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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1935
Page
17
A dense listing of church services across Cedar Rapids and surrounding streets, detailing congregations, pastors, service times, Sunday schools, sermons, and midweek meetings. Includes Immaculate Conception, First Church of Christ Scientist, Calvary, St Patrick's, and more with event notes and addresses.
The Rex Galen T Lehman portor Bible school lists morning worship at 11 and evening services at 630 and 730 with a sermon titled Making Christian Living to Privilege. Midweek service is Wednesday at 730 pm.
A fragment lists 214 Seenth street SW bible ad 1930 am Communion to 1140 am preaching 730 ha vy John Rhoades of Nevada Mu.
Fragmented notice lists multiple churches in Washington area. Mentions Invenut at Eighth Street NW Ve Rey RooN Cooldge pastor Sunday morning united services 45 to 1 30 Sermer 10 oclock. Also notes Congregational Purst Washington bore eye Seventeenth Street SFO and Grace Church of Our Lady of Grace A avenue Sixth Street NE with Masses and feasts. St Johns Nineteenth Street at Park Avenue SE shows rector Rev Charles Edwards and schedule 8 am holy communion 10 am prayer and sermon 11 am service.
A dense listing of Lutheran and Methodist congregations with service times sermons and league meetings. Includes Trinity Mussouri English and German services, Bethany and St James, Epworth leagues, Sunday schools, and planned rallies with dates and venues across parks and avenues.
The Rev J F Uhlenhopp pastor presides over church school at 0 45. Morning worship at 11. The regular choir resumes under J F Cowden. Sermon What Are You Looking For by Dr Uhlenhopp. Christian Endeavor at 6 30 subject Defeating Discouragement.
At First Third Avenue and Second Street SW the Rev W Greer Mc Crory leads Bible school at 9 45 a.m and morning worship at 11 with the sermon Accomplishing Things. An at Home for Aged Women service is at 3 p.m and Ev ening worship at 7 30 with The Man Who Was Never Born. A reception for new members follows Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. at the church. On Grande Avenue and Sixteenth Street SE the Rev Samuel M Morrow conducts Bible school at 9 45 a.m and public worship at 11 with The Hands of Jesus Christ. Prayer meeting is Wednesday at 7 30 p.m.
At 428 Fourth Avenue SE the Unity Center celebrates its tenth anniversary with services at the Roosevelt hotel. Reverend Goldie C. Richardson leads morning service at 11 with the sermon An Idea and Its Growth. Luncheon follows at 12 30 and an afternoon meeting includes Waterloo Moline Clinton Independence and Muscatine centers. Marie Handley of Unity School Kansas City speaks at 8 p.m. on Unity and Its Teaching.
Representatives from Cedar Rapids Unity Center branches in Waterloo and Moline Ill attend the eleventh anniversary at Roosevelt hotel 728 Fourth Avenue SE Cedar Rapids services begin 11 am with "An Idea and Its Growth" by Rev Goldie C Richardson and end with a 2 pm out of town conference and 12:30 luncheon. Miss Marie Handley will speak at 8 pm on Unity teaching. Public invited.
The Rev Harold E Mayo and family have returned from vacation. He will preach at Trinity Methods Church tomorrow morning on Preserving the Precious. Clifford Burr and Lester Thompson provide organ music. Sunday school begins at 10 and worship at 10 50 with a 7 30 sermon on Italy and Ethiopia.
The WPA outlines a $220000 package to reroute the Lincoln highway and build a viaducts across North Western Milwaukee and Cedar Rapids Iowa City tracks. It calls for about 100 workers with labor costs totaling $60 000 for Cedar Rapids Mount Vernon Mount Vernon Mount Vernon areas and splits funds for Rock Island Milwaukee North Western Illinois Central Cedar Rapids Marion and Cedar Rapids Iowa City lines. The plan also covers three miles of paving and a roadside beautification program funded from federal road funds.
The city plan commission endorsed an open letter to the council urging adoption of A. J. Hammond’s grading plan for Fourth Street. The plan elevates tracks and lowers street levels, with prior approval by the commission as of 1926. The Belmont Park final plat was also approved.
An influx of seventy new civil cases filled the district court docket before the Friday 5 p.m. deadline. J J Gregory seeks 9652 dollars for injuries from a crash at Bover avenue and Eighteenth street SE on July 6. Emily Hermanek sues William F Kepler and Margaret Kepler for 5314.07 dollars after a Third avenue and Third street SE collision on April 16. Milton Hickey seeks 5000 dollars against Harry Lagerquist and the Witwer Grocer Co for injuries and car damage from a July 4 crash at K avenue and Elmhurst drive NE, with Witwer listed as employer.
Calvary Baptist Church on Fifth Avenue at Sixth Street will host a Sunday school rally day at 11 a.m. Superintendent E. E. McDaniel will oversee with Rev. Richard V. Clearwater delivering the sermon. The program features hymns, recitations, and musical selections led by Madison, Haus, and Generidge, with announcements and offerings.
