar Rapids homeowners who paid off FHA loans in 1944 will receive windfall credits within 60 to 90 days. Payments may range from a few dollars to over 100, issued from Washington FHA offices without filing a claim. About 13,000 nationwide across 38 groups have credit balances from premiums paid, with no list available yet for local recipients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
FHA
Washington
United States
Drexlers Purchase Colman Acreage
Mr and Mrs Andrew T Coleman have sold their acreage at 2925 Oakland Avenue NE to Mr and Mrs R V Drexler of 1638 Wildwood Drive NE who will take possession March 15 They plan a trip to San Pedro Calif Their house was sold through Fred E Collard and Company The same firm sold a Daniels Street NE lot owned by Mr and Mrs C E Smith of 423 Seventeenth Street SE to Mr and Mrs Dale Crosier of 1713 E Avenue NE who plan to build as soon as new construction is permitted
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew T. Coleman
Oakland Avenue
R. V. Drexler
Wildwood Drive
Colemans
San Pedro
Calif
Fred E. Collard and Company
Daniels Street
C. E. Smith
Seventeenth Street
Dale Crosier
E Avenue NE
Report Sale of Seven Dwellings and Three Vacant Lots
Mr and Mrs Ralph V Harmon moving from Des Moines purchased 303 Twenty fifth Street drive SE from Mrs J M Piper. Sale by Hedges company and Tait and Wagner company. Harmon formerly with FBI will join law firm Donnelly Lynch Anderson and Lynch. Mr and Mrs Robert A Weir purchased 230 Cottage Grove avenue SE from Mrs Isaac B Smith. possession subject to tenant rent control. Sale by Hedges company. Through same realtors Mr and Mrs Roger W Barrigar bought 1715 A avenue NE from estate of J T Stroud. possession subject to tenant rent control. Duplex at 808 810 Seventh avenue SE owned by Mrs Harry Hedges sold to Mr and Mrs William C Graham. 152 Fourteenth avenue SW. Trinity Lutheran church residence at 436 Fourth avenue SW sold to Mr and Mrs Edward Deppe now of 1139 Eighth street NW. Sale via Hedges company in cooperation with C M Hatfield and company. House at 814 Fourteenth street NE owned by Robert P Ford purchased by Mr and Mrs Cleatis R Huff. 515 Eighth avenue SE. Possession is...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph V. Harmon
Des Moines
Twenty-fifth Street Drive
J. M. Piper
Hedges Company
Tait, and Wagner Company
Harmon
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Donnelly, Lynch, Anderson and Lynch
Robert A. Weir
Second Avenue
Cottage Grove Avenue
Isaac B. Smith
Twenty-seventh Street Drive
Roger W. Barrigar
Nashville, Tenn
Avenue NE
J. T. Stroud
Seventh Avenue SE
Harry’ . Hedges
Ridgeway Drive
William C. Graham
Fourteenth Avenue SW
Fourth Avenue
Trinity Lutheran Church
Edward Deppe
Eighth Street NW
C. M. Hatfield and Company
Fourteenth Street
Robert P. Ford
Maplewood Drive
Cleatis R., Huff
Eighth Avenue
Property Transfers Include Homes And Lots In SE and NE
The Hedges company sold the house at 813 Shaver road NE to Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Sharp and three SE lots. One lot on Linden Terrace SE went to Mr. and Mrs Ben H. Witwer from Mrs. W. F. Severn. A Lincoln Heights SE lot was sold to Miss Myra Booth from the estate of Mary Nye Pickering and Mrs Balcom Luberger. A lot from Cold Stream Farms, Inc. was bought by Mr. and Mrs. Roy J. Derringo on Twelfth street NE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hedges Company
Shaver Road
O. B. Sharp
Avenue NE
Linden Terrace
Ben H. Witwer
Second Avenue
W. F. Severn
Blake Boulevard
