Building Activity and Business Changes in East Iowa Towns
Independent A L Anderson of Des Moines buys Pryor 5 and 10 cent store in town and takes possession. Hagedorn buys Chris Keel residence in Traer for 1050 with plans to move there in 30 days. J Henry Meyer buys Parry building in Williamsburg and will move restaurant in October. Tom Bova buys Rev Hill property in Lisbon for 1900 with possession in 60 days. Tipton Steam Laundry sold to James E Pergen of Albia with possession Oct 1.
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Iowa
Independence
A. L. Anderson
Des Moines
Anderson
Cole Pryor
Atlantic
TRAER
H. J. Hagedorn
Ervin Hagedorn
Garwin
Chris Keel
Williamsburg
J. Henry Meyer
Parry
Ratten
Lisbon
Tom Bova
M. L. Hill
North Jackson Street
Tipton
E. S Stofflet
James E. Pergon
Albia
Stofflet
Permits Granted Last Week for Dwellings and Buildings
Local blog item lists permits issued in the last week detailing names and addresses for new dwellings garages remodels and reroofs. Notable entries include Collins Radin company for a 150000 industrial building and Skelly Oil for a filling station addition. Other projects cover residences on SE NW and NE streets with values ranging from 50 to 3000 dollars.
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M. C. Kendall
Thirdy
Second Street
F. W. Engberg
Second Avenue
King's Crown Plaster Company
Phillip Berger
A Street
A. H Mott
A Avenue
Amily Leksa
Sixth Avenue
T. C. Munger
Twenty-second Street
W. L. Starkweather
Thirteenth Street
Collins Radin Company
Thirty-fifth Street
New Industrial
Clara Wavrin
Tenth Avenue
Joe Mekota
Eighth Avenue
Adolph Barta
First Street
R. W. Bradley
Outlook Drive
Walter Popeko
Eleventh Street
Skelly Oil Company
Floyd Finson
Thirty-fourth Street
John Ousiri
Fourteenth Is
Wendl Rompot
E. J. Nye
Twelfth Street
Roy H. Bollinger
Dearborn Brass Company
B Avenue
Fred Dow
Seventh Avenue
Sid Stemlar
Fourth Avenue SE
R. L. van Meter
Nineteenth Street
James L. Jakubec
K Street
Oliver Longueville
Fuel Boulevard
Elizabeth Fisher
Oakland Avenue
J. H. Cline
E Avenue NE
M. E. Phillips
Center Street
Louis Mehring
F Avenue NE
First School Now West Branch Home
Mr and Mrs Thomas Taylor transformed West Branchs 87 year old first schoolhouse into a modern bungalow named for its historic origin. The building began as a one acre school lot bought in 1858 and served Quaker meetings before becoming a primary school then a dwelling.
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West Branch
Thomas Taylor
Joseph Steer
Hoover
Main
Downey Streets
Prairie State
Quakers
Friends
Big Grove
Newport
Oliphant
Orange Streets
Local Home Improvements and Valuations Across City
A list of remodels reroofs repairs and new dwellings with addresses and amounts. Entries include Ellen Jones 2012 Washington avenue SE reroof $145 Mary James 817 Eighth avenue SW repair $16 and many others across NE SW NW SE with values from $16 to $6,000 and projects such as new dwellings garages and sheds.
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Fourth Street
Ellen Jones
Washington Avenue
Mary James
Eighth Avenue
Louise Spurgeon
C Street
Thomas Green
Thirty-first Street
Arthur S. Buckner
A Avenue
N. N. Fanborg
Ninth Street
Robert McNahney
A Avenue NW
Ed McCoy
Twenty-fourth Street
Viola O'Connell
G Avenue
C. W. Hook
Fourth Avenue
Evelyn Hill
K Avenue NW
George S. Stevens
Seventh Street
Lennida Clark
Eighth Street
Betty Nolan
Twelfth Street
Viola Hamilton
Ed Zbanck
Longwood Drive
George Herrick
New Dwelling and Garage Planned at 1301 Third Avenue SW
H E Pratt of 1301 Third Avenue SW files for a new dwelling valued at 4900 dollars and a new garage valued at 200 dollars. The plans specify structures on the same property.
