Krebs Monument Co Expands Carving Capabilities in City
Krebs Monument company has bought a complete new carving room and cutting equipment, among the first of its kind in the state, enabling finer memorial designs while reducing worker exposure to stone dust. The firm, founded in 1878 as Krebs Brothers, now occupies a large facility at 1010 Third Avenue SW and is led by SS Krebs as president with Walter M. Krebs as vice president and GM.
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Krebs Monument Company
Krebs Company
W M. Krebs
Krebs
Third Avenue SW
Iowa
SS. A. Krebs
Walter M. Krebs
Walter Krebs
Gladstone
Lincoln
Third Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Monument Companies
Springville Creamery Expands Ice Cream Demand Growth
Springville Creamery buys fresh cream daily from producers and begins heavier spring production of Levsen's Ice Cream, popular in Cedar Rapids. Manager Dutch Levsen expects better summer sales with favorable weather. He bases 1935 growth on the 30 percent gain achieved in 1934 and notes new equipment boosts capacity.
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Springville
Levsen
Cedar Rapids
Dutch Levsen
Ice Cream Plant Expands as Cedar Rapids Distribution Grows
The Levsen ice cream business reports annual expansion since opening its creamery. A Cedar Rapids distributing point at 129 Second Avenue SW improved service to local retailers by enabling continuous production and packaging of ice cream in a single operation for finer texture and longer preservation.
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Levsen
Cedar Rapids
Second Avenue
Paulson urges wider FHA use for homebuilding revival
Paulson Construction chief O F Paulson says familiarity with the FHA title 1 spurred remodeling and that title 2 offers growth. He argues more homeowners will finance painting redecorating repairs and new construction through FHA funds, speeding local business recovery.
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Paulson
O. F. Paulson
The
Paulson Construction Company
FHA
Parish play and CS A meeting set in South Side
Rev Father August Vojacek directs songs as parish orchestra provides music for a play starting at 7 30. Central C S A committee meets Tuesday at 7 30 to plan officers meeting May 12 at CS P S hall. Vaclav Muzik reports on finances and instructs secretaries. Meeting begins 9 a.m. and may continue. convent details follow.
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August Vojacek
CS P.S
Iowa
C S. A
Vaclav Muzik
Dinner Planned at C.S.P.S. Hall for Out-of-Town Officers
Out-of-town officers will be hosted with a noon meal at the C.S.P.S. hall. The event emphasizes hospitality and official duties in a communal setting.
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C.S.P.S. Hall
Czech School Members Plan Lawn Laying and Picnic
On May 18 and 19 members of Matice Skolska and friends will gather at the Czech school building at Second Street and Tenth Avenue SE to lay a new lawn with sod donated by Martin Hanzlik. Helpers should bring shovels. The annual Czech school picnic is set for July 4 at Miller's Park.
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Matice Skolska and
Friends of
Czech School
Second Street
Tenth Avenue SE
Martin Hanzlik
Turner Park
Miller’s Park
Practical Joking Backfires On Amelia Englebrecht
Amelia Englebrecht nineteen was ordered to thirty days in jail after a local sorority house complained she carried pranks too far. She allegedly sent a hearse an ice cream man with a C D order a C D order of flowers several fire trucks police cars and an ambulance to the house.
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Los Angeles
Amelia Englebrecht
Amelia
Retail Business Shows Strength in Cedar Rapids Area
Walter F. Grady of Dun and Bradstreet reports Cedar Rapids retail trade holds pace with 1934 or slightly higher. Increases of 5 to 10 percent appear in several lines, while remodeling and repair work sustain demand. Wholesale trade slightly up. local manufacturing busier with optimistic summer outlook. Dutch elm disease prompts inspection of 17 000 trees.
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Walter F. Grady
Dun and Bradstreet Mercantile Agency
Cedar Rapids
Joe's Welding Co Reports Improved Farm Repair Trade
Joe's Welding Co led by Godfrey Petrak reports stronger demand for farm repair work funded by federal money and higher farm prices. The shop with a new electric welding unit offers light and heavy forge, welding, spring making, axle and frame straightening, and serves large industrial plants with a portable unit.
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Godfrey Petrak
Joe's Welding Company
First Street
Petrak
Road Contractors and Welders Mobilize for Repair Work
The report notes many road contractors and other workers using heavy machinery requiring expert welding in connection with ongoing repair projects.
Real Estate and Mortgage Reports for Linn County
Linn County Abstract reports conveyances and mortgages filed from April 26 to May 2 plus a March-April summary. Conveyances totaled 54 with 29 mortgages. aggregate mortgage value $62,382.11. March figures show 146 mortgages totaling $395,481.38. April 150 mortgages totaling $383,297.18.
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Linn
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Krebs Monument Co
Springville Co
Rude Auto Co
I. B. McGladrey Co
Davenport
Burlington
Tax Service
Levsen’s
Springville Creamery Coo
Dial
Mer
Barrett
Haegg
Handler Motor CO
Colonial Baking CO
Jack Walsh
Roosevelt
WM. S. Cadow
Ines
Cedar Rapids Gas Company
Musual Insurance Agency
W. D. Ralston
Iowa Mutual Liability Insurance Company
Mutual Fire Underwriters
Ling
South Side News
J. E. DeFoe
Seventh Avenue
John Knapp
Twentieth Avenue
Tait and Wagner
Josephine Weechville
Mount Vernon Road
Morris Rapaport
Twentieth Street
Curtis J. Johnson, Jr
Highth
N. S. Bishop
Fourth Street
C. W. Gilson
First Avenue
A. G. Kampmeier
Elmhurst Drive
Clara Bender
Third Avenue SE
Fred Koob
Sixteenth Avenue SE
Peter Prunskunas
Eighth Street
J. Miskovsky
D Avenue
Walter Bair
Sixteenth Avenue
Harry Jones
Don Barnes
Ninth Street NW
E. P. Clement
Fourth Avenue
Carrie Hetherington
Bever Avenue
Stanley Reid
Twenty-fourth Street Drive
Blue Valley Dairy
E Avenue NW
M. Feiereisen
Mallory Street
Carl Shields
Twenty-first Avenue
R. D. Taylor
Robert T Ross
Circle Drive
E. G. Christie
Sixteenth Street
Samir Vishek
Paul Lebeda
J. C. Wilkin
Third Street
Lefebvre Corporation Manufacturers OF
First Avenue SE
Scott McIntyre & Co. Investment Securities
Merchants Nail
Bank
3Rd St. SE
Peres
Second Ave
Wilson & CO
Wilson
Joe’s Welding Co
Iowa Machine CO
8Th Ave
Laurausee Press
BCU
Wisconsin Lumber. CO
Real Estate and Mortgage Reports
Ccueeas
Albert
Dyers & Dry Cleaners
Ave. E
Y.M.C.A
TRE Finet
Broulie Brothers
2Nd St. SE
Cedar Rapids & Marion City Railway
Iowa Theater
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
United State Bank
16Th Ave
C St
Simfper
Reliable Transit CO
Deer Delivery
Chicago
Milwaukee
Wateriec
Marion
First Street New
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Cyrus Metcalf
Reliance Manufacturing & Machine CO
General
2Nd Ave
Allen
FOX Garage
15Th St
Guardian Memorials of
Third Ave
Mgr
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