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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 21, 1940

Page

7

Cedar Rapids Pool Bond Plan Backed by Trustees

Cedar Rapids trustees of the pool fund announce policy on the $53,000 bond issue for a first class modern swimming pool. They note $8,000 already in hand and pledge to release funds only when plans meet sanitation, engineering, and public protection standards.

Cedar Rapids Young Men's Bureau Harold J. Rowe H R Trewin P F Keehn Leo J Duster Dr Fred Cear Rapids Young Mens Bureau Chamber of Commerce

Candlelight Service At First Evangelical Church

The First Evangelical Church at First Avenue and Third Street W will hold a candlelight communion service Thursday at 7 30 pm Dr Edgar S Faust of Kalamazoo Mich will be the Holy Week speaker and the choir will be directed by Mrs A C Topinka with Mrs L A Talbott as accompanist The service is Maundy Thursday with the subject There they crucified him per Hurtt

First Evangelical First Avenue Third Street Pan Edgar S Faust Kalamazoo Wich Mre A C Topinka L. A Talbott Faust Alwin Hurtt

Violinist to present a communion meditation evening

The program will feature a violinist performing a communion meditation. The Good Friday service theme is The Momentous Vigil. Mrs. Topinka is scheduled to sing It Walked Today Where Jesus Walked.

Topinka Jesus

Kite Flying Contest Sponsored by Playground Commission

The Playground and Recreation Commissions sponsor a Saturday kite contest for boys at 10 am in Ellis Park if weather allows, with a rain date of March 30. About 200 boys are making kites at local churches and the YMCA. Prizes include ribbons for top craft categories and a grand champion plaque. Contests cover various kite designs and events open to all kites.

Playground Ellis Park YMCA Community House First Presbyterian St. Paul's

City Briefs and Notices Dotted With Local Events

The Cedar Rapids Small Stock association meets Fuay at 8 pm in the YMCA room 2 for its regular business. Live Easter Bunnies advertised in Want Ads classification 30. Townsend club No 2 meets Odd Fellows hall 109 Second Ave SE Friday 7:30 pm followed by dance at 8:45 with free theater tickets. Easter services at Central Park Presbyterian Church 730 pm with address by Dr David I Berger. Fleagle affair involves a misaddressed auto incident and a former wife. John W Barry photographs featured in Better Homes and Gardens. Katharyn’s cookie photos in April issue. Twin Swings art in March issue. Tre Ore Good Friday service at Immaculate Conception church noon to 3 pm led by Rev Francis J Conlon. choir members to sing Seven Last Words by Dubois and Gounod.

Townsend Club No Odd Fellows Hall Second Avenue SE Townsend Club Better Homes and Gardens Magazine John W Barry Fhve Katharyn Immaculate Conception Church Francis J . Conlon Massachusetts Immaculate Conception Choir Jeanne Westinghouse Rose Marie Williams Otto Thoennes Richard Riles Wall Dubois Gounod Agios

Refusal to Intervene in Behalf of Cited Paper

In St Louis the Missouri Press Association and the St Louis Newspaper Guild were denied permission to intervene in contempt of court proceedings before Circuit Judge Thomas J. Rowe. The Post Dispatch and three staff members faced censure over editorials and a cartoon criticizing dismissal in an extortion case.

ST Louis (Ap Missouri Press Association St Louis Newspaper Guild St Louis Post- Dispatch Thomas J. Rowe Judge Rowe

Theos Adoramus Te and Stabat Mater at First Lutheran Church

Holy Communion will be administered at First Lutheran Church corner Third Avenue and Tenth Street SE. Pastor Henry Scherer preaches the concluding sermon in a series “Who Crucified Jesus” with tonight’s theme Herod From Peevishness. The choir sings Stainer’s Grieve Not The Holy Spirit and a girls’ quartet performs The Lord’s Prayer.

First Lutheran Church Third Avenue Tenth Street Henry Scherer Jesus Herod Stainer

Postponed Rope Skipping Tests For Girls Planned Today

The playground and recreation commission postpones today’s rope skipping tests for girls to Friday at 1 am. Tests conducted by women playground directors at Fillmore School Rita Ferreter Van Buren School Martha Hubbard Johnson School Ruth Zieke and Polk School Charlotte Hubbard.

Playground and Recreation Commission Fillmore Rita Ferreter van Buren Martha Hubbard Johnson Ruth Zieke Polk Charlotte Hubbard

Wholesalers to Attend Cedar Rapids Chamber Dinner

All wholesalers and distributors in the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce will be guests of the wholesalers committee at a dinner Monday at 6 30 pm at the Chamber. The meeting has been called by Luman Jones, chairman of the wholesalers.

Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce Chamber of Commerce Iman Jones

Hutchinson Ice Cream holds annual meeting in Cedar Rapids

Managers and salesmen from eighteen Hutchinson Ice Cream branches gathered in Cedar Rapids at the Roosevelt hotel for the annual company meeting. A J Murray, president and general manager, presided as the program for the coming year was outlined.

Hutchinson Ice Cream Company Cedar Rapids Roosevelt Hotel A J Murray

Dewey to Attend Iowa GOP Meeting in Marshalltown

Thomas E Dewey accepted an invitation to speak at an Iowa Republican gathering in Marshalltown on April 30. The event is sponsored by the Iowa Young Republicans and the Women’s Republican clubs. Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms wired the response to Dewey.

Des Moines INS Thomas E Dewey Marshalltown Iowa Young Republicans Club Women’s Republican Club Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms Dewey

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