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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1937
Page
24
Elmer A. Holloway of the Iowa Electric Light and Power Co urges builders of new homes to plan adequate wiring for rising appliance use. He recommends a 110 220 volt three wire entrance and ample outlets in kitchens breakfast nooks basements and bathrooms with safety features and reserve circuits.
The article surveys interior and outdoor lighting upgrades including antique and modern fittings. It highlights bakelite switch plates in color, quiet tumbler switches, under bed night lights, and outdoor outlets weatherproofed for gardens and Christmas trees. It notes optional electric eye garage lighting, hot circuits for car chargers, and seasonal waterproof cords.
The Sherman home at 2055 Fourth Avenue SE displays antiques and period furnishings. A hidden bathroom door and attic stairs were redesigned into an artful, spacious room with ivory railings and an ivory arched doorway. The centerpiece is a mahogany piano once owned by John Hay, originally from Washington DC, later found in Warsaw NL, with a Charles Palmer maker mark and 1810 era details.
Directory style snippet lists Wisconsin Lumber Co. Nagle Eaton Lumber Co. Hawkeye Lumber Co. Cedar Rapids Gas Co. King's Crown Plaster Co. Perpetual Savings and Loan. Provides a roster of local businesses in a directory layout.
The Stark Building Company of Cedar Rapids wins a $30,000 Ottumwa contract to build a brick tile and concrete employee washroom for John Morrell and Company. The structure will stand on structural steel and reflects postwar industrial expansion in Ottumwa.
Exterior nearly complete as cement floors are poured and plastering proceeds. Contractor M. Muidenstein reports plastering to finish in about two weeks. Two twenty foot front entrance columns were erected last week.
Emma Preston purchases the Reysa residence at 1415 Bever Avenue SE from Mr and Mrs John Reysa and will take possession October 1. The buyer is listed as 249 Thirteenth Street NW.
The Reysas intend to depart in October for a two month car trailer trip to California and establish a home near Long Beach. Their house sale was a cash deal handled by C M Hatfield and company, which also brokered the exchange of Lyle Hetzell’s bungalow at 2401 E Avenue NE for a Cedar Rapids Investment Co house at 707 E Avenue NW.
Bids on a $100,000 two story brick and reinforced concrete building to be erected on railroad property at Fifth avenue and Third street SE will be opened Monday at the Chicago office of A. T. Hawk engineer of buildings for the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad. It is understood the structure, if built, will be leased by a Cedar Rapids firm.
Dr Stephen W. Stookey former dean of Coe College sells his residence at 1400 Elmhurst Drive NE to Peter Morrison of 511 Twenty third Street SE plant superintendent for Collins Radio. Morrison plans to reside with his daughter Mrs R B Van Cleve and Mr Van Cleve.
At 1251 Elmhurst Drive NE the owner transfers possession of his bungalow to the Morrisons on October 1. The sale was negotiated through Stanley Stookey and Floyd H. Knapp, sons and associates of local figures.
Sun tone mahogany names a wood variety now used in select high end furniture pieces. The waxed finish and rich color evoke the era of popular golden oak, signaling a return to warm, classic tones in modern interiors.
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