Filling Station Equipment and Local Ads Shaped by 1950s Cedar Rapids Shops
Auction sale notice for filling station cash register and related equipment leads a rundown of local ads. Listings include a lumber yard, ice store, radio service, typewriter firms, and wanted to rent notices. Dense with named businesses, addresses, and product mentions, reflecting a mid-century commercial classifieds page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Ice
E Rapids M Music
Burroughs
Duster Bros
Jose
Ice Supply
Ee Ee
Nes
Ee All Makes
Iowa Typewriter Exchange
Merveaux
Schmidt Typewriter
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1St Street
Hatch & Brookman Lumber CO
Ana Talnaneta
Om McKinny
Ieee
Suez
2Nd Ave
Happel & Sons
3Rd Ave
Cedar Rapids
Brown
Armstrong’s
Bird
St. SE
Janit
URE CO
A. W. Peterson CO
Ist
Dial
Atwater-Kent
Mons
Standard Tire CO
OHEN
1St St
Luberger Fe
7Th St
Tas
Gees
Home Oil & Gas Company
Sth Ave
Duncan Phyfe
23Rd
Phope A. G Schwandt
Barnett
A Electie Ht and Power Company
Madison Auction House
Conor Furn House
Furniturnue
Scheel Nursing
Marion
Diai
Comeuets
Sete
Eureks
Asher
Orwey
Davenport
C Ave
Mohair Friese
Eighth Avenue BE
Baldwin
Ras Pha Oo. Co
Ave
5Th Street
Flankeye Radio
Merly Brownie
Ubes
AEP
Cedar Rapids Music Supply
Detrola Ie
Bone Cane
Radios and Service
Paul Lebeda
16Th Ave
Pas 112 A Ave. NE
National Rock
Midwest Insulation CO
Northwood Dairy
Denne
Doralan
Dee Jon
Orval Thomas
Ely
Iowa
4Th Ave
Lys’ A
Yes and Cage
Black Beatty
Maeve
Swanson
Ismulekoff
Killian’s Annex
Gazette
Southside
FERN
Weil
Gerette
STE Baal Et
Harco
Ives-Frana Fuel Co
East Kentucky
Low Ash Red Amber CO ‘Coal A
Hatch & Brookman Amber & Coad
Ath Ave
Ee Co
Srasook
Surly Ct Coals
Smutchera Sodding & Fuel Co
Seesse Coal Co
White Eagle Coal
Coal Co Skiskers
Prici Beers Coal
Hubbard Ice & Fuel CO
Best Renee Co
Rapids. Iows
Std Ave
Ells
General Motors Chry Agency
Garase
Seca Rapids
Dows
Rapids
Tae Russell F
Bavigr
Securit
Biarchasts Bank
Tate
Federal Discount Corporation
Paramount BE
Citizens Loan CO
Cedar Rapids Loan Co
Merchants Bank Ride
Galen
CAR
Furniout
Household Finance Corporation
Public Finance
Persoer Company
2Nd Ave SE
Ho Caren
Morris
Eyinente
Iowa Bank
Savings Bank
Dianas
Informatio Vincente Ar
Stark
Borin Agleed
Breert Calders Warne Storage Co
Tne Pial
É c S&s
Ce Razids Transfer Storage Co
Reorgs Co Pit Hogseheld Eoege
Sid Goed
Merwood Thans
Cote House
Sonia
Nati
Lanington
Carley
Center St
Milwaukee
East Side
Soa
Cen
Chris‘tan
Distelliors
Gerard
Sanreld Siermon
Illinois Central
Ottumwa
Kumwar
Yin Exchange
Navy
Usi! Gazette
Ely Ave
Homes For Sale
Manchester
New Furnace
Story Home
Bath
Manley's Real Estate Investment Co
Kowe, Th
Pips
H. Brney
Manley
Mare Hamer
West Side
Invoice
Malcolm V. Bolton & Co
F. L. Hoffman
Rapids Chevrolet Co
Fletcher
Real Esta SI Investment CO
OP Myers CO
Leefers
The
Prutchesey & Forey
Frutchey
Jean Epaal
