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Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Alter
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Briede Mrs. Dr. Hugh Berkey Mrs. Wilbert Blomberg Mrs. Diedrich Brandt Mr. and Mrs. J. Al Becker
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Christen Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Clemens Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Connel Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Cook Mr. and Mrs. John Carmody Mr. and Mrs. Louis Duret Mrs. Alfred Dickmeyer Mrs. David Erwin
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Fabian
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gruber
Mrs. Bernice Gruber
Mr. and Mrs. Reynold Getty Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Gordon Mrs. James Higgins
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Higgins
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Hartman
Mrs. Rose Harber
Mr. and Mrs. Max Holz Carolyn Holz
Mr. and Mrs. George Hoffman
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hile
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Harris
Mr. and Mrs. Darreld Hirschfelder
Mrs. Walter Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Keen
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kohrman
Mr. and Mrs. Max Keefer
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Kohl
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Korb
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Kearns
Mr. and Mrs. George Lauer
Mrs. Orville Louthan Mrs. Elizabeth Loos Bertille Loos Harold Loos Richard Loos
Mr. and Mrs. William McGary
Mrs. Joseph Miles
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Miller
Mrs. Mary Porter
Mrs. Lewis Papai Mr. and Mrs. Frank Robb
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Regan
Mrs. William Riebs
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Riedy Dr. and Mrs. Edmund Sanborn Mrs. Alfred Snyder
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Steinbrunner Miss Gertrude Schenher Mrs. Lyell Sanders
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Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Schaffhauser Mrs. Harold Sherbondy Mr. and Mrs. James Walzer Frank Walzer Mrs. Merlin Wagner Mr. and Mrs. T. Leo Wallace Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Wigbel
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Wyss Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Werner Mr. and Mrs. Adam Welsch Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wilhelm Mr. and Mrs. William Bonner
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bobay
Mr. and Mrs. August Becker
Mr. and Mrs. Carmen Penzone Mr. and Mrs. Cedric Persing
Mrs. Carl Rowdabaugh
Mrs. Joseph Schrimp
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Berg Mrs. John Doermer
Mr. James Sullivan
Mr. and Mrs. George Doehla
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Dinklage
Mrs. John Ensch
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schmid
Mrs. Bayless Swift
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Freiburger, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Clem Gladieaux
Mrs. Jasper Ventruella
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Gordon
Mr. and Mrs. William Harber
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Ward Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Yaste Stella Yaste
Donations Towards The Erection Of A Statue Of Christ The Light Of The World In Washington
Rev. S. Joachim Ryder
$25.00
Mr. Martin J. Grace
25.00
School Children 20.00
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bender 1.00
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Fox 10.00 Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bohn 1.00
Mr. Joseph P. Doody
5.00
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Cass 1.00
Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Cook
1.00
Dr. and Mrs. F. B. Ladd 5.00
5.00
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Sherrick 5.00
Mr. and Mrs. Ora Baker 2.00
Mr. and Mrs. James Johnson 2.00
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Pfeiffer 2.00
Mrs. Mary E. and Florian Ryder 2.00
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Zirkel
2.00
Misses Buchanan 1.00
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bangert 1.00
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Boltz 1.00
Mr. and Mrs. George Barrett 1.00
Mrs. Harry Cress 1.00
Mr. and Mrs. Justin Doyle 1.00
Mr. and Mrs. David Erwin 1.00
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Freiburger, Sr. 1.00
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gruber 1.00
Mr. and Mrs. Sebastian Hoffman 1.00
