Catholic rallies in Great Britain and other global church news
The report details open air weekend rallies led by Rev. Patrick Peyton across Britain with a 5000 turnout at Birkenhead. It notes Vatican and Catholic Church moves including Archbishops and Cardinals at events and new observers for UNESCO. Also covers nursing courses in Austin, posters for Sacred Heart devotion, Feis Chicago, and other global church updates.
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Great Britain
Patrick Peyton
C.S.C
Birkenhead Ae
Ashington
National Center of the
Feis
U S Negro Priest Plans Seminary in New Guinea
The Rev. Clarence J. Howard V D will establish a regional seminary for training native seminarians at Bagaram on Kairiru island near Wewak New Guinea. The site once flourished as a mission but suffered heavy bombing in World War II. Travel to the mission takes two weeks by air and three to four months for ordinary mail. He says the seminary must be built from the ground up and seeks aid to supply needs.
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Wewak
New Guinea
U.S
Co Word
Africa
Se New Regional Seminary
Central New Guinea
Clarence J. Howard
St. Anine’s Messenger
Bagaram
Kairiru Island
Here
Howard
SS Ae
Moral Minority Seen as Hope in Intelligence Digest
The June issue of Intelligence Digest argues communism wanes where a convinced minority pursues a superior philosophy. It calls for honest statesmanship and personal reform, saying moral resolve can steer toward truth and freedom or toward chaos.
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New York
Intelligence Digest
London
Mass Farthest North Maryknoller Mass in Greenland Work
Father Constante F. Wolott Maryknoll Missioner from Glassport Pennsylvania serves as chaplain to the North Atlantic Construction group on the Blue Jay Project in Northern Greenland above the Arctic Circle. The card notes the daily Mass on site and the land of the Midnight Sun with local imagery.
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Greenland
Arctic Circle
Constantine F. Wolott
Maryknoll
Glassport
North Atlantic Construction Group
Father Wolott
Our Lady of the Arctic
Blue Jay Project
North Atlantic Constructors
Catholic Hospital Trio Wins National Medical Award
Three physicians from St. Clare's Catholic Hospital in New York City received the Hekteen Gold Medal at the American Medical Association convention for an original exhibit on the first clear demonstration of blood circulation through the liver. The awardees were Dr. John L. Madden Dr. John M. Love Jr. and Dr. Frank P. Gerald.
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Catholic Hospital
Chicago
Hekteen
American Medical Association
John L. Madden
John M. Love, Jr
Frank P. Gerald
St. Clare’s Catholic Hospital
W. 51St Street
New York City
Mass Restored at Littlemore After 105 Years
Mass was celebrated at Littlemore for the first time since 1845 in what was once the oratory of Cardinal Newman’s Chicago? The gathering aims to establish a permanent chapel. The last service before 1845 was Oct 11 by Dominic Barberi who received John Henry Newman into the Church.
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Littlemore
London
Oxford
Cardinal Newman
Dominic Barberi
John Henry Newman
Lions Aid Leprosy Care Chaplain to Build Nursery
The Lions Club of Colocaab Rizal donated 5000 pesos to Father Anthony Hofstee O P chaplain of Tala leprosarium to establish a nursery for leper children. Hofstee, who served as a war chaplain, decided to devote his life to helping Tala's lep ers after witnessing their plight.
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Lepers
Manila
Anthony Hofstee
O.P
Tala
Rizal
Lions’ Club
Colocaab
Father Hofstee
Philpines
Union Contract Unique In Philippine History
A two year industry wide contract for Film Exchange workers in Manila ends after 60 days of bargaining. Signatories include Federation of Free Workers led by Father Walter Hogan Sr J and major film studios such as Metro Goldwyn Mayer Warner Brothers and United Artists. The deal provides salary increases and aims for mutual good relations.
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Manila
Federation of Free Workers
Walter Hogan
Father Hogan
Volunteer blood hound donates 1326 pints in Toledo
World War II veteran Andrew Kerekgyarto, a St. Michael's parishioner, spent an eight hour day at the Toledo Casting company supplying free blood for local hospitals. A volunteer since March 1950, he has secured 1,326 pints for the area, with an overall output just under two pints per donation.
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Toledo
Toledo Casting Corporation
Andrew Kerarto
St. Michael’s
R. Kerekgyarto
Church consecrates Bishop Boardman in Brooklyn ceremony
Archbishop Molloy led the consecration of John J. Boardman as Titular Bishop of Genela and Auxiliary of Brooklyn with bishops from across the country attending. Archbishops Cushin and Keough praised the rite while Auxiliary Bishop Sheen offered remarks and a luncheon followed at Hotel St. George.
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Genela
Brooklyn
Thomas E. Molloy
Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Christ
Richard J
Boston
John J
Boardman
Wee Thomas J. McDonnell
Wheeling
Raymond A. Kearney
Francis P. Keough
Baltimore
Thomas K. Gorman
Dallas
Tex
James McManus
C.ss.r
Ponce
Puerto Rico
John P. Treacy
la Crosse
Wis
Richard 0. Geron
Natchez
Miss
Dermot O’flanagan
Juneau
Alaska
Hotel St. George
James H. Griffiths
Fulton J. Sheen
New York
Cushin
Church of Christ
Women ban lewd literature sales in Superior
Superior Wisconsin city council approves an ordinance to ban sale of lewd and undesirable literature after a five month drive by the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women. A publications advisory board will review items and refer to police for action with a $100 fine or 30 days jail as penalties.
