Odd zinnia and cucumber hybrids raise garden science notes
Dorothy Woods Sapp surveys garden wonders in the Olin yard and Burpee origin, describing how cryptic zinnias with only pistils were bred into colorful flowers through careful hand pollination, bee involvement, and multiple generations. The piece also highlights Spartan Valor cucumbers bred for early, prolific yields with female flowers and occasional male flowers for self pollination.
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Dorothy Woods Sapp
Gazette
L. W. Ward
Olin
Charles Lyon
Lyon's
Joe Davis
Center Street
Spartan Valor
Mr. Divis
Porters Move to Norwood Drive SE in Cedar Rapids Transfer
Mr. and Mrs. Harlan R Porter plan to take possession of 915 Norwood Drive SE this weekend, bought from Mr. and Mrs. Bill R Savage route 2 Marion. Sale handled by Don Kuhn Co in cooperation with Hedges Associates. Porter is transferring from Des Moines where he worked for Bruce Motor Freight Co to Cedar Rapids.
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Harlan R. Porter
Norwood Drive
Bill R. Savage
Route 2
Marion
Don Kuhn Co
Hedges Associates
Porter
Des Moines
Bruce Motor Freight Co
Cedar Rapids
Baldridge Family Buys Home on Eighteenth Street SE
Mr and Mrs James Baldridge and their daughter Jan purchase 349 Eighteenth Street SE from C James Mittan family who move to 1271 Twenty Ninth Street NE. The house will be occupied by Jan Baldridge and was sold through Gohmann and Associates. Peter Pic and others purchase 3205 Twelfth Avenue SE from Mark Lilly family.
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James R. Baldridge
Burch Avenue
Jan Baldridge
Eighteenth Street
C. James Mittan
Twenty - Ninth Street
Gohmann and Associates
Peter Pic
Twenty-sixth Street
Twelfth Avenue SE
Mark Lilly
A J Barth Residence Sold to Everharts in West Branch
Mrs. A J Barth now at Hallmar sells her 2002 Fifth Avenue SE residence to Mr. and Mrs. Tracy G Everhart of West Branch with possession set for Aug 10. Yuill and Co. handled the sale. The firm also sold Arnold W Feaker's Route 4 Solon home to Joseph E Frane and wife at 1019 Seventeenth Avenue SE with Aug 15 possession.
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A. J. Barth
Hallmar
Fifth Avenue SE
Tracy G. Everhart
West Branch
Yuill and Co
Arnold W. Feaker
Route 4
Solonto
Joseph E. Frane
Seventeenth Avenue SE
Gohmann and Associates Sell Multiple Homes
Gohmann and Associates handled several transactions including 64 Twenty-ninth Street SE for Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Gorsky as they move to Milwaukee. They also sold 1716 First Avenue NW to Mr. and Mrs. Loran H. Lain Jr. for Sept. 7 possession and 108 Sixth Avenue Hiawatha to Ronald L. Brown. Additional sales include 910 H Avenue NW to the Cliftons and 4519 Navajo Drive NE to Dorothy Heinen with August 17 possession for the Cox residence in Cincinnati.
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Twenty-ninth Street
Ronald J. Gorsky
Milwaukee
John W. Perez
Avenue NE
Dale A. Larimer
Twentieth Street NW
First Avenue NW
Loran H. Lain, Jr
Midway Drive
Cecel L. Clifton
G Avenue NW
H Avenue NW
William C. Dahlem
Thirty-second Street NW
Gohmann and Associates
Hedges Associates
Gohmanns
Rapids Real Estate
Merle R. Cox
Navajo Drive
Dorothy Heinen
Marion
Mrs. Cox
Cincinnati
Lester Lodges Sell To Linn Hunsakers
Mr and Mrs Linn Hunsaker formerly of Park Towne Place now reside at 1109 Thirtieth Street SE in a house bought from Mr and Mrs Lester Lodge who moved to the residence built for them by Warren H Larson Construction Co at 3724 Second Avenue SW
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Linn Hunsaker
Park Towne Place
Thirtieth Street
Lester Lodge
Warren H. Larson
Harrington Sells Twin View Heights Home to Ralph Davis
Mrs. A F Harrington of 2641 Country Club Parkway SE sold her Pleasant View Drive unit in Twin View Heights near Coralville Lake to Ralph and his wife, who moved from Mt Vernon. Doolittle and Co handled the sale. The same brokers also list several Cedar Rapids and Cedar Rapids area transfers including 827 Twenty-first Avenue SW to Lawrence Lovell and 725 Second Avenue SW acquired by Frances Ives. Kenneth Johnson and wife of Newport Beach sold 365 Twenty-first Street SE to Donald Calkins after renting it. Doolittle and Co managed the deals.