Prungetae
Ae Tease & CO
ST. Pats
Gakiendye Parurst Drive
Tait & Wagner Co
Realtors
Third Ave
Leonard
Coe College
Vernon Heights
Yuill & Gohmann
Guaranty
Evenines
Y P. Grace
Tge
Lundquist & Co
Kenwood
Doolittle & & Co
Vavra
Peproon House
8Th Ave
Alice Gustafsson Co
Realtors A Guaranty
A. Redman
27Th St. Marion
N.E
Tenth St
C&nw
Louis Wokoun
Mt. Vernon Ave
Vernondale
Collins
Uptown
East
Rock Road
36Th St
A. F. Dotson
Jenneen Ave
19Th Street
J. P. Conway & CO
Juitland Blvd
Sade
Center Point Road
Ivate
Stoker
Surance
Apseein Ree
Eaioe Estate Service Unlimited
Jess Travis
Mr. Travis
1St Ave
Blanton
Realtor
Eeneeereenen
Harry Wayne
Altor
Chermak
OaklynFou
Oakland Road
Senewer
Modern Hosm
Pikes
Iowa Times
Manley’s Real Estate Investment Co
V. Realtors
Ings
Miter Sae
Tait 6 & Wagner Co., Realtors
Haatien Co
Pati
Sorclant
Cedi
B. F
Iowa Tractor & Machinery Co
McCormic
Sears Farm
Sto 406
2Nd Ave. SE
Unis
WAHDS
1St St. SE
West
de Laval
King ‘Col & Implement Co
10Th Ave
Anton
Keystone
Monticello
Anamosa
Elkader
Marengo
Rapids Renderers
Cedar
Iowa News Dept. of Agr
Farmers Implement Store
First St. SW
Gaddis Harness & Saddle Shop
Forrestes
Hargrave Puplement Company
Tipton
Meadowbrook Farm
Ge Pallier
Chi Ted
Wisconsin Lumber CO
Farrow
North Liberty
Hammer Milla
Panghurst Motor CO
Nice Sho
Mev Farrow
Poland
End Ave. West
Bog W
Coulters
Endgate
Max McArthur
Kfax
Bowlen
Garden Alanier
Prooder Cave
Woodland
Ani Sabetantil
Armall
China
Wotton
Ira Stout
Rowley
GALE
McCormick Deering
August Husman
Center Juncon
Litchfield
Jack Wichmann
Homestead
Caus Aries
Warner
Pioneer Pe
Mere
Delco Electric
Aynyder
Tinker Snor Berkshi
Warren Wath Gatley
Attachipet
Vernon Biteosa
Shone Ryan
Ind
Paramount Mobil Gas
Leonard Bro Ros
Asahe Tse
P Baled
Sam Porter
Guernsey
Eli
Robins
Sale
James Wilt
Old Marion Road
Vernon Ave
Sean
Clark
3Rd Ave. West
Cedar Rapids, Is
Ely Avenue
Cedarids
Apawoss Farm
Towa
R Sale
John
Man Hartung
Clarence
ard _ St
Hay
L. Ing
Baby
Setebin
Mplin
Parscuns Hatchery
Langs
Jana
Tet Avenue
Hampshires
Belle Plaine
Dysartre
Laporte
Civ City
Steater
Tom's Hatchery
iOebian
Thomas Short
Springville
Lee’s Poultry Remedies
K.am Pearmacy
Taloose Gander
Rae
O. Mith
Er Ges Memorial Drive
Wallae
Riversibe
Sasmara
Bwitt Co
Eaaeger
Al’s Furniture
St. NE
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Bree Hall
Sherw Iams CO
3rd_Ave
Acane
Shover
Et Farms
Marion Blvd
Acrea
Ray & Beranek
Beranek
Ray
Mariannes
Realtors Real Estate
Ess
Travis
Carrington
Aukerman
Jones County
John Lines
16Th Avenue
Lastones J. Coomey
Ain Street
Syston
Ponetes
iPr
Rae Price
White’ Realters Real Estate Service Re
John Miller
Poss Hill
Biagio
Sreckeliy
Miles Real Estate Co
Brenig
Besnith
Osne
Pere
iPeicen
Geor
Westwood
Elarton
Cotes Ny
Sterns
Werth Taal
Arthur Kusker
Dia
John B
Aed
Ithe OP
Rchante
Yehae Oh Tel
ATF
Stig Farms
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