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Herr 1.00
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Heidrich 1.00
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Johnson 1.00
Mr. and Mrs. George Lauer 1.00
Mrs. James Johnson
Mrs. Loretta Kunberger Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Koorsen Mr. and Mrs. Leo Kuttner Mrs. Harry Kesterson Mrs. Frank Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Martin Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Minster Mr. Frank Mungovan
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Oser
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Obringer John Obringer Marie Obringer George Obringer
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bohner Marie Hueber Mr. Louis Blaising Mrs. Harold Bower
Mrs. Joseph Stahl Mrs. Kaler Swartz
Mrs. Arthur Eichenseher
Mr. and Mrs. Hillard Thomas
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Loos, Jr. 5.00
Dr. and Mrs. Juan Rodriguez
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Mr. and Mrs. Earl Laughlin 1.00
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Shearon 1.00
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Lauer
1.00
Miss Gertrude Schenher 1.00
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Murphy 1.00
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Stump 1.00
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Magers 1.00
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Schouweiler 1.00
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Mathews 1.00
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Stephenson
1.00
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Mascotte
1.00
Mr. Frank Travers
1.00
Mr. and Mrs. Omer Mettler
1.00
Mrs. Nellie and Josephine Travers
1.00
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Nussbaum
1.00
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Weaver
1.00
Mr. and Mrs. James Nolan 1.00
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Wigbel 1.00
Miss Kathryn Nolan 1.00
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Wyss
1.00
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney O'Connor
1.00
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Wesner
1.00
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Parent
1.00
Miss Rose Wirtz
1.00
Miss Eleanor Rinehart
1.00
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Yaste 1.00
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Steinbrunner 1.00
Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Zern
1.00
GRADUATION CLASS OF 1936
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Bottom row, left to right: Juan Rodriguez, Austin Harrison, Virginia Keen, Marion Betts, Joan Bobay, Suzanne Beck, Ursula Giere, Patricia Pease, Maxine Pease, James Winter, Earl Gruber. Middle row, left to right: Robert Hire, Ruthmary Riedy, Lillian Schnieders, Ruth Doehla, Ruth Ann Harber, Margaret Johnson, Virginia Kuttler, Ruth Lauer, Albert Younghaus.
Top row, left to right: John Hogan, Richard Doermer, John Carmody.
SPIRITUAL BOUQUETS 1936
Intention:
Thanksgiving
Patrick Doody
Louis Fox (12)
Requested by: Misses Buchanan Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Doody Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Fox
Deceased of the Edward S. Nolan Family (2)
Miss Kathryn Nolan
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Adkins (3)
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Freiburger, Sr.
Mrs. Frank Mills (12)
Mr. Frank Mills
Clement Hartman (10)
Mrs. Frances Hartman
Albert Younghaus (9)
Mrs. Margaret Younghaus
Mrs. Corrine Grassow
Mr. and Mrs. John Murray
Mrs. Elizabeth Freund
St. John Choir
Mrs. Elizabeth Freund
Miss Rose Wirtz
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas White (3)
Dr. and Mrs. Hugh Berkey
In honor of St. Anthony
Dr. and Mrs. Juan Rodriguez
John Hageman and Al Bailey (2)
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Smith
Mrs. Leona Fry
Mrs. Harold Sherbondy
Frances Rinehart
Miss Eleanor Rinehart
Helena Himbert
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Yaste
Eugene Doody
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Doody
Anna Weigand
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Johnson
Funeral Mass
Mrs. Julia Eichoff
Julia Eichoff
Rosary Society Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Doody
Funeral Mass
Mr. William Reardon
William Reardon
United Societies
William Reardon (10)
Mrs. Mary E. Ryder
Richard, Kurt, and Alice (Jaenicke) Glassey (3)
Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Jaenicke
Samuel and Catherine Buchanan (3)
Misses Buchanan
Funeral Mass
Mr. Henry Thieke
Henry Thieke
Holy Name Society
Henry Thieke (5)
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Allen
