Listening In recounts grisly events outside convent walls
The piece describes bodies bearing offensive labels, a final Mass at Our Lady of Good, fires devouring church and school, and combat among factions in Spain. It cites quoted material from Listening In 1936 and discusses reactions of Catholic and political actors amid the Spanish Civil War.
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Our Lady of Good Eens Barcelona
Misoumenives
Tier Chance Brothers’ School
Fede Frodes Fee Bella Ing
United States
New York Times
Spain
Madrid
Catholic Times of London
The
Bee Encyclopedia
Leftist chaos and church burnings raise tensions in Spain
The text alleges severe leftist divisions and failed reforms, with reports of arson against convents and churches. It claims Catholic education attacks, a Socialist council seizing a seminary, and calls the war to be won against Spain or Russia.
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Socialist Council
Barbastro
Inich
Spain
Russial
Spain Needs National Government With Constituent Parliament
William F. Montevong argues for a Spain with a constitutional limit on powers and a parliament representing all people. He criticizes evasive revolutionary manifestos and calls for a Cortes structure that provides a stable abode for governance and public rights.
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William F. Montevong
Ncwc Service
Spain
Cortes
Fee Ees I G Ses en S13 Cote Enter Ns 4
No coherent readable facts available in the provided fragment. Summary cannot be constructed with certainty from the text.
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Fee Ees Ig
Sesen
Cote
Fragmentary text hints at Spain's form of government debate
Snippet discusses Spain under Franco and the idea of social revolution. It mentions socialism and committees but lacks clear facts, names, or dates to form a full report. The passage appears to reflect opinion rather than a concrete event.
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Joe H. F. Evlau
Aeow New Republic
Eral
Pink Review
Spain
Franco
Asso
Americans warned by Franco law against Masons
In Listening In for March 17, 1940 we noted how Franco’s government targets Masons with sweeping measures blamed for Spain’s political upheavals. The secular dispatch linked Masons to the 1930s conflict and warned a bull to stay out of the fight.
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Franco
Order
United States
England
Napoleon
Spain
Primo de Rivera
Alfonso
Fireless firemen and odd headlines mix in Cambridge
A Cambridge fire crew faces a clock tower blaze revealed as insects lit by a floodlight. A weekly Massachusetts newspaper misses a week after 71 years, as staff takes a rest.
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Bal
Texas
Arctic
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Fire at Indian Mission Is Checked by Prayer
Strong winds fed a blaze at St. Pauls Indian mission farm in Marty South Dakota damaging a horse barn and threatening the granary and feed stores. The mission fire truck mounted on a 1935 Ford chassis saved nearby barns as older boys and students rushed to protect the property.
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Marty
S. Dak
St. Paul's Indian Mission
Japanese Bishop Elect Killed by Countrymen
Honolulu reports the deaths of Bishop-elect Toda of Yokohama and Peter Fage of the Paris Foreign Mission society. Eight Canadian missionaries, freed near Yokohama, delivered the news. Toda, a Japanese bishop-elect, was shot by Japanese soldiers on August 16 while en route to a cathedral seized by the military.
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Honolulu
Toda
Yokohama
Peter Fage
Paris Foreign Mission Society
Oe Ideguchi
Penicillin Discoverer Awarded Medal by Pope
Sir Alexander Fleming, the British scientist who discovered penicillin, was received in audience by Pope Pius XII in Vatican City. A plate depicting the Good Samaritan was presented to the Holy Father, commemorating wartime charity.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Alexander Fleming
Strnder
Seminarians Afraid to Return Home in Belgium
Hundreds of priesthood students, many Polish, liberated from Nazi camps, reside in Belgium and are reluctant to return home. Supervisors urge continued studies abroad. They avoid contacting relatives to shield them from dangers.
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Lille
France
Belgium
Creighton Grad Appointed President's Physician
Col. Wallace H. Graham, a Creighton University medical school graduate, has been named a personal physician to President Truman. At 34, the young medic studied at Harvard Chicago Budapest and Vienna and served in the army since 1941. He tended wounded in the Normandy invasion with the 97th evacuation hospital in Germany.
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Col
Wallace H. Graham
Omaha
Creighton University
Medcal School
S. Truman
Chicago
Budapest
Vienna
Graham
Normandy
Germany
Abe
Converts in South Seas Chaplain Rally Converts to Catholic faith
Erie Pa report on James J Gannon marine chaplain in Emirau South Pacific who has 28 service men received into the church 38 converts among Massau natives and a $3045 fund for a native boy's priestly education. He conducts Masses on a crashboat between Emirau and Massau aiding Chinese and local families driven from Rabaul and Kavieng.
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Erie
James J. Gannon
Marine Corps
Emirau
South Pacific
Emiran
Massau
Gannon
Rabaul
Kavieng
Anton
Wade
Aoe
Zealand
Ianas
Antor
Done Islands
Bishop Desmond Laid To Rest In Boston Cemetery
The Solemn Pontifical Mass of Requiem for Bishop Daniel F. Desmond of Alexandria was led in Boston by Archbishop Richard J. Cushing with nine bishops and more than 200 clergy present. Attendees included Governor Tobin and Senator Walsh. He was buried at Ramset cemetery after four absolutions.
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Boston
Richard J. Cushing
Henry van der Putten
Diocese of
Alexandria
Daniel G. Sullivan
U. S. Navy
Thomas J. Toolen
Mobile
Desmond
Pse
Hierey
Edna . Ryan
Burlington
Francis P. Keough
Providence
William Turquetil
Hudson Bay
William F. McCarty
C.ss.r
New York
Albert
Funds Shortage Leaves 300 Missioners Idle
Maryknoll N Y report says 800 Scheut missioners are ready to work but lack funds for passage and expenses. Officials estimate losses of over six million dollars in property during the war, hindering travel and mission setup despite available manpower.
