Dedication of Lightnings Aids Aviators in WWII
In the Southwest Pacific on August 15 1943 Chaplain Cornelius Waldo dedicated the Lightnings to the Blessed Mother before their first combat mission. The unit earned credit for over 500 Japanese planes. Waldo a captain and qualified pilot flew mercy missions and later served with Fifth Fighter Command and Far East air force service command. He was ordained in May 1932 and is the son of Mr and Mrs George K Waldo of Indianapolis.
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Southwest Pacific
Regina Coeli
Waldo
Father Waldo
Fifth
Fighter Command
Far East Air Force Service Command
Brisbane
Australia
Netherlands
St. Meinrad
George K. Waldo
Indianapolis
Program Drawn Up for Social Welfare Group
The Montreal Council on Christian Social Order issued a manifesto on Human Relations in Industry and Commerce with a four point program. It calls for recognition of collective bargaining, full partnership of labor with capital, responsibility of both sides to the public, and participation of regions with capital. It also urges a decent standard of living for families, universal social security to cover contingencies, and an effort by individuals and industries to support welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Indus
Insect Scholar Borgmeier Sees U S As Entomology Leader
Rev Thomas Borgmeier C F M, expert on insects, praises the United States as the world’s most advanced center of entomological study and a hub of research and teaching. He outlines plans for a Pan American Entomological society and notes Catholic publishing interest for broader South American reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Petropolis
Thomas Borgmeier C.F.M
United States
Father Borgmeier
Brazil
Theatholic Press
South America
Graduation Exercises at St Elizabeth's Hospital School of Nursing
May 27 marked the commencement of St Elizabeth's hospital school of nursing with a High Mass by Rev Isadore Stadtherr C.PP.S. Diplomas were awarded at the National Cash Register auditorium. Jay W. Holmes chaired the ceremony while Dr H H J Williams delivered the principal address. The Wilbur Wright High School choir accompanied by Robert Kline provided music.
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Wilbur Wright School
Dayton
H. H. J.liams
Wilbur Right High School
Robert Kline
Priest Wins Canadian Award for Literature
Kin Ontario Reverend F A Savard of Laval University Quebec receives the Lorne Pierce medal from the Royal Society of Canada for imaginative and critical literature. His works include the novel Menaud Maitre-Draveur and the essay collection L Abattis.
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F. A. Savard
Laval University
Quebec
Lorne Pierce
Royal Society of Canada
Abbe Savard
Menaud Maitre-Draveur
L’abattis
Near East Missions Leadership Names and Roles
The document lists church officials including Most Rev. Francis J. Spellman D D President Rev Thomas J McMahon and Rev Andrew H Rogosh in roles as National and Assistant Secretaries. It outlines their connections to the Near East missions and church administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis J. Spellman
D.D
Thomas J. McMahon
T.D
Andrew H. Rogosh
T.L
Birthday Feast of St Basil Marks Don Bosco of Near East
Birthday June 14 honors St Basil the patron of BASILIANS and the School Club. Members donate a dollar monthly and seek intercession. The text notes a near East school project costing five hundred dollars to build.
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St. Basil
Don Bosco
Near East
The
Basilians
Corfu Devastation Prompt Catholic Aid Plea
The island of Corfu in Greece was nearly destroyed by German mines during a recent visit. Two bishops died. the Cathedral and most churches and schools were ruined, leaving only three priests and four sisters to continue religious work. The plea from Cardinal Tisserant asks Near East friends for urgent help, noting Mass books and vestments are lacking and $500 is sought for immediate needs.
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Corfu
Greece
Cardinal Tisserant
Holy Father
Near East
Near East Missions
Donations redirect to aid Ethiopian leper hospital
A plea notes many donors gave to the Damien Lepe Fund and that funds were sent to India and should now assist Bishop Kidane of Ethiopia and the leper hospital Encee Aumkaiged uid heper hentia ve. The message asks for help for the hospital’s poor outcasts.
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Damien Lepe
India
Kidane
Ethiopia
Gift card honors priest with Mass offering
A Father's Day gift option suggests donating a Mass in honor of a deserving priest. The card notes a needy Near East missionary or sacred item such as a Mass book may be given to a poor priest of Corfu, reflecting charitable tribute in his name.
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Corfu
Donation Asked for Syrian Chapel Fund
A call seeks support for a chapel in Syria with a required contribution of 150 dollars. The appeal urges readers to donate to complete the religious project.
Memorial aid plea for Christ’s priests and youth pamphlet
A wartime appeal urges ten dollars for priests in Corfu to aid the homeless and speed mercy. It notes mothers mourn their sons at the front and offers the pamphlet Eternal Youth in gratitude to donors for the Memorial of Our Lady, Comforter of the Afflicted.