Master William Hile
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hile
Simon Ulerich (5)
Mr. and Mrs. John Murphy
Kathryn Ulerich (2) Mr. and Mrs. John Murphy
James Kaough Mr. and Mrs. George Barrett
Thanksgiving (2)
Mrs. Nellie Travers
Anna Brill
Miss Rose Wirtz
Dr. and Mrs. Henry Rowen
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Mascotte
Nuptial Mass
Earl Miller and Mary Jane Tholen
Mary A. Staub
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Staub
Mary and Aloysius Jordan (2)
Mr. and Mrs. Omer Mettler
John Porter
Mrs. Mary Porter
Rebecca Barrett (2) Mr. and Mrs. George Barrett
Funeral Mass
Mrs. Ida Wehr
Rosa Montgomery
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Ida Wehr
Rosary Society
Nuptial Mass
William Puetz and Elizabeth Pohl
Mrs. Louis Blaising
Mr. Louis Blaising
Esther Nolan
Miss Kathryn Nolan
Santiago Rodriguez (2)
Dr. and Mrs. Juan Rodriguez
Isabel Cass (3)
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Cass
In honor of the Sacred Heart
Misses Buchanan
Albert and Corrine Stansbury
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Johnson
Minnie B. Ledden
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Ledden
Gezenia Loos (4)
Joseph and Jerry Loos
Charles Blackwell
Mr. Edward Henslee
Ella Billingsley
Employees of R. M. Kaough Co. Mrs. Marie DeMoss
Frank Mungovan
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Mungovan
Edward S. Nolan (2)
Miss Kathryn Nolan
Mrs. William P. Breen
Our Parish
Mrs. James Breen
Mr. Francis Breen
Golden Wedding
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Yaste
Mayme Meyer
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Nussbaum
15th Wedding anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. George Hart
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Schaaf
Miss Mattie Kelker
Mr. Harry Hogan
Silver wedding
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Fox
John M. Rinehart
Miss Eleanor Rinehart
Celestine Magers (2)
Mr. and Mrs Joseph Magers
Mary E. Nolan
Miss Kathryn Nolan
Living and Deceased Members
Rosary Society
Deceased members of families
Mr and Mrs Martin Johnson
Deceased members of families
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Lauer
Nuptial Mass
Hubert Hartman and Dorothy O'Connor
John W. Eggeman
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Fox
Nuptial Mass
George Gordon and Lillian Amolski
John A. Giere
St. John Choir
John A. Giere
Mr. and Mrs. John Giere
Frances M. Giere (2)
Mr. and Mrs. John Giere
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Freiburger
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Freiburger, Sr.
Christina Himbert
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Yaste
Jacob Yaste
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Yaste
John and Christina Himbert
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Yaste
Funeral Mass
Mr. Joseph M. Gordon
Joseph M. Gordon
Holy Name Society
Mathilda Zern
Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Zern
Julia Fisher
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Disser
Living and Deceased Members
Holy Name Soceity
Living and Deceased Members
Sacred Heart League
Funeral Mass
PARISH PERSONNEL 1937 PERMANENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Oscar A. Fox
Victor M. Nussbaum
Martin J. Grace
Harry G. Hogan
Carl H. Yaste Ervin A. Zern
Trustees :
Robert A. Freiburger, Sr.
Martin D. Johnson
Clement M. Schnieders Paul J. Zirkel
Frank J. Mills
HOLY NAME SOCIETY
President
Mr. Dale Ubrine
Vice-President Mr. Leo Lauer
Secretary
Mr. Carl Vorndran
Treasurer
Mr. Robert Heidrich
ROSARY SOCIETY
President
Mrs. Leo Lauer Mrs. Edmund Singer
Treasurer
Mrs. Joseph Bauman
Prefects:
Activities :
Mrs. John Camperman
$ 79.88
Mrs. Michael Cass
$172.62
Mrs. Frances Hartman $197.47
Mrs. Edward Kahoe
$130.35
Mrs. Henry Krabach
$149.80
Mrs. Frank Monahan
$194.25
Mrs. Juan Rodriguez
$ 64.25
Mrs. Wallace Wiltshire
$ 86.86
BLESSED VIRGIN SODALITY
President Miss Birnelle Urbine
Vice-President
Miss Isabel Buchanan
Secretary
Miss Helen DiGregory Miss Bette McGary
SACRED HEART LEAGUE
Mrs. Orville Louthan, Parish Secretary.
Promoters: Miss Isabel Buchanan
Mrs. Harry Cress
Mrs. William Harber
Mrs. James Higgins
Mrs. William McGary
Mrs. Frank Monahan Miss Madonna Magers Mrs. Victor Nussbaum Mrs. Arthur Staub
Mrs. Leo Wallace
Treasurer
Secretary
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CHOIR
Miss Rose Wirtz, Director and Organist.
Mr. John Giere Mr. Donald Hile Mr. John Hoffman Mr. Chester Keen
Mrs. Robert Bangert Mrs. William Harber
Mrs. Loretta Kunberger
Mrs. Arthur Werner
SCHOOL STAFF
Sr. M. Gregoria, Superioress Sr. Irma Rose Sr. Thomas
Sr. Marie Elvira Sr. Alberta Marie Sr. Agnes Dolores
USHERS
Mr. Omer Mettler, Chief Usher.
