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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1938

Page

19

Nolan Sisters Tie Homes To Family Dream Come True

The Nolan family builds linked early American homes at 1003 and 935 Twentieth Street SE with a shared driveway and matching colors. Gladys, now Mrs. Summy, and Bernice, Mrs. Zavoral, plan nearby bungalows with practical layouts, built-in features, and potential attic expansion, aiming for Thanksgiving move-in.

Gladys Bernice Nolan Charles D. Nolan Mrs Nolan Twentieth Street Lee Summy Mr. Summy Bernice George Zavoral Zavoral Nolan Sammy Summy Thompson

Unnamed Home Redesign Showcases Maroon Turquoise Kitchen

A house extension by the Summys reshapes the interior with a larger vestibule a brass lamp and four stairs. The kitchen features maroon and turquoise decor a cream leather breakfast nook a long work unit and chrome accents amid planned plumbing provisions for a future recreation room.

Summys

Building Active in Vicinity of Randalia

Special to The Gazette. Randalia area sees ongoing building and repair work. Recent tasks include reshingling the north side of the Methodist church by volunteers. Charles Whitford is erecting a combined hog house and feed barn. Sam Stewart builds an 18 foot corncrib. Union Central Life Insurance builds a new barn on their Randalia farm. Mrs. Blanche Knight reshingles her house.

Randalia Charles Whitford Sam Stewart Union Central Life Insurance Company of Ohio L. R. Vargason Blanche Knight

Better Homes DIRECTORY listing for local suppliers

Suburban Gas Co. Hawkeye Lumber and Coal Co. Home Lumber Co. Novak Heating Co. Wisconsin Lumber Limback Lumber Co. Nagle Eaton Lumber Co. Maresh Sheet Metal Works. King’s Crown Plaster Co. Cedar Rapids Gas Co. Williams and Hunting Co. Economy Lumber Co. Sears Roebuck.

Hawkeye Lumber and Coal Co Suburban Gas Co Home Lumber Co Novak Heating Co Wisconsin Lumber, Limback Lumber Co Nagle-Eaton Lumber Co Maresh King’s Crown Plaster Co Cedar Rapids Gas Co Williams & Hunting Co Economy Lumber Co Sears Roebuck

Two Dwellings Sold To Chicago Woman

Hedges company closed real estate deals last week including 919 and 927 Sixth Street SE sold by Edward Petranek to Sophia Vaverka of Chicago. Vaverka will occupy one home and keep the other as an investment.

Hedges Company Sixth Street Edward Petranek Second Avenue Sophia Vaverka Chicago Hedges John S. Doud Denver Colo N Street E. A. Williams C Avenue George B. Ainslie Spokane Wash Twenty-second Street T. Hubert de Wees Twenty-sixth Street

Stark Building Co Low On Anamosa Sewage Plant Bid

Recommendations forwarded to the PWA for adoption of the 90225 bid by Stark Building Co of Cedar Rapids for construction of a combined Anamosa and state reformatory sewage treatment plant. Bids opened Thursday. Stark lowest of five for the building contract. Plans prepared by Howard R Green Co of Cedar Rapids. Site along the river front behind the power house includes pumping station and a combined floc.

PWA Stark Building Company Cedar Rapids State Reformatory Art Mathis West Des Moines Howard R. Green Company

Second USA water treatment plant to install advanced layout

A planned facility will feature a circular clarifier, a trickling filter, a final settling tank and a sludge digester. If completed, it will become the second such plant of its kind in the United States, reflecting modernization in wastewater treatment.

United States

Firm Sells Three Local Residences

A property firm sold three local houses with J. P. Conway and company as agent. The homes include 2048 Park avenue SE owned by Mrs. F A Beals, 1116 C avenue NW owned by W W Kulish, and 1632 Center avenue NE owned by Richard J Lord. Purchasers include Mr. and Mrs. John Karel vicz, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Johnson, and Mr. and Mrs. Sanford N Ray. Johnson takes possession Nov 10 and Ray on Oct 23.

Park Avenue F. A. Beals Knollwood Drive John Karelvicz B Avenue NW J. P. Conway and Center Avenue NE Richard J. Lord Third Avenue Sanford N. Ray Thirty-fourth Street

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