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4-M SUNDAY OaklanD Cribune NOVEMBER 24, 1929 TYPE 'Corte Algerica' Is Completed Aliiec; Cords, apartment owner and builder, impechpn of this studio apartmeot at Ivy drive and Booker streets. Furniture selections are from Breuner'i. refrigeration from Fngidaire. nd concealed beds from Marshall Stearns company. Now.

Nearing Completion The. Medical Center building, at Thirteenth and Summit streets, which has been designed to meet the needs of medical tenanU and which will be opened formally on New Year's day. The structure was designed bv Architect Geoffrey TINT IS OPENED Cortc Algerica In Arbor VUla Contains 16 Units and Many Feature. 1 I V-. Jnsnection.

i ffllllR HOME GflMPLETEO StIe of Residence Opened for i flISPUf Smaller Is La tuiwatf-raani: hum- 1 Anion; smaller oi The opening of a studio type ipartment of Algerian Spanish urthy of inspection la one to hirh the public Is Invited today by Horgensen Brothers, the build-t-i t. The home ia located at 5812 jkusa street, near Chabot road, in 1- -7: 0 a a the charming setting provided by a ia 1 iieklasn Manor, formerly the IJiit- style architecture is announced by Alfred. Cords, owner and operator of the Cords apartments chain. The new structure is to be known a4 "Corte Algerica" and is located at Ivy Drive and Booker street, in 1 Arbor Villa. This is in the game neighborhood as Arbor Villa, Arboi and Villa Nova, the other Cords apartments.

A description reads: "Corte Algerica represents an in in estate. It represent tho cum jtal of experience Kolned in the i onatructlon of over 300 homes In the Eastbay by this firm, it is fated. The home comprises sixroom i)d breakfast room. concrete vestment of $100,000, and com-1 f.jcement, furnace and dou-He parage. It Is an expression of npllsh architecture, with thntched prises sixteen four-room apartments, built around a landscaped courtyard, so that each unit has an outside frontage on two aides.

The iof, half timbering and sable ef-ota In the exterior appearance, -vUj augresUons of the same archl. ii 1 1 -Tils. 'Ii L. treatment in the heavily "nkert floors and beamed cell anthiue studio type, with framed celling, arched entrances and doorways, large windows, stucco fln-Inhes of tiged appearance, glazed woodwork, lamp type candelabra of the interior. Mahogany hai 0 and brackets from the Weakley stu dlos, and overhanging balcoairs.

Is the dominating theme throughout. A studio "den" is located on the FIRM I HEATING roof of the building, affording view in all directions. "Carpets, furniture, and draperies, were all selected and Initialled by Breuners and are in keeping -n used as the general finish of the main room. ixtures of the-living room, aside om the full length main window, -e fireplace in Moresque tile, id two built-in cleaves for books hrlc-a-brao. The kitchen show particular In Its desipn and arrange fiit.

and has an attractive coni-( nut'on of colors. This color beni lias been uxed on walls, rooihvork. sink tile and linoleum. J- has bdcn installed in a ilerlcrned alcove. The lin -i 'urn on the floor has been curved sr tin edges so that there are nn Kirncra to collect dust nt the Jnnc-t of floor and wall.

The break i -t room Is brightly decorated. OFFICES OPENS 0 with the Kpanlxh atmosphere of the structure. One suite is entirely fitted out in Monterey style, and in others the true bpanlh has been used, four apartments are completely furnished and others, if Majority of Salesmen Pass Examination Ninety-five per cent of the 443 applicants for real estate salesman's license who look the required examination (luring the month of received passing grades, according to a survey compiled by the Californi.i Real Estate asHoi-intinn from state real-estate department reports. Only twenty-two of the numlier failed. Preparations are being made to take care of great numbers of salesmen who will be required to pass the examination in order to reselve 1930 licenses.

