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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1952
Page
3
St Marys located at 419 Green Street. The Rev J J Schoenfelder pastor and the Rev George E Snell assistant pastor. Sunday masses at 6 8 and 10 am. Weekday masses at 6 30 and 8 am at the church. Confessions Saturday eves of feast days and first Fridays.
St Mathias located at 211 West Eighth street with Rev J J Welsh pastor and Rev L J Bergthold assistant pastor. Sunday masses at 6 8 and 10 a m. Weekday masses 6 30 a m. Holy day masses 6 7 and 9 a m. First Friday masses at 6 and 7 a m. Confessions Saturday 2 to 8 p m and 7 to 8 p m.
Located at 412 East Seventh street Rev A W Simpson pastor. Sunday school 9 30 am Effie Brown superintendent. Worship service 11 am.
Located at 1133 Lucas street Sunday school at 10 a m with Howard Montgomery superintendent Morning worship at 11 featuring Rev. J D Brower of Keota Ia as speaker.
Rev. M. L. Van Wagenen announces all church services and church school sessions on Third and Chestnut streets are discontinued until September.
Gloria Dei Lutheran holds worship with Rev. August Aden, pastor, but no regular service will be held. Congregation advised to worship at a neighboring church. Union Sunday school at 10 a.m.
Rev August Aden pastor. Sunday school at 9 45 a m. No divine service at New Era. worship planned at neighboring church instead.
Pastor Luther A. Meyer leads worship on the eighth Sunday after Trinity with an 8 30 a m service time change. Sunday school follows at 9 30 a m. No weekday meetings scheduled.
The Rev. Ralph Johnson conducts Island Sunday school at 8 45 a m and worship at 9 45 a m. High Prairie offers Sunday school at 10 a m and worship at 11 a m. Musserville lists Sunday school at 9 a m worship at 1 p m with a fellowship hour at 7 30 p m.
Zion Lutheran on Sixth and Sycamore hosts Sunday school at 9 a.m. with Rev. Hartwig Harms as pastor. English service follows at 10 a.m., with Howard Stroble in charge.
Mr Carl Broderson reported driving an attacker from the home of Mr Franklin Rottano yesterday afternoon. Rottano says he was attacked at least three times in three days as a loose spring in his chair pinched him. Broderson moved the attacker to his business at 1029 Hershey Avenue and transformed the chair into an easy chair while noting We pad only furniture not prices.
Elder Fred Schultz district leader leads Friday youth meeting at 8 p.m. Saturday Bible study starts 9 30 a.m. Worship at 11 a.m with speaker M F Wiedemann. Sunday potluck supper at 6 30 p.m. at 1117 Orange street or 507 West Fifth street location noted.
The Rev. Freeman J. Schmitt is pastor at the Lincoln Boulevard and Jackson streets church. Worship at 10:30 a.m. features a Doris Swank and Vera Atkins duet and choir selections. Sermon by Ray Sissel. Baptist training unions at 6:30 p.m. Evening service at 7:30.
Calvary Baptist at 214 East Fourth Street lists services: prayer at 9 a.m. Sunday school at 9:20 a.m. worship at 10:30 a.m. Rev. Paul Williamson delivers the Lincoln Neb junior church follows at 11 a.m. Youth hour at 6:30 p.m. worship at 7:30 p.m. Sermon by Rev. Williamson and singspitation at 9 p.m.
Holy communion at 8 a.m. and at 10:45 a.m. sermon in the 10:45 service. Church school also at 10:45 a.m. located at 411 East Second Street with Rev. Richard M. Pieper as rector.
The Rev Relph L Fischer serves Providence Baptist near Foster IL. Adult class 10 a m Worship 11 a m Missionary offering and Lord's Supper Evening service 8 p m Midweek service Wednesday 8 p m.
Evangelical and Reformed located at 313 Sycamore Street with Donald F. Koelling as pastor and Eva Kriumer as organist. Church school at 9:30 a.m. Worship service at 10:45 a.m. Sermon titled Christians in Training.
Dr. Claude W. Cooper, minister, leads church activities at the corner of Iowa avenue and Fourth street with church school at 9 30 a m and worship at 10 45 a m at the First Presbyterian church. Sermon titled Our Main Business delivered by Dr. Cooper.
Reverend Clifford J. Wolfe leads worship at 11 a.m. with church school at 10 a.m. A Young Friends Quarterly Meeting convenes at Bloomington at 2 30 p m. A prayer meeting is held Wednesday at the homes of Lydia Hoag and Minnie Lake. The Saturday program on August 2 features the Bloomington Quarterly Meeting.
