Rev. John A. Lyons
When Rev. John A. Lyons (photo left) was appointed to the Church of Our Lady on August 17, 1938, he began to formulate the plans for the centennial celebration. A history of the parish had never been written, so it was deemed advisable to begin immediately the collection of material. It was not until June of 1939 that the compilers felt they had exhausted every source of information.
In the meantime improvements were made about the premises. Trees were planted to take the place of those which flourished when the church was built. A few months before the celebration directory and church or painted, and the main altar beautifully decorated.
The Centennial Celebration
The spiritual preparation for the centenary consisted of a mission given in the last two weeks of Lent. The services were conducted by the Fathers of the Most Precious Blood, Rev. Lionel E. Pire and Joseph S. Raible. To meet the expenses of the centennial celebration, mite boxes or distributed among the members of the parish. The following is the list of contributors:
A Ahl, N. W. Alvey, Mr. & Mrs. James Anderson, Mrs. F.
B Bannon, Annie Barr Family Barker, Mrs.
Bates, Mr. & Mrs. Bay, Mrs. Lydia Beam, Mrs. M. C.
Beam, Mitchell Becker, Mr. & Mrs. J. C. Becker, Gertrude
Becker, Stanley Becker, Mr. & Mrs. J. C. Jr. Bennett, Mrs. Roy & Edward
Biehl, Mr. & Mrs.Clem C. Binder, Mr. & Mrs. Ches. Blain, Mr. & Mrs. F.
Bondie Family Briggs, Mrs. Rose Briggs, Samuel
Brown, J. W. Burch, Mr. & Mrs. J. Byrne, Mr. & Mrs. Maurice
C Carpenter, Mr. & Mrs. E. J. Clausen, Mr. & Mrs. John Collon, Mrs. C.
Coons, Mr. & Mrs. Henry Corcoran, Mrs. Leona Cousino, Mr. & Mrs. George
Craven, Preston Craven, R. W. Sr. Craven, Mary Agnes
Craven, Myrtle Craven, Virginia Craven, Mr. & Mrs. Louis
Craven, Mr. & Mrs. G. W. Craven, Martha Ann Craven, Mary Rita
D Dailey, Mr. & Mrs. G. W. Daly, Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Daly, Ella
Daly, Roger Daus, Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Dehner, Louise
DeMarsh, Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Dettlinger, Minnie Diebold, Mr. & Mrs. Edward
E Elliot, Mr. & Mrs. Eli Elzy, Mr. & Mrs. George Elzy, Mary Louise
Exely, Mrs. Nellie H.
F Fichteman, Henry Fichteman, Norbert Fichteman, Georgia
Fichteman, W. J. Fichteman, Mary Fieldhouse, Mrs. William
Friedmann, Mr. & Mrs. F.
G Ganz, Mrs. Mary Gathof, Mr. & Mrs. John Gibbons, Nonie
Gnau, Lula Goffinett, Eva Gross, Mr. & Mrs. Louis C.
H Habick, Mrs. Barbara Hansford, Mrs. Catherine Hansford, Mr. & Mrs. N.
Harlow, Mrs. Hugh Hayden, Miss M. Hicks, Mr. & Mrs. Paul
Hicks, Corine Hilpp, Mrs. Bertha Hilpp, Effie
Hollis, Mrs. Mary Hughes, John Hauber, Mr. & Mrs. Edward
J Jennings, Mrs. Mary Jessel, Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Jessel, Elizabeth
Johnson, Mrs. Sophie Jutt, Mr. & Mrs. Oscar
K Kelley, Mrs. Carla Kelley, Charles Kenney, Stephan
Kenney, Sallie Klemenz, Mr. & Mrs. A. Klemenz, Frances
L LaPaille, Frank LaPaille, Rosemary Leachman, Mr. & Mrs. H. N.
Leezer, Mr. & Mrs. Fredrick Litzelswope, Mr. & Mrs. L. Logan, Lillian
M Mattingly, Mr. & Mrs. G. C. Mattingly, Mr. & Mrs. J. E. Mattingly, J. Bertrand
Mattingly, Elizabeth Mattingly, Charles N. Mattingly, Frank
Mattingly, Katherine Metzger, Louise Miller, Mr. & Mrs. John F.
Mooney, Mr. & Mrs. Dewey Mooney, Mr. & Mrs. James Mudd, Joseph R.