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Corfu
Charity drive appeals for Near East nuns and priesthood fund
A fragmented plea requests donations to aid Chestnut or Mossu charity efforts. It urges support for the Sisters of the Sacred Heart in India and the education of poor boys for the priesthood, offering a free leaflet and a card in return for deposits to a "Mary's Bank" for nuns.
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Near East
John’s Seminary
Mossu
Chrysost MS
Sisters of the Sacred Heart
Treasury ad sponsorships list tied to local businesses
An official Treasury Department advertisement lists sponsors and business names across Dayton area addresses including Plunket Thrift Market White Rock Rug & Carpet Dexter Sales Co Kant-Be-Beat Cleaners and Manhattan Hotel. The note credits Wer Advertising Council for the Treasury sponsored promotion.
Mystery of ailing athletics professor resumes work
A jumbled OCR fragment notes individuals such as McAvoy and Albert Rose in an athletics and secretary studies context. It mentions return to duties and roles as instructors, suggesting a stalled or interrupted academic staff situation with unclear dates and departments.
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Me McAvoy
Albert Rose
Priests Celebrate 45th Jubilee with Ordinations
The diocesan priests mark their 45th jubilee and plan ordinations on June 21. Rev. Monsignor John and other clergy are named as celebrating milestones. St. Marys Seminary alumni and St Teresas home in Dayton are noted for long service and leadership. Father Knip, from Cincinnati, is also mentioned with an Austria trip.
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Frederick Ga
James P. McClosk
Frederick Gallagh
Father Auer
St. Teresa’s
Monsignor
Ehurch
Dayton
Monsignor Metzdorf
St. Martin’s Ch
St. Mary’s Seminary
Charles J. Knmer R
St. Philp
Catholic Near East Welfare Association Communications
The Catholic Near East Welfare Association requests all communications be sent to 80 Lexington Avenue at 46th Street, New York 17, N. Y.
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Catholic Near East Welfare Association
Lexington Ave
46Th St
York 17
M. Y
Missionary recalls war torn China and bombing raids
Warren D. Brennan of Holy Family Parish in Cincinnati recounts his six month stay in China where he witnessed destruction from bombing raids. He notes Communist gains could intensify if Soviet support continues and describes injuries suffered while sheltering from air attacks.
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China
Warren D. Brennan
Maryknoll Missione
760
Summit Avenue
Man
Gary’s
Cincther Brennan
Japan
Kwangsai
Maryka Center
Fachow
Air Com
Father Brennan
Lmv
Brenn
Rose A. Brennan
Holy Family
Cin
Archbishop Addresses Graduation At Athenaeum Of Ohio High School
The graduation address by Archbishop McNicholas emphasizes priestly needs and archdiocesan aims. The program outlines a three year natural sciences track and a philosophy sequence reduced to a single comprehensive study. Only six year admissions are noted.
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Ono
John T. McNich
Athenaeum of Ohio High School
Ars
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Brookline
Mass
Sears
Sears- Roebuck
New England
Eston
Boston
James Walsh
Maryknoll
John Considine
Thomas Malone
Maryknoll Council
U.S. A
School of Nursing
Priest
Syria
Giri
Pacific
Tokyo
America
Safway Steel
F. E. Longstreth Co
Laura
Weberer Furniture Co
Fifth Street
Plunket Thrift “E” Market
Wehner Roofing & Tinning Co
Richard
White
Maia
Albert Reich Machine Rebuilding Co
Burbank
Wysong
AAA
E. Fifth Street
Foster Hardware, Inc
Archie Sherer
S. Jefferson St
West Side Lumber Co
W. Third Street
Watervliet Ave
J. T. Blanton, Realtor
Weaver
Incinnati
H. J . Jackson
Williams Market
Park Ave
Al-A-By Club
Leland Ave
Salem Ave
Wm. H. Brock
Springboro Pike
I Rug & CarpenTea
Dexter Sales Co
N. Jefferson
West Side Furniture
Quitman St
Kant-Be-Beat Cleaners
Inke Engineering Co
S. Perry St
Keowee
N. Dayton Real Estate and Insurance
Valley
N. Main St
Bernard’s Pure Food Market
White Clover Dairy
King Beauly i
Disie
Gebhard
A. J. Roderer
West Third Street
Manhattan Hotel
Moody's
Schneble
White Villa
Eris
U. S. Treasury
Treasury Department and
Wer Advertising Counc
Ser
Phas. Collins, S.M
Prdiocesan Priests
John
Ee Pharysan
Pri
Lor
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