Oakland Road Home Remodeled in Wartime Installments
In Cedar Rapids the Diers at 1621 Oakland Road NE completed a five pane picture window to brighten the living room and garden view. Wartime remodeling funded by War Production Board allowances includes a three window bay dinette, reworked kitchen, updated bedrooms, and open archways, all within a $200 budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland Road
F. W. Diers
Ita
War Production Board Tians
Cedar Rapids
Diers
War Production Board
Local Building Permits Filed For Remodels and Replacements
A long list of local permits shows numerous remodels reroofs and additions. Notable entries include J. MM. Franks remodel and Richard White new corn crib, plus Cedar Rap Properties repair commercial. Totals range from 20 to 500 dollars across many streets.
Questions and Answers on Home Maintenance Tips
The article offers practical home advice. It covers building a compact breakfast bar against a wall, protecting window sills with a wax finish, saving fuel by heating only busy rooms, and preventing mildewed woodwork with back-painting and priming to reduce moisture.
Drake Buys Home from Meades in SW Ward
Mr and Mrs W E Drake of 921 L street SW bought the 925 Fifteenth avenue SW property from Mr and Mrs E J Meade of 924 Eighteenth avenue SW. Walter C Elarton handled the sale. The same agent facilitated purchases by Mr and Mrs Frank J O Neill of 1414 Mt Vernon road SE for 1705 Johnson avenue NW from the heirs of Dora J Schmidt, and Mr and Mrs R W Souter of 370 Seventh avenue SW bought 8070 avenue NW from Glenn Darling and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Drake
L Street
Fifteenth Avenue SW
E. J. Meade
Eighteenth Avenue
Walter C. Elarton
Frank J. O'Neill
Mt. Vernon Road
Johnson Avenue NW
Dora J. Schmidt
R. W. Souter
Seventh Avenue SW
Avenue NW
Glenn Darling
Newcomer Rentals R. R. Kraus Take Home on C Avenue NE
Newcomer Rentals Mr and Mrs R R Kraus have rented 2420 C avenue NE from Cletus T Klein couple. Mrs Klein expects to join her husband in Sacramento Calif where he serves in the military. Lease handled by Fred E Collard and company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. R. Kraus
Central City
Kraus
Cletus T. Klein
C Avenue NE
Prague
Jen
C. G. Bemis
D Avenue
Pedersens Buy William Howard Property in East Moline
Mr and Mrs William H Howard recently moved to East Moline Illinois selling their house at 235 Thirty fifth Street SE to Mr and Mrs Eric P Pedersen who have taken possession. The Pedersens formerly lived at 1128 Fifteenth Avenue SW. Sale handled by A F Dotson.
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William H. Howard
East Moline
Lil
Thirty-fifth Street
Eric P. Pedersen
Pedersens
Fifteenth Avenue
A. F. Dotson
Plumbers Seek Alternatives To Brass Fixtures For War Needs
Plumbers seek replacements for brass and chromium plated fixtures as cast iron and plastic alternatives enter use. Shower heads escutcheons and overflows shift from brass to cast iron while brass remains for faucet working parts. Plastic chains overflow tubes and plastic shower heads appear with glass and plastic towel bars and lavatory legs also trialed.
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Beeabin
Ant
Giles
Bureau
Curran Income Property Sold to Peterson in Cedar Rapids
The Rev Mr and Mrs A B Curran of 1551 Washington Ave SE sold their house at 350 Eighteenth St SE to Alice M Peterson of 1821 First Ave SE for an income property. Fred E Collard and Co. handled the sale and rental to Verle G Gnagy and wife who came from Mason City.
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A. B. Curran
Washington Avenue
Eighteenth Street
Alice M. Peterson
First Avenue
Currans
Jack Stafford
Stafford
Davenport
Fred E. Collard and Company
Verle G. Gnagy
Cedar Rapids
Mason City
B. N. Stepeson
Sioux City
Twenty-fourth Street Drive
O. Kremenak
Fifth Street
Fred Collard and Company
Roy Dorothy Sells House to Redings
Mr and Mrs Roy E Dorothy of 1636 A avenue NE sold their house at 1517 Washington avenue SE to Mr and Mrs George Reding formerly of 417 Sixteenth street SE who moved in last Wednesday The Dorothys bought 109 Twelfth street SE from Perpetual Savings and Loan company as an investment Both sales were made by C M Hatfield and company
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy E. Dorothy
A Avenue NE
Washington Avenue SE
George Reding
Sixteenth Street SE
Dorothys
Twelfth Street
The
Perpetual Savings and Loan Company
C. M. Hatfield and Company
Novotnys Sell House to Holmes Tenants in Swap
Mr and Mrs Anton Novotny of 616 Second Street SW sold their home at 602 Third Street SW to Mr and Mrs Anton C Holmes the tenants. The sale was arranged by Ann Belehrad of the Alice Gustafsson company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anton Novotny
Second Street
Third Street
Anton C. Holmes
Ann Belehrad
Alice
Better Homes DIRECTORY Better Homes DIRECTORY
Directory item list features Kenwood Fuel Minds Iowa Gas and Electric Co Limback Lumber Co Perpetual Savings and Loan Messinger and Sons with local business listings and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenwood Fuel Minds Lowa Gas & Electric Co
Limback Lumber Co
Perpetual Savings and Loan Association
Messinger & Sons
Dr Keplers Home Sold to J K Jones
The improved Robbins road NE country home once owned by the late Dr. L F Kepler was sold by his daughter Mrs F V Anderson and Mr Anderson of Greenville to Mr and Mrs John K Jones who resided at 1040 Third Avenue SE before possession. The sale was through the Hedges company. Separately Harold R Little and Mrs Little purchased the bungalow at 817 Fourteenth Street NE from Frank L Buser. L C Berhow and Mrs Berhow bought the house at 408 E Avenue NW from Mrs Harry T Hedges in a cooperative sale handled by Hedges company and Walter C Elarton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robbins Road
L. F. Kepler
F. V. Anderson
Anderson
Greenville
John K. Jones
Third Avenue SE
Hedges Company
Harold R. Little
Marion
Fourteenth Street
Frank L. Buser
L. C. Berhow
First Avenue
E Avenue
Harry T. Hedges
Ridgeway Drive
Walter C. Elarton
Realtors to Meet in Cedar Rapids Luncheon
The Cedar Rapids real estate board will hold a closed luncheon meeting Monday at noon at the Y M C A. The discussion of proposed amendments to the constitution and by laws, started two weeks ago, will be continued.
