1963 Cedar Rapids building boom for religious orders and commerce
A Cedar Rapids 1963 building program features a $2 million new Sisters of Mercy motherhouse on the Mt. Mercy campus to serve 200 people, a $1 million Howard Johnson restaurant and motel at highways 30 and 149, and multiple YMCA projects including a $180,000 remodel and a $145,000 Marion facility. Other plans include offices for Investors Life, an Impact Sales complex, Shorewood restaurant work, Kilborn Photo Paper expansion, Smulekoff store remodel, and an IH truck service center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sisters of Mercy
Cedar Rapids
Mt. Mercy College
Howard Johnson
Town House
Marion City
First Avenue
YMCA
Central Ymca
Marion Ymca
Ellis Branch Ymca
Hawkeye Downs
Investors Life Insurance Co
Collins Radio Co
Kilborn Photo Paper Co
First Avenue SE
Smulekoff
Third Avenue
First Street SE
International Har
Chamber
Hunter Airport
Caldwell
Midweek Lenten Services Across Local Churches
A compact list of midweek and Thursday Lent services across churches including Dairydale Baptist First Baptist St Johns St Michaels Salem Evangelical United Brethren First Lutheran Holy Redeemer Hope Lutheran St Andrew St Mark Trinity Zion Kenwood Park Methodist St Pauls Methodist Central Park Presbyterian Christ Church United Presbyterian Westminster Presbyterian with service times and themed reflections such as The Cross and Its Comforting Radiance and Judas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dairydale
First Baptist
St. John’s Episcopal
St. Michael’s Episcopal
Salem
Evangelical United Brethren
Taylor School
First Lutheran
Holy Redeemer Lutheran
Hope Lutheran
St. Andrew
Kenwood Park
St. Paul’s Methodist
WSCS
William H. Green
Charles City
Trinity Methodist
Central Park Presbyterian
Christ Church
United Presbyterian
Westminster Presbyterian
Industrial land ready for use as expansion resumes
The report notes over 600 acres of potential industrial land described as friendly for development. It mentions a new drainage ditch completed and hints at upcoming coverage of utilities, churches and homes.
No Evidence of Russian Sub Found by Pentagon
The Pentagon states there is no evidence of Russian submarine activity. Officials say no subs have been detected or confirmed in troubled waters, despite ongoing regional naval tensions and heightened maritime vigilance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Caldwell
Chamber of Commerce
Caldwell
Chicago
Washington
Pentagon
Defense department denies arms shipment reports from Cuba
The Defense Department sues to rebut reports circulating among Cuban refugee groups in Miami that a Russian submarine recently picked up crates of arms and launch equipment from a Cuban vessel and delivered them to other Latin American nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defense Department
Miami
Regs
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C. R
By Bruce Fishwild
Bohemian Savings and Loan Assn
Third Street
Iowa
Selene
Asy, Owen
3Rd Ave
Doors
West Cedar Rapids
Zenith
U.S
Medical Arts Surgical
2Nd Ave
DeWitt
de Witt
Bill Malloy
Malloy'’S Jewelry Store
Third Ave. SE
Joe & Cliff
1St Ave
Union Pharmacal CO
P. O. Box
Kansas City
Fabric
World Theater
Taffeta
The
Word Theater
Peoples Furniture
America
Philco
Philco Courier
Model
Ist
Henry M. Tobey
Bruce
E. L. Bruce Co
Memphis, Tenn
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