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Dedication of the Folk House in Bezbrudy

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Dedication of the Folk House in Bezbrudy

The text, accompanied by a photograph, captures the consecration of the new People's House in the village of Bezbrudy in the Zlotyczow District. The dedication ceremony of the new building is described in detail (Source: "Wschód", Lviv 1939, no. 131, p. 6, after: Jagiellonian Digital Library).

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Consecration of the People's House in Bezbrudy.

The day of the National Holiday coincided on the territory of the municipality of Z uroczy with this consecration and commissioning of the folk house in Bezbrudy in the district of Zlorzow.

The festivities were attended by representatives of the state authorities in the person of the Września deputy mayor of the municipality, Mr Andrzej Witos, and the Army in the person of Lt. Col. Stanislaw Dabic and Maj. Stanislaw Deduchowski, Schools in the organisation of all the municipalities with the participation of a horse-drawn band In beautiful national costumes, the ceremony began with a service where the sermon was preached by Lt. Col. Otto Kristen.

After the service, a procession was formed which proceeded to Bezbrud. On the triumphal route, the chairman of the T. S. Ł. Bezbrudy circle and the chairman of the committee to build the people's house, Mr Bronisław, welcomed the representative of the army, after which a girl made a beautiful poem and handed him a bunch of flowers. The dedication of the people's house was performed by Rev. Wojciech Sczaniecki, followed by a speech by Mr Andrzej Podolak from Bezbrudy, Mr Inspector Byra, Col. Dąbek.

After the speeches and enthusiastic cheers raised by the assembled in honour of Mr President of the Republic of Poland, Marshal Rydz-Śmigły and the Army. Mr Vice-Mayor awarded the Silver Cross of Merit to the head of the school, Mr Władysław Nałódka, the parade was received with Mr Vice-Mayor by Colonel Dębek and representatives of the local authorities and the execution was accompanied by the local orchestra.

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1939

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30.06.2025

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27.08.2025
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A black and white photograph shows a priest in a white robe at the dedication ceremony of the new People's House in Bezbrudy, surrounded by a crowd. The image is part of a newspaper article from 1939.

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