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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1942
Page
28
Owners planning a Victory garden after the war can adapt the illustrated layout to their space. The design links house and garden for an outdoor living room, with a kitchen-adjacent vegetable plot and ornamental hedge. Formal beds give way to natural grace, balanced by skillful color grouping.
FHA planners advise nine to twelve foot driveways with careful drainage to prevent water pooling and freeze damage. Avoid back-out blind paths. use a Y turn and adequate garage access. Use level spaces and multiple pavement types, from brickbats and gravel to penetration macadam, with proper grading and concrete wheel runs for heavy vehicles.
Motorists are invited to try the Vacu mat ic automatic carburetor device claimed to cut gas use by up to 30 percent while boosting power and acceleration. Thousands already report benefits. Vacu matic Carburator Co at 7617 1183 W State St, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin offers a free Vacu matic to testers who will use it on their cars and recruit others.
H J Achter of 376 Park Terrace SE purchases three residences from the Charles R Youtry estate via Harger Real Estate. The homes at 1346 D avenue NE 515 Fourteenth street NE and 517 Fourteenth street NE were acquired as investment properties.
Mr and Mrs Ralph F Smitil of 1024 Twelfth Ave SE sold their property at 2933 E Ave NE to Mr and Mrs Richard S Michalicek of 1344 C Ave NE in a cooperative sale closed through Tait and Wagner and Doolittle. Mr and Mrs Thomas A Engle of 1602 Fifth Ave SE purchased through Doolittle the estate property at 3109 D Ave NE from the estate of Nicholas H Melchior.
England’s beloved Queen supposedly faced stomach ulcer pains after 63 years on the throne. An advertisement urges readers to try a 25c box of Uden Tablets for relief of ulcer indigestion gas heartburn and related pains with money refunded if not helped.
Mrs. Franklin E. Katterjohn of Muskogee sold her former Belden Hill residence at 523 Knollwood drive SE to Mr. and Mrs. Harry W. Ribble who have moved in. The sale was handled cooperatively through Yuill and Gohmann and the Hedges company. Separate deal reports Forde Smith selling 1709 Eighth avenue SE to Mr. and Mrs. John J. Vaughn, who had been renting prior.
Local blog item lists numerous building permits. Emma Glen gets a new garage at 940 Center Point Rd NE, various remodels and reroofs follow across Cedar Rapids addresses, plus several new dwellings with attached garages and commercial additions including Universal Crusher and Cedar Rapids Engineering Co.
An acreage at 39 Twenty-ninth avenue SW was sold by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pollet to Mr. and Mrs. William Kudrna of 115 Wilson avenue SW. They will take possession April 1 and the sale was handled by Bedell-Nissen company.
A speaker criticizes the American Medical Association for abandoning the Code of Medical Ethics and allowing a dominant leader to push patents on medicines and revenue through the organization. The piece laments the erosion of professional standards and the dominance of a single figure over doctors nationwide.
A columnist opens with a critique of medical ethics and shares a reader letter about severe illness. The letter from Dr William Brady requests guidance on arthritis symptoms, possible vitamin help, doctor selection, and affordable hospital evaluation. The writer weighs seeking help and questions how to proceed.
An attic conversion turns a dust-gathering storeroom into a bright bedroom or playroom at low cost. Durable construction, wallboard or plaster, quality flooring, and built in storage help transform space. Financing via FHA modernization credit or other loans aids the project, with spring ideal for remodeling and increasing property value.
A correspondent's teeth are in bad shape yet he claims wisdom from the column. The author stresses no one can keep good health long without proper dental care and criticizes reliance on long distance diagnoses and vague hospital checks. The piece urges seeking a physician for personal examination.
Herbert B MacCready of Cincinnati rents 3847 First Avenue SE from James C McLaughlin who moves to Tulsa for Du Pont. G B Pfundstein of Erie rents 1622 A Avenue NW from Arnold Weiss of Pasadena. Edwin H Owen's home at 556 Knollwood SE leases to George E Fisher moving from Montezuma to Cedar Rapids. Fisher works as a salesman for Colonial Baking.
Mr and Mrs R W Manatt of 1964 Second Avenue SE have purchased the home of Mr and Mrs Byron A Barlow at 2421 Fourth Avenue SE.
Mr and Mrs Gilbert Oberweiser of 714 Thirty-fourth Street NE will relocate about May 1 to a newly purchased residence at 2076 Eastern Boulevard SE. The Nyro Apartments Inc sold the home built by Bruce A West and Company.
Advertisement offers a 122 page, illustrated book on colon disorders piles and constipation. Send postcard to McCleary Clinic, HD327 Elms Blvd Excelsior Springs Missouri to receive the free post paid book with charts diagrams and X-ray pictures.
An advertisement promotes Ru- Ex Compound with a home remedy using lemon juice to ease rheumatic arthritis and neuritis pain. It sells a two week supply, promises improvement within 48 hours, and offers a money back guarantee if no relief.
wartime Washington faces a crush of residents and workers with crowded buses theaters and housing shortages. the piece notes 700000 residents, 10000 new workers monthly, jammed hotels and scarce taxis as war mobilization reshapes the capital. it mentions jitney taxis, busy post offices, and crowded housing, with signs of wartime life and posters in government offices.
Governor Culbert Olson announced a 100000 strong guerrilla force to defend farms and rural districts in California. Men and boys aged 16 to 64 would be enlisted as sharpshooters to repel parachutists and fifth columnists and protect lines of communication across fields valleys and woods.
General Douglas MacArthur rejects personal claim to the Congressional Medal of Honor saying his army earned the decoration. He spoke on the steps of Australia’s parliament house with John Minter delivering the notice. MacArthur thanked his soldiers and paid tribute to them.
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