Murta, Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Murta, Mr. & Mrs. J. W. Murta, Mr. & Mrs. William
McCauley, Bertrand McCoy, Lovell McCoy, Mr. & Mrs. Allan
McCrory, Don McCrory, Frank McCrory, Walter
McCrory, Grace McKenzie, Mr. & Mrs. Yoder McKenzie, Charles
N Nist, Ethel Noon, Mr. & Mrs. John M. Noon, John L.
Noske, Frank
O Oberhauser, Effie O’Connor, Mrs. Ida Ogden, Mr. & Mrs. William
O’Hearn, Mr. & Mrs. D. Owen, Mrs. Mary Frances
P Peake, Z. F. Pearl, Mr. & Mrs. Charles Pearl, Stuart
Pflanz, Mrs. Ida Pflanz, William Pontrich, Mr. & Mrs. J.
Pretty, Luella
R Recktenwald, Mr. & Mrs. A. B. Recktenwald, Bertrand Recktenwald, Webb
Recktenwald, Rose Riegling, Mr. & Mrs. A. Riegling, Helen
Riegling, Marie Riegling, Sylvester Riegling, Edward
Reinhardt, Mr. & Mrs. R. Ricketts, Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Ricketts, Mr. & Mrs. R.
Roach, Mrs. J. Robards, Mr. & Mrs. William Robertson, Mr. & Mrs. L.
Robertson, Mr. & Mrs. M. Robertson, Katherine Robertson, Angela
Ross, William J. Rough, Mr. & Mrs. Hearl
S Sanders, Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Scanlon, Mr. & Mrs. James Scanlon, Mary Joyce
Schwoebel, Lottie Secor, Mr. & Mrs. H. M. Secor, Francis V.
Secor, Mary A. Sessengood, Mrs. Ella Seifried, Mrs. Ernest
Self, Mrs. Anna Shircliff, Mr. & Mrs. H. Shircliff, Carl
Simms, Mr. & Mrs. C. J. Smith, Mr. & Mrs. T. F. Stemm, Mr. & Mrs. George
Stemm, Lorena Stottman, Henry Stottman, Marie
Stottman, Mr. & Mrs. William
T Thompson, Lillian Thompson, Mrs. C. A. Thompson, Mr. & Mrs. H. L.
Thompson, Gilbert Trumbo, Mrs. Louise
U Ulmer, Horace Unclebach, Mr. & Mrs. C.
V Villier, C. A. Villier, Delvina Villier, Marian L.
Villier, Grace
W Wallace, Mrs. F. Watson, Mr. & Mrs. F. Wentzell, Mr. & Mrs. George
Whalen, Mr. & Mrs. Edward Whalen, Mary Wilkens, Mrs. J.
Willett, Mrs. Elmer Willet, Margaret
Z Ziegler, Mr. & Mrs. J. F.
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School Faculty 1938–39 Sisters of Mercy: Sr. Coletta, Sr. Marcella, Sr. Victoria, Sr. Genesius, Sr. Loretto |
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Senior Mass Servers 1939 1st row: Norbert Bay, Fritzie Friedmann, William McKenzie, William O’Hearn, Thomas Falone, Joseph Burch. 2nd row: Bernard Recktenwald, George Stemm, Francis Secor, Carl Shircliff, Francis Longaker, John Sheehan, Walter Bender, Henry Fichteman. |
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Junior Mass Servers 1939 1st row: John Schulten, Allan McCoy, Eugene Mudd, Kenneth Kaelin, James Alvey, C. J. Simms, Arman Stone, William Cahill. 2nd row: Henry Kleinholter, George Schaefer, Bernard Coons, Robert Sheehan, Roger Howard, Mark Craven, Leonard Yount, William Mooney. 3rd row: Henry Shircliff, Kenneth Otto, William Hatzell, John Miller, John Schaefer, Francis Blain, Lindsey Cahill, Charles Owen, Lawrence Schulten. |
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Centennial Mass Procession Rev. James Hermes, O.M.C., Rev. John F. Knue, Rev. John M. Abell, Most Rev. Archbishop John A. Floersh, Rev. Delfin Autheman, Rev. David Rummage, Rev. James Lehmann. |
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Rev. Symphorian Weiner, O.F.M., cross–bearer |
Exterior on Centennial Day |
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It was on the Feast of the Assumption, August 15, 1839, that the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass was offered for the first time in the newly–formed parish. So it deemed most fitting that the Church of Our Lady celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of the foundation of the parish on this glorious Feast Day. The following editorial appeared in The Record in the preceding week:
Next Tuesday, August 15, Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin into heaven, will also mark the centenary of the founding of the third parish established in Louisville, the Church of Our Lady, located in that western section of the city known as Portland. Thus Our Lady in heaven rejoices with its parishioners in the completion of a hundred years of fruitful labor, a hundred years of happy devotion and honor to the blessed mother of God.
