Mrs. Billy Sunday to Speak at Westminster Church
Mrs. Billy Sunday widow of the renowned evangelist visits with friends in Cedar Rapids and will speak Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. at Westminster Presbyterian church. She recalls past campaigns and notes possible future engagements in Chicago Los Angeles Louisville Detroit and other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Billy Sunday
Fréd H. Shaver
Third and Bever Avenues
Fourteenth Street
Sunday
Cedar Rapids
East
Clark Tabernacle
Waterloo
Moody Memorial Church
Chicago
Pacific Garden Mission of
Linn Democrats Plan Roosevelt Victory Dinner January 7
Linn county Democrats announce a Roosevelt Victory dinner set for Thursday night January 7 1937. The event was approved at a Saturday afternoon Linn County Democratic Committee meeting at the Roosevelt hotel with seventy five attendees. A general committee led by Joseph Mekota will organize the dinner with Mrs Emma Felter Mrs J J Hervert Dr D L Morrissey Joseph Topinka and Hugh Sheridan on the panel. The first organizing meeting is scheduled for Monday night at 1015 Second Street SE the home of Mrs Hervert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Central Democratic Committee
Roosevelt Hotel
Joseph Mekota
Democratic Committee
Emma Felter
J. J. Hervert
D. L. Morrissey
Joseph Topinka
Hugh Sheridan
Candlelight Service At Peoples Church To Feature McKinley Glee Club
The seventeenth annual candlelight service at Peoples Church begins at 5 p.m. with McKinley Senior High School Girls Glee Club leading the processional. Rev. Melvin L. Welke will give the Christmas message after a New York trip. The program includes soloists, instrumental pieces, carols, readings, offertory, and a Christmas benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoples Church
McKinley Senior High School Girls’ Glee Club
Glee Club
Maurine Hamblin
McKinley High
Rockefeller Center
Melvin L. Welke
Welke
New York City
Keever
Musette
Faulkes
Dielight
Adeste Fideles
eKinley
Huerter
Gretchen Roy
Eunes Meditation
Stainer
McKinkley Senior High
Gir Glee Club
Louise
Girls’ Glee Club
Dora Cargin
Adam
Gail Haxby
Esther Morgan Krabbenhoff
Fayette Moore
Melvin Lelke
Shepherds
Vincent
Miss Roy
the Herald Angels
Mendelssohn
Guilmant
Esther Krabbenhoft
George Krabbenhoft
Amos Elderkin
McKinley Girls’ Glee Club
Virginia Paul
Lulu Engelman Welty
Lorraine Abodeely
Betty Aliender
June Barnes
Betty Jane Barrett
Rose Marie Blomquist
Jeannie Clark
Felice Cortez
Marjorie Davis
Marilyn DeFore
Hazel Derby
Betty Edmondson
Alice Fisher
Mary
Kay Glidden
Jeanne Hamblin
Helen Hammill
Lois Hawks
Florence Healy
Doris Hill
Betty Lange
Jeanne Larson
Kathryn Phillips
Iris Antes Erence
Xrley Snell
Margaret Ann Twogood
Betty Weich
Geneseo men cut and saw wood for church and parsonage
Forty men from Geneseo gathered Friday to cut and saw wood for the Geneseo Methodist church and the parsonage where Rev. D. V. Butler serves as pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckingham
Geneseo
Geneseo Methodist Church
D. V. Butler
Better Old Age Security Urged By Cedar Rapids Reader
In a letter to The Gazette editor Ben Dawson argues Iowa legislators should grant tax exemptions to seniors 65 and older. He seeks substantial homestead relief and protection against tax seizures to keep the elderly in their homes, urging humane laws and retention of non profit homesteads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Iowa
State of
Ben Dawson
Seventeenth Street
Cedar Rapids
Soprano Soloist for Messiah at Coe Today
Handel’s The Messiah will be performed this afternoon at 4 o'clock during the Christmas vesper program at Coe College. Conducted by Prof. Paul S. Ray, the soloists include Ruth Ebling Massey soprano Marianne Dvorak contralto Harold Reeves tenor and Harold G Palmer bass with a 100 voice chorus and a 40 piece college orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handel
Coe College
Paul S. Ray
Coe
Harold G. Palmer
Iowa State Teachers College
Messiah Chorus
State Teachers
Harold Reeves
Ruth Ebling Massey
Marianne Dvorak
Joseph Kitchin
Catherine Adams
Dubuque Man Hurt In Fall Off Train