Mr. Joseph Bender
Mr. Carl Bobay
Mr. John Carmody
Mr. Robert Freiburger
Mr. Martin Johnson
Mr. Leo Kuttner
Mr. Leo Lauer
Mr. Dale Urbine
Mr. Ross VanHorn
Mr. James Walzer
Mr. Paul Zirkel
SERVERS AT THE ALTAR
Frank Avila Edward Bauman Phillip Carmody John Carmody
Richard Doermer Robert Fabian
Daniel Flanagan John Giere Stanley Hench Robert Hire John Hogan
Peter Kuttner
Kenneth Lauer.
Robert Matthews
Sidney O'Connor
Pierre Poinsette
Juan Rodriguez Carl Schuremberg
Richard Snyder
John Soshea
Robert Wilhelm
Albert Younghaus
STATISTICAL AND FINANCIAL REPORT 1937
Number of families
254
Number of chlidren in school
200
United Societies
$3813.61
Bazaar
$1182.00
General Chairman
Dale Urbine
General Secretary
David Brames
General Treasurer
Robert Hiedrich
Chairman Big Ticket
Robert Freiburger, Sr.
Picnic
$2631.61
General Chairman
Robert Freiburger, Sr.
General Secretary
Martin Weaver
General Treasurer
Henry Krabach
Chairman Big Ticket
Leo Lauer
Chairman Dinner
Mrs. William Smith
Holy Name Society $ 762.50
Rosary Society
$1175.00
Blessed Virgin Sodality
$ 100.00
School Activities
$ 487.00
FIRST COMMUNION CLASS OF 1937
Rear row, left to right: Edward Yaste, Richard Pottkotter, Carlos Avila, David Erwin, Donald Doehla, David Klingenberger, Joseph Lockhart.
Second row, left to right: Joan Giere, Margaret Hartman. Third row, left to right: Richard Lauer, David Steckbeck, John Hile, Joan Freiburger, Joan Mathews, Virginia Bauman, Ralph Weber, John Diehm, Allen Ward.
PARISH CHRONICLES 1937
Jan. 10th - Sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Omer Mettler and to Mrs. Al Becker in the death of their father.
Jan. 17th - Sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Cedric Persing in the death of Mr. Per- sing's father.
Jan. 24th-The death of Mr. Louis Tegt- meyer, a charter member of the parish and of the Holy Name Society.
Feb. 19th - The death of Mrs. Margaret Monnock a charter member of the parish and of the Rosary Society and Sacred Heart League. Sympathy to her daughter, Mrs. Frank Morgan.
Feb. 19th - Sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Doody in the death of Mr. Doody's mother; to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Mungovan in the death of Mrs. Mungovan's mother.
Mar. 15th - The quarterly meeting of the Rosary Society addressed by Dr. Juan Rodriguez, a Major in the National Guard, telling of experiences in the recent flood of Southern Indiana.
Mar. 17th - The quarterly meeting of the Holy Name Society adressed by Dr. E. P. Sanborn concerning his recent trip to Mexico.
Mar. 19th - Mr. Michael Vorndran bur- ied from our church.
Mar. 21st - Exposition of relics of Fa- ther Damien, secured by a Sister who was present when his body was disintered in the Island of Molokai for transportation to Belgium.
Diedrich Brandt, a pupil of Sr. Irma Rose wins third prize among 10,000 essayists on the subject "Communism."
April 11th - New families: Mr. and Mrs. Thomas O'Day, 1107 Westover Road; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Madden, 4542 Wilmette Ave .; Mr. and Mrs. John Morsches, 328 South Cornelle Circle; Mr. and Mrs. Donald Griffin, 124 McKinnie Ave .; Mr. and Mrs. Justin Klingenberger, 4610 Tacoma Ave .;
Mr. and Mrs. George Baldus, 4026 Tacoma Ave .; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Alberts, 437 West Branning Ave .; Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Connor, 4627 South Wayne Ave .; Mr. and Mrs. William Sorg, R. R. 4, South Fair- field Ave.
Sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Mc- Caffrey in the death of Mrs. McCaffrey's mother; to Mr. and Mrs. John Hoffman, in the death of Mr. Hoffman's mother; to Mr. and Mrs. George Doehla in the death of Mr. Doehla's mother.
April 18th - New family: Mr. and Mrs. Donald Moore, 220 East Lexington Ave.
April 18th - Our Lenten sermons were preached by Fathers Joseph Seimetz, De- catur; Charles Girardot, St. Joseph Parish; John Bapst, St. Peter Parish; Leo Hoffman, St. Andrew Parish; John Dapp, St. Jude Parish.