Auberle Memorial Home for Boys Opens in McKeesport
Bishop Dearden dedicated the Auberle Memorial Home for Boys in McKeesport, funded in part by Pauline Auberle's 400000 gift. The Capuchin Fathers run it, with 175 bed capacity planned, 20 homeless youths already housed, and facilities including dorms, a chapel, dental and medical rooms, a recreation area and dairy bar. Father Bernard Nickel directs the project as it enters its first phase.
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McKeesport
John F. Dearden
Pittsby
Pauline Auberle
Press Jobs Dr. Oxnam Upon Anti Catholic Bias
Washington reports the Methodist Northeastern jurisdictional conference in Harrisburg Pa named Bishop G Bromley Oxnam head of the church in the Washington area. He is described as an outspoken foe of Catholicism and as someone who opposes any holy war on Communism. The Post notes his readiness for religious controversy and his role in Protestant and Other Americans United for Separation of Church and State. Oxnam has led the Methodist Church in New York since 1944.
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New Post
Montreal
Oychia
McGill University
University of Ottawa
Ottawa Gen Hospital
Naa
Nuns of the Cross
New York
Laurence J. McGinley
S.J
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Fordham College
Rio de Janeiro
War Ministry
Sisters of Charity
Brazil
Ootacamund
India
Antoine Boissiere
Washington
G. Bromley Oxnam
The
Times-Herald
Harrisburg
Oxnam
the Post
Methodist Church
New York Area
Priest Puts Vietnamese Into Ordinary Alphabet
In Hanoi Vietnam a Catholic priest Father Alexandre de Rhodes a French Jesuit who arrived in 1624 devised a Romanized spelling system for Vietnamese The new script became universal enabling Vietnamese to be written read and printed in the Latin alphabet The key challenge was indicating tones with marks above and below letters to preserve meaning in inflected words
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Hanoi
Vietnam
Oman
Alexandre de Rhodes
Irish Brothers Mark 150 Teaching Years
The 150th anniversary of the Christian Brothers of Ireland was marked at the mother-house in Dublin. The order, with over 4,000 members teaching globally, counts 450 in the American province based in New Rochelle New York, supporting 26 foundations in the United States. They work in the Archdioceses of New York Chicago Los Angeles and Seattle and in the Dioceses of Helena Montana and Monterey-Fresno California. A message to Superior General Brother K F Clancy from Monsignor Giovanni B Montini Vatican Secretary of State conveyed the Pope’s gratitude for the foundation of Edmund Ignatius Rice and the educational mission of the Brothers.
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Dublin
Christian Brothers of Ireland
New Rochelle
N. Y
United States
New York
Chicago
Los Angeles
Seattle
Helena
Mont
Monterey-Fresno
Calif
Essay winner Grace Solomon shines in Orange contest
Grace Solomon 16, a St Marys junior in Orange Texas, won first prize in a Texas Society of Professional Engineers essay contest for Engineering as a Profession. She tied for best state essay and had previous success on Socialized Medicine in Orange. The piece discusses Bill Veeck and the St Louis Browns firing manager Rogers Hornsby amid controversy over a 24 inch loving cup gift.
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Grace Solomon
St. Mary’s High School
Orange
Tex
Texas Society of Professional Engineers
Bill Veeck
St. Louis Browns
Veeck
Big League Brass
St. Louis
Pln
Rogers Hornsby
Hornsby
Boston
J. Roy Stock
St. Louis Dispatch
Browns
Bill Dur
Aldencher
Sanger Company
Beck
Horn
Durney
E ‘of
Ruth
Gehi Cobb
Navy Displays Program of Character Guidance
Washington DC five hundred priests ministers rabbis and educators from Northern Illinois examined samples of the curriculum in the new character guidance program at a naval training station. Rear Admiral W Salisbury presented the materials and a lecture on marriage and family life. Early test results show that discipline duty performance group compatibility and morale rise with higher moral character during eleven weeks of basic training.
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Washington, D. C
Illinoi
Pope Declares Catechism Superior To Encyclopedia
The pope said the small catechism is of greater value than an encyclopedia. He addressed pilgrims at the beatification of Sister Maria Bertilla Boscardin, praising the catechism as containing beliefs to be held and duties to be fulfilled for sanctification.
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Vatican City
An XII
Maria Bertilla Boscardin
Sisters of St. Dorothy
Daughters of the Sacred Heart
Gift of Jewish Merchant Aids Nuns to Help Girls
A Jewish businessman Leon Weinraub of Leon's Typewriter & Adding Machine Co donated five typewriters with stands to the House of the Good Shepherd. An Irish disk jockey Eddie Gallaher helped publicize the plan after a radio broadcast, encouraging listeners with spare typewriters to donate for a new business school for 20 girls.
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Washington
Eddie Gallaher
Leon Weinraub
House of the Good Shepherd
Gallaher
Sisters of the Good Shepherd
Weinraub
Leon
New-Old Champ Faith Opens Heavyweight Debate
The report notes a heavyweight bout where the winner praised faith and divine grace during the fight. It mentions talismans such as a $2 bill and discusses concerns about religious objects in the ring and how commissions may react in future events.
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Charles
Joe
Chicago Catholic delegates condemn immodesty and teen drinking
The Fighting 69th convention sponsored by CISCA urged action against immodest women’s dress and teenage drinking as major sins among youth. Delegates from Chicago gathered to discuss Youth Catholic Action concerns.
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Chicago
CISCA
Chicago Inte Student Committee
Catho
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