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MAY 31, 1945
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
SEVENTEEN
BIGGS ANTIQUE COMPANY, Inc.
COLONIAL REPRODUCTIONS
221 PEACHTREE STREET
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
YATES & MILTON STORES
“PRICES THAT SAVE CAR FARE TO TOWN”
Atlanta, Georgia
228 Auburn Avc., N. E. 676 Fair St., S. W.
CANDLES—INCENSE—ROSARIES—CRUCIFIXES
ILLUMINATING STATUES—VOTIVE CANDLES
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AMBRO ALTAR PRODUCTS
136 Decatur- Street, S. E. Walnut 4379 Atlanta, Ga.
Road Service ' WALnut 4461
JOHNSON BATTERY COMPANY
* RECHARGER AND REPAIR
Autc Accessories — Radios C. B. (Red) Johnson
111-113 Houston Street, K. E. Atlanta, Ga.
JOEL DORFAN
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
DRY GOODS, CLOTHING AND MILLINERY
LADIES’ AND CHILDREN’S READY-TO-WEAR
70 Edgcwood Avenue Atlanta, Ga.
CONGRATULATIONS TO BISHOP GERALD P. O’HARA
ON HIS SILVER JUBILEE
MR. & MRS. CLIBE MALOOF
Atlanta, Ga.
H. W. DUNN TELEPHONE JACKSON 1056-57
OUR HEARTFELT THANKS FOR THE FINAL
VICTORY IN EUROPE
GEORGIA BEAUTY & BARBER SUPPLY COMPANY
Beauty Supplies and Equipment
Everything for the Beauty and Barber Shop
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220 MITCHELL ST., S. W.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
TRINITY FURNITURE SHOPS, Inc.
Craftsmen of Period Furniture—Rehuilders of
MODERN and ANTIQUE FURNITURE
Telephone At. 4431 * 363 Boulevard N. E.
ATLANTA, GA.
ED RAWLS, Pres. HARRY MISLOW, Vice-Pres.
POLLY C, RAWLS, Sec. Treas.
REFRIGERATION EXCHANGE, Inc.
Sales REFRIGERATION Service
287-245 Pryor Street, S. W. WALnut 0296
ATLANTA 3, Ga.
SHIRLEY CLOAK & DRESS CO.
Manufacturers and Distributors
LADIES’ and CHILDREN’S READY TO WEAR
Phone MA. 5882-209-11-13 Pryor Street. P. O. Box 4544
ATLANTA 2, GEORGIA
COMPLIMENTS
OF
Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Condrey
S/Sgl. D. L. Condrey, Jr.,
Jerome C. Condrey
William Joseph Condrey
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Atlanta, Ga.
USE THE BEST
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Double Q Salmon
LOEB-APTE COMPANY BROKERS
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
CONGRATULATIONS TO
BISHOP O’HARA
ON HIS SILVER
JUBILEE
NEW MOON
BAKERY
223 Auburn Ave., N. E.
Ja-6975
Atlanta, Ga.
PHONE JACKSON 0350
ESTABLISHED 1914
STAR LOAN
COMPANY
JEWELERS and BROKERS
227 Mitchell St„ S. W.
Atlanta, Ga.
Charles Markwalter
Funeral in Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Charles F. Markwalter,
who died on April 28, were held
from the Sacred Heart Church,
the Rev. J. E. O’Donohoe, S. J., of
ficiating.
Mr. Markwalter was one of the
most highly esteemed and best
known in Augusta, having resided
here since 1867. He was national
ly known as a marble cutter and
some of the finest monuments in
this section of the country testify
to his artistic skill. He was also
a member of the old Volunteer
Fire Department and was an au
thority on Augusta’s history dur
ing the last decades of the past
century.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Mary Beechnor Markwalter; two
sons, C. Victor Markwalter, and
Leonard E. Markwalter; eleven
grandchildren and several nieces
and nephews.
