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Newspaper
Catholic Telegraph Register
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1953
Page
13
A diocesan Catholic men’s group meeting drew 350 delegates from four deaneries across the diocese. The session was led by Rev. John J. Russell of Ieston and NCCM Executive Secretary Martin H. Work.
A Catholic youth from Zanesville Ohio won the fifth nation wide essay contest sponsored by the Press Committee on Employ of the Physically Handicapped and will receive a $1 000 prize. He plans to donate part of the winnings to worthy causes while expressing belief in the value of helping the disabled.
Joseph Regis, buried in Cleveland last February, was a Nazi forced laborer sent to Germany. He chose a DP camp over a Communist Poland, learned welding, and moved to Cleveland in 1952 with War Relief Services help. Upon his death, War Relief Services was named beneficiary of a $3,000 insurance policy. he had no survivors.
Richmond Va Dr George 8 Mitchell an Episcopalian won the 1953 award of the Catholic Committee of the South for his contribution to welfare and progress of the South. Mitchell executive director of the Southern Regional Council noted for human relations work. Paul D Williams praised his courage devotion to the South and to poor farmers. Mitchell thanked CCS members as doers of the Word.
News from multiple cities reports Spanish American families reacting to sons and husbands freed from captivity. Pvt Jose Manuel Garcia 27 in Los Angeles, Pvt Joseph Picerno 22 in Queens, Pfc George Hart Jr. released on Long Island, and other relatives in Denver Denver and Philadelphia share prayers and gratitude after learning loved ones were freed.
Filipino leaders state the issue of religious instruction in schools is unresolved under President Quirino's order. Catholic groups argue the constitution and law protect instruction and claim superintendents can still block it. Prominent Catholic figures urge review while accusing Education Administration officials of bias and Masonic ties.
The report says two priests were killed and Louis De Coomann was arrested amid a Vietminh anti religious drive in Thanh Hoa. It notes arrests of Buddhist priests and claims over 8,000 Catholics and Buddhists, many children and elders, have been detained.
Notre Dame observes the 100th anniversary of Rev. Stephen Theodore Badin death with a High Mass at Badin hall. Badin, born 1768 in France, ordained 1793 in Baltimore, served a wide parish and died 1853 in Cincinnati. Prince Demetrius Gallitzin, born 1770, ordained 1795 in Baltimore, is buried in Loretto, Pa.
Fordham University professor and WWII chaplain Rev. Alfred J. Barrett S.J. has transformed the faculty dining room into an art gallery. He painted watercolors during service in England, France, and as chaplain of the University of Paris after the war. Barrett is author of Mint by Night and former executive director of the Catholic Press association.
Attorney General Herbert Brownell Jr. charges 12 organizations are dominated by Communists and urges the Subversive Activities Control Board to require them to register as Communist fronts. The move follows a prior board order labeling the Soviet controlled Communist Party under the 1950 Internal Security Act. Names include Labor Fee, American Committee for Protection of the Foreign Born, National Council of American-Soviet Friendship, and others. two groups are currently inactive.
President Eisenhower asks Congress to pass emergency legislation admitting about 240000 displaced persons from Europe over two years. He cites vast flows escaping behind the Iron Curtain and seeks swift action with letters to Nixon Martin and Bridges. Senate leaders show mixed reactions while supporters urge rapid, favorable review.
Cardinal Francis Spellman visited the Mississippi Gulf coast from Bay St. Louis to Biloxi. In Biloxi he met Mrs. David Powell mother of seven. Powell, a sergeant, was killed in Korea two months after a photo was taken. The cardinal created a $2,000 memorial fund with annual interest for Biloxi Catholic youth who write a piece titled Why I Am Glad an American.
Remy Comeaux of Coteau Louisiana 65 year old altar boy and parish servant at Our Lady of Prompt Succor receives the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice medal among Lafayette diocese honorees. He is a widower and father of ten children.
A Philadelphia priest refused to give the invocation at a Pennsylvania Welfare Conference meeting after discovering a Planned Parenthood exhibit at the entrance. Catholic delegates withdrew in protest. Father James J. Marley declined to participate as the conference planned a May 9 study of the developments.
Archbishop Edward F. Hoban presided at Solemn Pontifical Mass in Public Hall to open jubilee events. A 7000 strong choir of elementary students joined 2,000 teachers and 2,000 more sisters and brothers, reflecting a decade of school and parish growth in Cleveland.
Ottawa reports Father Robert Dehler will be installed as Apostolic Administrator of the new Bermuda Prefecture on May 17. Dehler, a Resurrectionist, previously led Bermuda's Resurrectionists 1939–44 and served as a chaplain to Allied forces during World War II. The Bermuda population is about 40,000 with 26,000 Blacks of whom around 100 Catholics. Aimed aid by foreign priests is planned amid war. Dehler departs Hamilton Ontario for Bermuda with a brother priest and two nun sisters following.
A surge of brief notices includes a boys camp pitch for Camp St. Martin near Estes Park Colorado with July 5 to Aug 19 session, fees 25 weekly with riding or 20 without, and contact Rev. Richard H at Pennsylvania Street Denver. Also a jewelry sale promising wholesale savings up to 60 percent and other listings for free albums, missionary priest appeals, old money purchases, business opportunities, and civil service guides.
A booklet outlining the centenary of the Springfield Diocese contains historical review and current status. It will be distributed May 7 at the close of 100th anniversary celebrations. Bishop and hierarchy will participate with sermons in all churches.
Floral gift cards advertise arrangements supporting missions with options named Bell five dollars chalice forty dollars and mass offering seventy five dollars. Each card promises an added flower from Nazareth of Mary and urges prompt writing.
An appeal urges donations to train sisters and fund missions in India. Readers may pledge monthly or yearly, with specific amounts and membership options including individual, family, and perpetual plans. Special indulgences are offered on May 1 3 6 and 9 linked to the cause.
The piece notes Marys Month devotion and lists seven clubs supporting priests. It mentions Sisters in Baghdad and Chrysostoms sending aid to refugee and leper schools in India.
A plea outlines aid for native priests with emphasis on St. Joseph Seminary India. It urges raising funds to support a seminarian named Joseph at a cost of about $100 per year for six years, highlighting the church’s mission and community burden.
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