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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1931
Page
8
New York City church-goers faced Easter crowded seating as Manhattan hosts over 2,000 churches. With about 800 people per church on average and nearly everyone attending, premium seats were in demand on the big day.
A historic look at Lower Manhattan parishes facing dwindling pews as residents move to suburbs and outlying districts. The piece notes Stanton Street esplanade and Trinity and St. Paul’s renewing outreach after office hours, while Park Avenue’s 26 story Community Church expands amid diverse worshippers.
The old John Street Methodist Church and others abandon Sunday meetings for weekday noon services. Busy professionals fill auditoriums six days a week for short sessions. Clerks, brokers, and office workers, including many women, attend. Churchyards in Trinity and St. Paul’s are crowded by stenographers who picnic on tombstones, with no offense taken.
Easterling Brothers advertise wholesale hog casings with prepaid parcel post shipping. Pricing lists 1 lb 60c, 2 lb 1.15, 5 lb 2.50, 10 lb 4.50, 25 lb 10.00, plus shipping, from 476 Broad St. Augusta Georgia.
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