New Building Materials On Display At Chicago Exhibit
Building editor notes many items at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago and local Cedar Rapids dealers. Highlights include zinc-coated metal areawalls for basement foundations, accordion folding doors, fine mesh sun screens, milk and package receivers, a moisture absorbing air dryer, pliable flexwood on canvas, tar paper mounted parquet flooring, glazed fluted glass partitions, grooved veneer insulation boards with wood finish, and gypsum clear glass top coats for tinted glazing.
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Cedar Rapids
Merchandise Mart
Chicago
Local permits issued last week for homes and commerce
A week of local permits includes reroofs and repairs on numerous dwellings led by Frank Height and R W Hunnicutt, plus new garages and dwellings for multiple residents. Large commercial addition approved for Hubbard Ice and Fuel and a substantial project at Colonial Baking company.
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Frank Height
Emma Avenue
Leon Shuker
C Avenue
Esther
Joseph
K Street
Hunnicutt
Twentieth Street
Lewis Vornholt
Fiftieth Street
I. W Johnson
Eastern Boulevard
Wendl Panek
Second Street
Colonial Baking Company
Fifth Avenue
Vernon Reed
Twenty-first Avenue
O J Lamb
Thirtieth Street
Frank Nosek
First Street
Earl Lintz
L Street
Scrivner
Ninth Street
Joseph Fyfarik
Delbert C. Miller
Center See Road
Ernest Greenwood
Jerry Jasa
Carlisle Street
Lester Zuber
Frank Richter
Fourteenth Street
Sid Milner
Forest Drive
Clay Phillips
Twenty-second Street
New Dwelling Foundation
A. O Shepardson
Charles A Perkins
Eighth Street
J W. Hunter
Fourth Avenue
Frank Cesek
Seventeenth Avenue
Ernie McGowan
Center Avenue
Reuben Niffenegger
Avenue
Albert Sturm
Sixth Street
Arthur Clymer
Elm Avenue
Vivien Buser
Ellis Boulevard
A L Stouffer
First Avenue
Leonora Clarke
Harold Bertrand
Charles Polansky
Elizabeth Craig Ross
James Trimble
Fourth Street
Lillian Prescott
Nineteenth Street
Amos Musel
Fifteenth Street
Lloyd K. McKee
Igram and Kalell
Fifth Street
Doe Ressier
F. McDowell
Johnson Avenue NW
The
Turner Company
Seventeenth Street
Elmhurst Drive
J F. Brems
Don Kopecky
Belmont Parkway
Frank Siverly
Bever Avenue
C. Strett
G Avenue
R. W Sells
Thirty-fifth Street
Louis Sovereign
Myrtle Thomas
Peter F Hansen
Frank Ruzicka
Sixteenth Avenue
George A. Graham
D. Duncan
Iowa Avenue
N. D. Watson
Hubbard Ice and Fuel Company
R W Camreid
D Avenue NW
Eugene Baxter
Beverave
Budget Houses that are Homes Keynote the SE
The Cedar Rapids Gazette previews a Ridgewood New Jersey home as part of a series on Budget Houses that are Homes. It features a two bedroom second floor layout and a first floor with ample closet space a fireplace and a bay window. The article notes a lot value of 6500 with FHA appraisal and mentions replication by local architects with price variation by community.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Ridgewood
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Federal Housing Administration
Urge Modernization Of Old Dwellings For Health
Health advocates urge updating older homes to reduce dampness and fire hazards. Poor drainage and exposed locations hinder heating and light, while rotten floors and loose railings raise injury risks. The note cites construction standards and safety as priority concerns.
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FHA
Vacuum concrete seen as crackproof quick drying material
Scientists anticipate widespread use of a vacuum concrete that dries in about an hour and resists cracking. The development promises faster construction and durable, maintenance free surfaces for buildings and infrastructure.
Anthony Rypkas Buy Pressler Residence
Mr and Mrs W H Pressler sold their home at 2338 C Avenue NE to Mr and Mrs Anthony Rypka of 1431 Bever Avenue SE. They will take possession September 1. Sale arranged through Mrs Elizabeth Giblin.
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W. H. Pressler
C Avenue NE
Anthony Rypka
Bever Avenue
Elizabeth Giblin
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Iowa
Lumber Setitihie
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St. & 8Th Av
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Fourth Fleet
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