What a beautiful Feast Day for a celebration! What could be more pleasing to Our Blessed Savior than for us to honor his Blessed Mother! So on this glorious day when Catholics throughout the world pay homage to the purest person God created after the fall of man, all honor, all glory will be paid to Mary, the Mother of God, in a special manner, with joy and thanksgiving, by the parishioners of the Church of Our Lady in Louisville, an occasion when the parish not only may take just pride in its contribution to the faith during these hundred years, continuing even today, but an occasion when members long removed from the parish may join in the rejoicing and thanksgiving. They will find the whole archdiocese rejoicing with them, our Most Rev. Archbishop leading them in their thanksgiving, and God blessing them for their labors in the hundred years passed, while He promises still greater blessings for their fidelity and devotion in the years to come.
As the Feast of the Assumption drew near, messages of felicitation and congratulation were received. Through the kindness of our most Rev. Archbishop the Holy Father was informed of the centennial celebration. The following cablegram was received from the Cardinal Secretary:
Vatican City
On the occasion of the celebration of the centenary of the foundation of Our Lady’s parish, the Holy Father sends warm felicitation, and bestows from his heart on the pastor and congregation, as a pledge of abundant heavenly favor, his paternal apostolic benediction.
Cardinal Magloine
Our most Rev. Archbishop, on learning of the plans of the congregation to observe the centenary of the foundation of the parish and to publish a history of Our Lady’s, graciously sent to the pastor this letter:
August 14, 1939
Rev. John A. Lyons, Church of Our Lady, Louisville, Kentucky
Dear Rev. Father:
I am pleased to learn that you propose to publish a historical sketch of Our Lady’s parish in Portland. The story of that parish is closely interwoven with the history of the Church in Louisville. Although it was organized principally by the French immigrants, for themselves and their children who had settled in Portland and Shippingport, it soon became the parish of all the Catholics residing in those villages, and serve the spiritual needs of the latter with the diligence and efficiency not inferior to that which it serves the needs of the former.
During the one hundred years of its existence, Our Lady’s parish both witnessed the growth and development of the church and the entire Metropolitan area of Louisville and contributed its share to that growth and development, by participating in the manifold religious activities which resulted, just two years ago, in Louisville being elevated to the rank of an Archdiocese.
It is a fact of common knowledge that many families, now residing in other parts of the city, once professed allegiance to Our Lady’s Church in Portland, and are still happy to regard it as their mother parish.
Wherefore, it seems highly appropriate that the entire Catholic body of Louisville, and particularly those who once were shipped within the hollowed walls of that church, should join its present energetic pastor and its faithful congregation and observing the centenary of the parish’s foundation.
It affords me singular pleasure, therefore, on behalf of the Catholic population of Louisville, as well as in my own name, to take part in that celebration, by paying tribute to the memory of the parish’s founders and the many zealous priest and pious souls who succeeded them down through the decades. God be praised for the noble example which they set for us under the influence of His grace and inspiration; and God be thanked for the precious heritage of Catholic traditions which they bequeathed to us.
Wishing you in your congregation copious heavenly blessings on the occasion of the centennial celebration, I remain, yours sincerely in Christ,
J. A. Floersh, Archbishop of Louisville
The Right Rev. Frederic M .Dunne, O.C.S.O., abbot of the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani, Trappist, Kentucky, was also invited to attend a celebration. He kindly acknowledged the invitation with these words:
August 4, 1939
Our Lady of Gethsemane, Trappist, Kentucky
My dear Fr. Lyons:
I have received your very kind invitation to the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the foundation of your parish, and I beg to say that I thank you most cordially for your thoughtful remembrance of me on the solemn occasion.
It would indeed be a very, very great pleasure for me to take part, but it happens to fall on the Feast of Our Lady’s Assumption which is our Patronal Feast when I am bound to Pontificate here at the Abbey.
