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The Globe Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Monday, June 01, 1953, Section 8
TEMPLES OF WORSHIP
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TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE: Some of the language contained in
these news articles are not considered to be politically correct by today's standards.
They have, however, been transcribed as they appreared in 1953.
Churches pictured above:
Top Row, L-R: 1. our Savior's Lutheran, 2. First Methodist, 3. St. James
Lutheran
2nd Row: 4. Trinity Lutheran, 5. Bethlehem Lutheran
3rd Row: 6. Holy Family Catholic, 7. Central Lutheran
Bottom: 8. Hellenic OrthodoxThese eight churches are the new churches built in Mason City the past five years.
These new building with additions and improvements added by other churches, notably the Wesley Methodist, which doubled
the size of its sanctuary, and the First Christian, which renovated the interior, brings the total expenditure for places
of worship considerable above the $3 million mark. This section of the Centennial issue is devoted to presenting the
dramatic story of this church construction that climaxed a century of religious life in the community, as well as the
story of other churches built in earlier periods.
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TEMPLES of WORSHIP
INDEX of ARTICLES
| | $40,000 in Interest - Church Clears Wartime Debt, Page 2
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH ~ SURNAMES: Halson, Williams |
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| | Holy Family Builds Beautiful Church, Pages 4 & 10
HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC CHURCH ~ SURNAMES: Boomhower, Breen, Corcoran, Fitzpatrick, Kepler, McGuire,
Murphy, Reed, Rohlman, Sullivan |
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| | Open Bible Church Page 4
FIRST CHURCH OF THE OPEN BIBLE ~ SURNAME: Crouch |
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| | St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Page 5
SURNAMES: Arguitt, Carolan, Malone, Reicks |
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| | District Office of Lutherans Here, Page 6
SOUTH CENTRAL DISTRICT of EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH; TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH ~ SURNAMES: Aasgaard, Field,
Fritschel, Gustafson, Johnson, Jordahl, Larsen, Nelson, Preus, Rogness | |
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| | Mercy Hospital Built in 1915, Page 6
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| | Immanuel Lutheran Was Built in 1923, Page 6
SURNAMES: Anderson, Bergeson, Conrad, Elmquist, Erholm, Newman, Peterson |
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| | Adas Israel Synagogue, Pages 6 & 10
SURNAME: Rothstein |
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| | Lutheran Churches, Page 7
CENTRAL LUTHERAN, IMMANUEL LUTHERAN, OUR SAVIOR'S LUTHERAN, ST. JAMES LUTHERAN, TRINITY LUTHERAN ~
SURNAMES: Biedermann, Enderson, Harrisville, Jordahl, Lee, Peterson |
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| | First Methodist Has Colonial Design, Page 8
SURNAMES: Freeman, Gustafson, Ives, McMillin, Way | |
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| Depression Delayed First Church Here, Page 8
1st METHODIST CHURCH ~ SURNAMES: Adams, Brentner, Decker, Huntley, Long, McMillin, Parker, Randall, Taylor, |
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| | St. John's Baptist Church, Page 8
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| | Alliance Gospel Tabernacle, Page 8
SURNAME: Sprole |
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| | New Methodist Church on Historic School Site, Page 9
1st METHODIST CHURCH ~ SURNAMES: Bond, Boyd, Brandenburg, Chafin, Church, Currie, Emsley, Gracey, Hughes, Lair, Lawler, Markley, Maxell, Melzer, Page, Pennington, Skarlis, Stockman, Sturgis |
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| | First St. Joseph's Church, Page 9
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| | St. James in New Church, Page 9
ST. JAMES LUTHERAN CHURCH ~ SURNAMES: Biedermann, Christiansen, Darnauer, Mall |
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| | First Covenant Church, Page 9
SURNAMES: Ashley, Carlson, Christiansen, Clemens, Murray, Olson, Peterson, Pietrzyk, Ulner |
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| | Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Page 9
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| | First Christian Church, Page 9
