St Joseph Church Clarksville Among Area's Oldest Parishes
The St Joseph Parish at Clarksville shows a long history with renovations in 1913 1916 and 1930 31 the 1930 fire reconstruction and 1951 parish hall dedication. Pastors Father Reid Vann Matzner Johnson guided growth as Holy Name Society and K of C formed and wartime chaplaincy supported Red River Arsenal Catholic services continued postwar and into the 1950s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph Church
Clarksville
G. J. Reid
St. Joseph’s
Father Reid
New Boston
Bishop Lynch
Diocese of
Dallas
Dennis
Joseph W. Vann
Father Vann
Stamford
John A. Matzner
Augustine Danglmayr
Father Johnson
Red River Arsenal
South Korea
Father Matzner
Red River County Texas Aims Through History and Harvests
Red River County sits on the state line with Arkansas and features Clarksville as its county seat. The area traces a colonial past, hosts McKenzie College, and notes The Northern Standard as a historic paper. Agriculture dominates with cotton leading, plus dairy, poultry, beef, and hunting. Clarksville’s growth from 4,350 in 1950 to about 6,000 today accompanies a 21,851 county population and a friendly community.
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Red River
Texas
Oklahoma State Line
Arkansas State Line
Clarksville
Red River County
Texarkana
Ark
Dallas
Austin
McKenzie College
Northern Standard
Col
Charlies DeMorse
Congress of the Republic of Texas
Educa
James Clark
Arkansas
Jonesboro
New Parish Plan Lists Texas Catholic Clergy by Parish
Alphabetical roster shows parishes adopting Complete Parish Coverage with church and pastor names. Entries include Abbott Abilene Anson Arlington and Dallas parishes led by named priests and orders, outlining distribution of The Texas Catholic to families.
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Texas Catholi
Abbott
Immaculate Heart of Mary
W. P. Pedhal
Abilene
Sacred Heart
Edwin J. Johnson
Anson
St. Michael
Raphael Goddard
C.1.c.m. Arlington
St. Maria
William Caldwell
O.M.I. Breckenridge
J. L. van Winkel
C.1.c.m
Bridgeport-—St. John
C. Glogowski
CISCO
Holy Rosary Church
C. Boesmans
C.I.C.M. Cleburne
St. Joseph
Felix Barthus Clifton
Holy Angels
August J. Merkel
Commerce
St. John
John G. O’rourke
Corsicana—Immaculate Conception
John E. Mitchell Crowell
Sebastian Krempel
O.F.M
Dallas
W. F. O’brien
P.A
W.G. St. Augustine
Thomas Tschoepe
St. Bernard
John M. Wiewell
John P. Brady
Blessed Sacrament
Paul Charcut
Christ the King
W. J. Bender
Holy Cross
Robert C. Rehkemper
Holy Trinity
Charles E. Cannon
Immaculate Heart
James Huyberechts
C.J.C.M
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
August J. Merkel Irving
St. Luke
J. Smyth
Jacksboro
St. Mary
C. Glogowski Kaufman
Stp. Ann
Francis Gabryl Dy
Lourdes
James Mullinch
W. M. Defevere
C.M. Montague
William Homas
J. H. Utereiner
Quanah
Scotland
St. Boniface
John Vincius
A.B. Seymour
O.M.I
Stamford
St. James
John G. O'Rourke
Terrell
Wm. Vonk
O.S.B
Texarkana
Walter Bojniewicz
TYLER
Immaculate Conception
E. V. McCullough Tyler
St. Peter Claver
Thomas Brophy
S.S.J
Valley View
Anthony Gajcia Vernon
Holy Family
Waxahachie
St., Joseph
Francis Brady Weatherford
St. Stephen
James Mullin
S.C.A
Wichita Falls
O.S.Q.P
V. P
Cyril Lange
O.S.B. Wylie
St. Anthony
Charles Smid
Also Mentioned on This Page
Reid
Holy Name Society
St. Joseph’s Parish
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Pete Bolton
Henry Bailey
Catherine McEvoy
Catholic Church Extension Society of the
United States
Joseph P. Lynch
CCD
The
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
St. Joseph’s Parish Hall
Edwin Johnson
M. J. Kelly
St. Mary’s
Knights of Columbus
Paris
K. of C
Father Edwin Johnson
St. Joseph’s-St. Mary’s Parish
the Mission Helpers of the Sacred Heart
John H. Morse
Paul Frichtl
S.C.J
American Legion
Wizard
Davis Tires
Western Flyer
Truetone
Western Auto Associate
W. B. Ferguson
Clarksville, Texas
TOM Thumb Super Market
J.W. Nichols
Main
Harvey Florists
Bullington’s Drug Store
Hughston & Son Insurance Agency
First National Bank Building
Stiles Drug Store
R. W. Blackmon
Kelty Veterinarians
D. F. Kelty, D.V.M
J. F. Kelty, D.V.M
Emery’s Service
Smith Sims Insurance
J. W
Buddy” Vaughan
North
Walnut Street
Temple Lumber CO
Harvey Brothers
NEW Holland Hay Machinery
Massey-Harris
Ferguson
Firestone
Mrs. Nowlin Green
First National Bank
F.D.J.C
Wood’s Cleaners & Dyers
Oscar Wood
White’s Jayz
North Side Square
W. A. Dobson
Chevrolet
Oldsmobile
Allen Lumber Company
West Broadway
Black Brothers Company
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
B. B. Black
Don C. Black
Clarksville Funeral Home
N. E. Mikel
Dixie Life Insurance Co
Lisa
S&h
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