This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Catholic Telegraph Register
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1945
Page
10
The fundraising drive in Alexandria to fund the sisters hospital and other diocesan needs ended with a total of 371000 dollars, surpassing the 250000 dollar objective. The effort was started by Bishop Daniel F Desmond under John McKeown’s direction.
The article recaps claims of a Fresno youth and others describing an apparition of Mary seen on a wall and carried in a mother’s arms. Arguelles and Summers endorse the tale while censorship blocks town details and missing soldier Young reports his 25 missions before disappearance.
Sgt John Basilone of Raritan New Jersey, first Marine decorated with the Medal of Honor in World War I, was killed by Japanese shellfire on Iwo Jima while leading a gun crew in the first wave. His parents, Mr and Mrs Salvatore Basilone, have been notified. About 6 000 residents are mentioned in the report.
In San Francisco a report from 1944 urged Mayor to create a community program ensuring youths receive essential religious guidance. It argued that lack of religious movement is a factor in troubled youths and would draw children into church halls for instruction.
Impressive rites marked the Bishop Rhode funeral as Bishop Bona succeeded him, honoring a 86 year episcopate. Attending clergy and bishops from multiple dioceses joined in the Requiem Mass and absolutions, noting Rhode’s founding of parishes, schools, and Catholic charities in Green Bay.
A solemn Requiem Mass was held in Vatican City for victims of Hengchow China bombings. Bishops Eugenio Massi and Raffaele Angelo Palazzi led prayers with Franciscan missionaries and five Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Egypt among the dead.
Boston diplomat and social welfare worker G Howland Shaw is named a 1945 Laetare Medalist for his service. The award honors Catholic social service and public welfare contributions by Shaw and other recipients.
A distraught sailor recounts a perilous 49 hour ordeal afloat at sea during wartime. He recalls praying the act of contrition repeatedly as destroyer searchlights swept the ocean and imagined sharks nearby while waiting for rescue. He identifies as son of Mr and Mrs Ben of Denver and notes a brother Gene serving in the air forces in South Dakota.
The NFCCS calls for admission of Black students to all colleges arguing the Taft bill lacks enforcement and will not curb employment discrimination. Campus groups stress civic remedies during No-Serene Justice Week with speakers and Catholic involvement noted across New York and other cities.
A Manila hospital report notes Rev. Baward B. McGinty died January 1 from tuberculosis. The 110 American Jesuits serving as missionaries in the Philippines are accounted for: 78 rescued from Los Banos, 15 freed at Cabanatuan and Santo Tomas, 17 not interned.
Ten members of one family enter religious life or vows, including Gertrude Scheerer, while five join the Carmelites and others take different religious paths. Among the relatives, one son joins the Philadelphia police and marries after a year as a Dominican novice.
A garbled classifieds snippet mentions rates per word, home study opportunities, a nursing school in Chicago, a mail order jewelry claim, and a photo finishing ad. Names like Hammond Indiana and the National Bank Ride appear amid fragmented references to jobs and services.
The Rev. Jacinto de Sousa Borba, left for dead during the 1910 anti-clerical riots, died here at age 91. Local authorities note his long life and the riots' historical impact.
An analysis discusses Third Order groups and rites, outlining permissible practices for reception of Eucharist and Viaticum, guidance on saints and souls, and cautions against contacting or interpreting supernatural manifestations. It notes that the church forbids certain phenomena and stresses obedience to divine providence and canonical norms.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.