The theocrat. [volume], September 07, 1949, Image 1

About The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949

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Vol. 36 No. 36. Zion, Illinois, Wednesday, September 7, 1949 Single Copy. Three Cents
Watch For The First Edition
of the
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ZION - BEACH - WINTHROP HARBOR WADSWORTH RUSSELL NORTH PRAIRIE
Next Week!!!
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This Is The Final Issue of - -
‘Tfie ‘Tfieocrat
This is the final issue of THE
THEOCRAT, being Volume 36,
Number 36, under date of Sep
tember 7th, 1949.
The first issue of “ZION
BENTON NEWS” — which re
presents a merger of the two
local weekly papers, The Theo
crat and The Community News,
— will appear in the Zion
Benton area on Thursday, Sep
tember 15th, 1949.
The yearly subscription rate
for the new paper will remain
the same, namely $1.50 annu
ally, as that of its predecessors.
Current subscriptions to The
Theocrat and the Community
News will be transferred to the
Zion-Benton News and will
continue to run until their ex
piration or renewal.
The Theocrat has been ap
pearing weekly on Wednes
days in Zion for the last 36
years, sponsored by the Chris
tian Catholic Church. In addi
tion to the Church announce
ments, there has been present
ed the Bible School Lessons
prepared by Overseer Anton
Darms, usually a sermon or in
stallment thereof, missionary
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COMMUNITY NEWS
This is the final issue of
COMMUNITY NEWS, which
next week will be merged with
THE THEOCRAT. The new
paper will be known as the
ZION-BENTON NEWS and
will be published by A. L. Bick
et, who also will be managing
editor.
The history of the COM
MUNITY NEWS may be traced
back to the dark depression
days of 1930 when it came into
being as a tiny 12-page tabloid
weekly on Friday, April 25 of
that year. It was first known
as the Benton Advertiser, pri
marily an advertising medium,
and operated under that name
until 1931, when it was enlarg
ed and adopted its present
name.
During the course of its 19
year history, the COMMUNI
TY NEWS has endeavored to
give an unbiased report of cur
rent events in the Zion-Benton
area with regular circulation
being extended to all the out
lying districts of the communi
ty, including Zion, Beach, Win
throp Harbor, Wadsworth, Rus
sell and North Prairie.
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ZION FIRMS AND
PROFESSIONAL MEN
CARL E. GORDON
The Philco Service Man
Carl Gordon opened his mod
ern radio Service and Sales
store on September 1st, 1946,
in his newly erected and spec
ially laid-out store at 2415 Gal
RETURNS HOME
Evangelist Charles L. Kess
ler returned home last Friday
i afternoon by plane from Eng
land, having left there Thurs
day, reaching New York Fri
day noon, and home Friday
p. m. He spent six weeks over
there visiting with church mem
bers.
ZION CHAMBER TO MEET
On the second Tuesday of
the month, September 13th, the
Zion Chamber of Commerce
will hold its first fall dinner
meeting in Zion Hotel — Gold
Room at 6:30 p. m. The pro
gram chairman has prepared
a very interesting program to
start the fall campaign. Plan
now to attend.
ilee Avenue, Zion’s new West
side business street.
Gordon specializes in Philco
radio servicing, which radio is
one of the most well-known on
the market. In his store he sells
Stewart Warner Radio and Tel
evision sets and is also equip
ped and has the experience to
service any radio, radar or tel
evision set on the market. Be
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COME AND WORSHIP
in
ZION AUDITORIUM
Services
Bible School 9:30 a.m.
Worship Service 11:00 a.m.
I , F\ Address by
LOrfl S l/Cty Evangelist Charles L. Kessler
J Entire Service Broadcast over
Station WCBD 820 k.c.
, Youth Fellowship 7:45 p.m.
Zion Chapel
Divine Healing
Meeting 2:80 p.m.
Wednesdays ZION> CHAPEL
▼▼ villlCOild. j o Midweek Prayer
Meeting 7:45 p.m.
ZION CHAPEL
“Christ Is All and In All”
All Welcome. All Seat* Free.
Freewill Offerings Only Received.
The Theme of Zion’s 49th Annual Convocation
“Living and Walking
In The Spirit”
-—Galatians 5:25
ZION EXCHANGE CLUB ERECTS STREET MARKERS
Edward G. Loehrke, designer who made the forms for the
new street markers, with Edmund Van Dien and James B. Rooks,
co-chairman of the project; also Past President James Hotham,
at installation of first marker at Sheridan Road and 30th Street.
See plat of Zion and street names on pages 6 and 7. The story
planned for this issue will appear with this picture next week.
Chicago Tribune Photo by Exchangite Ford Wilson.
NEWS FROM ENGLAND
Copy of Letter Received
By Miss Ellen M. Lloyd
From Iris Peto Laytham.
10 Northbrook Rd.,
Lewisham,
London S. E. 13,
England.
My Dear Aunt:
Peace to thee!
I feel ashamed not having
written you recently. You will
understand we have been busy:
time passes so quickly and I
was in Lancashire for one
week. I left Marion there. I
miss her a lot. Mother will go
and fetch her after Charles re
turns; it’s the first time she has
been away from me for so long.
We are greatly enjoying hav
ing Charles with us. I think he,
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