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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1969
Page
2
Garden writer Dorothy Woods Sapp lists groundcovers suited for difficult lawns. Vinca minor, Pachysandra, Ajuga, Euonymous, Hosta, sedums and junipers are described for banks and north or east facing slopes. Notes cover growth habit, winter coverings, shade tolerance, and propagation tips.
Real estate activity includes Sturbaums selling homes at Keallars and Thelarijina drive NE with possession set for April 1. Marvin P. Zachar Jr. and Co in cooperation with Rapidseal Estate handle multiple sales including 723 F Avenue NW and 1541 Bever Avenue SE with April 1 possession. Other sales include 1314 B Ave NE and 1003 Eleventh Avenue SW with April 1 occupancy to new buyers. names include Hedges Associates Lorraine Hegland and Michael R. Leff among others.
Americans compare European floriculture and charm to spring and summer home beautification. The article urges installing flower filled window boxes to add gaiety and humanizing warmth to front windows, noting paint coverage and surface texture affect maintenance.
Judith Whiting buys Frank Reynolds house at 233 Hiawatha as part of a flurry of transfers. Oliphants Realtors handle the sale to the Weed family while Donley C. Jacobson’s building sells to Expressway Enterprises. Other moves include Jacobson properties shifted to Roy and Hazel Reannacain counsel and the McDowells selling to the Lawson family as buyers relocate to Wilton Junction and Missouri.
Mr. and Mrs. Gary J. Brown purchased a residence at 2216 Pebble Drive SW from Midwest Investment Co. and have possession. Mr. and Mrs. Lenard M. York moved into a home at 6036 Sharon Lane NW sold by Midwest Investment for Frogman Homes after leaving 8720 Twelfth Avenue.
Garden Books titled Anyone Can Have a Green Thumb by Alice De Wolf from Pardee Hearthside Press notes author ALICE DeWolf has gardened and shares practical tips. The listing highlights author credentials and the book’s focus on accessible gardening guidance.
The report notes W. E. Emanuels sold a Mt Vernon house at 412 Second Avenue South to Mr and Mrs Philip A Lowenberg in Mt Vernon Kept casual garden notes describe a beginner friendly book tying to a quiet approach to gardening. The sale involved Dowling Kuhn Co. with movement to an apartment.
The record lists multiple real estate transfers: Lucille M Namen sells 1241 Thirtieth Street NE to George A Antolik and wife with March 20 possession as Namen moves to Elk Horn. Thomas W Childs buys 1838 Avenue NW from William E Driscoll with possession Feb 26. Charles W Harness sells 5101 Gordon Avenue NW to Thomas J Happ with possession by March 25 as the Harnesses move to Meadowbrook. Town Securities Co handles multiple sales and closings across Iowa locations including Hiawatha and Solon with various buyers and possessors.
The Gazelle reports that the former residence of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Fultz at 1 Twentieth Street SE will transfer to Mr. and Mrs. Gary Joslin of 924 Twenty-first Street SE. Possession set for March 1, arranged by Tom Siamis with Sherman Real Estate Co.
The Chloris 1 and Chloris 11 garden clubs plan a March 18 gathering at 11 20 am at Mrs Glen Hagist’s Town City home. Mrs Arthur J Young presents the Birds of Town program. Arrangements feature Beauties of Spring with branches in design.
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