President Roosevelt named Stewart McDonald of St. Louis Missouri to succeed James A Moffett as federal housing administrator He had been acting head of the F H A since early summer taking charge when Moffett and his wife began a world cruise McDonald was recommended for the post by Moffett himself
The plan funds 231.17 miles of Iowa roads with grade and bridge work. It lists 106.1 miles of grade and bridge, 89.1 miles paving, 28.07 miles graveling, and 7.9 miles bituminous work. Large projects include Des Moines 14th Street separation and Cedar Rapids grade separations among many rail line crossings.
Members of the Manchester Legion post who attended the state convention at Waterloo returned with the Daniel F Steck trophy. The award honors the post in communities of 3000 to 4000 for attaining the greatest comparative membership increase for the preceding year.
John Thompson, 19, of Holy Cross, received a sixty day jail term in Delaware district court for driving while intoxicated by Judge A B Lovejoy. Dale Wilson, held on desertion and non support charges, was sentenced to six months in county jail with the sentence deferred a few days to gauge actions toward family support.
About 200 women attended the First Presbyterian church women's missionary society gathering Friday afternoon. Mrs. D. Kirkland West M D of Weishien station China spoke about hospital life and daily cases she handles, with members from city Presbyterian societies present. Mrs. Robert Little introduced the speaker.
Mr and Mrs M F Cox of 1812 Washington avenue SE returned Friday from Des Moines where they spent a week visiting their son H H Cox and his family.
Mr and Mrs E L Morrison of Santa Ana California former residents of this city and Lisbon arrive for a one month visit with relatives and friends Their return is the first since they left twenty seven years ago Morrison now runs an orange ranch near Santa Ana He and Mrs Morrison were reared here and graduated from Goodrich Business College They stay at Hotel Montrose and Mrs Morrison is sister and aunt to local residents.
Mrs Caroline Miller and Mrs Rowena Myers met for the first time in thirty five years during a dinner hosted by John H Miller and Ruth R Miller in Washington. Also visiting was Miss Mary Faas and Edward Miller attended with relatives and friends.
The T P A Auxiliary met at Mrs M L Kirkman’s home with Mrs Guy Hershey assisting. A picnic luncheon followed a brief business session. Bridge at three tables awarded prizes to Mrs Henry Kling Mrs William Chadima and Mrs F S Zanka. Next gathering set at Mrs Ottsen’s home with Mrs Zanka assisting.
Cedar Rapids lodge No 141 Odd Fellows joins Home and Cedar Rebekah lodges for a full day Sunday at Daniels Park. Members should bring a covered dish and sandwiches. coffee and ice cream provided. Afternoon games with prizes featured.
Mr and Mrs Philip M Kuback and Mrs C E Ferris of Minneapolis returned after a 4600 mile motor trip through the Black Hills Yellowstone Park Salt Lake City Denver and Colorado Springs They were gone two and a half weeks Mrs Queene V Hornibrook of Chicago accompanied them.
The first fall meeting of the Ann chapter of the W. W. G. of the First Baptist church was held at the home of Mrs. R. J. Judson. Officers elected for the coming year are Marlon Jeppesen president, Eloise Heath secretary, and Virginia Clapp treasurer. Refreshments were served. Rose Marie Doty was a visitor.
The Smyth family held its twenty second annual reunion at Ellis Park on Monday with forty one attendees. Officers for 1936 include Mrs Elizabeth Oliver president Margaret E Smyth secretary treasurer and James Smyth Lloyd Oliver and Delbert L Smyth on the ground committee.
Mr and Mrs T Hugh De Wees and family returned from southern California where they spent six weeks. They were honored at several events in Pasadena, their former home, during the visit.
Mrs. Gilbert Martin was chosen president of the American Legion Auxiliary to Hanford post No. 3 at a Friday Memorial building meeting. Other officers include vice president Mrs. Harry Gunderson secretary Mrs. John Kadlee Jr treasurer Mrs. John Stodola chaplain Mrs. Clare Nichols historian Mrs. Edwin Lundquist and sergeant at arms Mrs. Vincent Kofron.
Mrs. Joe E Brown of 1027 Third Street SE entertained Wednesday evening for her daughter Mrs Wendl Vizal nee Helen Brown on the eve of her marriage. Cards were played and refreshments served with prizes to Mrs Ivy Frost and Mrs Carl Spicher among the guests.
Malta chapter No. 415 C. E. S. will hold a stated meeting tonight at 8 o clock at the Masonic hall.
Mrs. Warren Hansen of 201 Twentieth Street NE returns from a three week trip visiting her parents in North Hollywood and also staying in Los Angeles and Santa Ana.
Jerry and Rosemary Shea return to 924 A Avenue NW after a vacation with Mr Irvin Ebright of Holrook.
Mrs Howard K Smith of 206 Twenty sixth Street SE returned early in the week from Schenectady New York where she visited her son.
A Sinclair oil station at 2736 Mount Vernon avenue SE reported a breakin after a window was found broken. The station attendant admitted he forced entry after losing his keys, explaining he broke the window Thursday morning to enter the premises.
Sunday school sessions return at First Presbyterian Church with Ira Carruthers in charge. All classes will be in session and open to all. Dr. Robert Little will lead the 11 a.m. worship and the Lord’s Supper will be celebrated.
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