The California Real Estate association, 117 West Ninth street. Los Angeles, will furnish copies of the questions upon request. inni VKitibnMvtw furnishing la desired, will be fur nished In a style and quality to suit Mileage (Jaaoline company recently organized to wholesale tho products of the McMillan Oil company, Iism established headquarters at Clement street and Forty-fifth avenue, Oakland. A.full line of petroleum products will be marketed to the Northern California territory from the Oakland plant. At the present time, SI employees are engaged and tha monthly salea exceed $250,000.

TO BE READY i JI. Display Home Open This home, built by Mnrpensen Brothers, is open for public The location is 5812 Ross street, just off Chabot road. and the Hoyt Storage water heater are among its many convenient features. the Individual. "Conveniences afforded include steam heat and hot water, genuine Krigldatre.

electric ranges, and Rtearna Improved Murphy Concealed Beds. The flat rate rentals Include all charges other than telephone. Janitor service is supplied." "Decoration of the building 1m by i J. Kggleston, and wallpapers art) rom M. Friedman Company.

The Hardware company supplied the antique hardware used throughout the building. "Public inspection ia invited at any time." 1. reed window shades and a ni'c-'n buffet. f'ulor dominates again In the brooms, which are fully tiled. Is a bathroom on each floor.

i inalii one being on the upper el. All bedrooms have, amide "scijj with windows and light fix-l ard there Is a full-size nili-inr In each bedroom. other conveniences are i iin-r screens ior the windows, 1 fystm wlih coal and wood jioyt automatic stnrnso fcr heater and a finished lnun- Xow that the cold weather has arrived many home owners are Installing heatinir appliances. "The sales of Our new Ke-Uo-Co Heatcrfor homes, flats and apartments have more than doubled during the past two reports F. Lawson, sales manager of the Ke-Ko-Co Corporation.

"Due 'to our long summer and warm fall many home owners delayed the installation of heating appliances, and now tho rush is on. We will endeavor to keep pace with increasing order and have speeded up factory production. "The Ke-Ro-Co Heater company are the manufacturers and distributor of a heating system using the direct circulating warm air method. A special heater Is manufactured for the heating of apartments and flat buildings. The heating system is easily installed and produces Instant hciit nt proper temperature, wllh unlimited control.

"The corporation, locnted at Fourteenth trect, nt AladNon, also produced a floor furnace for the heating of bungalows and uniall home, especially designed for the new natural gnu which will lr served to the Kastbny within a Willi delivery of the mahosany trim, the last atep In construction operations luii been taken on the new Medical Center building, It is announced, nnd New Year'a day Open to Inspection CORTE ALGERICA r'rA Metal Ceilings Will Plan Financing Of Park Project Consideration of regional cooper-atlon in the financing of the Mount Diablo Slate Park project will be given by the board of supervisors For Mausoleum Inlereslliifr feature of tlm In i for flnlfh of Hunset niniisoleum 'iionumentnl memorial In the I e'ey hills, will be the arched put In Dutch metal. I nit' five nn old bronze appearance has been sot the formal opening. Hlttmted. at Thirtieth and Summit atreets In (he heart of thi nnd medical district, the structure has been fittingly named, It Is pointed out. According to K.

ilcoffrey lJangs, the architect, thin fireproof office building Investment' of und ii designed to meet the exact Int, needs of medical tenants, it Includes the- most recent developments to bo found In buildings of ItH type, having water softeners, complete under floor duct system for future electric development rc-nulremenls, and twelve independent system of plumbing. A featuro bt the. two-floor garage from which of Contra Costa county at ita next meeting. A delegation of citizens of both counties, representing the Mount Diablo Stale Park league, will appear before the board" in Martinez to urgn that all F.astbay A "I WfWM Vilify ii''-! II Vir.it i 1 end win harmonisse wllh the of (he matched 'marble on the i i and archway" and the Roman veptloe on the floors. very short time.