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First Avenue
H. E. Pratt
Third Avenue
Newcomer Rentals Move Ins and Appointments
Emil R. Stachelin of Glencoe will relocate his family with Link-Belt Speeder ties to join local residents. Fred E. Collard and Co. rent 2300 B Avenue NE, while Cortena Denlinger’s furnished unit at 213 Fourteenth St NE goes to Mr and Mrs Richard F Goslin who moved from Waterloo and work for Petersen Baking Co. Gurney Day of Des Moines, new YMCA physical director, rents 3702 First Ave E. property owned by W H Mayer. M M Knowles and wife move from Chicago to 1600 Third Ave SE, rental handled by Taft and Wagner. Knowles is a Hartford Accident and Indemnity special agent. Dr C F Huber owns 910 Center Point Rd NE, leased to F F Schwindt, travelling evangelist, formerly of Des Moines, who plans to establish a tabernacle here next year.
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Emil R. Stachelin
Glencoe, I
Link-Belt Speeder Corporation
Glencoe
Fred E. Collard and Company
Collard Company
Cortena Denlinger
Fourteenth Street
Richard F. Goslin
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Goslin
Petersen Baking Company
Gurney Day
Des Moines
New Physical Education
YMC A
First Avenue E
W. H. Mayer
Third Avenue
Hedges Company
M. M. Knowles
Chicago
Third Avenue SE
Taft and Wagner Company
Knowles
Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company
A. Schodd
Taft and Wagner
Center Point Road
C. F. Huber
F. F. Schwindt
Schwindt
Iowa News in Brief from Manchester and Surrounding Areas
Community church hosts fall Pilgrim fellowship rally with about 200 youths from Dubuque Waterloo Decorah Cedar Falls and northeastern Iowa. Sessions include addresses by Rev Alfred E Bartner and IPF president with meals and singing. Various local officers named and events listed in Manchester Strawberry Point Dysart Postville Waukon Hazleton Independence Worthington Baldwin North Liberty Tipton.
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Manchester
Dubuque
Waterloo
Decorah
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Iowa Pilgrim Fellowship
Alfred E. Bartter
IPF
Paul Zeike
Lee Parman
Epworth
Rex Arthur ND
Phelps
Cresco
Margaret Willard
Northeastern Association
Joe Sloan
Tom Humpke
Young People’s Trc Society
Manchester Community Church
Harvey Stevens
Edna Mary Gosling
Katharine Hutchinson
Francis Gosling
Strawberry Point
Gladys Otdoerfer
Herman Otdoerfer
Johnson County farmer crafts unusual inventions and woodwork
North Liberty reports on Joseph Andriky a Johnson County farmer near Cartbridge Mt Andrick whose shed displays a cord of stove wood and odd contraptions. He built doors windows frames and a cupola and crafted a hinge less gate a universal tool and an electric burglar alarm. He also creates furniture and tools from branches and trees and is a skilled cabinet maker and blacksmith.
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North Liberty
Joseph Andrhi
Cartbridge
Mt Andrick
Anchilik
Andilik
Iowaver
Joe O
Funeral services for Mrs Norris in Manchester
Funeral services for Mrs W H Norris were held at the Brown Funeral Home with Rex Willem A Frazier presiding. Burial followed at Oakland Cemetery in Manchester. Mrs Norris, Martha Too good, widow of William H Norris, longtime resident, survived by two sons Thomas of St Petersburg Florida and Carl, a daughter Mrs Laura Paumgartner, a sister Mrs Fern Stiles, and a son Charles Toogood of Los Angeles.
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Manchester
WH. Norris
Brown Funeral Home
Rex Willem A Frazier
Ehuich
Oakland Cemeters
Norris
Martha Toogood
Thomas ‘Tonfood
William He Norris
Thomas
St Petersburg
Des Moines Drum Corps State Champs Leaders Named
The Des Moines Sons of the American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps won first in class A during the Parade of Champions at Drake Stadium attended by 2,000. The Boone Spanish Musketeers won class B girls’ contest and the Cedar Rapids Cavaliers placed second in class A behind Iowa City Grenadiers.