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Maryknoll
N. Y
Scheut
Belgium
Ernesttiens
C.I.C.M
Scheut Fathers
United States
Peipes
Philadelphia Catholic High War Service Records Published
The current issue lists war service data for Philadelphia Catholic High schools. Of 16 799 alumni, 561 entered the service, with 5 killed. West Philadelphia Catholic school heads the list with 5 percent as casualties among veterans.
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Philadelphia
Catholic Highol
West Philne
Perros
Great Catholic Editor Survives Nazi Imprisonment
Dr Frederic Funder Austrian Catholic editor aged 73 who led Reich Catholic daily and served on Catholic journalism boards spent three years in Nazi camps. He spoke from a Reichspost building office about wartime trials and spiritual fruit of endurance.
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Max Jorpan
Frederic Funder
Reichspost
Funder
the Reich
Thema
Vienna
International Association of Catholic Journalists
NCWC
Austria
Dr. Funder
Swiss Guards Arrive in Vatican City for May Oath
Swiss Guards from the Catholic cantons arrive in Vatican City to take the traditional oath on May 6, the Papal feast day. The force, largely Spaniards and Germans, has shrunk from 100 to 60 due to war and transport issues. They guard all entrances and appear after the Noble Guards at Pontifical functions. Their uniform in black red and yellow was designed by Michelangelo.
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Vatican City
Switzerland
Rome
Michelangelo
Movies To Foster Vocations In St Louis
The Serra club of St Louis announced a program to promote vocations to the priesthood and religious life. A 16 mm film will depict a seminarian’s life from Latin school through Kenrick seminary ending with ordination. Films will be used by pastors and school superiors in visual education.
Catholic Charities 31st Convention Opens in St Louis
The 31st National Conference of Catholic Charities meets in St Louis from September 28 to October 1. Topics include legislation affecting Catholic institutions and programs for the aged and children. The event coincides with the centennial of the St Vincent de Paul Society council in the United States.
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St. Louis
National Conference of Catholic Charities
The
St. Vincent de Paul Society
United States
Flenner
St. Lou
Mayo's candidacy. Tigers, Braves battle for baseball fate
O'Neill cites Mayo as a hustling asset amid shifting rosters. Eddie Mayo's status looms as Tigers and Braves vie for position. discussion notes his spring training start and minor league stint. The piece links Mayo to key figures Benton Greenberg and the Mets era, weaving in Conway and Terry references. The narrative tracks Mayo's impact, his possible departure, and the broader team dynamics shaping the pennant race.
Guam Is Strong In Faith Says Bishop O Hare
In New York Bishop O Hara notes the consecration of Bishop Baumgartner as missionary leader and cites the Marianas islands as a long Catholic stronghold. He contrasts ruined European cathedrals with growing Pacific chapels built by natives and allied sailors. The faith, he says, marches onward.
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Guam
Bishop O'Hara
New York
John F. O O’ C
Buffalo
Apollinaris William Baumgartner
O.F.M
Jeppe
Amleto Giovanni Cicognani
United States
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Europe
O’hara
Pacific
Baumgartner
Marianas Islands
NCWC
Church in Ecuador Aids In Illiteracy Campaign
Ecuador nears one year of a five year plan to teach 1.8 million adults to read and write with 55 percent literacy. Church officials prepare a religious instruction booklet to accompany civics hygiene and daily work booklets printed in large type. The National Journalists' union, a group of 100 Ecuadoran newspaper journalists, leads the effort.
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New York
Ecuador
Newsweek
National Journalists’ Union
Succeeds Bishop-Elect In Newman Club Work
Archbishop Spellman appoints Rev. John K. Daly as chaplain to the New York province of Newman clubs. Daly replaces Coadjutor Bishop-elect William A. Scully. The New York province covers from Vassar to Princeton and includes clubs in the New York metropolitan area.
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New York
Francis J. Spellman
John K. Daly
Columbia University
Newman Clubs
William A. Scully
Albany
Newman Club Federation
Vassar College
Princeton University
Newman
Steubenville Diocesan Fund Aims for Educational Needs
A Steubenville diocese launches a fundraising drive to raise 250000 dollars for parish and educational materials. The effort supports essential welfare projects across the diocese and seeks to reach its goal through parish contributions and organized campaigns.
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Steubenville
Queen's Work New $200000 Building Deal Reached
The company completed negotiations to secure a six story building at a price around 200000 for a Canadian and U S pamphlet office.
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St Louis
Cee Ie
Canada
Harrisburg Mass Returns to Cathedral in Pontifical Rite
A fragmentary report notes a pontifical Mass at the Cathedral in Harrisburg with officials and clergy present. The ceremony highlights leadership and sacred consecration events, reflecting church observances in Washington activities.
Moeller 10 Year Plan Incident Attracts Attention
A fragmented notice describes a 60 year old plan involving F A Moeller and an incident near an apartment. The text references a fence plan and owed amounts, with details unclear due to damaged OCR.
Urbana Mercy site selection for hospital development
Urban officials announced plans to build a hospital on a 73 acre tract in Urbana. Mercy Sisters proposed operating the facility with construction slated for next year if funds and approvals are available.
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Urbana
Repre Mercy Sisters of
History of a 00th Anniversary and Early Conference Officials
Fragmented text recounts a 00th anniversary and early conference era. Names appear for leaders such as Richard and Joseph with roles of president treasurer and director. Mentions April 1870 and activities in the 1880s, plus references to religious orders and councils in Cincinnati.
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Richard
Joseph Sweeney
John John Meany
Bled
Joseph
Josurer
Rev.j
P. J. Thomas P. Champiety
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