Louis Belsky a Dubuque, Iowa motor company manager, fell or leaped from a speeding Illinois Central train near Youngs Dale Illinois. Found semi conscious with a neck belt tighten. Taken to Elgin hospital in critical condition with multiple injuries including a double wrist fracture possible skull fracture and facial lacerations. His brother said he had a recent nervous breakdown and had been in a Chicago sanitarium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngsdale
Ill
Louis Belsky
Dubuque
Illinois Central
Elgin
Jack Belsky
Chicago
Louis
Czech Operetta Back to Nature Presented by Bohemian Group
The Bohemian Dramatic Association directed by Frank Chramosta stages the operetta Back to Nature at C. S. P. S. hall with a large cast of named actors and choristers. Curtain at 7 30 pm. Several board members and delegates to Czech societies are listed among organizers and participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bohemian Dramatic Association
Frank Chramosta
Julia Vyskocil
Milada Chmelicek
Anna Mae Chramosta
V. Picek
Josephine Lebeda
Frank Janeka
Charles Pulkrab
Alois Jedlicka
Frank Sykora
T. B. Hlubucek
Ludmila Jakubcik
Gladys Rejsa
Frank Havlicek
Miles Kirchner
Bernice Zak
Mildred Zelezny
Josefine Pohorsky
Verona Chaupnik
Re-Elect Dr Suchomel President of Sokols
Dr. Thomas Suchomel was re elected president of the local Sokol association at a Monday night meeting. New officers include M L Hromadka as vice president Frank Steff recording secretary Charles Kriz financial secretary Thomas Suchomel Jr treasurer S V Shonka educator Frank Machovsky instructor Joseph Pazour assistant instructor and trustees V Bedek W C Benes Joseph Klinsky. Suchomel Sr is cemetery association representative and Machovsky is Sokol monthly correspondent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Suchomel
Sokol Association
M. L. Hromadka
Frank Steff
Charles Kriz
Thomas Suchomel, Jr
S. V. Shonka
Frank Machovsky
Joseph Pazour
V. Bezdek
W. C. Benes
Joseph Klinsky
Cemetery
Sokol Monthly
Pro kop Velky lodge elects Frank Suchy president
At the annual Pro kop Velky lodge meeting in the C S A Frank Suchy was chosen president succeeding T B Hlubu cek who served two terms. Other officers include Ludvik Simanovsky vice president Joseph J Jun recording secretary John V Stodola financial secretary Frank Jekerle treasurer Joseph Lebeda sergeant at arms Czech lodge association Vince Kadlec outer guard and Gustav Subik building and business manager. Jun will represent the lodge in the Central Czech Lodge association. Kadlec was named Bohemian school board representative for two years Topinka joins board of trustees Kirchner joins entertainment committee with Louis Tisl who was elected for two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prokop Velky Lodge
C.S.A
Frank Suchy
T. B. Hlubucek
Ludvik Simanovsky
Joseph J. Jun
John V. Stodola
Frank Jekerle
Joseph Lebeda
Czech Lodge Association
Vince Kadlec
Gustav Subik
Central Czech Lodge Association
Vinc Kadlec
Bohemian School Board
Joseph Topinka
Miles Kirchner
Louis Tisl
Officers Elected at Zizkov Dub Lodge 1937 Meeting
At the annual meeting of lodge Zizkov Dub Z C B J held Wednesday evening the following officers were elected for 1937 Charles Bohac president Vaclav Krob vice president Frank Rys Jr secretary Joseph Hartl financial secretary Joseph Holub treasurer Marie Pulkrab guide Anton
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodge
Zizkov Dub
Charles Bohac
Vaclav Krob
Frank Rys, Jr
Joseph Hartl
Joseph Holub
Marie Pulkrab
Anton
Prokop Velky lodge elects Hromadka president at meeting
M. L. Hromadka was elected president of Prokop Velky lodge Z. C. B. J. Other officers include Joseph Urban as vice president Frank Janeba recording secretary Frank Volak financial secretary Mrs Marie Petrzelka guide Vaclav Tickal and Joseph Javurek guards Fred Kubicek treasurer Vaclav Volak and M. L. Hromadka delegates to the national convention and Mrs Pavla Hromadka and Mrs Anna Volak delegates to the Czech school board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Hromadka
Prokop Velky Lodge
Joseph Urban
Frank Janeba
Frank Volak
Marie Petrzelka
Vaclav Tickal
Joseph Javurek
Fred Kubicek
Vaclav Volak
Fred H. Kubicek
