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Newspaper
Catholic Telegraph Register
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1953
Page
1
The Observer warns Ohio faces uneven wartime prosperity with coal counties hit by mine closures and job losses. Despite overall growth, Belmont Harrison and Jackson counties suffer declines amid rising inflation, shifting tax burdens, and school closures as displaced workers seek new opportunities away from the three-city core.
The fragment reflects on the victory of faith and the Christian call to belief without sight. It mentions Saint Pancras and the pope celebrating Mass on Low Sunday, noting Pancras’ martyrdom and the Octave of Easter prayers urging unity and living the Easter mystery.
Father Vincent Mooney first national director of Catholic Youth activities will speak at the Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Youth two day convention in Dayton April 18 and 19. He will address 200 plus delegates at a Saturday banquet at 6 30 p.m. Archbishop Alter will celebrate Pontifical Mass and preach Sunday at 8 30 in Sacred Heart church Monsignor Ansbury will give a welcome address Saturday at 1 p.m.
The Dayton Catholic Charities 1952 annual report shows 1 000 area residents aided through the Charities family service and children departments. 663 families received counseling and services while 561 children received various supports including 235 in boarding homes. The agency handled 70 adoption applications with 30 completed and aided 57 unmarried mothers and 126 aged persons.
Mr and Mrs Edward C Grever of Assumption Cincinnati celebrate 65 years of marriage with Mass at their parish arch April 1 officiated by Archdiocese leader William H Elder. The couple wed April 10 1888 at the Old Cathedral with Monsignor Charles Hickey among attendees. Their six living children are C Edward Grever Helen G Punc Thomas Hogan Jr Clarence G Ryan John H Frey and Richard J Learson. two children Anna Louise and Robert are deceased.
Nicola Di Girolamo, 30, head of Rome's CIP agency, predicts a major loss for Communism in Italy's forthcoming parliamentary vote. He notes social legislation under De Gasperi's government weakens Reds, while acknowledging continued strength of the Communist party. He is touring the U S with NATO leaders and visited Cincinnati to see his uncle at Mt. St. Joseph College.
The Cincinnati Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Men sends 12 delegates to the NCCM meeting in St. Louis for the weekend. Led by Robert L. Otto the delegation will join workshops on Catholic radio and television, civil action, and public relations at the Chase hotel.
In a nationwide Easter telecast from St. Monica's Cathedral the Archbishop called for a return to Christ in private life and public policy. He urged conscience to bind nations, urged replacing hatred with love and deceit with truth, and spoke of Easter as the Christian Passover with the Eucharist as the Manna of the New Testament.
Archbishop Karl J Alter lauds the DP resettlement program praising 135 748 Catholic displaced persons helped in four years as a major Catholic charity effort He notes 40 million homeless worldwide and urges government backed immigration reform and job creation to expand resettlement while stressing private aid is not enough.
Queen of Martyrs parish in Dayton announces a new basement church to seat 480, replacing a 250 seat temporary structure from 1948. Construction begins late this month with completion set for September, funded to raise parish debt to 272000 dollars.
Mother Mary Romana was elected Mother General of the Mt. St. Joseph Sisters. She had served as Vicar General since 1944 and became administrator after the death of Mary Zoe last December. New councilors include Sister Anne Hermine, Sister Maria Corona, Sister Rosarita, and Sister Elise, with Sister Cyril as the sole new board member. The group aligns with orders and schools in Detroit Bay City Cincinnati and Dayton.
The Archdiocesan Chancery estimates about one broken family for every 20 to 25 Catholic marriages in the county last year. Total applications for permission to divorce and special faculties reached 70, with 1,126 Catholic marriages. Mixed marriages appear more vulnerable, accounting for about 40 percent of cases reported.
St Rita's school in Dayton tied for first place among the nation's grammar schools in the American Heritage Foundation "register and vote" campaign. Ten schools and groups won top honors. the Omaha public school shared the first prize. Purcell High School in Cincinnati was cited among 200 institutions for outstanding achievements in the drive.
An America article by Robert F. Cissell highlights St. Mark's Cincinnati youth program as a key factor in changing marriage patterns. He cites parish data from 1929–1944 showing 370 marriages with 97 mixed, and 1945–1952 totals of 341 marriages with 53 mixed, reflecting a drop in mixed unions after program start in 1944.
A 5 year survey shows Catholic high schools reduce mixed marriages by about 13 percent. St Marks parish runs a youth program with Scouting, Markian Youth clubs, a bowling facility, athletics, a glee club and a parish clubroom for teens to foster wholesome social life while supporting priestly work. Parish leaders defend parish activities against critics, arguing innocent amusements aid spiritual goals and should not be left to secular venues.
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