The Coolidge examiner., 1945-02-16
New Homes Beinu
Built In Coolidge
And District
Building activities active due
to drastic housing condi-
tions, cement block con-
struction being used in
homes, business buildings
and churches.

several houses are now unQor
construction and others have been
recently completed in Coolidge and
vicinity to meet the critically in
creasing housing demand created
by war conditions and an increas-
ing influx of families.
Now under construction for Mr..
and Mrs A. c. Bickford, Jr., Is a
six-room cement block house on
Pima avenue. which is scheduled to
be completed about the middle of
March. The Bickfords plan to sell
their home In North Coolidge and
will occupy their new home as soon
as it Is ready.
A three bedroom home of cement
block is under construction for Mr..
and Mrs. benson Ulmer On their
recently purchased ranch southeast
of Coolidge. They will move there
from their present location near
Florence as soon as work Is COM
pleted, which will be approximately
March 1.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Scudder and
family have recently returned to
Coolidge from Casa Grande and are
occupying a two-bedroom home of
cement block just completed on
property they purchased on the
corner of Pima avenue and Third
street. Mr.. Scudder has resigned
from the highway patrol and is at
present employed in the building
and construction business with Sam
Martin. contractor.
A two-bedroom home of cement
block, under construction at the
Fred Wuertz Ranch, is scheduled to
be completed about the middle OF
March and will be occupied by Mr..
and Mrs. Jim Lewis and faIaily
Mr.. Lewis and his son-in-law
Arthur Robinson, have leased the
Wuertz Ranch near the Woodruff
place. The Wuertz will continue
to farm their home ranch.
A frame stucco home has just
been completed for Miss Anne Eve
lyn Kline on Roosevelt avenue. Miss
Kline is one of the faculty members
of Coolidge Union High School and
that daughter of Mrs. Mable Mills.
Work has been started on a two
bedroom cement brick home on
Northern avenue for Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgar Perham. Mr.. Perham has
made the brick himself and is doing
the building in his spare time.
Woodruff Galston of Olberg plans
to start the construction of a ce-
ment block home on Northern ave-
nue. in the near future. When it is
completed the Galstons will move
to Coolidge to make their home.
Work Is under way on Trinity
Tabernacle on Harding Avenue and
Fourth street. Members of the con-
gregation have volunteered their
services and both men and women
are doing the masonary On the ce-
ment block walls. The Rev. Lima
O'Donnell is pastor of the Taber-
nacle.
Burns Machine Shop has recently
moved into it's commodious new
quarters of cement block on Coo
lidge avenue and Third street from
its former location directly across
the street. D. B. Burns and broth
er in California own the new build
ing that houses their business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Slater have
purchased a lot adjoining their
property on Roosevelt avenue and
construction is under way on the
addition of a bedroom to their pres
ent home. They have had their
garage moved to their newly pur-
chased property to allow additional
space for building.
Remodeling and repairs are under
way at Busher Brothers Motor Re-
wind on the corner of Main Street
and Coolidge avenue.
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