"Be Kind to Animals Week" conducted a city-wide school contest. Prizes to our school: POSTERS: Richard Snyder, 2nd prize in 5th grade; Thomas Bangert, 3rd prize in 3rd grade; ESSAYS: Joseph Con- nell, 4th prize in 8th grade; Patricia Cass, 3rd prize in 6th grade; Robert Brandt, 1st prize in 4th grade; Iris Kramer, 3rd prize in 3rd grade; Joan Matthews, 2nd prize in 2nd grade; Thomas O'Brien, 1st prize in 1st grade.
April 21st - The death of Mr. Joseph Stahl, who made a vountary profession of faith before his death.
May 4th - Congratulations to our Most Reverend Bishop on the silver jubilee of Our Sunday Visitor.
May 12th - The Blessed Virgin Sodality was entertained by Misses Birnelle Urbine, Joan Bobay, Alice Lauer, Mary Jane Geise.
Sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. John Murray ' in the death of Mrs. Murray mother.
May 23rd - First Communion Day and Graduation Day. Graduates: Charlotte
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DuWan, Doris Diehm, Kathryn Eipper, Catherine Johnson, Phyllis Lauer, Joan McGary, Eleanor Monahan, Carolyn Rodri- guez, Jeanne Snyder, Jean Wightman, Mari- yn Younghaus, Joseph Connell, Russell Dickmeyer, Richard Hartman, Joseph Loos, Albert Schaaf, Edwin Schouweiler.
Bishop Noll Scholarships to Jean Wight- man and Joseph Connell.
Holy Name medal to Marilyn Younghaus.
Perfect attendance at school (* Indicates perfect attendance at Holy Mass) *Marilyn Younghaus, *Phyllis Lauer, *John McGary, *Carolyn Rodriguez, *Catherine Johnson, *Gloria Harris, *Margaret Papai, *Ruth Ann Smith, *Mary Ellen Barrett, *Phyllis Becker, *Mary Becker, *Frank Avila, *John Giere, *Walter Werner, *Richard Papai, *Donald Brames, *Harold Price, *Kenneth Lauer, *Robert Fabian, *Phyllis Hartman, Patricia Schnieders, Kathleen Schnieders,
Roseann Schnieders, Violet Schnieders, Joan Adang, Stanley Hench, Raymond Pease. Perfect attendance at Holy Mass: Mary Hile, Dan Flanagan, Sidney O'Con- nor, Jr.
Address by Father William Meyer, C.PP. S., of Precious Blood Parish.
Graduates from Central Catholic High School: Paul Kunberger; from St. Cath- erine Academy, Eileen McGary and Char- lotte Tholen; from St. Augustine Academy, Birnelle Urbine.
The following girls were faithful in choir service for May Devotions on Wed- nesday and Friday evenings: Misses Vir- ginia Keen, Birnelle Urbine, Peggy Zirkel, Joan Bobay, Ruth Ann Harber, Ruth Lauer, Phyllis Lauer, Joan McGary, Catherine Johnson, Marilyn Younghaus, Carolyn Rod- riguez, Charlotte DuWan, Jeanne Snyder, Doris Diehm, Eleanor Monahan, Jean Wightman.
June 6th - Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Buchanan on their 20th wed- ding anniversary.
June 12th - Congratulations to Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Weber on their 25th wedding anniversary.
July 4th - New families: Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Maroney, 4522 Arlington Ave; Mr. and Mrs. Gayle Jones, 5606 Mcclellan Ave.
Sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mad- den, in the death of Mr. Madden's mother.
July 21st - The death of Father John Tremmel, retired, who labored many years in our Diocese.
July 25th - Sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bauman in the death of Mrs. Bau- man's father.
July 31st - Sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Alter in the death of Mr. Alter's mother.
August 25th - Harry McCollem, who lived at 4115 Piqua Ave. buried today.
Aug. 29th - Sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Darreld Hirschfelder, in the death of Mr. Hirschfelder's mother.
New families: Mr. and Mrs. Harold Con- roy, 317 North Cornelle Circle; Mr. and Mrs. Michael Byrne, 4108 Indiana Ave .; Miss Betty Shanahan, 317 South Cornelle Circle.