A beautiful studio type apartment of Mediterranean style, located at Ivy Drive and Booker St. Furnished or Unfurnished All Conveniences include ail charges other than telephones. are has been exercised to have reinforced concrete ceilings iMurhly cured before, the metal join In this conservation movement. It Is understood that the' Slate Park commissioner's otfci of 1 of the $6,000,000 bond Issue at Ita disposal must bo matched by a ncqual amount from other sources, the Park league announces that It has been advised by prom "rilled. Realty Investment Offers Increase "To buy a piece of California real estato loi the best Investnifnt tenants can enter directly lh The art plass windows that have placed in Sunset mausoleum nttrncled wide Interest, They llkehed to the art glans In the handsome elevator lobbies) finished inent Contra Costans that their in Italian marble, and serving two county will look to the Alameda countv board of supervisors for elevators.

Thfwe elevators are of hi lury-old cathedrals, su'iset mausoleum Is open for In M'lon. the latest mechanical design, and joint action in making the atate's one can make," said Samuel A. Selover, vice president of the California Heal Estate association and treaeurer-elect. "Through wise buying, with no thought of specu one is especially arranged for allocation available. tretcher cases.

1 SIGN COMPANY MODEL HOME O. Ii. Miller, the leasing agent. advlecs that the demand for space Is Increasing rapidly. This is.

the fourth apartment of the Alfred Cords chain, all of them located in Arbor Villa. We have rentals ranging rem $45 to $125. Reservations Are Made for Inaugural Early reaervatlon of tables for the inaugural luncheon which will lation, fortunes have been mad" In the oldest commodity of all. "To quote a few examples' from a survey of land increases over the United Stales made the National Association of Real Estate Boards: "In Long Beach land In the har IN ESTUDILLO Dramatic Club ACQUIRES SITE seat William Howard Daum, Presents Play "The Thespians," Armstrong's 'ollrge dramatic club, are complet Anicelca Industrial realtor, as pres- IH.nl Ar iKm Cm Mfitl-nln Hen I KslHfe bor was begging for buyers In 1923 at Jl00 a lot. Then this Announcement Is made by tne nssoclatlon, succeeding J.

nradley ing their preparations for the Payne A Mahone Company tin purchased 10,500 square feet of Krcd T. U'ood compnny that today presentation of their Initial play. BREUNER'S The nolo Town's Talking," In district bad no water or sa-s nnd was subject to overflow. A fw i months Inter when conveniences had been installed nnd flood con- trol put In. nn IS(n lot v.aa sold; for 6500.

Shortly afterwards, the same lot wa resold for SI 3. -inn. HOYT the economical Automatic Storage Water Heater used in Morgcnsen Homes HOYT-WOOD MFG. CO. 4401 E.

I Oth St. OAKLAND SptJ by all trailing Merchant numbers. he college auditorium Friday eve-iiliiir, December tf. The two outstanding characters of the play are taken by Al tinlley, wht has had varied experience both as nn actor, and director, and by Allyn Walker, 15th and Clay, Oakland Before tlii end of a year the same of San Jose, indicates a largo attendance at the event. The ceremony will be a part of an all diiy session of the board of directors of the state association, and will be held in the.

Los Angel ea Blltniore, January 4. Montebcllo whs the first real estate board to make reaervallonH, asking for table for six: Long Peach has reserved for ten and Santa Ana for the samo number. Other boards have indicated they will boom make requests for tables. ground space nt "81 8 Poplar street. Oakland, for the manufacture of a general line of outdoor poii-clain slgiH.

A factory building containing 4000 square feet of floor space has just been completed and oven are being Installed. The nivneriftfiro If. C. Payne and Denis Ma honey, who were formerly engaged In this kind of work In San Francisco. parcel of land was "helps Jicld for" J6S.0D0.

