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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1945
Page
15
A compiled list shows numerous Cedar Rapids residents and firms filing building permits. Names include George C. Claassen, W. E. Knight, James T. Taylor, T. F. Thompson, and many others with projects ranging from remodels and reroofs to new garages and sheds with costs from sixty to two thousand dollars.
Mr and Mrs Howard Heathman sold El Rancho a rustic suburban property on Glass and Weing road NE to Mr and Mrs Phillip G Wilcox 625 Lairs Ferry road Marion They will take possession April 1 The Heathmans move to the McVey house Fortieth street and Vernon road SE while awaiting building on the 12acre site adjoining this property Also realtor A F Ison and Robert Rush of Lake Bluff Ill facilitated other local sales including 109 Twelfth Street SE to a family moving from Great Lakes Naval Training Station and 1012 First Street SW to Mr and Mrs L Williams and 1520 Third Avenue SE to Mr and Mrs Arthur C Winne with possession planned for early April.
Mr and Mrs Joseph Toman of 434 Wildwood Drive NE purchase the Beatty residence at 248 Garden Drive SE from Mr and Mrs Clarence W Beatty. Possession will be given 1 15. The Beattys move to an apartment at 1 Third Avenue SE.
The guide advises applying line to coat door knobs and locks during woodwork painting. Any paint that splashes onto these surfaces can be fixed off later, reducing damage and touch ups later.
Mr and Mrs Donald E Crabbs of 1118 Elmhurst drive NE purchase the house at 1115 A avenue NW from Arthur S Buckner of 1400 Second avenue SE in a cooperative sale by H Lundquist and company and Doo little and company. George Scott family sells 433 Fourth avenue SW to Lena L Clark and daughter Faye Clark of 1812 Severth avenue SE who occupy it under tenant rent control.
Mr and Mrs William A Blum formerly of 1559 Fifth Avenue SE have purchased the residence at 356 Nineteenth Street SE from Mrs Gertrude Myers. They have taken possession.
Mr and Mrs H Waller Taylor of Chicago sold their house at 1738 Seventh Avenue SE to Mrs Norma E Kohl of 3533 First Avenue SE. Kohl then sold her First Avenue residence to Mr and Mrs Alex J Lammers of 35011 First Avenue SE. Both sales were through Yuill and Gohmann.
Holger Holm of Omaha Iowa director for the Federal Housing Administration urged the National Housing Agency to back a 100 H-2 house program for Cedar Rapids. If approved the homes would not be limited to war workers and would cost 6000 to 8000 dollars, with no price cap for own occupancy.
The article outlines FHA and War Production Board rules for veterans and evacuees. It notes limits on new residential construction, priority cases for distress families, and approvals by FHA upon applications, eviction notices, and city mayor statements. It lists participating firms and banks in the directory.
Mr and Mrs Adrian W Miller purchased 293 Fifteenth Street SE from Mr and Mrs Orville E Long via C M Hatfield and Company. An acreage at 145 Outlook Drive SW sold by Mr and Mrs Howard Blessing to Mr and Mrs Robert N Wieneke via the same firm. Edith Waskow sold 222 Tenth Street NW to Mr and Mrs Louis H Rimrodt and Forrest Brody sold 1637 Avenue NE to Mr and Mrs Henry Hanwardson, all through C M Hatfield and Company.
Pocket membership cards issued by the National Association of Real Estate Boards extend to in service Realtors the courtesies of all affiliated boards. Cedar Rapids recipients include Capt. Bruce West stationed at Rupert Idaho T B Robert A. Doolittle with a service regiment in France after Iran service and M M3/c Paul R McDowell of Albany California.
Otto L. Schluter, chairman of the Linn County Bar association's committee on title standards, will lead a discussion on quit claim deeds at a Cedar Rapids Real Estate Board luncheon Monday at noon. The meeting will be at the Y.M.C.A. in Cedar Rapids.
H. S. Myer of Victor will operate the store after purchasing the grocery stock and fixtures at 1734 B avenue NW from Truman W. Durr. The cooperative sale was arranged by White's Business Exchange and O. H. Lundquist and company. Mr. and Mrs. Durr plan to leave Cedar Rapids.
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