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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1952
Page
5
A described courtyard between a bedroom wing and garage shows a lively play space with a merry go round table, a digging ground, a Bandbox in a tractor tire, and tricycles. Salvaged brick forms a planter wall and front planting well, with a backyard fireplace used for entertaining and outdoor cooking.
Mr and Mrs Oscar Melchert purchased the house at 226 Twentieth Street NW from Mr and Mrs Henry Siep man. The Siepmans moved to 841 Seventeenth Street SW and acquired the Melcherts Seventeenth Street home. Eldon Sieberling bought 3601 Old Marion Road NE from General Development Company in a Midwest Investment Company closing.
Directory listing of multiple building supply companies and trades in Cedar Rapids area includes Brinkmann and numerous suppliers such as Builders Material Inc, Cashmar Plumbing, Aleatine Electrical, Central Roofing, Century Block Concrete, Crawford Door Sales, Brown Co Decor Paint & Supply, Economy Lumber, Hennessey Bros, Matthews Plumbing, Sherwin Williams, and Standard Glass & Paint Co among others. Readable fragments show a dense network of vendors like Cedar Rapids Paint Supply Co, Maresh Sheet Metal Works, Morf Concrete Products, and Quality Wernest Co.
CHICAGO The 39th annual convention of the Mortgage Bankers Association of America will be held Sept 29 to Oct 2. About 3000 executives from life insurance firms banks builders and real estate firms from across the United States Canada Mexico Puerto Rico and Hawaii are expected. Concurrently the 13th annual exhibit of building industry and services will run as a home show for home builders and financiers.
Modern houses blend living and dining spaces with vast windows. Architects cite quarry tile or clay tile facing from floor to ceiling to add color and bold lines, sometimes using tile for floors and removing traditional hearths. Mantels vary from eliminated to extended, aligning with clean, honest design.
Mr and Mrs Frank J Steff of 1420 First Avenue NW purchased the two apartment property at 111 Seventh Avenue SW from Mr and Mrs Joseph H Riss who have moved to Granite Falls Minnesota. The sale was handled by E F Shors real estate agent.
Robert L Vanes and wife sell 503 Twentieth Street NE to Thomas M W Collins. Collins to move to 2220 Grande Avenue SE after completing Iowa law studies. Hedges Company also lists several other transfers including 2537 B Avenue NE, 1723 Fourth Avenue SE and 1010 Twelfth Street NE with buyers Eldon and Mrs Knott, James and Mrs O Neil, Paul Bishop and others.
Mr and Mrs Robert E Kenney acquire 625 Thirty first Street SE from Mrs Evelyn Bellamy for possession next Friday. The sale, by Yuill and Gohmann with The Hedges Company, follows Mrs Bellamy moving to 1727 Second Avenue SE, a purchase from the Magdalen and Rosa Popp.
Mr and Mrs M D LeVelle residents of a farm near Walker purchased the residence of Mr and Mrs Fred Donaldson in Center Point. The sale was handled by Charles A Siegfried.
Patrick E. Ford of A. H. Aukerman and O. S. Cathcart of Miles and Company have been elected to probationary membership in the Cedar Rapids Real Estate Board for one year. Mrs. Harry Wayne Toms, previously a probationary member, was elected to participating membership.
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