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Newspaper
Texas Catholic
Location
Dallas, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1952
Page
5
Junior class members presented a Bible Hour during Bible Week on the Our Lady of Victory Academy stage. The model discussion highlighted the 500th anniversary of Gutenberg's 1452 Bible printing before 225 faculty and students. The event coincided with the feast of St. Jerome, translator of the Vulgate.
Posters show the commemorative stamp and Gutenberg movable type. Students note that Gutenberg printed over two hundred copies in his first edition, only forty five survive, twelve in the United States, none in Catholic colleges or monasteries. St Bonaventure University holds a single leaf donated by Cardinal Spellman. Elizabeth Parr led the Bible Hour. Rosemary Gallagher introduced participants.
Rome police lifted bans on Church of Christ services after an understanding with the U S Embassy. The sect may worship while a permit request is reviewed, ending a pattern of refused entry on prior Sundays.
The children of St. Teresa's Home celebrated St Teresa's feast day October 3 with Mass by Rev. Raymond Wewers and Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word. They marked their first Mass in their own chapel with a red rose display before the statue of the Little Flower, and six year old Teresa Nelson led a banquet.
An anxious mother recalls Johnny and Lu returning from their wedding visit. The couple brings a blue two door car and plans to finance it. The family enjoys a lively reunion, touring new homes, sharing breakfast jokes, and reflecting on future housing choices and wedding memories.
The Windthorst K of C Ketteler Council honors Jacob Scheffe 82 a Past Grand Knight and Honorary Life Member killed in an automobile accident near Windthorst. He was a well known figure in the area and held several council offices.
Catholic Daughters host cabaret night dance October 18 at St. Alice School Hall from 8 p.m. to midnight. October 19 features school dedication and Confirmation at St. Thomas Parish. October 23 brings St. George's annual carnival at the school. October 25 Catholic Mission white settlement holds social games night at Liberator Village Recreation Hall from 8 to 11 p.m. November 1 Most Rev Fulton J Sheen opens Christian Culture Series with a lecture at 8:15 p.m. at Will Rogers Memorial Auditorium. November 21 Senior CYO hosts Fall Festival at Laneri High School. January 24 annual Mardi Gras at Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum sponsored by Laneri Booster Club.
Fort Worth Deanery study club leaders met October 1 in St Patrick s Church library under Rev Lawrence De Falco to plan the 1952 53 season using Biblical Questions by Rev R G Bandas The four October meetings will cover four chapters The gathering drew leaders from St Alice Holy Name St Mary s Our Mother of Mercy St Patrick s St Rita s and St William s Arlington with Fall meetings beginning in early October
Laneri Booster Club of Fort Worth continues a full program supporting Laneri High School. President nominee E. F. Freeman is away. Elmo Klingenberg presides. The group funded two school buses, hired a lay athletic coach, contributed 6000 dollars to improvements, built a Catholic youth center, and stages events including Mardi Gras on January 24 under Rev. Bogel Pohy. The next meeting is 3 p.m. Sunday Dec. 12 at Laneri Gym.
Madame F Steenberghe Engeringh, longtime leader of the World Union of Catholic Women’s Organizations, died in Utrecht on September 25 at age 77. She resigned as president last year after more than 30 years at the helm. She had received Pro Ecclesia et Pontifica and Bene Merenti medals and was an officer of the Order of Orange Nassau.
In a Hong Kong letter dated September 22 1952 Archbishop Paschang describes conditions for Catholic missionaries in Red China. He notes arrest and abuse of bishops priests and sisters and the difficulty in aiding those behind the border while praising courage of many faithful. He mentions Bishop Ford and thanks Msgr O'Donohoe and others in Fort Worth.
St Alice Mothers Club will hold a meeting for fathers at 8 p m Tuesday October 14 in the school hall with speaker Mrs C G Condra from the League of Women Voters on Election Law and Qualifications A film Government Is Your Business will be shown by Rev Joseph M Thomas The club president Mrs Lee Tomlinson announced a Halloween carnival on Thursday October 30
Bishop Thomas J. McDonnell co adjutor of Wheeling will headline the Church of the Air program on CBS Mission Sunday Oct 19 from 10 to 10 30 a m EST. The former national director of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith will discuss The Twentieth Century Apostles with St Joseph's Academy choir providing music.
The Fort Worth Parochial School organization formed at Knights of Columbus Hall names Rev. Joseph M. Thomas as chair with Rev. Carl Vogel and Eddie Krutnick assisting. Participating schools include St. Ignatius San Jose Mount Carmel St. Alice St. Mary's and St. Thomas Holy Name will play but not join the league. Games set for Tuesdays and Fridays at 4 pm with a trophy winner advancing to the inter city championship against Dallas in November.
A concise remark emphasizing the church as the final bastion of rational thought in a world of doubt and confusion. The statement frames religious institutions as safeguarders of logical discourse amid secular skepticism.
The Women’s Auxiliary to St. Joseph’s Hospital hosted a membership tea from 2 to 4 PM. Members gathered to socialize and support hospital programs.
The Mothers Club of Holy Name School hosts the first annual carnival on Saturday October 11 starting at 5 p.m. at 1011 East Terrell Street. Mrs Edwin Petrash chairs the event featuring varied entertainment and refreshments for attendees.
W C J Norman of the Texas Electric Service Company will screen an educational film for Holy Name Society members at Holy Name Church after the 7 am mass on October 12.
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