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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1959
Page
1
Vierion To Hot Springs. Fourteen members of the Industrial Arts club of Marion high school will leave Monday for Hot Springs Arkansas for a 10 day trip. Charles Piper the industrial arts instructor accompanies the group and they plan to cook outdoors and spend time boating and swimming.
The column lists multiple congregations led by pastors including Rev Charles Moore at First Baptist Rev Carlton Bradley at Grace Baptist Rev William H Blessington and Rev J D Pepper at St Joseph s Catholic and Rev Herbert G Kohl at Christian church Rev Howard Potter at Free Methodist Rev William E Biedermann at Lutheran Church of the Resurrection Rev Ralph E Baker and Rev E T Gough at Methodist Rev Jean P Hayter at Presbyterian and Rev Paul s Lutheran Mission noting service times Sunday school sermons and midweek gatherings.
Across the United States and abroad memorial services marked the 91st Memorial Day. President Eisenhower sent a wreath to Arlington and governors received white roses. Activities ranged from wreath laying at Pearl Harbor to Leis for World War II and Korean War dead in Honolulu and veteran ceremonies in Hyde Park. Soldier No. 73 of Unity NH and a World War I graveyard at Chateau-Thierry were remembered, with British observances and American services in London and St. Margaret’s.
Local religious listings show the Laff-A-Day area Synod with Rev. E L Brandt at Prairie Chapel Rev Maurice Frevert and United Seventh Day Brethren led by W Allen Bond at 2401 Third Ave. Services include Sunday schools at 9 or 9:15 a.m. divine worship at 8 and 10:30 a.m. and gospel services weekly evenings. Prayer meetings are on Fridays and Sabbath school on Saturdays with Bible study on Sundays.
A barn filled with baled hay on the Richard Strohman farm two miles northeast of Sigourney was destroyed by fire on Friday. A passing motorist discovered the blaze and reported it. the Strohmans were not at home. Sigourney Delta and Keota fire departments battled the fire for three hours. The cause remains undetermined.
Local newspaper wants to help readers locate services and items through its Want Ads. Notices cover jobs housing and miscellaneous needs with concise listings for community members.
In secret Geneva sessions, Andrei Gromyko refused to withdraw Soviet demands to remove Western troops from Berlin. Officials said progress was possible but core issues remain, as Herter, Lloyd, and Couve de Murville pressed for a path to a summit.
A cautious speaker warns that the hardest burden is watching someone liberals spend the money they owe, highlighting financial strain and distrust in creditor debtor relations.
The Russian freighter Ivan Moskvin arrived from Leningrad with 850 tons of crated exhibits for a Soviet Union exposition at the New York Coliseum from June 30 to August 10. A Geiger counter check was performed before docking, and two coast guardsmen will monitor the gang plank during the stay.
London AP reports Lord Rowallan 64, chief scout of the British commonwealth, chosen to govern Tasmania succeeding Sir Ronald Cross whose term has expired.
The Cuban education ministry announced the repeal of regulations that largely barred teachers from taking vacations abroad under the Batista regime. The move ends a long standing travel restriction and opens opportunities for Cuban educators to travel for study or leave.
Lost items include a female golden lab with leather collar offered reward. Also a Bulova watch and a child's glasses with various contact ads for rentals repairs and services from EM numbered listings and local businesses.
Mrs Dwight Eisenhower attended the Woodlawn spring flower show in Washington with a quick tour amid chatter that she is allergic to roses. She admired the displays lingered over miniature varieties and noted late blooming ramblers at Gettysburg farm while cutting the ribbon to open the exhibit.
Charles Laughton stars in The Hunchback of Notre Dame at the Lucky Star Theater. Showings are at 9 30 Saturday in Channel 9.
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