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Des Moines
INS
Des Moinnes Sons of American Legion
Drake Stadium
Boone Spanish Musketeers
Cedar Rapids Cavaliers
Des Moines Sons
Iowa City Grenadiers
Turner Hall Under Construction At Keystone
Keystone Sperciata The Gazette reports Turner Hall at Keystone is under construction with most of the old building torn down. The new hall, valued around 6300, includes a 29 by 83 foot dance floor, a large orchestra area, bleachers, bar, and 24 foot high raised seating. A second floor will add a Turner auxiliary kitchen, check room, and rest rooms. Salvaged 4000 worth of material from the damaged old building. Grover Lechtenburg is contractor with labor donated by Turner members and local citizens.
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Keystone
Keystones
Turner Hall
Turner
Hutdage
Tohr Fygers
Am Bernstorf
George Fellmet Tie
Tes Selk
Jorge Prat Hetes
Arthur Horenn
Wilrem
Bach Lou Hetman der Kol
Lous Woose
Phlharmomi
Ranm Pena
Fix
Turner Meaness
Grover Lechtenburg
Bank Receivership Final Report Approved by Iowa City Court
Iowa City court approved the final report of the receivership of the Iowa City Savings Bank. Judge Harold Evans signed the order after examiners Ben Summerwill and former examiner in charge contributed to a debt settlement with Simmons Motor Co. The ruling affirms actions of the receivers and confirms the lease terms and arrangements related to Drake and the corporation.
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Iowa City
Eiewership
Iowa Civ Saings Bank
Jareson
Harold ND Evans
Ben & Summerwill
Cased Bank
Summerwills Campromise
Simmons Motor Company
Frans’ Oder
Aed
Amn
DOW
Drake
Desniter Et Ta Corporation
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Fairbanks-Morse
Home Coal CO
Third Ave
DIAL
Mrs
Charles Stratton
Meeling
Twentyfirst Avenue
Roy Otterman
Johnson Avenue
Wilmer J. Robison
Elmhurst Drive
Wilmer J Robison
George Ludy
Fifth Avenue
Andrew Polehna
Ruth Herkner
K Avenue
M. J. McGillicuddy
Soboda
Cedar Rapids Fuel Company
ED Soboda
Newcomer Rentals
Iowa News
J. Ian Fraser
Postville
Community Presbyterian Church
Waukon
Chamber of Commerce
Leonard Stock
William Bakkum
R. A Minor
F. W. Norden
Ivar Thorsen
M. H. Ivens
A. P. Ankerstar
Ralph Sweeney
Clara Kugel
Ludlow Township
Stanley Gray
West Court Street
Hazleton
Jean Wilson
Marlin Sullivan
Lorraine Chase
Lavon Nelson
Keith Dawes
Ralph Wilson
Tom Hicks
Leland Smith
Ruth Lawless
Rozella Harrington
Howard Lantz
Neil Dawes
Norma Weber
Raymond de Bar
Earl Corcoran
Patricia Hodge
Joseph J. Lago
Oelwein
Frank Lago
Genera P Smith
Ray Smith
R C Turner
Len C. Napoli
John Rizzo
Chicago and Great Western Railway
Baldowin
Ladies Aid Society
New Woman's Society of Christian Service
United Methodist Church
Lena Tabor
Ruth Kenoer
Mary Scott
Velma Lubben
Clara Werden
Young Peoples Mission
Mildred Willey
Johnson County Council of Christian Education
Methodist Church
Arthur FE. Ross
Towa City
E. K. Shain
Merrill Kelso
Lone Tree
E. E. Miller
Sharon
Lee Ranshaw
Eva Frye
Kalona
Virginia Holdeman
Young Peoples
T. R. Baker
Byron D Coglan
G. L. Alderman
Elmer E. Dierks
Trinity Evangelical Reformed Church
A Mann
Hamilton Seed & Coal CO
Johnson County
Finer Wickham
Andalik
Ladies Aid
Howard Hamilton
Laura Heddleson
C. R
Sperciata
the Gazette
Stoker
Sears
Wumidttier
Ment
Hercules
Stokers
Monty
Sears, Roebuck and CO
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