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A. F. Harrington
Country Club Parkway SE
Pleasant View Drive
Twin View Heights
Coralville Lake
Ralph Davis
Mt. Vernon
Doolittle and Co
Gary Buehler
Nevada
Twenty-first Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Nto
Lawrence L. Lovell
Eleventh Street
Frances R. Ives
Second Avenue
Doolittles
A. W. Mistele
Fifth Avenue
Kenneth Johnson
Newport Beach
Calif
Twenty-first Street
Donald M. Calkins
Bay Area House Sales Reported In Local Transactions
Mr and Mrs Thomas P Donnelly move to Greenville S C selling 3724 H avenue NE to Mr and Mrs Larry L Petersen 125 Twentieth avenue SW for Aug 17 possession Iowa Securities Co handled the sale with Gensicke Realtors Also Iowa Securities sold 3614 Terrace Hill drive NE to Roger D Schouten and spouse headed for Minneapolis Buyers Roy L Pollock take possession Sept 1 Hahn to Smejkal sale of 4332 Sherman street NE to Leo L Smejkal investment Former owners Della M Hahn and Eleanor E Brindle Kansas City Kan Sale by Iowa Securities Co with Tommy Tucker Realty Co Mr and Mrs Denis L Jensen sold 5434 D avenue NW to Donald R Leslie 280 Owen street NW Jensen then moved to 1424 Thirty-sixth street SE with possession Aug 1.
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Thomas P. Donnelly
Greenville
S.C
H Avenue
Larry L. Petersen
Twentieth Avenue
Iowa Securities Co
Gensicke Realtors
Iowa Securities
Terrace Hill Drive
Roger D. Schouten
Minneapolis
Roy L. Pollock
Forty-eighth Street
Hahn
Smejkal
Leo L. Smejkal
Northwood Drive
Sherman Street
Della M. Hahn
Eleanor E. Brindle
Kansas City
Kan
Tommy Tucker Realty Co
Denis L. Jensen
D Avenue NW
Donald R. Leslie
Owen Street
Lemon and Co
Jensen
Thirty-sixth Street
Browns Sell Northwest Home to Jirouteks
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene L. Jiroutek purchased the former residence at 6160 Avenue NW from Mr. and Mrs. Beryl F. Brown of 1224 Eleventh Street NW. The buyers moved in last week from 145 Hayes Street SW. The sale was arranged by Tom Siamis in cooperation with Gohmann and Associates.
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Beryl F. Brown
Eleventh Street
Avenue NW
Eugene L. Jiroutek
Hayes Street
Tom Siamis
Gohmann and Associates
Off Water Shutoff Knowledge Urged for Families
The Plumbing-Heating-C Cooling information bureau advises all adults and teenagers to know where to shut off household water in an emergency to limit damage from a leaky pipe. It also recommends storing a qualified plumber’s contact where every family member can access it.
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Plumbing
Marion Homebuilders Set Golf Outing at Wendy Oaks
Marion Builders Marion Homebuilders will hold their association's annual golf outing starting at noon next Wednesday at Wendy Oaks.
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Marion
Wendy Oaks
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gordon News
Zinnia
Swan’’ Zinnias
Spartan
North Central States
H. R. Porters
I &c Jaltesential
Seventeenth Street
James Baldridges Bay Mittan House
Everharts
BOB Murray Plumbing CO
L Street
Tae
Miles
Ite State
Gorsky
Perez
Dahlem
Clifton
Lester Lodges
Linn Hunsakers
Mrs. Harrington
Twin View Heights House
Larry Petersens
Thomas Donnellys
Leslie
Paulson Electric
Eugene Jirouteks
Beryl F. Browns
Marion Builders
Cedar Rapids Block Co
12Th Ave
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