Kitchen planning and redesign ideas for rural and urban homes
The article surveys kitchen planning trends for homemakers aiming to save time and energy. It outlines five main layout types U Type parallel two wall one wall and center kitchens with guidance from Miss Naomi Shank Iowa State college on work surfaces spacing and heights. It stresses accessible sinks near windows eye on farm animals and children and practical features like double sinks multiple outlets and ample storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Itchen
Naomi Shank
Iowa State College
Miss Shank
Better Homes DIRECTORY Listing of Local Firms and Banks
A directory listing feature names numerous local businesses and lenders including Guaranty Bank Montgomery Ward Sanford's Kenwood Transfer Standard Glass and Paint Co Cedar Rapids Paint Supply Co Broadstone Furnace Co Limback Lumber Co Frank Friedl Hatch Brookman Lumber Co Perpetual Savings and Loan Illinois Iowa Gas Electric Sherwin Williams Heinze Electric Messinger Sons Haegg Roofing and Insulation Iowa Steel Iron Works Central Roofing Economy Lumber Klinger Wallpaper and Paint Peoples Savings Bank Sutton's Newman’s.
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Guaranty Bank
Montgomery Ward & Co
Sanford’s. Kenwood Transfer
Standard Glass and Paint Co
Cedar Rapids Paint Supply Co
Broadstone Furnace Co
Limback Lumber Co
Frank Friedl Hatch & Brookman Lumber Co
Perpetual Savings and Loan Association
Illinois-Ilowa Gas & Electric Co
Sherwin-Williams
Heinze Electric
Messinger & Sons
Haegg Roofing and Insulation Company
Iowa Steel and Iron Works
Central Roofing Co
Economy Lumber Co
Klinger Wallpaper and Paint Co
Peoples Savings Bank
Sutton’s Newman’s
Reworking an Ill-Suited Kitchen for Better Flow
A long narrow kitchen separated from the dining room was called a misfit. The plan swapped the kitchen for a bedroom, enabling a larger bedroom and an added bath. In the after plan the kitchen lies near the dining room and service entrance. Floor plans and work center rearrangements were prepared at Iowa State College in Ames to boost efficiency.
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Iowa State College
Ames
Victor T Carrothers Buys an Apartment
Mr and Mrs DeWitt A Winne sell their apartment building at 807 F avenue NW to Mr and Mrs Victor T Carrothers of 112 Sixth avenue SW. Possession on April 1. Sale handled by Fred E Collard and company.
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DeWitt A. Winne
F Avenue NW
Victor T. Carrothers
Sixth Avenue
Fred E. Collard and
Hladkys House Sold to Oak Park Couple
Mr and Mrs Joseph F Hladky Jr sell their 4709 Ridgeside Drive NE residence to Mr and Mrs C Merritt Johnson of Oak Park Illinois through Yuill and Gohmann The Hladkys will move to a Fortieth Street SE farmhouse on a 3 acre tract along Indian Creek Recently bought from Mrs Joseph Dobins Sneckeeamences ter Mr and Mrs Charles E Byrnes sell their 1300 Third Avenue SE home to Mr and Mrs Charles O Shaffer 2306 E Avenue NE Also via Yuill and Gohmann The Byrnes move to an apartment
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Joseph F. Hladky, Jr
Ridgeside Drive
C. Merritt Johnson
Oak Park, Ill
Yuill and Gohmann
Hladkys
Indian Creek
Fortieth Street
Joseph Dobins
Charles E. Byrnes
Third Avenue SE
Charles O. Shaffer
E Avenue NE
Byrnes
Fulkersons Buy Furnished Residence in city area
Mr and Mrs S C Fulkerson, now living at 1220 Third avenue SE, purchased the furnished residence at 1524 A venue NE from Mr and Mrs Joseph W Stark. The sale was arranged through Floyd H Knapp. Through the same realtor Mr and Mrs Charles Levings 1725 Washington avenue SE bought an 80 by 100 foot homesite on Eastern boulevard between Liberty drive SE and Cottage Grove avenue SE from Hatch and Brockman company.
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Third Avenue SE
Avenue NE
Joseph W. Stark
Floyd H. Knapp
Charles Levings
Washington Avenue SE
Eastern Boulevard
Liberty Drive
Cottage Grove Avenue
Hatch and Brookman Company
Plan Addition to Hut Steak House
Morehead Construction secured a permit to remodel rooms at 304 and 306 Third Street SE for The Hut Steak House at 305 Third Avenue SE. The work, estimated at $7,000, will connect to the current space and, when used, double seating capacity.
