Waterloo building boom shows revival across city streets
A robust Waterloo construction drive unfolds with additions to the Spurs Auto shop on Saxon Street, remodeling of the Smith Lichty Hillman offices on Park Avenue, and new market work at Entz meat market. Plans include paving 69 blocks and numerous houses as growth accelerates, with bids due next Friday and several large projects anticipated soon.
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Waterloo
Fram
Spurs Auto Company
Saxon Street
Ford
Charles Werner
Spars Auto Company
W. L. Spars
Smith, Lichty & Hillman Company
Park Avenue
CG. W. Bown
Park Avenue East
Palace Clothing
Morris Motor Car Company
City- Engineer
Soldier Engineer Invents New Home Heating Method
A soldier engineer introduces a radiator boiler a portable hot water system powering multiple radiators from one fire. It promises fuel savings fire prevention and safety plus easy resizing and lower costs by equalizing temperatures across rooms. It marks a wartime breakthrough aiding households schools farms and urban flats.
Cedar Rapids to Have New Bridge
Cedar Rapids city council and Marsh Bridge engineers finalize the design of a ribbed concrete bridge on First Avenue. The structure features six 96 foot arches, a 60 foot roadway with two 15 foot sidewalks, and an island width of 83 feet. Construction will use piling, cement floor slabs, and uniform lighting along all bridges from Third Avenue to First Avenue. Building now is advised to avoid rising costs as lumber prices stay high and building materials remain relatively stiff.
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Cedar Rapids
Marsh Bridge Company
First Avenue
Bor Jings
View Bridge
Third Avenue
Second Avenue Bridge
By Avenue
Home Park
Property Owners On Cutler Change Heart On Paving
Reform fever spreads as Cutler street property owners shift stance on paving after partial installation. A new counter petition gains majority, with townsfolk from Parker to Riehl supporting the plan and contributing to the Presbyterian church fund.
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Cutler Street
Parker Street
Parker
Riehl
Thal
Presbyterian Church
Cutter Street
Gravel project to improve two miles east Cedar Falls road
A fundraiser near the W GC Leland farm aims to cover graveling two miles of the East Cedar Falls Waterloo road. A Waterloo business committee reported about $300 raised. The county board pledges support. Eight miles southwest of Cedar Falls were graveled last autumn totaling 3,900 cubic yards, with repairs planned after recent rain and freeze thaw.
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Cedar Falls Road
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
W. GC. Leland
Cedar Walls
Minneapolis Seeks Funds for Home Building Plan
The Own Your Home association of Minneapolis meets at the Athletic club to set a campaign budget and discuss forming a corporation to finance second mortgages and contracts for farm and home buildings. A special committee will report on materials costs and the campaign’s financing, aiming to ease farmer costs and extend credit through a new program.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Hiss
Department of Agriculture
Waterlow Evening
Oemrinn
Dubuque Brings Major Factory Addition to Plant
Dubuque, March 22. Ground will be broken for three large buildings for the Brunswick Balke Collender company. The $160,000 addition adds 100 by 250 feet, 60 by 80 feet, and 46 by 122 feet structures with six dry kilns and space for machinery. Daily output will rise after completion.
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Dubuque
Brunswick- Balke-Collender Company
Anton Zwack
Women’s clubs urged to aid nationwide building drive
United States Labor Department requests help from the General Federation of Women’s Clubs and state presidents to back a broad building campaign. The effort, run by the Division of Public Works and Construction Development, aims to boost road building and public works with an own-your-own-home branch promoting local campaigns. With about 500,000 homes needed and many war memorials planned, club women’s influence could accelerate construction nationwide.
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United States Department of Labor
Federations of Women's Clubs
Department
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Information Andeducation Service
Toad
Hotel at Spencer Among OWA Projects
Spencer plans a six story modern hotel costing about 125000 dollars with 125 rooms to serve as a premier hotel for towns of Spencer's size. The site is not yet fixed but likely will replace the Harling, which will be moved back during construction. J Frank Wray of Boone is expected to operate the new hotel amid interest from other prominent hotel men.
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Spencer
Altho
Harling
J. Frank Wray
Boone
For Sale List Of Small Houses And Bargain Prices
Multiple small houses for sale with prices from 1 000 to 3 000 dollars. Properties include 7 room and 9 room homes, electric lights, garages, large lots, and near schools or factories. Installment terms offered, with down payments ranging 100 or 500 dollars and monthly balance.
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Galloway
Wellington
McKinley School
Fast Mullan Avenue
East Park Place
Chautanque Park
Denver
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Black Hawk County Abstract
Frank F. Knupp
Julia L. Bentley
Central Wis. Trust Co
Bajeerangers
Graham Cne
Lane & Fowler
James BM. Helfer
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Hatile & Turner
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Lottie Christensen
Mortis N. Clausen
Casper “Tardner
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Ney
Norte
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Whijian Wi
Maust
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Margaret Riehl
Laed
Rich
Ledama
Bruce
Edward A. Karns
EL AM. Storm
Greenfield Add
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Hartman
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Phelps
Tafferson
Waterloo Evening Courier
Rynearson & Koch
East Fifth Street
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Federation
Hotel AT
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Waterloo Savings Bank
J. J. Miller
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Bremer County
Black Hawk County
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Pree
Neutone
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