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Cedar Rapids Real Estate Board
Burgers Home Sold To H Eldon Olerich
Mr. and Mrs. H Eldon Olerich of 2009 Glenway drive SE purchase the residence at 392 Twenty first Street SE from Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Burger who moved to Des Moines. Possession set for Oct 15. Property sold by Yuill and Gohemann in cooperation with Ruth R Dose of the Alice Gustafsson company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Eldon Olerich
Glenway Drive
Twenty-first Street
Lloyd Burger
Des Moines
Yuill and
Gohemann
Ruth R. Dose
Alice
Property Deals In Iowa City Investors Buy Homes
Mr and Mrs George Galic of 800 0 avenue NW bought the property at 1315 Sixth street NW from the old age assistance department of Iowa as an investment. E F Shors handled the sale. Milo Visek sold his home at 1 Eighteenth avenue SW through the same firm to Paul Lebeda of 55 Eighteenth avenue SW for investment purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Galic
Avenue NW
Sixth Street NW
Old Age Assistance Department
State of
Iowa
E. F. Shors
Milo Visek
Eighteenth Avenue
Paul Lebeda
Eighteenth Avenue SW
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Naomi Doebel
John W. Barry Photo
Thomas Sloup
Belle Avenue
Charles Beck
J. R. Currell
Daniels Street
J. Hermanek
Bert E
E. R. Moen
Otto Neville
Street
W. L. Dvorak
Mallory Street
Joseph Kephart
Southland Street
J. MM. Franks
Egg Street
Gene Richard White
Lakely Boulevard
Claude Krebs
Thirty-second Street
J. H. Tenney
Blake Boulevard
Jandera
Mount Vernon Avenue
Eva Robbins
Bever Avenue
Sam Menary
Ninth Street
Kremenak
Twenty— Street
Kenwood Transfer Company
Ed Bruns
Sixteenth Street
W. W. Canterbury
Highwood Drive
Helen Siebert
Woodside Drive
Max Maiken
Tenth Street
George Walters
Maude D. Schrimper
A. Gundling
Twenty-second Street
Clifford Hay
J. L. Woerderhof
Burlington Street
New Shed
Beatrice Redies
Third Avenue
Peter Procok
Memorial Drive
Geraldine Clark
Henry Schulze
C. J. Pollock
J. W. Wymer
Eighth Street
Ralph Burgess
L. Kosgard
No Street
D. H. Floetchinger
Westa Drive
Robert van Houten
Fourteenth Avenue
Isaac Saber
A Avenue
John Vondracek
Wilson Avenue
Thomas A. Dill
Twelfth Avenue
Cedar Rap Properties, Inc
J. Hi. Harriman
Avennue
Leo M. White
Fourth Street
Josephine Ousirn
Mary Viasek
Sixteenth Avenue
Heald Bowser
Oakland Avenue
M. Beaty
Thirty-fourth Street
I. B. Chandler
Seventh Avenue
Pocahontas
Liberty Furnace
Liberty Nut
Liberty Stoker
Kenwood Fuel CQ
J. F. McLaughlin
Dial
Heinze Electric Go
1St Ave. W
Haegg Roofing & Insulation CO
Nagle-Eaton
TeeElt
Topinka
Roofing and Insulating Co. Ph
Llth Ave
Meades
Newcomer Rentals
Messinger
Std
Roy Dorothy
Redings
Anton Novotnys
A. C. Holmes
Ehrke Roofing Company
Globe
FREE
B Avenue NE
Butch
Spe
Better Homes Directory
Dr. Kepler
J. K. Jones
Sanford
Just
Carload
First Street
Johns-Manville
Lowlillingis Orean & Electric
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