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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1936

Page

2

Fox Garage installs modern lubricating system for summer prep

Fox garage at 109 Fifteenth street NE unveils a $600 complete lubricating setup making it one of the region’s most modern shops. The system meters transmission and differential greases, uses six grease guns, and includes side drains to send used oil to city streets. a May 23 to 30 safety drive campaign will emphasize lubrication and care alongside sixteen added free services.

Fox Garage Fifteenth Street NE Allen Fox Fifteenth Street Iowa C. A. Fox

New Enamelized Paint Marks Better Spring Home Painting

Walter J. French, head of Walter J. French paint company, says Valdura enamelized paint makes spring exterior jobs practical. Tests show it resists blistering from interior moisture, reducing winter condensation issues.

W. J. French Walter J. French Third Avenue SE French Valdura

Tung oil paint promises durability and high hiding power

An alternative paint product using tung oil offers long life and superior luster beyond typical paints. It resists acids salt air and sun rays and washes like porcelain after years of service. It covers up to 600 square feet per gallon and leaves no brush marks.

French

Real Estate and Mortgage Reports From Linn County

Linn County Abstract reports real estate transfers and mortgages recorded May 8 to May 14 with a year ago comparison. Conveyances total for the week show lower activity while mortgages amount to 63 108 45 dollars. A corresponding week last year recorded conveyances and mortgages totaling 48 and 46 800 00 dollars respectively.

Linn County Abstract Company Linn County Cgorveyances Eecesss

Retail Business Shows Effects Of Seasonal Demand

Walter F Grady of Dun and Bradstreet notes brisk seasonal activity in housecleaning remodeling and outdoor trades. Wall paper paints garden tools furniture and auto sales drive core growth while wholesale trade shows a small gain and collections improve. Manufacturing plants perform well and employment is up slightly from last year.

Walter F. Grady Dun and Bradstreet Mr. Grady

A A A Leads Way To Better Roads For Auto Public

Ellsworth Palmer of the Cedar Rapids Automobile club speaks for the American Automobile Association praising national leadership in highway development. He notes twenty five million vehicles on U S roads and urges adequate highways progressive legislation and safety. The Cedar Rapids club is a local branch of the national organization.

American Automobile Association Ellsworth Palmer Cedar Rapids Automobile Club America A. A. A. Motor Club Motor Club National Group

Townsend Meeting and Pie Social Slated Tuesday Evening

A Tipton town gathering will be hosted by Mrs. Ben McAfee at her home Tuesday evening. The event will include a pie social and a community meeting to discuss local matters.

Tipton Ben McAfee

Weeklong permits for repairs and new structures listed

A local permits summary reports numerous projects from last week. Entries include Windermere Apartments new building at 205-211 Fourteenth Street SE valued at 45000 and Cold Stream Poultry Farm new garage at 3055 Center Point Road NE valued at 100. Other notes cover remodels reroofs and additions across addresses in NE SE NW SW and along Fifth Avenue SE.

Robert Burns Center Point Road Windermere Apartments, Inc Fourteenth Street B L. Harriman I. F. Fisher Hinkley Avenue J. H. Steffey Sixteenth Avenue George T. Smith Sixth Avenue Harold Halfhill Eighteenth Street F. L. Minick B Avenue NW Fred Bliss C Avenue NW Ella Peters Third Street Harry Gough Blake Boulevard Andrew Coquilette E. C. Hampton Fifteenth Avenue A. J. Stanfield Grande Avenue SE Cold Stream Poultry Farm Hamilton Seed and Coal Company Oakland Avenue NE J. E. Johnson J. M. Harcourt Twentieth Avenue SW R. R. Porter J Street Farmer’s Supply Company Eighth Avenue C. K. Smith Twenty-sixth Street Frank A. Suchomel D Avenue NE Frank L. Buser A Avenue SE Sue Raymond Johnson Avenue NW J. J. Trimble Fourth Street David A. Reed Sixteenth Street Elmer J. Rochlitz John Skala Eighth Street E. A. Bye J. L. Pisaria C Street W. S. Cole Thirty-fourth Street Louis Bishop Elizabeth A. Svee A Avenue NW Sam Nassif Tenth Street First Church of Christ, Scientist Second Avenue Frank Shult J. C. Murphy A. P. Alexander Anna Svoboda W. J. Camp Twenty-first Avenue Maloney Second Street Valerie Stewart Fifth Street P. N. Serbousek C. J. Klimer A Avenue Milo J. Kubasa Thirty-sixth Street Standard Tire Company First Street A. L. Copple Fifteenth Street

Pictures Play An Important Part In Modern Advertising

Tru-Art corporation proves pictures drive modern advertising. Arthur M. Tschirgl, president, says advertising attracts attention and teaches uses and benefits. The firm on First avenue reproduces pictures for labels, newspapers, magazines, books, catalogues and broadsides.

Arthur M. Tschirgl Tru-Art Corporation Kresge First Avenue Third Street Tru-Art Tschirgi

Tipton County Picnic Sponsored by Cedar County Democrats

A county wide Democratic picnic sponsored by the Cedar County Young Democrats will be held at Stone Mill three miles southwest of Tipton on Sunday afternoon May 24.

Tipton Cedar County Young Democrats Stone Mill

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Automobile Motors Plymouth Thompson Rude Auto CO Automobile Headquarters FORD Lincoln Zephyr Safe Investments Scott McCintyre & CO Cedar Rapids the I. B. McGladrey Certified Public Accountants Cedar Rapids & Marion City Railway H. L. Nehis Mer. W. D. Ralston Neon Industries DIAL Real Estate and Mortgage Reports Corveyances Lec Goice Lefebure Corporation First Avenue SE Broulie Bros Second Street SE Frank Pusateri W. C. Pieper Ninth Avenue SE J. H. Wechter Third Avenue SW Seventeenth Avenue Louis Sames Ninth Street Theodore Stickney B. Olmstead Third Avenue J. L. Gladwin Universal Crusher Rapids Crushers Emu Elle Cee Iowa Machine CO 8Th Ave Laurance Press CO Kubias First St. SE Chicago, Milwaukee, Sy Cartage Contractors C. H. Champlin E Ave. NW Cedar Rapids Auto Club Hotel Montrose United State Bank 16Th Ave C St Laws Albert Dyers & Dry Cleaners Inter-Ocean Reinsurance Company ARD Laiglass & Paint Co J. E. Dameron Mer Railway & Motor Bus Guide United States Canada Cedar Rapids Gas CO Roosevelt Cadow Sat Dist Iowa Electric Light and Power Company MFG. Co., Ing Tampers 15Th Street
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