So you see that much to my regret, it will be impossible for me to leave home in person, but in spirit I will certainly be there, and by our prayers, we will all attend.
Begging God to bless you, and to grant your parish the graces for another hundred years of splendid work for the spread of God’s kingdom, I am,
Very faithfully yours in the most sacred heart of Jesus,
Frederic M. Dunne, O.C.S.O., Abbot
The Centennial Mass
The church was beautifully decorated for the Pontifical Mass. Gold and white bunting was tastefully hung from the main arch and along the walls. Flowers and palms adorned the altars and sanctuary and presented a festive appearance. Long before the hour of services, the pews were filled with people. At 10 o’clock, a colorful procession entered the church. The altar boys were preceded by 100 schoolchildren dressed in white, and following them were the clergy of the Archdiocese, the officers of the Mass and the Most Rev. Archbishop.
Officers of the Mass
Celebrant................................. Most Rev. John A. Floersh, D.D., Archbishop of Louisville
Assistant Priest......................... Rev. John F. Knue
Deacons of Honor..................... Rev. John Abell, Rev. D. Autheman
Deacon of the Mass.................. Rev. James Hermes, O.M.C.
Sub–deacon.............................. Rev. James J. Mahoney
Masters of Ceremonies.............. Right Rev. D. A. Driscoll, Rev. A. G. Gerst
Cross Bearer............................ Rev. Symphorian Weiner, O.F.M.
Book Bearer............................. Rev. James Lehmann
Bugia Bearer............................ Rev. J. T. Spalding
Miter Bearer............................. Rev. Bernard H. Hartlage
Crozier Bearer.......................... Rev. David Rummage
Gremiale Bearer....................... Rev. John T. Lyons
Thurifer.................................... Rev. Edward A. Waechter, C.R.
Archiepiscopal Cross Bearer...... Rev. Joseph Newmann
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Visiting Clergy
Michael Jaglowicz, C.R., Provincial General of the Resurrectionist Fathers
Rev. R.C. Ruff Anthony Hodapp, O.M.C. Joyce Hallahan, C.P. John W. Vance
Albert M. Leis, O.M.C. William J. Mulcahy Charles C. Boldrick A. D. Baumgarten
Francis O’Connor A. G. Meyering Edward Link Edward Collett, O.M.C.
E. Van Bogaert Edward Reavy Francis Timoney Dustan Braun, O.M.C.
Bernard Spoelker Michael K. Lally William O’Hare Titus Gehring, O.F.M.
Richard Hommerick Frank Bossung Henry C. Stuecker Joseph Rives
William J. Murphy J. Bernard Kieffer C. P. Foltz James Dalton
James R. Meder Vincent Manager Joseph Emrich Angelus LaFluer, O.M.C.
Paul M. Russell R. Boehmicke Leo Sheeran Peter Ellert, C.R.
James C. Maloney Simon Griesam, O.F.M. Richard Wurth, O.F.M. Norbert A. Voll Leo
J. Dreckmann Frederick Moore J. B. Walsh, C.P. Clarence Hagan
R. J. Treece William Griesman Vincent Gottbrath, O.M.C. John T. Lyons
Music Program
The choir under the direction of Mrs. Robert Ricketts, organist of the Church of Our Lady, beautifully saying the music of the Mass.
Ecce Sacerdos.................................................. Marzo
Mass in Honor of the Immaculate Conception..... Wieyond
Ave Maria......................................................... Rosewig
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The Centennial Sermon
Rev. Robert E. Canty, who is baptized in the Church of Our Lady, preached the centennial sermon:
“This is no other at the house of God and the gate of Heaven” – Genesis XXVIII:17
Most Rev. Archbishop, Very Rev. and Rev. Fathers, Good Sisters, dearly beloved in Christ: One hundred years of holy endeavor, one hundred years of rich and blessed achievements excite our admiration and gratitude and bespeak the jubilee which we celebrate today. One hundred long years of heroic sowing, of grateful reaping, by apostolic priests and devoted and faithful laity, command our heartfelt and joyful reverence on this, the occasion of the one hundredth anniversary of the founding of the parish of Our Lady.
It is but right, on such an occasion as this, that we should casts a retrospective glance on the past, if only that we might heighten our grateful appreciation of the many spiritual advantages and consolations we now enjoy.