MRS. KATE GRICE
DIES IN SHARON
SHARON, Ga. — Funeral ser
vices for Mrs. Kate Kealy Grice,
who died op May 3, were held
from the Church of the Purifica
tion, the Rev. John Corcoran, S.
M. A., officiating.
Mrs. Grice, a native of Sharon,
lived for a number of years in
Edgefield, S. C., but returned
here several years ago to make
her home with her brother, J. J.
Kealy.
In addition to her brother, Mrs.
Grice is survived by a daughter,
Miss Xria Grice, of Augusta; a
grandson, W. J. McDonald, Pearl
Harbor, Hawaii, and several nieces
and nephews.
MRS. ROY I. KIRCHNER
FUNERAL IN CHARLESTON
SARDIS, Ga.—Funeral for Mrs.
Alma Sturcken Kirchner, wife of
Roy I. Kirchner, of Sardis, who
died in Charleston on May 16, were
held from the Sacred Heart
Church there.
A native of Charleston, Mrs.
Kirchner was a daughter of John
F. Sturcken and Mrs. Helen A.
DeCamp Sturcken t of Charleston.
She is survived by her husband;
two daughters, Miss Elizabeth A.
Kirchner and Miss Clare M. Kirch
ner, Sardis; a son, Roy I. Kirch
ner, Jr., with the U. S. Navy in the
South Pacific; four sisters, Mrs.
J. Arnold Doscher, Mrs. J G. Mc-
Inerney, Mrs. A. E. Perano and
Mrs. Charles W. Frey, all of
Charleston.
ULRIC LEO WHITE
DIES IN ATLANTA
ATLANTA, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Ulric Leo White, former
Atlantan, Who died May 8 in Colo
rado Springs, Colo., were held
from the Sacred Heart Church, the
Rev. Joseph R. Smith officiating.
MRS. MARTHA HOLCOMBE
FUNERAL IN MACON
MACON, Ga.—Funeral services
for Mrs. Martha Holcombe, widow
of Joseph F. Holcombe, who died
May 11, were held from St. Jo
seph’s Church, the Rev. Michael
McNally, S. J., officiating.
Mrs. Holcombe is survived by a
daughter, Mrs. Milton T. Bartlett,
Macon; a niece. Sister Mary Ber
trand, of Port Huron, Mich.
PETER HENCK
DIES IN ATLANTA
ATLANTA, Ga .— Funeral ser
vices for Peter Henck, who died
May 4, were held from the Sacred
Heart Church, the Rev. Thomas
I. Sheehan, pastor of St. Thomas
More Church, Decatur, officiat
ing.
COLORED CATHOLIC
LAYMEN OF GEORGIA
SPONSOR ESSAY CONTEST
AUdrUSTA Ga.—Announcement
has been made by Edgat L. Mat
thews, Diocesan chairman of- the
Colored Catholic Laymen of Geor
gia, that the organization which lo
heads will sponsor an essay con
test, the winner of which will be
awarded a $50 tuition and text
book scholarship in a Catholic
high school.
Participation in the contest,
which is being held with the grate
ful approval of the Most Rev. Ger
ald P. O’Hara D. D„ J. U. D„
Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta. will
’be limited to students in the eighth
grade at any Catholic school in
Georgia.
Brother Benedict Henry, princi
pal of the Boys’ Catholic High
School in Augusta, and other Mar-
ist Brothers of the high school fac
ulty, will serve as judges for the
contest, and the subject of the es
say will be "Why X Prefer to At
tend a Catholic High School.”
Army Chaplain
FATHER MeBENNETT
Father Charles McBennett, O.
M. I., of the Oblate Fathers Mis
sion Band, Douglas, Ga., has been
commissioned a first lieutenant
in the Chaplains Corps of the
United States Army.
For the. last two years, Father
McBennett has served as an aux
iliary chaplain at Moody Field,
Spence Field and other military
posts in Georgia.
