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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1937
Page
31
Modern Laundry Company announces a major expansion including water softener capacity doubling and new rug and carpet cleaning with the Hild System. The dry cleaning department gains four Prosperite presses to handle Easter and spring cleaning, with expert staff and Prosperize garment cleansing for fabrics and odors.
Shown with Douglas Boynton and Rockey Newton, the Modern Laundry introduces Prosperity Laundry Machine flatwork presses replacing old equipment. The note highlights modern dry cleansing using Du Pont fluid, heavy moth-proof garment bags, white and red delivery trucks, and drivers on duty 7 to 6. The piece also mentions W. F. Main penny vendors and Janda Motor Repair services.
The Linn County Abstract company reports conveyances and mortgages from Feb 26 to March 4 with 0 conveyances and 65 mortgages totaling 145 231.00. February 1937 shows 216 conveyances and 133 mortgages totaling 368 865.92. Leather fourchettes for glove manufacture are noted. Catlow runs a nationally reputed operation. Hotel Roosevelt employs over 150 locals and offers hotel service instruction.
The Walter J. French Co of Cedar Rapids announces Chi-Namel Casein paint from Chi Namel Paint and Varnish Co. It covers in one coat, dries in forty minutes, and has no paint odor. Suitable for schools hospitals offices stores and industrial plants with lots of light supplied. It applies over plaster cement canvas or wood, needs no priming, and saves labor and material costs up to fifty percent. Availability spans many colors including reds greens blues pastels and white, with permanent pigments.
Equipment and stands used by the company are manufactured in Cedar Rapids, indicating local manufacturing support.
J. F. Janda markets the Janda Motor Repair shop at 618 First Street SE Cedar Rapids. He promises service with satisfaction guaranteed after eleven years in the business and can handle worn bearings and other motor repairs to keep machines running with minimal downtime.
An American business figure noted the appeal of small change in consumer spending and W. F. Main, owner of the W. F. Main company and affiliates, has found a way to attract it to his confectionery ventures.
The Roosevelt Hotel adds acoustically treated ceilings in the air conditioned Florentine grill and the sandwich shop to cut noise. Latimer and Co installed acoustitelotex to absorb sound. the rooms were redecorated last year and air conditioning added. The hotel with 350 rooms and twelve stories is Iowa’s third largest, fireproof, and notes rising patronage across its dining and banquet spaces.
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