It is not my intention to dwell at length on the history of this parish. It is worthy of note, however, that on this same date, August 15, 1839, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass was offered for the first time in the newly formed parish of the first pastor, Fr. Perche. Truly, at that time, could we say, with Our Divine Lord, that this parish was like to a very small mustard seed, which in the intervening years, has grown into a great tree, with the result that, at the present time, hundreds of Catholics, come dwell in the branches thereof.
“This is the day which the Lord hath made. Let us be glad me rejoice in it.” Yes, we are all jubilant today. Since our thoughts naturally turn to the Church, let us first of all consider what this church, what any Catholic Church, is. I might mention here that God has no need of a house, a church, for his own sake, for His Divine immensity fills the entire universe. Rather he has need of a home for our sakes. As we humans who have need of some spot, consecrated by His Divine presence, to which we always have access; where we may hold communion with our God; where we may pour out our petitions to Him; where we may receive from Him those helps and graces so necessary for us in every step of this life’s pilgrimage. However, it is necessary that Our Lord’s sacramental presence should have some spot consecrated to its reception in which he might repose; some spot to which we can point and say: “Behold the body of the Lord. Behold where we have laid him.”
What then is the church? It can, first of all, be defined as the house of prayer. While it is true that we pray in various places and in various times, still the place where heaven comes nearest to earth as the church, which Our Lord Himself calls the house of prayer: “Where there are two or three gathered together in my name, their am I in the midst of them.”
The church is the school of divine truth where Christ speaks to us today, as He did to those along the shores of Genesareth, showing us, through his commissioned ministers, that our lot in eternity is conditioned upon our mode of life here. The church is the shrine of grace for there in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass his daily offered; therein we partake of the spiritual nourishment we need in the sacrament of the Holy Eucharist; there in the sacramental fonts are opened to give us the graces necessary for the salvation of our souls.
The church is the house of hope for in it we are taught that we are striving for a prize worthy of all our labors – that of eternal happiness – and not merely for the passing pleasures and riches of this life. Finally, in a word, the Church is the gateway to heaven – God’s Kingdom of heaven here below.
This is the church to which we are privileged to belong. Let us then look back today and consider the advantages that have been ours, the blessings that have been gained by every member of this parish from its very beginning to the present time. To this church you, who form the present generation, were carried in the arms of your parents, even as some of you have carried your own children, as they in turn will carry theirs, to be born again in the regenerating waters of baptism and thereby gained a right to heaven. Here you have been, and yours will be, instructed in the truth and principles of our holy religion; on this altar is daily offered the sacrifice of the Body and Blood of Our Lord, in which you can take part; hear you become one with Our Lord by receiving Him in Holy Communion; here are Divine Lord abides in the sacrament of His love in the tabernacle, where you can come, open your heart to Him, telling Him of your temptations, your trials, difficulties, and sorrows; here you become worthy tabernacles of the Holy Ghost in the Sacrament of Confirmation; here we have the confessional and what word can express the consolation that comes to us through this sacrament. What a miracle of love and mercy is here. What indescribable peace have we not experienced from the Sacrament of Penance; finally, we are fortified for our passage from time to eternity through the sacrament of Extreme Unction.
In short, innumerable have been the blessings received by those in this parish, who have been baptized, educated, and strengthened by the Sacraments during life and threw them lead to a greater reward hereafter.
Here worshipped your grandfathers, your grandmothers, your fathers, your mothers, your friends, your neighbors. Here they were consoled, strengthened, and sanctified. Today from the courts in heaven they mingle to rejoice in thanksgivings with your joys and thanksgivings, and unite their prayers with your prayers so that the reward, which is theirs, may one day be yours. You are now reaping the fruits of all the toils, tears, cares, and anguishes in which the foundations of this parish were laid by our predecessors.
Let us then express our gratitude, first of all, to God Himself for the many blessings we have received from this parish. Let us express our gratitude to all of our pastors, former and present, for their work among you. Finally, give spiritual thanks, by remembrances in your prayers, to all of those who have been members of this parish from its very foundation for the many sacrifices they have made. May the souls of those gone to their reward rejoice in the Kingdom triumphant.
Lastly, I wish to congratulate your pastor and you the parishioners on this memorable occasion. It is my sincere hope and prayer that you may briefly fight the battles of life, so that when death comes, you may be able to say with that great spiritual warrior, St. Paul: “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course; I have kept the faith. As to the rest, there is laid up for me a crown of justice which the Lord the just judge will render to me on that day.”