Sept. 2nd - The death of Mrs. Joseph Magers, charter member of the parish and of the Rosary Society, promoter of the Sacred Heart League, first president of the Little Flower Sewing Circle, and a very active and loyal member of the parish.
Sept. 5th - New families: Mr. and Mrs. Dayton Abbott, 4420 Fairfield Ave .; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Krahn, 4721 South Wayne Ave .; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mettler, 4417 South Calhoun St .; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wyss, 923 Pasadena Drive; Mr. and Mrs. Victor Deininger, 4626 So. Wayne Ave.
Sept. 8th - The quarterly meeting of the Rosary Society is entertained by the Mesdames John Camperman, Henry Kra- bach, Juan Rodriguez, Wallace Wiltshire.
New families: Mr. and Mrs. Arthur No- mina, 4125 Arlington Ave .; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Weitz, 4528 Kenilworth Ave.
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Honorable mention to the children faith- ful in choir service during the summer va- cation: Catherine Johnson, Mary Ellen Bar- rett, Mary Jane Lauer, Marilyn Younghaus, Betty Stump, Phyllis Lauer, Joan McGary, Ruth Ann Smith, Marjorie Younghaus, Roseann Schnieders, Patricia Schnieders, Alice Giere, Jean Schaffhauser, Barbara Walzer, John Giere, Sidney O'Connor, Rob- ert Fabian, Robert Wilhelm, Kenneth Lauer, Phillip Carmody.
Sept. 26th - Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. John Cleary on their golden wedding anniversary.
The following prizes to our school in the city-wide flower show: SCHOOL DISPLAY: two 3rd prizes. FLOWERS AND VEGE- TABLES: First prizes to Carol Nussbaum, Mary Ellen Barrett, Donald Weber, Jean Schaffhauser, Phyllis Bobay, Mary Hile, Phyllis Becker, Mary Jane Lauer. Second prizes to Carol Nussbaum (2), Betty Riedy, Ruth Ann Smith, Jean Schaffhauser, Mari- lyn Younghaus. Third prize to Mary Jane Lauer. Fourth prize to Patsy O'Connor. Fifth prizes to Catherine Johnson, Jean Schaffhauser, David Steckbeck. POSTERS: Second prizes to Virginia Bauman, Thomas Bangert. Third prizes to Richard Snyder, Mary Ellen Barrett, Walter Werner.
Oct. 1-2-3rd-
Forty Hours Devotions. Sermons preach- ed by Father Henry Hoerstman of St. An- drew Parish and Father John Bapst of St. Peter Parish. Clerical visitors: Fathers Charles Feltes, Assistant Diocesan Chan- cellor, Edward Swiegart, Diocesan Director of Charities, Joseph Hennes, Deanery Di- rector of the CYO, Cyril Mohr, C.PP.S., Charles Gates, C.PP.S., Cletus Foltz, C. PP.S., of Precious Blood Parish, John Bapst, Adrian Brandehoff, Thomas Durkin of St. Peter Parish, Nicholas Allgeier and Ed- ward Miller of St. Mary Parish, Henry Hoerstman and Leo Hoffman of St. Andrew Parish, John Dapp and Aloysius Phillips of St. Jude Parish, Charles Girardot of St. Joseph Parish, Charles Kaiser of St. Vin- cent Parish, Joseph Adler and Louis
Duray of St. Patrick Parish, Patrick But- ler of St. Joseph Hospital, Julian Doktor of St. Hyacinth Parish, Simon Yenn of Fort Wayne, William Hoff and Lawrence Fettig of Huntington, Aquinas Knoff of Roanoke, Francis Faust of New Haven, Theodore Fettig of Monroeville, Ralph Reilly, O.F.M. of Pittsburgh, Pa.
New family: Mr. and Mrs. Ralph White- house, 4438 Kenilworth Ave.
Oct. 4th - Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Clement Schnieders on their 20th wed- ding anniversary.
Oct. 6th - The Holy Name Society, abid- ing by the wishes of the President of the United States, observes the 150th anniver- sary of the signing and ratification of the U. S. Constitution.
Oct. 17th - Congratulations to the CYO on its first Diocesan Convention.
Oct. 18th - The quarterly meeting of the Blessed Virgin Sodality is entertained by the Misses Helen DiGregory, Madonna and Dolores Magers, Ruth Ann Harber, Bernadette Murphy, Ann Papai, Ruthmary Riedy, Doris Hire, Margaret Johnson, Bir- nelle Urbine, Alice Lauer.
