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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 24, 1955

Page

12

Immaculate Conception parish opens enhanced social rooms

Naomi Doebel reports that Immaculate Conception Catholic Church unveils new social rooms in a remodeled basement with the Immaculata room, Scotus hall, and an upgraded kitchen. Open house runs 2:30 to 5 p.m. featuring Sanctuary Society hosted tours, a larger dining and meeting space, and facilities for brides, mothers, and ill members.

J.C. Catholic Church Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Tenth Street Sanctuary Society Our Lady of Lourdes R. J. Schmitz Harold Kelly Kathryn Marshall Warren van Eschen Immaculata Rooms National Council of Catholic Women Scotus Hall Dresden Immaculata Immaculate Conception Church

Chapel Expansion Details at Parish Church Renovation

The church adds a 25 foot chapel extension featuring the grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, a white altar with gold tabernacle and candlesticks, red upholstered benches, new confessionals with occupancy lights, acoustical walls, and integrated heating for the exterior corridor. A baptistery rear room houses the granite font and a John the Baptist stained glass window. First floor washrooms and a social lounge with beige decor complete the upgrades for about 4,000 weekly attendees.

Our Lady of Lourdes John the Baptist Christ Tom Merryman Chapel of Our Lady of Lourdes Immaculate Conception Church

Gerdes Sell to Kenwood Church and Related Property Moves

Mr and Mrs Robert Gerdes bought the residence at 119 Twenty fourth Street SE from Mr and Mrs Jack Collins for August possession. Collins purchased the house at 2312 Twenty sixth Street SE, while Gerdes sold 308 Thirty fourth Street NE to Kenwood Park Presbyterian Church. Zimplemans sold 2322 C Avenue NE to Kevin P Moore through Lenore K Kainz, and rent a house at 1475 Council Street NE. Warren A Johnson sold 104 Fisher Street Hiawatha to Cletus Conrad and Clifford S Evans sold 1719 Oakland Road NE. Ivan D Hand bought a platted lot on Cold Stream Avenue NE between Center Point and Oakland roads.

Robert Gerdes Twenty-fourth Street Drive Jack Collins Lenore K. Kainz Collins Twenty-sixth Street Gerdes Thirty-fourth Street Kenwood Park Presbyterian Church Lloyd Zimpleman C Avenue Kevin P Ivan D. Hand Thirtieth Street Center Point Road Oakland Road

Robert Gloes Move To New Home In City

Mr and Mrs Robert Glee formerly of 156 Seventeenth Avenue SW have moved into a new house at 1108 Twenty ninth Street NE purchased from Herbert Shepard the builder This notice records a residence change for the Glee family and the sale by the builder to their new address.

Robert Glee Seventeenth Avenue SW Twenty-ninth Street Herbert Shepard

Real Estate Transactions Featured by The Hedges Company

Mrs W L Cone sells 531 Vernon drive SE to Adolph C Topinka at 1114 Nineteenth street SE. Sale closed by The Hedges Company with Doolittle and Company. G Willard Lonk er buys 2047 B avenue NE ranch at 924 Thirty sixth street NE from Dr Mrs Richard Rausch. Also sale of near completion 140 Outlook drive SW to Harry E Stratton at 621 Seventh street SE built by Frank Lg Buser. John G Nargan buys 1145 Twentieth avenue SW from Frank Le Dvorak in coop with O P Myers Company. Len Gauger Agency facilitates sale of Henry Walker house at 163 Eighth street NW to Donald L Taylor, 220 Twenty seventh street NW.

W. L. Cone Vernon Drive Adolph C. Topinka Nineteenth Street Hedges Company Doolittle and Company G. Willard Lonaker B Avenue Thirty-sixth Street Richard Rausch Dickinson N.D Outlook Harry E. Stratton Seventh Street Frank Lg Buser Crescent Street John G. Nargan Twentieth Avenue Frank le Dvorak Bo the O. P. Myers Company Len 'Gauger Agency Hedges Henry Walker Eighth Street Donald L. Taylor

Correction on house sale at 515 Twenty-ninth Street NE

Mr and Mrs James Colberty bought the new house at 515 Twenty-ninth Street NE from the Barry Construction Company. The seller’s name was omitted in the first report last Sunday.

James Colberty Twenty-ninth Street Barry Construction Company

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Naomi Doebel Blessed Sacrament Andrew Jennings Beon Ays C.R. Building & Loan Ass'n Isi Ave DIAL Stanley Tools Kenwood Church Daffodils Cedar Rapais Block Company Twelfth Ave Robert Gloes Servel Pantie Raider 17Th Street
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