Evening Services
In the evening at eight o’clock devotions were held in honor of the Blessed Virgin. The services consisted of the recitation of the rosary, litany and solemn benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament. The pastor, Fr. Lyons, was assisted by the Rev. John M. Abel, Rev. Joseph Emrich, Rev. John Spalding and Rev. Clarence Lindauer of Vincennes, Indiana. The music was sung by the children’s choir.
Centennial Dedication
Plaque
In connection with the services was the dedication of the bronze tablet in the vestibule of the church. This plaque was erected in memory of Fr. Badin who gave the land for the Church of Our Lady. At the conclusion of the services, the hymn of thanksgiving ‘Holy God We Praise Thy Name’ was sung.
Social Activities
After the Pontifical Mass, a dinner was served the visiting clergy at the Kentucky hotel. Over 60 priests were present. In a short address at the conclusion of the banquet, the Rev. Pastor thanked his Excellency, most Rev. John A. Floersh and the priests of the archdiocese for their kindness in attending the centennial celebration.
In the evening at 8:30, a reception was held on the school grounds for the members and former members of the congregation. The Holy Name Society band of the archdiocese furnished the music. Many former members of the parish living in distant cities attended the reception. It was a homecoming. Some had been away for years friendships were renewed and bygone days recalled. When the evening was far spent, the celebration came to a close.
Conclusion of the Centennial
Now ends the history of the first hundred years of the parish. Much more could be written about the pioneers and the first pioneers in Portland, but these pages are limited to those whose names are mentioned in the Minute Book as the trustees of the church. They were the representatives of the congregation.
Chapters could be written about the faithful parishioners of all times. A perusal of the parish records reveals many who deserve recognition. In the later years, the parish can point with pride to some who have rounded out over half a century of service in the various activities of the church. But future historians will be better able to pay these people their just tribute.
With grateful hearts we look upon the past, with hope we turn to the future, confident of the intercession of the Blessed Mother, Our Lady.
Centennial Sponsors
A Ahl, Mrs. Anna Alvey, Mr. & Mrs. James Arnold, Ben
Arnold, Bertha Arnold, Julia Arnold, Mrs. Mary
B Baker, Charles R. Baker, Mayme Barr, Anna R.
Barry, John J. Bartley, Leslie Bartsch, George William
Bartsch, Mrs. Mary E. Bay, Mrs. William E. Becker, Agnes Marie
Becker, Bernard W. Becker, Mrs. Bernard W. Becker, Bernard W. Jr.
Becker, Billy Joe Becker, Elizabeth Ann Becker, Gertrude
Becker, Gloria D. Becker, Harry Edmund Becker, Mrs. Harry Pelle
Becker, J. C. Jr. Becker, Mrs. J. C. Jr. Becker, J. Carl
Becker, John E. Becker, Joshua C. Sr. Becker, Mrs. Joshua C. Sr.
Becker, Mary Graham Becker, Nancy Jane Becker, Raymond F.
Becker, Stanley Becker, Thomas Lyons Becker, Mrs. Vernon
Bennett, Mrs. Anna Bennett, Curtis B. Bennett, Mrs. Curtis B.
Benson, Mrs. Ellen N. Biehl, Clem. C. Biehl, Dr. Marie E.
Biehl, Mrs. Mary C. Blain, Francis Boland, Mrs. John
Bondie, Mildred Boudreau, Mrs. Elizabeth McCrudden Bradley, M. J.
Briggs, Rose Briggs, Samuel Butler, Alice Jane
Butler, Mrs. George J. Butler, Mrs. Helen E. Cahill, Mrs. Elizabeth
C Caldwell, Mrs. Robert V. Jr. Canty, Alice Canty, Mrs. Edward
Canty, Rev. Robert Carpenter, E. J. Cave, Boyd
Clark, Wilford F. Jr. Clark, Mrs. Wilford Clayton, Elizabeth
Collon, Mrs. Corrilla, John & Doris Conroy, Rose Coons, Henry B.
Coons, Mrs. Henry Coons, Louis Corcoran, Mrs. S. A.
Cousino, George D. Craven, Louis Craven, Mary Agnes
Craven, Myrtle Craven, R. W. Sr. Craven, Joseph
Craven, J. P. Craven, Theresa Craven, Virginia
Curley, Catherine Curley, Mrs. James Curley, Mary Helen
D Dailey, Edward J. Dailey, Mrs. Edward J. Daly, D. D.
