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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1938
Page
6
Dr. H G Moershel leads Christmas celebrations in the 1865 rambling Amana home his family has occupied for eighty years. Mrs Moershel bakes cookies in a modernized kitchen while preserving Amana architectural lines amid updated electric lights and appliances.
The Homestead residence of Dr. H G Moershel preserves Amana heritage with brick and sandstone, restored sun porch, updated plumbing and heating, and rental space. Family relics from Dr Winzenreich to Martin Winzenreich anchor a timeline from 1865 Christmases to present ownership. The piece notes sales of nearby homes and income property transfers, including the Catholic Charities sale via Hedges Co.
Cedar Rapids real estate board findings show rents rising across most property types with rentals on single family, unheated and detached homes about 10 percent higher, heated apartments up 5 percent, and duplex rents steady. They predict higher sales volume in 1939 with modest price gains and more construction as mortgage money remains available at about 5 percent for new moderate priced homes.
Iowa state highway commission approved office and garage for 46 765 dollars at 430 Sixteenth Avenue SW. Ted Mohrbacher listed for remodeling a dwelling at 1200 Fourth Avenue SE costing 700 dollars. Moon Funeral Home at 800 First Avenue E reroofing 500 dollars. G B Kelly at 401 Nineteenth Street NE new garage 200 dollars. O H Lundquist at 2644 Country Club Parkway dwelling 5000 dollars garage 175 dollars. United Benefit Insurance Company at 2329 Hillcrest Drive SE new garage 300 dollars. Bever and Company at 1135 C Avenue NW reroof dwelling 100 dollars. F J Vondracek at 238 Twentieth Street NW new dwelling 800 dollars.
Dan Christiansen of Cedar Rapids, winner of the Atkins water system contract, began construction last week. The project is set for completion by June 12, 1939, under terms of the $22,733.36 bid.
Real estate activity slowed by the Christmas lull with several Cedar Rapids area transactions reported. Julius Hepker of 1010 Thirty third Street NE bought a 10 acre tract off Highway 11 north of Cedar Rapids, possession set March 1. Elmer Novak of Cedar Rapids acquired a 12 acre tract on Blairs Ferry Road, with March 1 possession. Edward Burke Jr purchased 3130 Grove Court SE, via Tait and Wagner, who also handled two house sales at 420 Longwood Drive NE and 1737 B Avenue NE, with buyers Leland Starry and John F. Gordon taking possession.
The Stark Construction Company of Cedar Rapids wins the contract to build a new pump house and remodel the power house for Kewanee Illinois water works. The total project cost is $160,000 with about $15,000 allotted to the Cedar Rapids firm.
East Bengal in India is identified as the wettest place on earth with an annual precipitation record of 429 inches. The astonishing figure highlights the region’s monsoon climate and extreme rainfall patterns impacting local life.
A national manufacturer's survey shows more than a dozen basement uses from hobby rooms to home offices. It highlights practical setups like a skating rink, a theater workshop, an aviator model room, a private aquarium, and a gaming and sports area, plus a crafts bench and lighting for women’s hobbies.
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