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CATHOLIC SHELTER. Founded in 1929, the shelter house was sponsored by [[CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF DUBUQUE]] under the supervision of Father Duggan, the director of Catholic Charities in Dubuque. The shelter provided lodging and warm breakfasts for unemployed and homeless men free of charge without consideration of religious background. | CATHOLIC SHELTER. Founded in 1929, the shelter house was sponsored by [[CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF DUBUQUE]] under the supervision of Father Duggan, the director of Catholic Charities in Dubuque. The shelter provided lodging and warm breakfasts for unemployed and homeless men free of charge without consideration of religious background. | ||
From 1929 until October, 1932 a total of 20,000 nights of lodging were provided with the average number of 70 to 80 for the winter months and less during the summer. The shelter was formally a warehouse which Catholic Charities made habitable. It was heated, lighted, and equipped with spring cots, mattresses, and bedding. | |||
The 1939 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed 456 1/2 Iowa. | The 1939 '''Dubuque City Directory''' listed 456 1/2 Iowa. | ||
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CATHOLIC SHELTER. Founded in 1929, the shelter house was sponsored by CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF DUBUQUE under the supervision of Father Duggan, the director of Catholic Charities in Dubuque. The shelter provided lodging and warm breakfasts for unemployed and homeless men free of charge without consideration of religious background.
From 1929 until October, 1932 a total of 20,000 nights of lodging were provided with the average number of 70 to 80 for the winter months and less during the summer. The shelter was formally a warehouse which Catholic Charities made habitable. It was heated, lighted, and equipped with spring cots, mattresses, and bedding.
The 1939 Dubuque City Directory listed 456 1/2 Iowa.
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"Shelter Home Gives Lodgings to Over 20,000," Telegraph-Herald and Times-Journal, October 12, 1932, p. 12