Lincoln Heights
Myra Booth
Mary Nye Pickering
Balcom Luberger
Second Avenue SE
Cold Stream Farms, Inc
Roy J. Derrngo
Twelfth Street
Creightons Buy Myers Property
Mr and Mrs Russell L Myers of Paris Texas sold their house at 3031 Hunting Avenue SE to Mr and Mrs George Creighton 3119 Grove Court SE. Possession set for March 10. The sale was through O P Myers company. Mae Hope Hines sold her home at 889 Twelfth Street NE to Mr and Mrs Dale Hawk. They take possession. Bucy home at 415 Fifth Ave SE sold via Myers company to Mr and Mrs C W Nelson 402 Fourth Street SW with possession June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell L. Myers
Paris
Texas
Hunting Avenue
George Creighton
Grove Court
O. P. Myers Company
Mae. Hope Hines
First Avenue
Twelfth Street
Dale Hawk
Seventeenth Street
Fifth Avenue
H. A. Bucy
Myers$ Company
C. W. Nelson
Fourth Street
Wilcox Sells House to Walsh and More Local Real Estate
Mr and Mrs Robert P Walsh of Kenridge Terrace purchase a semi bungalow on Blairs Ferry road from Mr and Mrs P G Wilcox and will take possession April 1. Realtor A F Dotson also brokered a sale to Darrell C Meskimen at 1059 Rockford road SW. Walter S Amsted and Elizabeth I Keyes buy other properties with Keyes leasing 1561 Eighth Avenue SE from Marshall L Brown, 1700 Grande Avenue SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert P. Walsh
Kenridge Terrace
Blairs Ferry Road
P. G. Wilcox
A. F. Dotson
Darrell C. Meskimen
Rockford Road
L Street
Walter S. Amsted
Oakland
Wells Sell House to Fred A O Kelly
Dr and Mrs Elton Wells sold their residence at 1807 Blake boulevard SE to Mr and Mrs Fred A OKelly of 1503 J avenue NE who will take possession through White s Real Estate and Business Exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elton D. Wells
Blake Boulevard
Fred A. O'Kelly
J Avenue NE
White's Real Estate and Business Exchange
Shupp to Address Real Estate Board Luncheon
Walter A. Shupp superintendent of Linn County schools will speak at the luncheon meeting of the board to be held Monday at noon at the YMCA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter A. Shupp
Linn County
Cedar Rapids Real Estate Board
Y.M.C.A
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Clay Ellis
By Naomi Doebel
Mt. Vernon Road
Elis
Army Air Force
Rogers
Mr. Ellis
Comstock
The
Better Homes Directory
Standard Glass and Paint Co
Kenwood Fuel Co
Hawkeye Lumber Co
Frank Friedl
Wedges Company
Klinger Wallpaper and Paint Co
Limback Lumber Co
J. F. Heathel Co
Messinger & Sons
Illinois-Iown Gas & Electric Co
Broadstone Furnace Co
Heinze Electric
Peoples Savings Bank
Perpetual
H. H. Bennett
Veterans
First Mortgage
Second Ave
Eb Realtors Dows
C-O.al
Franklin Mwlinois Furnace
Franklin Ulinois Stoker
Freeman Furnace
Freeman Stoker
J. F. McLaughlin
Hawkeye Lumber-Coal CO
Mathes
M. M. Keve
Bever Avenue
Wm. J. Claus
Twelfth Avenue
Herbert Staub
Thirty Third Street Drive
Jerome J. Gongwer
Waveland Drive
Theresa Grunewald
C Avenue
Lange R. Dailey
A Avenue
Anna Tichy
Fruitland Boulevard
W. T.peterson
Ninth Street
Dearborn Brass Company
Ben Russell
E. E. Swann
Perry J. Scott
Charles Horak
Twenty-first Avenue
Wenzlick
Ef Roy Wenzlick
Gazette-Gater
G.I. Soan
Drexlers
Colman
Klinger
2Nd Ave. SE
Avarr
Paramount Theater
PERPETUAL SAVINGS+LOAN
Third Street
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Creightons
Myers Property
Walsh
DR. Wells
Shupp
Real Estate Board
Johns-Manville
J M Batts
J.F Herbel € CO
Mckinley Street
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