SURNAME: Williams |
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| | YW Pioneered in Community Enterprises, Page 10
SURNAMES: Adams, Albert, Balz, Blythe, Crabb, Damon, Decker, Dickinson, Elsham, Gilman, Hanford, Hanlon, Hathorn, Holman, Howard, Marty, Maudsley, McNider, Melson, O'Connor, Patton, Rohr, Smith, Stanbery, Steinberg, Storer, Van Ness, Way, Wilcox |
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| | Central Lutheran Church, Page 10
SURNAME: Lee |
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| 1st Congregational Church, Pages 10 & 13
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| | Wesley Doubles Size of Sanctuary, Page 11
WESLEY METHODIST CHURCH ~ SURNAMES: Clark, Peterson, Thomas |
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| | Olivet Methodist Started in 1913, Page 11
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| | Was Chaplain and Surgeon in Civil War, Page 11
SURNAME: Estabrook |
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| | St. John's Episcopal Parish, Page 11
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| | Union Memorial Methodist Church, Page 11
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| | The Assembly of God Church, Pages 11 & 14
SURNAME: Ullestad |
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| | Hellenic Orthodox Church, Pages 11 & 14
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| | Bethlehem Lutheran Church Dedicated, Page 11
SURNAMES: Eberhardt, Groh, Heimbuch, Hill, Hinz, Lutz, Musgjerd, Sueflow |
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| | Free Methodist Church, Pages 11& 15
SURNAMES: Russell, Taylor, Winger |
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| | 30 Years of People Helping People Through Your Community Chest, Page 12
Boy Scouts, Family Service Inc., Girl Scouts, Public Health Nursing Association, Salvation Army, USO, YMCA, YWCA |
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| Salvation Army Citadel, Page 13
SURNAMES: Norris, Pauley, Tieman, Von Busch, Way, Zeigler |
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| Church of Christ, Page 13
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| | Christian Science Church, Page 13
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| | Radio Chapel, Page 13
SURNAMES: Sentman, Waltrip |
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| | Zion Methodist Church Among Early Groups Here, Page 13
SURNAME: Hilmer |
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| | First St. Joseph's Catholic Church Built in Pioneer Days, Page 13
SURNAMES: Burns, Collins, Cronan, Cross, Cruden, Dougherty, Dwan, Eagan, Farrell, Feely, Gallagher, Glass, Griffin, Kelly, Landers, Mackey, McKenna, McMorrow, O'Riley, Percell, Powers, Solin, Usher |
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| | 1st Baptist Church, Pages 13 & 14
SURNAME: Fredmund |
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| | Knights of Columbus, Pages 10 & 14
SURNAMES: Collins, Connor, Determan, Durken, Harrer, Hebel, Kearney, Pritchard |
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| | Bethel Baptist Church, Page 14
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| | 1st Presbyterian Church, Page 14
SURNAMES: Crozier, Dierking |
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| | Church of God in Christ, Page 14
SURNAME: Cottman |
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| | Centennial Mass, Page 15
SURNAMES: Green, Sheehy |
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| | Church Work Was Started Here in 1855, Page 15
1st CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH ~ SURNAMES: Adams, Bennett, Blakeslee, Dibble, Gardner, Gilbert, Greene, Florence, Huntley, Knodel, La Due, Mason, McMillin, Moulton, Temple, Tenney, Van Patter |
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| | Nazarene Church Organized in 1929, Page 15
SURNAME: Bartholmen/Bartholmew, Davis, Dimbath, DeVoll, Edgington, Enoch, Pritzaln, Headrick, Kaldenberg, Kindred, Leonard, Logue, Madden, Pace, Raizes, Scobee, Shadowens, Shipley, Soule, Wiggins, Wyborney |
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| | Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Page 15
SURNAME: Dobbe |
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| | Bulletin Board Honors Servicemen, Page 15
GRACE EVANGELICAL CHURCH ~ SURNAMES: Driskel, Sprau |
Photographs courtesy of Globe-Gazette unless otherwise noted
Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, December of 2014 & January of 2015
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