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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 09, 1938

Page

8

Couple marks 54th wedding anniversary with faith and generosity

John Lucas, founder of the Christian Endeavor branch at Bethel Methodist Cedar Rapids, celebrates 54 years of marriage. Born 1861 in Grinnell, Lucas is described as Iowa’s oldest living Black native, with a family history tracing to Henry Lucas, a former enslaved man who bought freedom and helped others.

Em“ Rinnell Bethel Methodist Church Cedar Rapids John Lucas Christian Endeavor Lucas Grinnell Anderson-Wilcox Furniture Company Iowa Henry Lucas Old Virginia John M. Preston Henry Arkansas Helena Preston Mexico John Morrison Montezuma John Ewart Oskaloosa Dora Craig West Branch Tipton Anderson and Wilcox Kansas City Cas Buxton Bob Coutts Golden Rule Living Stockton Calif Bruce Minneapolis Martha Smith Midland Anna May Phoenix Ariz Mr. Lucas

Linn County Board Proceedings 1937 November 23 hearing and adjournment

Linn County Iowa board of supervisors met November 23 1937 Cedar Rapids hearing on special assessments in Secondary Road Districts 73 75 83 and 90 authorized levies and due dates and directed certification to county treasurer. Also approved bridge plans County Trunk Road work contracts secondary road district bids tax sale actions and road district petitions with adjournments to November 30 1937.

Cedar Rapids Iowa State of Iowa J. H. Schaum Wm. P. Secrist Robovsky Seevell Teal Secondary Road District No. 73 Linn Franklin Board of Apionment P. M. Vis. J. H. Schaum Monroe Township P. M. Davis Maine Jackson Townships P. N. Vis. J. H.behenke Ae P. Secrist Brown Township Wm. P. Sec Board of Supervisors Linn County John W. Melendy Troy Mills Mt. Vernon Rude Auto Company Chain Lakes Bridge NWSW Fayette Monroe Lara M. Bromwell Francis J. Little Town Ed Klima Et al Grant Township Viola N. Elsenbast Georgia Shanley George Lorenc Et al College Putnam Townships Putnam Bertram Township Putnam Township Stirm C. N. Rowe W. J. Fleming Rapids Township Roc Bovsky Dom Feiereisen Feiereisen Linn County Social Welfare Commission Joseph J. Roeder Maurice Moore Eloyse Bittner John R. Ives Mar«ion Township Robovesky George W. Fry Buffalo Brown Townships Rowbovsky

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