Daly, Ella M. Daly, Mrs. Ella N. Daly, Roger K.
Daly, Virginia M. Daus, Arthur Davids, Mrs. W. H.
DeBaets, Amy LaPaille Dehner Family Delehanty, Mrs. Margaret
DeMarsh, Mr. & Mrs. Joseph DeSensi, Francis Joseph Diebold, Edward J.
Deibold, Mrs. Florence E. Doherty, Elizabeth G. Donahue Family
Donnelly, Mrs. F. Donnelly, Imelda Dugan, George Raymond
E Egner, Mrs. A. Elliott, Eli Elzy, Mrs. & Mrs. George
End, Mrs. Anna Exely, Mrs. Nellie H.
F Ferling, Mrs. George Fichteman, Elnora E. Fichteman, Georgia A.
Fichteman, Henry E. Fichteman, Lily C. Fichteman, Marcella
Fichteman, Mary R. Fichteman, Norbert D. Fichteman, William J.
Fieldhouse, Josephine Portman Firmery, George Fisher, Mrs. J. G.
Fitzpatrick, James P. French, Lawrence Friedmann Family
G Gathof, Mr. & Mrs. John A. Gatterer, Mrs. Joseph Gibbons, Ella
Gnau, Ella Gnau, Lula Grimm, M.
Gruber, John P.
H Haller, Mrs. Maude Hanley, Rose Hanser, Edward H.
Hansford, Norman A. Hardy, Arthur Hayden, A. W.
Hayden, Mrs. A. W. Hayden, J. W. Hermes, Mrs. Henry
Herron, Mrs. Arnold Hickey, Edward Hicks, Corrine
Hicks, Paul L. Hicks, Mrs. Paul L. Hilpp, Mrs. E. H.
Hollis, Mrs. Mary Hough, Minnie Hoyer, Mrs. Charles
Hughes, Mrs. Frank S. Hughes, John D. Humphry, Mary Stoll
J Jenkins, William K. Jessel, Alice Jane Jessel, Elizabeth Hughes
Jessel, Herbert M. Jessel, Mrs. Herbert M.
K Karem, Louis P. Keegan, Leonora Stoll Kelly, Clara & Charles
Kelly, Mary F. Kenney Family Kerberg, William
King, Grover King, Thomas W. Sr. Kirkpatrick, Mrs. R. L.
Klemenz, Mr. & Mrs. Kneisler, R. J. Kuehn, John
Kuhn, Mrs. Minnie Pretty
L Lally, Charles J. Lally, Dan L. Lally, Harry E.
Lally, James Lally, John F. Lally, Joseph H.
Lally, Lambert P. Lally, Margaret M. Lally, Mrs. Mary L.
Lally, Walter Lally, William Lawrence Lambertus, George Jr.
LaPaille, Frank LaPaille, Mrs. Frank LaPaille, Mrs. Mary
LaPaille, Rosemary B. Larkin, Mrs. William Leachman, Mrs. H.N.
Leezer, Catherine F. Leezer, Fred E. Lintner, Sue
Litzelswope, Anna Jones Litzelswope, Louis C. Logan, Estella M.
Logan, Joseph J. Logan, Mrs. Joseph J. Logan, Mark A.
Logan, Mary Elizabeth Logan, M. Lillian Logan, Ralph Becker
Logan, Stanley Graham Lyons, Jimmy Lyons, Rev. John A.
M Mangeot, Mrs. Adele Mangeot, H. L. Mattingly, Charles N.
Mattingly, Elizabeth Mattingly, Frank H. Sr. Mattingly, George T.
Mattingly, James E. Mattingly, J. Bertrand Mattingly, J. E.
Mattingly, Mrs. J. E. Mattingly, Mrs. Kate Hill Mattingly, Katherine
Melvin, C. W. Metzger, Louise Meyer, Mary King
Miles, A. W. Miles, Mrs. A. W. Miles, Ethel C.
Miles, LeRoy J. Miller, William R. Milligan, Grace Allen
M Mirabile, Mrs. Josie Mooney, Dewey Mooney, James M.
Mooney, Mrs. James M. Mudd, Joseph R. Mudd, Mrs. Joseph R.
Muench, Adolph J. Muench, Mary E. Murphy, M.
Murphy, Mary Murphy, Nora Murphy, Peter J.