Grace Lutheran at Sixth Street and Iowa Avenue lists Rev M D Kilver as pastor Regina Welsch as parish worker. Sunday school meets at 9 30 a m worship at 10 30 a m Luther league at 6 30 p m and all rally chairmen are requested to be present.
The Muscatine Journal and local ministers present a sermon by Rev. M. D. Kilver urging forward movement on all church fronts. The sermon stresses extending ministry outward and inward, devotion, transmission of heritage, and active Christian education with listeners invited to participate as pupils, teachers, and supporters.
The Rev. J Arthur Eveland leads services at Mulberry avenue and Sixth street with prayer at 9 a.m. Church school at 9:30 a.m. Divine worship at 10:30 a.m. Sermon titled The Perfect Gift. Youth Fellowship at 6:30 p.m. Fontaine Coyner leads prayer at 7 p.m. Worship at 7:30 p.m. Sermon The Last Invitation.
The Christian Missionary Alliance church at 1107 Lincoln Boulevard announces Sunday school at 2 p.m. Worship follows at 3 p.m. Pastor Leonard Braley delivers the sermon titled A Good Beginning.
Fruitland Iowa notice for Leon ard Braley pastor. Evening service at 8 o clock with sermon Christ's Message for us Today. Wednesday prayer meeting. Friday Ladies prayer meeting at 7 30 p m. Vacation Bible school starts August 4 for two weeks from 9 to 12 each day inviting all children four years and older.
The Rev. A. R. Savicoli presides at 1501 Oregon Street with worship at 11 a.m. and a communion service. Junior Crusader and Cadet services follow at 6:30 p.m. Evangelist service is listed for 7:30 p.m.
At the First Baptist Church on the corner of Third and Cedar streets the schedule includes prayer at 9 a.m. Bible school at 9:30 a.m. worship at 10:40 a.m. The sermon titled Our Substitute is led by Rev. S. E. Anderson from the Northern Baptist Theological Seminary in Chicago with organ by Mrs. Marion Templeman and solo by Mrs. Richard Parish. Evening services include Crusader and Junior BYF at 6:30 p.m. prayer at 7 p.m. Gospel service at 7:30 p.m. with sermon Making Politicians Honest by Rev. Mr. Anderson.
Ned Gillum delivers sermon titled The Crisis at morning worship. Communion service follows as part of the day’s spiritual program at the church located on Fifth and Cedar streets. Local congregation welcomes attendees.
Divine services in Legion hall at 9 40 a m Sunday school at 10 40 a m The Women s group gathers at Mrs Carl Eller meier s home with Mrs Anton Toft as co hostess Mrs Louis Brei and Mrs L L Birkett lead the topic.
The Christian Science church at Sixth and Walnut hosts Sunday school at 9 30 a m services at 11 a m and a Wednesday evening service at 8 o clock A reading room is open Wednesday and Friday from 2 to 4 p m The August 3 lesson subject is Love with I John 4 8 as golden text II Timothy 1 7 and excerpts from Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy detailing divine all power and the path to the eternal house.
The Bloomington Friends church on First Friends Fifth and Sycamore streets hosts services led by Rev Guy Hunting. Church school at 9 40 a m led by Kenneth McCaffrey, worship at 11 a m with Rev Worthy Spring as speaker, young people's meeting at 2 30 p m, and evening worship at 8. There is a Thursday 8 p m prayer meeting.
The Church of Nazarene, located at 508 Sycamore Street, led by Minister E. T. Willis, announces services and activities. Sunday school at 9:45, worship at 11 with sermon Just by Chance, evening service at 7:45 with To Busy to Live Not Ready to Die, lay visitation Monday, youth meeting Tuesday 7:30, prayer meeting Wednesday.
Rev Roy E Kristianson leads Sunday school at 9 45 with Gasaway as superintendent lesson Esther Made Queen scripture Esther 2 5 8 15 18 worship at 10 45 sermon Holding Up Hands That Were Heavy prayer 7 pm orchestra 7 30 pm Evangelistic message Mercy In the Day of Judgment midweek prayer Wednesday 7 30 pm Thursday young people's C A service with Pulliam in charge
Numa V. Crowder will lead Bible school at 9:30 a.m. and assembly worship at 10:30 a.m. The sermon titled Gods Cure for Sin will follow. Evening worship at 7:30 p.m. features Elgin Phelps as speaker.