Sanctuary Guild Christmas Party at St. Wenceslaus Church
The Sanctuary Guild of St. Wenceslaus church hosts its annual Christmas party on Wednesday evening December 16. Dorothy Wavra performs piano pieces and Bernice Vavroch sings, Dolores Polansky dances, and Marcella Klein reads Why the Bells Chime. Santa will distribute gifts, then refreshments follow. Mrs. Frank Smital chairs with assistants J Slegr F Sebetka J Sebetka M Seda R Vesely L Vavroch G Zachar V Zobl and F Vavra. A business meeting precedes the party with officer elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanctuary Guild
St. Wenceslaus Church
Dorothy Wavra
Bernice Marie Vavroch
Dolores Polansky
Marcella Klein
Santa
Frank Smtil
J. Slegr
F. Sebetka
J. Sebetka
M. Seda
R. Vesely
L. Vavroch
G. Zachar
V. Zobl
F. Vavra
Winter initiation at local CSA lodges hosted in CPS hall
Next Thursday the annual winter initiation of the local C S A lodges will be held in the C S P S hall. About 100 new members will be initiated into Prokop Vesky lodge, Junior American Czechs lodge, Progressive and Charlotte Masaryk lodges by the Central C S A degree staff under the direction of Frank Stanek. The public is invited. A dance will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prokop Vesky Lodge
Progressive
Charlotte Masaryk
Frank Stanek
Karel IV lodge elects officers at annual meeting
The annual meeting of Karel IV lodge Z C B J elected Vincent Kubovec as president and a slate including Mrs V B Kadlec as vice president John Karasek recording secretary Jerry Drahovzal financial secretary Jerry Bys treasurer Joe Kadlec guide Ben Drahovzal inner guard Joseph Troyak trustee Joseph Langer and Frank Chytry as Czech school delegates F M Barta and Charles Cacek and John Karasek Vincent Ku
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karel IV Lodge
Vincent Kubovec
V. B. Kadlec
John Karasek
Jerry Drahovzal
Jerry Bys
Joe Kadlec
Ben Drahovzal
Joseph Troyak
Joseph Langer
Frank Chytry
F. M. Barta
Charles Cacek
Vincent Ku
Delegates Named for National Convention
Joseph Nemec, John Rom potl, Frances Buchan, James Bily, and Bovec were named delegates to the national convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bovec
Joseph Nemec
John Rompotl
Frances Buchan
James Bily
Christmas events led by C S A Central committee
The C S A Central committee hosts a December 22 party at C S P S hall with program, tree, Santa, gifts, refreshments, and cards. Czech Fine Arts society plans a December 19 Christmas party at Sokol hall with 6:30 picnic, covered dish, small gift, and dancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Committee
C. S. P. S. Hall
Santa Claus
The
Czech Fine Arts Society
Sokol Hall
Birth of Donald Eugene Simanek in Walker
Mr and Mrs Fred Simanek of Walker welcome a son named Donald Eugene born December 10 at St Luke's Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Simanek
Walker
Donald Eugene
St. Luke’s Hospital
Bible Sunday: Master It By Pieces and Read the Bible Likewise
The article argues the Bible is best understood by reading it in pieces book by book rather than as a single work. It stresses the Bible as a guide and moral foundation, urging patience and study to grasp its setting and meaning, warning civilization would suffer without it. It notes the Collect asking to read mark and inwardly digest the Bible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewett
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Linn Democrats
Toys Sanford's
Bob Burns
Bazooka
Chenilie Bugs
Third Ave
United Blue Steel Blades
Katz and Save
State Theater Bldg
People’s Forum
South Side News
Emil Klumpar
W. H. Stepanek
Milwaukee
Suchomel
Sokols
Prokop Velky, C.S.A
Sanctuary
C. S. A. Lodges
Progressive Lodge, C. S. A
Cedar Rapids Lodge
Hayes School
Mladocech Lodge
C. S. A. Central Committee
Elks Charity Stag
Harold Skinner
R. F. McGinnis
John Wagner
Ted Nesper
Frank Wagner
Frank Long
W. L. Dodds
R. L. Schmitz
Peter Bailey
Elks’ Lodge
Ford
Electrical Dept
Vesta Batteries
Dial
Cor
Fifth St. SE
Morgan Brothers
Speedway
Iver Johnson
Third Avenue SE
Juliets
Hilo
Everette
Opera
Woerderhoff
First Ave
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