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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1946

Page

8

Navy Vet To Fly To Paris To See His Dying Mother

Nine teen year old Louis Lauler a U S navy veteran was told he would reach Paris within days to say goodbye to his dying mother Mme Jeanne Besnard as cancer nears. The Belleau Wood crew and officials sped him from Indianapolis to New York and London then Paris with emergency passport and visa help from Sen Willis and others to reach her bedside.

Paris Boyd Gill Indianapolis Louis Lauler Mme Jeanne Besnard Lauler Belleau Wood Navy Navy Department Indiana State Department American Airlines New York London Washington Sen Willis R-Ind Mme. Besnard United States

Paris underground heroine survives Nazi torture and hides flyers

After the death of her first husband in 1926 the woman turned to France. She sheltered Allied flyers in Paris, was arrested and tortured by the Nazis, then found by advancing American troops in a prison camp. She sent her son a package with her Croix de Guerre and other citations.

France Lauler Germany Paris Mme. Besnard Mme. Marie Henry Indianapolis

Troop Arrivals Through Associated Press Report

Two ships carrying 3,558 troops were slated to arrive Saturday in New York and Seattle. New York's St. Albans Victory from Bremen will discharge 1,203 troops, while Seattle's Marine Devil from Jinsen will bring 2,355 troops.

Associated Press New York Seattle St. Albans Victory Bremen Marine Devil Jinsen

Council of Churches Plans Y Meeting For Mission

The general committee of the Christian Teaching Mission will meet at 8 p m Monday at the Y M C A Cedar Rapids. Russell F Knapp president says the body will set plans for the Linn county mission from Oct 10 to Oct 18. The committee includes pastors and lay members from each Protestant church. The mission aims to identify unaffiliated persons and encourage active church participation.

The Christian Teaching Mission Russell F. Knapp Council of Churches of Cedar Rapids Marion Linn County U. S

Sixth Polio Case Reported in Des Moines

DES MOINES AP The city health department reported the sixth infantile paralysis case in three days. The tally for the year rose to 17 poliomyelitis cases and seven people were under quarantine. The new patient was an adult, with earlier cases including a 14 month old child.

Des Moines City Health Department

Cedar Rapids Church Notices

Church listings across Cedar Rapids detail many denominations led by Rev. Gould Anderson Bell and others. Services include Bible school morning worship with guest preachers, prayer meetings, and evening sermons on topics such as The Eyes of the Spirit The Lost Word Man Before the Bar of Justice and The Basis of an Enduring Civilization.

Parish Mass Times and Confessions Across City Churches

A listing of services for Immaculate Conception St. Ludmila St. Matthew's St. Patrick's and St. Wenceslaus. Includes pastors names, Sunday masses, weekday masses, Holy Day times, and confession slots for Saturdays evenings and afternoons.

Two Churches Schedule Sunday Services and Programs

At First Church on First-838 Third Avenue SE the Rev. Carroll C. Roberts leads Bible school at 9:45 am and worship with communion at 10:45 am with a sermon titled Half baked Christian. Junior and Senior High C.Y.F. meet at 6:30 pm and a Young people's C.Y.F. missionary meeting at the church at 7 pm led by Dr. Roberts. At Second-Third Avenue and Sixth Street SW the Rev. I. E. Linkletter conducts church school at 9:45 and worship with communion at 10:50 with a sermon titled Gods People.

Calvary Fifth Avenue Sixth Street Rodney C. Gould Bible School Training Union First Second Avenue Twelfth Street Grant F. Anderson David I. Berger Berger Mt. Zion Eighth Street D. C. Bell Bar of Justice E. G. Scott Jesus Third Avenue Carroll C. Roberts C.Y.F Dr. Roberts I. E. Linkletter God's People

First Church of Christ Scientist Programs and Hours

The First Church of Christ Scientist at 1242 Second Avenue SE lists Sunday services at 11 and I school at 9 45 a m with Life as the topic. Wednesday 8 includes a testimonial meeting. Reading room at Paramount Theater building open 9 30 to 5 30 daily except Sunday.

First Church of Christ Scientist Second Avenue SE Paramount Theater

Bible study and services list at several locations

At 116 Eighth Avenue SW a Bible study runs at 10 a m with a short talk at 10 50 and communion at 11 10 and an evening service at 7 30 On Wednesday there is a 7 30 Bible study At 228 Second Avenue SW a song service and Bible study occur at 4 p m with preaching at 5 15 and communion at 5 45 Rex Ryker of Iowa City is listed as speaker

Eighth Avenue SW Second Avenue SW Rex Ryker Iowa _City

Dairy Dale Road and Thirty-Fourth Street Item

A brief item notes the Dairy Dale-Mt Vernon road and Thirty-fourth street SE relation or event involving A.

Dairy Dale Mt. Vernon Road Thirty-fourth Street SE. A

Bethlehem church services with guest speakers listed

Sunday school at Bethany L avenue and Sixth street NW starts at 10 with worship at 11 featuring Edwin B. Zeller as guest speaker. Monday meeting at 7:30. First Washington avenue at Seventeenth street SE hosts junior church at 9:45 and services at 10:55 with sermon by Rev Fernando A. Laxamana of the First Congregational church in Iowa City on the topic Power to See It Through.