The possibilities of hist section for industrial sites was beginning to be reflected in the value of the land. Other members of cast In-' elude T.ticllle McCarthy, Knnls l.ossl, Strenk Hnnna, Kthcl Mue See tlie Beautiful New Lann and Frank Warnlrh. Whole Town's Ta Iking" Is the celebrated farce of Lowe and Kmerson which has had an. extended, run on the professional stage. -i 1 -ff- -gfc- patj mt Corte Algerica will bo the closing day of the beautiful model homo which has been on 'display for thn past mouth.

In Kstudlllo Estates. Fred T. states: "Approximately 10.000 pcoplo have tiiiYau 'd mihk residence. They have praised the architecture, the setting, and the finish of the home, as well as the artistic decorations and furniture Installed Jay the It. C.

Capwell company. "From the attractive approach to the last Item in the basement, the home shows careful thought and planning. The entrance hall, th large and perfectly proportioned living and dining rooms, appeal to all who have visited tha home. The arrangement' of the bedrooms, the placing of the windows, and the built-in features, also have been commented upon. can state unhesitatingly that In the matter of construction, the builder has produced a home that will endure.

There has been no expense spared to make this a perfect piece of work. "There la much to be" learned from this home as It stands today, and we advise those who have not yet availed themselves of till opportunity to do ao today," Land Show Space I "Forty years niro a T.oh Angeles real estate man ndvertised a corner lot on Hill and Sixth Btreets' as for sale, with three- two-story buildings and two small cottages for 112,000 for "This week In October. 1927. this corner was worth $12,000 a front foot. The entire tract was worth $2,500,000.

It had Increased In value 2. 4 88.000 In ttia forty years. "It can't make you feel bad to know that you might have bought the site of the Woolworth buolding (rom the Indians fifn string of beads had you lived in the 17th century, but the story of l. P. Crosbic of Seattle, who niacin In 1902 a deposit of five dollars on Frigidaire Ap artments Directors to Convene Here Directors of, the 'Paciflo Coaat Baseball league nre to meet in Oakland January 20, for their annual xesslon, at wHich time they will make up the 1930 Coast league schedule.

They come here upon Invitation of Bv'' Miller, new owner of the Oaks, and Cal Ewlng, former owner. Miller and Ewlng, together with Carl Zamloch, manager and vice-pt-esldent of Oakland Baseball club: Vlo Devlneenzl, secretary, and II. C. MacFarlin, assistant secretary, will leave November 'J? for Chattanooga, to attend the convention of the National Association of Professional Baseball leagues, which, meets December 4. 5 nnd 6.

i Unquestioned Leadership for All Refrigeration tomorrow! a piece of land for which the full price was $200 and got hack a half million dollar in 1920 ia something" to ponder." Sesttawtt Selected by C. W. SHORT HADDON APTS. ALFRED CORDS CORTE ALGERICA- APTS, MORGENSEN BROS HOME BUILDERS Speaking tho reeent an nouncement h-y State Controller Kay Riley that real estate valu ation In California Increased furniture Rugs and Draperies Furnished by Breuncr's heat per ennt nnd Improvements by i rr cent during the past yrar, E. P.

Huston'. Sacramento, regional Being Reserved Ttle Redwood Empire association was the first development organization to reserve space in-the, California Land Khotv, to be held Frisidai At the beginning of the present year there were 152,259 telephones in service in the District of Columbia, a net gain of 6,775 in 1928. The first Interurbnn telephone re Corporation vice-presiilpnt of the California Real Estate association, wild that the controller's report showed 'ho 2054 Broadway i-In l.os ApkcIcs, Jlarrh S-23. The CL encourt 9844 assesped Valuation of real estate in mute is $3.972. 00.1, 410, a gain of Sino.S6ti.U42 for the year.