Oct. 21st - The death of Mrs. Thomas Gordon, a charter member of the parish and of the Rosary Society, member of the Sacred Heart League and a loyal member of the parish.
Oct. 22nd - Ground broken today for the new Central Catholic High School.
Oct. 24th - Congratulations to St. Paul Church celebrating the 50th anniversary of the erection of their church.
New families: Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Pat- terson, 919 Prange Drive, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Semans, 4315 Indiana Ave .; Mr. and Mrs. George Holthaus, 4417 Arlington Ave .; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hively, R. R. 4.
Nov. 14th - Phyllis Hartman and Rich- ard Miller led the school children in the sale of Christmas cards.
Dec. 5th - Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Zirkel celebrating their 20th wedding anniversary.
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Dec. 12th - Congratulations to St. Mary Parish celebrating the 75th anniversary of the erection of their church.
Dec. 20th - The quarterly meeting of the Blessed Virgin Sodality is entertained by the Misses Bette McGary, Eileen Mc- Gary, Ruth Ann Harber, Marian Betts.
New families: Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Follett, 4331 Indiana Ave .; Miss Helen Lonergan, 204 East Maple Grove Ave .; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dunleavy, 4219 Harrison Boulevard; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Getty, 4602 Tacoma Ave .; Mr. and Mrs. James Dumato, 217 McKinnie Ave .; Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Kramer, 1117 West Lexington Ave.
Dec. 22nd - The school children's Christ- mas party conducted by the Mesdames Dan- iel Flanagan, Carl Yaste, Edwin Schouweil- er, Leo Matthews, Martin Weaver.
Report of the St. Francis Sewing Circle: Cash donation: $25.00. Officers: Mrs. Walter Jones, President; Mrs. William Smith, Vice- President, Mrs. Frank Monahan, Secretary.
Sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ben- der in the death of Mrs. Bender's mother.
Dec. 26th - New families: Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Moore, 4306 Fairfield Ave .; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Evans, 333 North Cornelle Circle; Mr. and Mrs. Clement Vodde, 3916 Fairfield Ave .; Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin W. Hartman, 901 West Rudisill Blvd .; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Martin, 209 South Cornelle Circle.
We commend the good example of the following Sodalists who received Holy Com- munion each month: Messrs. George Bar- rett, Adolph Jaenicke, James Nolan, Leo Nolan, Willard Smith, Joseph Magers, Ar- thur Staub, Dale Urbine, Earl Weikart, Mesdames Mary Costigan, Michael Cass, Rose Harber, William Smith, Edmund Sing- er, Arthur Staub, Adolph Jaenicke, Martin Johnson, William McGary, Leo Lauer, Fran- ces Hartman. Misses Virginia Keen, Bette McGary, Eileen McGary, Dolores Magers, Mary Nolan, Eugenie Buchanan.
Mrs. Michael Cass served as Parish Chair- man of the N.C.C.W.
Miss Jeanne Berning is president of the parish chapter of the CYO.
SUPPORTING MEMBERSHIP 1937
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Fox Mr. Martin J. Grace Mr. Joseph P. Doody
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Lauer
Mrs. Frances Hartman Richard Hartman Mr. and Mrs. Robert Freiburger, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Heidrich Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Magers Dolores Magers Madonna Magers Rosemarie Magers
Misses Eugenie and Isabel Buchanan
Mrs. Mary E. and Florian Ryder
Mr. and Mrs. Clement Schnieders
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Yaste
Mrs. Harry Cress Mr. and Mrs. Omer Mettler Mr. and Mrs. Victor Nussbaum Mr. and Mrs. Richard O'Connor
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Pfeiffer Raymond Pfeiffer Dr. and Mrs. Juan Rodriguez
Mr. and Mrs. William Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Shearon Mrs. Albert Schaaf Mr. Frank Travers Mrs. Nellie Travers Josephine Travers Mr. and Mrs. Paul Zirkel Mrs. Frank Bohn Mr. Leon Beck Mr. and Mrs. Michael Cass Mrs. Haywood Davis Mrs. Mary Kennelly Mr. and Mrs. Justin Doyle Mr. and Mrs. Dan Flanagan Mr. Harry G. Hogan Mr. and Mrs. Martin Johnson
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