Bethel A.M.E Sixth Street Andrew R. Parks Eternal Life Insurance Allen C.E. League Kenwood Park Third Street Dwight E. Webster Will Kirwin Robert Crabbs St. James—Ellis Boulevard N Avenue F. L Hinshaw St. Paul's Third Avenue Fourteenth Street Marvin B. Kober Merton B. Green House of God Trinity Fifth Street J. E. DeLong E. D. Wells Upper Iowa Ellis Park N.Y.P.S Church of the Open Bible Second Street L. W. Kolb Kolb Ices First United Brethren Fourth Avenue Seventh Street Lyle K. Anderson W. A. Montgomery First Avenue Cline Halsey St. John the Baptist A Avenue NE D. Mittacos Scott B. Pyle Liberal Thought K. P. Hall First Avenue NE John McCormick Clinton Davenport Unity Center Second Aves Mabel Swanson Bethany L Avenue Edwin B. Zeller Washington Avenue Seventeenth Street J. Richard Wagner Fernando A. Laxamana First Congregational Church Iowa City

Mass Times For Grace Avenue And Sixth Street NE

The Rev Paul L Clark conducts Sunday mass at 8 am and daily mass at 9 am during July and August at St Johns Nineteenth Street and Park Avenue SE. The Rev D A Loferski leads morning service and sermon at 10. Holy communion 8 am.

Grace A Avenue Sixth Street Paul L. Clark St. John’s Nineteenth Street Park Avenue D. A. Loferski

Church Services and Youth Fellowship Schedules

First First Avenue at Third Street SW lists Rev. G H Bamford with church school at 9 45 a m and worship at 10 45 a m with the sermon Sincerity and a youth fellowship at 6 30 p m. Second Eighteenth Avenue at Ninth Street SW lists Rev. J Paul Stevens with church school at 9 45 a m worship at 10 50 a m and E F at 6 30 p m plus Tuesday Bible study and prayer at 8.

First Avenue Third Street G. H. Bamford Eighteenth Avenue Ninth Street J. Paul Stevens

Czech Evangelical and Reformed Church Services

The Czech Evangelical and Reformed Church at Second Street SW features a bilingual schedule with English Bible school at 9:30 a.m. and Czech worship at 10:30 a.m. Elder John F. Stepanek leads. A YP Fellowship is not listed. On First Eighth Avenue at L Street SW the Sunshine Mission hosts church school at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 led by Rev. Frank H. Ward with a guest sermon Your Photograph.

Second Street Milo Filipi Church Bible John F. Stepanek Eighth Avenue L Street Frederick H. Haag Frank H. Ward The Sunshine Mission

Mormon and Reorganized Latter Day Saints Schedule

The Mormon Church at 4838 First Avenue NE lists Harold G. Hunt as president with Sunday school at 10 a.m. and Sacrament service at 11 a.m. The Reorganized Church at Sohol Hall, 416 Third Street SE, holds church school at 10 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m.

Mormon Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints First Avenue Harold G. Hunt Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Sohol Hall Third Street

Lutheran Church Notices and Services Listed

A Sunday schedule lists Rev J F Wipperman at YMCA with Sunday school 10 a.m and service 10 45 a m. Bethany Missouri Synod First Avenue NE Rev E W Waggazer services 8 and 10 45 a m Sunday school 9 30. Walther league Tuesday 7 45 p m. St Mark's Luther an church pastor Rev Carl L Manfred guest preacher church school 9 a m worship meeting the master face to face Luther league 6 30 p m Second Ave and Third St SW. Trinity Missouri Synod First Ave and Tenth St SW Rev P L Bornhoeft Lighted Lantern WMT 9 05 a m Sunday school 9 30 service 10 45 Thursday 7 45 junior Walther league.

Y.M.C J. F. Wipperman Bethany Missouri Synod First Avenue E. W. Waggazer Walther League First Third Street Tenth Street Paul Luther Miller Carl L Manfred St. Mark’s Lutheran Church Luther League St. Mark’s Second Avenue Trinity P. L. Born

Reverend Solomon Razook at J George Street SE

The Rev Solomon Razook is listed at 1202 Tenth street SE in connection with a local church directory entry.

J. George Tenth Street Rev Solomon Razook

Also Mentioned on This Page

Louis Karem Louisville Uch Samuel D. Dills Forks Wash Earl McFarland Dorothy Berrum Chippewa Falls Wis District of Columbia McFarland Dills Helen Stavrou Westover Field Boston Thomas Farrell Army Flyer Stavrou Jeanine DeWitt Los Angeles L. L. Chesney Atlantic Council of Churches Cedar Rapids Church Baptist Timothy Starr Jesus Christ Young People’s Training Union Presbyterian Central Park B Avenue Allan E. Schoff S. H. Aten C. FE Bever Park LaVerne Swanson Daniels Park Center Point Road F. A. Munneke Ministry of the Mountain Charles E. Finley Iowa State College Hus Memorial Ninth Avenue Z. F. Pauk Franklin Galloway Westminster Fellowship Olivet D. Keith Irwin Fred Samek Sinclair Memorial Twelfth Avenue Ralph B. Colton Westminster Bever and Andrew E. Kurth United Presbyterian Grande Avenue Sixteenth Street H. K. Galloway Robert Little Thomas N. Abodeely Church of the Brethren Fourth Avenue SE H. L. Ruthrauff Immaculate Conception John M. Molloy John Hemesath John E. Thornton St. Ludmila’s Twenty-first Avenue Frank Hruby St. Matthew’s Twenty-fourth Street J. D. Kearn St. Patrick’s St. Wenceslaus W. G. Hradecky Joseph Kissling Christian Christian Science Church OF Christ Episcopal Evangelical Lutheran
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