School Heads Call for Quiet Study Rooms at Home
Cedar Rapids school leaders warn poor home study conditions harm grades. A Hal Franklin High survey finds 63.5 percent have warm study rooms and 39.7 percent study where others listen to radios. Principals urge quiet rooms or dedicated study space away from family activity to boost concentration and outcomes.
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Franklin High
Cedar Rapids
M. S
Hal Franklin
Iman
Hallman
Well Planned Cedar Rapids Home Shows Space Saving Design
The Cone residence at 2821 Mount Vernon road SE in Cedar Rapids showcases compact living with built in storage, sliding doors, and a combined living dining area. Designer Evelyn Cone plus architect Mark Anthony created a airy 75 year lantern exterior, walnut stained floors, and selective color schemes across rooms.
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R. G. Cone
Mount Vernon Road
Property Demand Ahead Of Record In Cedar Rapids Real Estate
The Cedar Rapids Real Estate board Multiple Listing bureau reports $184,495 in sales for the first four months, with 44 residential properties sold versus 25 a year ago totaling $108,050. April sales alone reached $93,520 compared with $34,250 in April 1936, indicating stronger market activity.
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The
Cedar Rapids Real Estate Board
Warrenwood Home Featured in May American Home
Bertha Hull Warren writes the illustrated piece For the Simple Life about her and D. W. Warren locating building site at 3070 Carroll drive SE. The story covers the hillside property with ferns and woods overlooking Indian Creek and details the terrace porch living room deck and rustic features.
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D. W. Warren
Carroll Drive
Bertha Hull Warren
Indian Creek
Mr. Warren
Living room walls painted pale olive green
The living room walls received a coat of pale olive green paint, giving the room a refreshed, understated look. No furniture changes were reported.
Dr Crawford Sells His Colonial Home Buys A Bungalow
The Crawford home at 512 Vernon Drive SE Cedar Rapids sold in a major spring deal. It is a Colonial red brick on a half acre, double insulated and cited as one of Cedar Rapids best built houses. It was sold Friday to Mr and Mrs Frank L Martin of 1815 Sixth Avenue SE.
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Los Angeles
Gary Gohmann
George P. Witwer and Company
Jennings Crawford
Vernon Drive
Crawford
Cedar Rapids
Frank L. Martin
Sixth Avenue
Martin
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W. N. Paxson
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Fred J. Kluss
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Naomi Doebel
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Bermuda
Evelyn Cone
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Sacroote
Hawkeye Lumber and Coal CO
ED Soboda
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Montgomery Ward
Second Street SE
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Seventeenth Street
Midland Mortgage Co
Merchants Bank
Cedar Rapids Gas CO
J. F. Heabel & Co
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King's Crown Plaster Company
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DIAL
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