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Third Avenue SE
Morehead Construction Company
Third Street SE
Robert Armstrong
Ladage Buys Improved Acreage on Lincoln Highway East
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Ladage of E avenue road NW purchased an improved acreage on the Lincoln highway east near Rosedale school from C. H. Ebsen. Possession is set for April 1. Amos co of the Tehel real estate handled the sale. In a separate transaction, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Weiditz sold their house at 197 Nineteenth avenue SW to Frank W. Roman of San Francisco, who will take possession in 30 days.
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E. H. Ladage
E Avenue Road
Lincoln Highway East
Rosedale School
C. H. Ebsen
Amosco
Tehel Real Estate
Walter Weiditz
Nineteenth Avenue SW
Frank W. Roman
San Francisco
Mrs. James Blake Moves to Bever Avenue Residence
Mrs James Blake who sold her Linden Drive SE home buys 2645 Bever Avenue SE from Miss Sara Ann Brown and will take possession June 15. Yuill and Gohmann arranged the sale. The two story dwelling has three bedrooms a basement recreation room and a landscaped back yard.
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James Blake
Linden Drive
Bever Avenue
Sara Ann Brown
Yuill and Gohmann
Ames Architect to Lecture on Home Planning
Leonard Wolf associate professor of architectural engineering at Iowa State College and AIA Iowa board member will give the third Community Home Planning Institute talk at Coe chapel next Tuesday at 8 p.m. The program includes H. R. McBride of Des Moines, FHA state director. Wolf, who worked with the FHA 1938 1941, coordinated Iowa State Planning board housing surveys in 1934 35, and was president of the Iowa chapter AIA in 1944.
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Leonard Wolf
Iowa State College
Iowa
American Institute of Architects
Community Home Planning Institute
Coe College
Coe Chapel
Wolf
H. R. McBride
Des Moines
FHA
National Association of Housing Officials
Archi
Iowa State Planning Board
The
American Inne of Architects
Tenants Buy House at 1237 Fourth Avenue SE
Mr and Mrs Floyd D Curt right tenants have purchased the residence at 1237 Fourth Avenue SE from Mr and Mrs Albert Gorsch of San Francisco. The transaction was arranged by A F Dotson.
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Floyd D. Curtright
Fourth Avenue SE
Albert Gorsch
San Francisco
A. F. Dotson
Schober Liked Cedar Rapids To Build Home
Robert A. Schober an war housing planner bought a homesite on Memorial drive SE Cedar Rapids from Mr and Mrs Fred Monroe He plans to build as soon as materials arrive The Schobers previously lived in Topeka Kan and now have a home in Cedar Rapids Mrs Schober and their two daughters reside at 875 Center Point road NE Mr Schober works in Moline and will establish his architectural practice in Cedar Rapids The sale was via Tait and Wagner company Other lots sold through the same firm include buyers such as Henry F Kreutner Kenneth W Cameron Lester M McCune and Paul D Little with plans to build residences for veterans and other buyers on multiple sites
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Robert A. Schober
Cedar Rapids
Memorial Drive
Bever Avenue
Fred Monroe
Schobers
Topeka
Kan
Thirty Second Street
Soutter Avenue
Tait and Wagner Company
McCune
Avenue NW
Henry F. Kreutner
Tenth Street
Raymon House Sold To Walter Badger
Mrs. Walter Badger and Mr. Badger purchased the Raymon residence at 1329 Elmhurst Drive NE in a cooperative sale arranged by Walt Elarton and Stephen F. Pardera. The Raymons had earlier bought 1276 Thirty-fourth Street NE from Mr. and Mrs. Edwards through Walt Blarton. The same realtor sold the Munson residence at 611 Nineteenth Street SE to Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Sherwood.
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Walter Badger
Fourteenth Street
Nineteenth Street
Gerald Sherwood
First Avenue
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Naomi Doebel
Better Homes Directory
Guaranty Bank and Trust Company
Third Avenue
Third Street
Che
Montgomery Ward
Intersocote
Patek
Cedar Rapids Paint Supply Company
3Rd Ave
Gazette
Sanford
Noino
Dick—— Twat
Elon
Kyae
the Genuine Complete Moving Service
Second Avenue SE
Oak Park
S. C. Fulkerson
Bever Ave
Broadston
DIAL
4Th Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Robert E. Yaw
Thirty-fourth Street Drive
Johns-Manville
Bird & Sons
Helo
Limback
U.S
England
Frank Frieds
Sean
Paramount Theater
Hatch-Brookman
Eighth Avenue
Schober
Raymon
Perpetual Savings and Loan
G.I. Home Loans
S.E
Owa
Serviceman
Red Cross
Miss Pitz
Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric CO
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