St Pauls Episcopal led by Rev H C Allan Jr lists Sunday services at 9:00 morning prayer and 10:00 coffee hour. A monthly congregational meeting is set for Tuesday at 7:30 PM featuring a buzz session.
Dr J M Kennedy pastor leads a union service at the Presbyterian Church at 10 45 a m with First Methodist sharing the building Dr Claude Cooper will preach on Our Main Business A vocal solo Hear Ye Israel from Elijah by Mrs Evelyn Sanders Vanek accompanies the program
The Rev A A Buntenbach leads Sunday school at 10 a m with an Evangelistic service at 7 30 p m Weekly question Who is the bridegroom Reading Matt 25 memory verse Matt 24 35 Sermon The Ten Virgins 7 30 p m Saturday prayer meeting 9 30 p m
The Rev. Ardeen H. Bauch will be installed as pastor of Grace and Trinity Evangelical and Reformed churches with services on Sunday August 3 at 8 p.m. Rev. Donald Koelling of Muscatine will be in charge. Morning services at Grace include worship 9:30 a.m. and church school 10:30 a.m. Trinity worship 10:45 a.m. Also listed are other Wilton church services for Sunday including Presbyterian Methodist Zion Lutheran St Marys Peace Sugar Creek with respective worship and Sunday school times. A Sunday school picnic is planned at Weed Park in Muscatine.
The Rev J Arthur Eveland pastor of First Evangelical United Brethren church will attend the sixth annual assembly of the Iowa Conference at Riverside park Cedar Falls Aug 5 A delegation of women from the church will join WSCS and Christian Service Guild sessions with Mrs Clara Luckhardt Miss Pearl Bitzer and Mrs Leo Trader representing local groups The delegation will travel to Cedar Falls Tuesday and return Saturday.
National Guardsmen can qualify for commissions and may gain eligibility for West Point through approved programs and service records. The policy outlines pathways for qualification and entry for trained personnel seeking officer ranks.
Muscatine post office reports July receipts of 16 225.62 the highest July total in the office’s history. Postmaster Albert S Barry cites an increase of 1 548 54 from July last year while mail pieces run numbered 231 186 compared with 237 060 in July 1951.
Announcement was made today at the Muscatine county Selective Service office for the new fiscal year. Included on the board are Joseph Maher chairman, Frank L. Foster and John G. Wiegand. Wiegand replaced B. J. Sywassink who resigned in March.
Two drivers reported a total of 300 dollars in damages after a minor collision in Muscatine at 3 20 p m. Lawrence Stanbrough of Hedrick and Wallace Larson of Des Moines each reported 150 dollars in damage after a third vehicle backed from a driveway and scraped Stanbroughs car. Larson could not stop in time and rear ended the first car. The third driver remained unidentified and did not file a report.
Texas Astronomical Society president E. M. Brewer on Thursday said flying saucers may be space ships from another planet. He cautioned that if life exists elsewhere it would be far more advanced yet likely to seek peaceful cohabitation.
Muscatine county Rural Young Peoples members JoAnn Brauns and Don Scott came back from Ames after a four day Iowa State College extension service leadership conference. About 40 delegates from across the state joined discussions on rural youth issues and toured the Boone Four H camp site. Brauns and Scott helped with Vesper service and Brauns spoke on The Values of Recreation. A conference report will be presented at the Muscatine county group's next meeting.
Conesville women led a basement cleanup campaign at the local Methodist church on Tuesday. Members of the Grace Evangelical and Reformed church women’s guild meet next Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Friendship room. The Conesville Women’s Service club will gather Tuesday at Mrs. Rae English’s home with Darlene Bennett Marie Stalkfleet and English on the refreshment committee. Rae Lewis Peterson returned to his base at Alexandria Louisiana with his wife and baby planning to join later after housing found. Mrs. Charles Shellabarger and Ella Walter attended the Blauer reunion and picnic at Weed park in Muscatine. The late Mrs. Mary Maxwell’s property has been sold to
Children ages one through 15 are invited to a free Daily Vacation Bible School conducted by the Salvation Army starting August 4 at 10 a.m. Capt. R. Stigie man will direct, with capable teachers. Activities include singing Bible stories flannelgraph stories handicraft recreation magic and movies. Enroll by calling the Salvation Army. session ends August 15 with a program and picnic.
Mr and Mrs Lyle Tompkins and Gaylord Coffin with daughter Gayle of Detroit are guests this week at the homes of his parents Mr and Mrs J F Coffin and his brother John Coffin in Gaylord Michigan.
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