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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1936
Page
4
The article portrays Pope Pius XI facing serious illness while guiding a modernizing Vatican. It notes his solitude for divine guidance, a ceremony for new cardinals, and his public outreach via radio to Ireland. It mentions Gemelli’s support, Vatican radio, and others observing his ceremonial regres toward St Peter’s.
The cardinals begin balloting for a new pope 22 days after the predecessor's death. Two votes are held daily until a two thirds majority is achieved or ballots are burned with wet straw to indicate no election. The dean of the Sacred College announces the elected pope from the balcony. The article notes U.S. cardinals' participation was broadened by Pius XI and mentions Cardinal O'Connell and Benedict XV.
The Associated Press chronicles Pope Pius XI as a modern ruler shaping church policy toward reconciliation with Italy and global anti totalitarian efforts. It notes his 1922 election the Vatican becoming an independent state and his push for education, family sanctity, and labor, while modernizing Vatican facilities and resisting immoral violence.
Dr. Louise Pound of the University of Nebraska surveys slang terms for death, tracing two millennia to show how people avoid the word death. She lists phrases like flickered out, gone west, rubbed him out, and other identifiers, noting a coffin as a wooden overcoat and cemetery as an underground jungle.
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