Improvements are assessed at an increa oT I ill display will feature the resources of the which embraces Marin, Napa, Sonoma, ilendoclno, Humhnldf and tel Korte countl-v. and the famous Redwood highway. Mendocino county was the first to-make appropriation for an ex Lighting Fixtures I 'm ouiiaers naraware I1" I for from gas-fired FLOOD. FURNACE When you coroc home colj, you turn a key on the floor furnace for instant he.it. A sparlc plug ignites the gas fuel which.

burns within a steel firebox and ia vented outdoors. Cold air in the room it drawn over WALLPAPER Tlie in-west -sln 1 1 an, model' Builders' HardiCare 5 lor 5 MORGENSEN HOMES Una in Turkey, between Constantinople and Angora, was recently opened to public service. New Gromore Apts. Open to Public J. Sexton, local apartment builder and operator, announce tho completion of the Qromorc apartments at 5850 Birch Court, near College avenue.

Reservation are now being accepted, in advance of the formal opening, next Sun i The Distinctive 5 MARCUS CORTE ALGERICA from B. SIMON HARDWARE CO. ront 6. SIMON hibit. N-.

P. Howe, chairman of the board of tsupervlsors, hH asked for space; Yolo county will have an exhibit, anil Fred fJhaffer. realtor, whose erhlblls have won many grand prf7.cn at the State fair and stnt. dairy shows, will be In 'r especially designed for CORTE ALGERICA W. M.

Weakley 1209 8th -Ave. CL encourt 538 1 Sun-Tested WALL HARDWARE CO. kilb JLFFERSON-5T 1 tthe hot ifdei of this fircboir-As it day. Sexton eays: "7th and Broadway GL encourt 7617 SAX JOAQUIN VAIXF.Y San Joaquin valley development 7TH BROADWAY CL encourt 7617 W. i Our Wall Papers used 1 In MimiM ,1 leaders have asked reservation of i- I.

i i "The house comprises tnree aim four room units, with every uch as steam heat, Frlgldaii-ea, Spark t-anges, concealed Marshall and Stearns beds. The architectural Btyle in of the Mediterranean type, in white stuc Cement Work Ji.fiflO square feet for displays by the counties of that section. Among those heading the caune are Speed B. i.eas, president of the Fresno Realty Board: O. O.

Rreed. Fresno, chairman of the farm lands division, California Resl Estate association, and J.l C. Korkner. president of the San Joaquin Vafley TouriMs and Travel association. PAPERS were selected personally by the owner AWre Cords om Friedman heats it rises, drculatcs and quickly vrarms the room.

Here ia clean, convenient heating. One floor furnace heats one or two rooms in the coldest weather. Burns the cheaper new gas fuel. No basement needed; it is set in the floor. Cost's but a few cents an hour to run.

We'll install one in your home for down. rACiric Cas and EiECTRic Company -for CORTE ALGERJCA by 1" Plumbing" MORGENSEN HOMES Ambrose Bros, jj 206 Chumalia St. I SITeetuood 2111 San Leandro co. In the interior, the main cor-, rldors ore of toxtured plaster, and 1 wallpapers are used in the apart- 1 menta themselve. Mahogany trim has beeu used throughout.

The) plan of- the building affords maximum of convenience, with provision for ample closet space. "The location i advantageous, convenient to local shopping 'cen-! tens, theaters, arid banks. Schools Decorating for the Corlc Algerica A fits. by C. J.

Eggleston Painter and Decorator 2284 E. 1 7ih St. FKuitrale JO.yiT CONCRETE and Cement Work for MORGENSEN HOMES by J. R. Sorenson 1382 EL CENTRO AVE.

ASdon-r i9IQ. OA 1,4 Ml COMPANY 3 STORES The counties will make individual I exhibits Inetead of one general dis-j play. Others who have indicated they' will have exhibits are the Pacra-! mcnto Region Citizens Council, bracing twenty-one counties, Contra Costa county, and Pan il; Carl T. Petersen i 2324 E. 20th St.

i' FRuitcaU '83781V r- Qvt4 -Optrvt4 Mt)4fc4 Oakland. Berkeley tJlMnanni' are very close, and College avenue provides regular street car trans-I Fruitvale portatlon..

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