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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1941
Page
24
Naomi Doebel outlines autumn redecorating ideas emphasizing companion papers to create space and individuality. She notes patterns like up and down stripes for height and floral accents for depth, with examples in Regency living rooms and bold cabbage roses, while recommending color harmonies, contrasting ceilings, and lighter woodwork to enlarge rooms.
A Cedar Rapids feature highlights preferred dark ground papers with light patterns and ivy motifs in breakfast nooks. It describes colonial, champagne floral, and tropical leaf wallpapers, with examples in living rooms dining rooms and hallways, noting how monotone patterns serve as art backdrops.
The passage discusses hanging pictures on striped and homespun papers that stay colorful. It notes decorators are nearing rush season, and painters or paperhangers will have more time this summer to take on decorating work.
The five acre tract at 1407 Thirtieth street NE owned by Dr. Lamb of Chicago was sold to Mr and Mrs Don E Inman. The Inmans, moving from Waterloo to Cedar Rapids, will occupy after remodeling. Also sold were 419 Seventeenth street NE to Mr and Mrs Thomas Green and 848 Sixteenth street SE to Mr and Mrs L P Boudreaux. Vacant Westwood acreage went to T Marion Jones by executors of E E Emery estate.
Mr and Mrs Orie S Imes of 2309 Upland drive SE purchased the house at 520 Forest drive SE from Mr and Mrs Walter Negper and will take possession November 1. The property was occupied by Mr and Mrs J A Dunlop and was listed through Yuill and Gohmann and Bruce A West and company.
Claude O Connor and O M Carson linked with Malcolm V Bolton and company gain probationary membership in the Cedar Rapids Real Estate board.
Baker has sold his Franklin street home to Alan Amundson who will take possession. Ernest Rosenthal plans a 24 by 70 foot one story with basement addition to the Coca Cola building. first floor for Coca Cola, basement for Rosenthal's Miller brewing distributor. Central City Mrs. Mac Phyfe Dodd will move into the Margaret Smola residence on December 1.
Mr and Mrs John M Beattie formerly of Chicago have purchased and taken possession of the house at 819 Nineteenth Street SE. The cooperative sale was conducted by C M Hatfield and company and Tait and Wagner company, with ownership formerly held by George Bar noske of Marion.
Business property at 324 Second Street SE in the estate of Frantiska Vondracek has been leased by Frank Christy who expects to operate a billiard hall there. The rental was made through Harold A. Pickerill.
The Cedar Rapids Real Estate board approved a resolution opposing government ownership and operation of real estate. It condemns expanded public control as endangering housing quality and neighborhood vitality and seeks an educational campaign at the national convention in Detroit, November 4 to 7.
Mr and Mrs FH Youngton of 1114 First Street SW purchase the residence at 1218 First Street SW from Mrs Mary Snyder who moves to Waterloo. Sale closed through Bedell Nissen Company.
Mr and Mrs George K Ross of 1836 Twentieth street NW purchased the home of Mr and Mrs Jerry Jasa at 1642 Thirty second street NE. They expect to move in January to a house under construction. The cooperative sale was handled by Harry Wayne Toms and Bruce A West.
Two expansions are planned for Penick and Ford corn sugar department. Blahnik and Berger hold the contracts. One addition adds two stories to building 26 with foundation reinforcements underway, estimated at 16000 dollars. A separate three story 20 foot wide addition will be added to the north end of building 53, projected to cost 10000 dollars.
Mr and Mrs W Sandoe Jordan of 622 Twentieth street NE have purchased the Gearhart home at 922 Twenty-fifth street SE and will take possession about Nov 20. The Gearharts plan to occupy a Kenwood small house under construction until their new Twenty-fifth street SE home is finished.
Newcomer Rentals Mr and Mrs Floyd S Bell formerly of Eagle Grove rent the house at 1815 Washington Avenue SE from Louis Fine 1811 Washington Avenue SE The lease was through Mrs Elizabeth Giblin Mr and Mrs M P Stothfang moving from Harvey Illinois lease the house at 408 Longwood Drive SE from G E Barger The rental was arranged through Bedell Nissen Company.
Mr and Mrs Edward W Stirskey of Toledo Ohio purchased the store building at 719 Third Street SW from the Perpetual Savings and Loan association as an investment. An extended lease has been granted to Marvin s Grocery which has occupied the property for seven years. Sale conducted through Mrs Elizabeth Giblin.
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