Father McBennett was ordained
to the priesthood in 1938, after
completing a course of study at
the Catholic University of Amer
ica. He served in Lowell, Mass.,
and at the Cathedral of Christ the
King in Atlanta, before coming to
Douglas.
NEW ASSIGNMENT FOR
LT. THOMAS F. WALSH
SAVANNAH, Ga. — First Lt.
Thomas F. Walsh, son of Mrs.
Thomas F. Walsh, formerly of Sa
vannah, now of Washington, D. C.,
has been assigned to duty with the
First Troop Carrier Command at
Fort Bragg, N. C.
Lt. Walsh, a lawyer in civilian
life, entered the service in Jan
uary, 1942, and has served for
*lnore than - a year in the China-
India-Burma sector. He has re
ceived the Distinguished Flying
Cross, the Air Medal, with Oak
Leaf Cluster, and the battle star
for the Burma campaign.
Lt. Walsh’s father, the lute
Thomas F. Walsh, was at one time
president of the Catholic Laymen's
Association of Georgia, and served
for a number of years as treasurer
of the Association. The young of
ficer is a nephew of the Most Rev.
Emmet M. Walsh, Bishop of
Charleston.
Captain Carl Chapman,
Macon, Reported Killed
MACON, Ga.—Capt. Carl Chap
man, Jr., son of Major and Mrs.
Carl F. Chapman, has been re
ported killed in action on Feb
ruary 23 when his plane was shot
down over Erkcland, Germany as’
he led a Ninth Air Force bomber
group on a mission in that area.
He was a member of St. Joseph’s
parish here.
Born in Macon, November 27,
1920, . Captain Chapman entered
the Air Force in September, 1941.
After training at Randolph Field,
Texas, he received his wings in
April, 1942.. He was instructor at
bases in this country for two years
before going overseas, where he
was recently made group leader
of a 36-plane unit, and operations
officer at his base in France.
Captain Chapman is survived by
his parents; a brother. Aviation
Cadet James E. Chapman, San
Antonio, Texas; a sister, Mrs.
Albert J. Hospers, of Macon and
New York. His father and mother
have been residents of Macon for
many years. Major Chapman’s
assignments have included posts
at Camp Gordon, Augusta, Fort
Oglethorpe and Lawson General
Hospital, Atlanta.
MRS. BERTHA MAY KNIGHT
FUNERAL IN ATLANTA
ATLANTA, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Mrs. Bertha May Knight,
formerly of Marietta, who died
in Augusta on May 15, were held
from the Sacred Heart Church
here, the Rev. John Emmerth, S.
M., officiating.
Mrs. Knight is survived by a
son, Sergeant James Knight, U. S.
Army; four daughters, Mrs. N. J.
Tortorella, Elizabeth, N. J., Miss
Mildred Knight and Mrs.C. F.
Spencer, Atlanta, and Mrs. A. A.
Evans, Augusta; a brother, Wil
liam Weathers, Atlanta; two sis
ters, Mrs. G. A. Burns, of Thomas-
ton, and Mrs. E. A. Coombs, New
Orleans, and four grandchildren.
RANDOLPH MOTT
DIES IN ALBANY
ALBANY, Ga. — Funeral ser
vices for Randolph Mott, who died
on April 29, were held from St.
Theresa’s Church, the Very Rev.
Daniel J. Bourke, V. F., officiat
ing.
Mr. Mott had made his home in
Albany for the past forty years, anyl,
until ill health forced his retire
ment, was in the cotton business.
He is survived by his wife, the
former Miss Anne Battle;.a sister,
Mrs. Mary Woodruff, of Colum
bus, and two nephews.
MISS CLEMENCE DU FORT
FUNERAL IN CHARLESTON
CHARLESTON, S C.—Funeral
services for Miss Clenience Paul
ine DuFort, who died May 6, were
held from the Cathedral of St.
John the Baptist, the Rev. J. J.
McCarthy, pastor of the Blessed
Sacrament - Church officiating.
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