Murta, J. W. Murta, Mrs. W. E. McCoy, James Allen
McCoy, Mrs. James Allen McCrory, Don McCrory, Frank
McCrory, Grace McCrory, James P. McCrory, John W.
McCrory, Mrs. Theodore McCrory, Walter McKenzie, Charles
McKenzie, Yoder McMahon Sr., John Marie
N Needy, Mrs. John H. Nist, Ethel Noon, Agnes & Mary
Noon, John M. Noske, Frank
O Oberhausen, Effie O’Brien, Jeff O’Connor, Mrs. Ida M.
O’Donnell, Mary Lanning Ogden, Fred Owen, Mary W.
P Parsons, Joseph C. Peak, Thomas Peak, Zach
Pflanz, William Pflanz, Mrs. John R. Pontrich, Ann Yvonne
Pontrich, James L. Pontrich, Ora Wilkins Pretty, Mrs. Lena Jackson
Pretty, Louella
Q Quill, Mr. & Mrs. M.
R Recktenwald, Adolph B. Recktenwald, Mrs. Adolph B. Recktenwald, Cecilia J.
Recktenwald, Mrs. E. Recktenwald, Rose J. Recktenwald, Webb
Reinhardt, Mary Helen Remmers, Fred Ricketts, Joseph E.
Ricketts, Mrs. Joseph E. Robards, William Robertson, L. G.
Robertson, Mrs. L. G. Robertson, Mrs. M. J. Robinson, Mary Lee
Ross, Carrye Ross, Mrs. Mary E. Ross, William J.
Rush, Mrs. Nellie Connelly
S Sanders, Mrs. Hugh Scanlon, J. M. Scanlon, Mrs. J. M.
Scanlon, Mary Joyce Schneider, J. M. Schott, William F.
Schuler, Leo J. Shulten, Lawrence Schwoebel, Kate
Schwoebel, Lena Schwoebel, Lottie Sebrey, Mrs. Katherine
Secor, H. M. Seifried, Mrs. Ernest J. Self, A. E.
Self, Mrs. A. E. Sessengood, Mrs. Ella Shaheen, Sam
Shannon, J. Thomas Shehan, Mrs. Elizabeth Sherard, Mrs. Catherine
Shircliff, Carl Shircliff, Henry B. Shircliff, Mrs. Henry B.
Shircliff, Henry B. Jr. Simpson, Edna Sims, Mrs. C. J.
Singhiser, J. F. Sisters of Loretto Sisters of the Good Shepherd
Slemmons, Guy A. Slemmons, Mrs. Guy A. Smith, O. W.
Smith, Thomas Family Smith, V. B. Snider, Mrs. Catherine
Stammer, J. C. Steier, Mrs. Henry Steier, Mrs. Wilhelmina Muench
Steltanpohl, Mary Conroy Stemm, George F. Jr. Stemm, George Sr.
Stemm, Mrs. George Sr Stemm, Lorena C. Stigers, Mrs. Charles
Stoll, Herman Stoll, John A. Stoll, Virginia
Stottman, Henry Stottman, Marie A. Sturgeon, E. J.
T Thomas, Lillian Thomas, William Thompson, Elizabeth
Thompson, Gilbert J. Thompson, Mr. & Mrs. H. E. Thompson, Hilary Lloyd
Tompkins, Dan Traughber, Richard Trumbo, Louise L.
Tully, Harry Tully, Mrs. Harry
U Unclebach, Charles
V Villier Family Vogel, R. W. VonHoven, Lyman
VonHoven, Mrs. Lyman
W Wahle, Mrs. Fred G. Wallace, Mrs. Lena Walsh, Mary Catherine
Watson, F. A. Watson, Mrs. F. A. Webb, Ben J.
Welch, Mary Luella Welsh, Maggie Wentzell, Mrs. George
Whalen, Evelyn Wilbert, Elizabeth Wilkins, Albert
Wilkins, Mrs. J. D. Willett, Wright Rev. E. Erle Willet, Margaret J.
Willet, Sarah Lally Williams, C. S. Family
Y Yenner, George Yount, Jerry Yount, Mrs. Leonard
Z Ziegler, Mr. & Mrs. Joseph F. Zipfel, Mrs. Mary Coons
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Louisville Times – July 1939 |
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Portland Civic News – July 1939 |
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Centennial Day Photo August 15, 1939
