Notre Dame Alumnus, Vol. 22, No. 06 -- August - Archives ...

of the late Lionel V. O. Smith, '33, pilot with the
Royal Canadian Air Force until his death.
Jmnin? the C-S.C. Community in June of 1933,
along^ with Father Teske. Father Ford was ordained
on June 15, 1941. He taught at St. Edward's
until he became ill.
Surviving Father Ford are his father and
mother and three sisters. Two of his sisters were
students at St Mary's College, Notre Dame.
TTie "Alumnus" extends sincere sympathy to:
Mtduel D. Fanning, ex. *08, on the death of his
wife; Eacene "Scrap** Yonns on the death of
his sister; Prof. Donald, '29, and Lt. Devere. '30,
Plnnkett on the death of their father; Chester
Franeowiak, ex. '31. on the death of his father;
Joseph, '27. and Donald. '31. Murphy, on the
death of their mother; William Fiewe^er, '36, on
the death of his wife; Neil, '42. and Ihomas,
'44, McCarthy on the death of their sister; Ffc
Ancna M. Gillon, '40. on the death of his sister:
Lt Frank E. O'Dowd, Jr., '42, on the death of
his father.
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lOTU*TT SalM Jwe»k*« Wtmani BaAa,
Mwuit ClemcBs. BBch;
Andy Sleich, '27, Weston. W. Va., sends word
that Hunter M. Bennett, '97. of Weston, is "well,
happy and the father of three fine kids, the
youngest being about 10 years old." Mr. Bennett
is one of the community's leading citizens.
lliis note is from "Shipmate." alumni magazine
of the U.a Naval Academy: "Robert C. Giffen,
'07, (V. Adm., USN), has been nominated and
confirmed as a three-star admiral. 'Ike.* a taskforce
commander under Admiral Halsey's SoPac
command has been detached and is headed for
new duties slightly closer to Crabtown, where he
makes his home."
Admiral Giffen was a Notre Dame student in
1895-96. His home is on a farm near Annapolis.
1900-04 Bnildinr. Elkhart Ind.
Byron Kanaley is the official candidate for the
vice-presidency of the Mortgage Bankers AssodaUon
of America. He is chairman of the program
committee for the association's annual
meeting which will be held in Chicago next October.
IAAP f%0 KeT. Thomas E. Burke, CJS.C,
I TUD** Vy 'VT, N«tn Dam«» Ind.
Ernest &L Morris, *06. South Bend, was unanimously
re-elected national Republican committeeman
from Indiana at a meeting of' the Indiana
delegation in Chicago just prior to the Republican
convention. Mr. Morris, after serving a previous
term in the same position, was defeated at the
state Republican convention on June 2. His successful
opponent, R- W. Lyons of Indianapolis, a
former Ku Klux Klan leader, was subjected to
much critical pressure and resigned within a
short time.
Ambrose O'Connell, '07, president of the Alumni
Association in 1938-39, long one of the best
known of Notre Dame alumni, has been sworn in
as judge of the Court of Customs and Patent
Appeals in Washington, D.C. He was nominated
for the post by President Roosevelt and confirmed
unanimously by the Senate.
Bom in Iowa in 1881, graduated from Notre
Dame in 1907 and from Columbia University in
1910, Judge O'Connell worked in New York City
in law, journalism and banking until 1932, when
he became assistant treasurer and office manager
of the Democratic national committee. He was
appointed fecial assistant to Postmaster General
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JxwGE AMBROSE O'CONNELL, '07
James A. Farley in 1933. and wcs first as^stant
postmaster general when he resigned last year
to become executive vice-chairman of the Donocratic
national committee. He held this post until
his recent appointment, arranging many of the
details of the recent Chicago convention.
B. J. Kaiser, 324 Foarth St,. Pttl»-
1912 borxh. Fa.
Father Ed Howard, writing about football
tickets, tells us that he's in a new pastorate in
St. Johnsburg, Vt, having moved from Brandon,
Vt
IAI iV B. J. VoO. 20C E. Tatt St. SM*
iTl/ Bend, Ind.
Father John Reynolds, C.S.C., is serving as assistant
pastor of the Immaculate Conception
Church, Youngstown, O.
John P. Malloy is a staff sergeant with the
medical corps at Camp Breckenridge. Ky.
1918
John A. Lcnuaer, 991 Laka Shan DHfik
Esomaba. BDdu
Investigating vocational and personnel placement
activities in other colleges, Bemie V^ *17.
chairman of the Alumni Association Vocational
Committee, and Bill Doolcy, '26, assistant alumni
secretary, have lately enjoyed and profited from
conferences in East Lansing, Mich., with Tom
King, who is director of the Placement Bureau
of Michigan State College. Tom also teaches several
classes in the college and is part owner of
an insurance agency in Lansing.
Tom's only child, Tom, Jr.. is in Marine V-12
training at the University of Michigan. A star
athlete, he had won his monogram in baseball
at Michigan State in his only year there, and
last winter, as a member of the U. of M. basketball
team, he led the Big Ten in individual
scoring for much of the season. He exp3cta to be
moved out of. Ann-Arbor about Nov. 1 of this
year.
You've read in the papers that'Lt Cflidr. Jack
Meagher will be head coach of the Iowa Seahawks.
One of his assistants there will presumably
be Lt. Cmdr. Larry Mallins, '31. who served
in the same capacity last season, and another assistant
will be Lt (ig) Tom Hearden, '27, who
was recently appointed to the job. Jack, following
four years in the Marines in the World War
I era, coached at St Edward's and Rice in Texas
and at Auburn in Alabama.
1921
ItaCr. MM TiwaiMl Tmtm,
O.
Cy Kasycr, internal revenue colleetor in Aberdeen,
S. D.. and his son. Bob, were all set to
have the latter come to Notre Dame in July as
a stodoit In the Navy V-12 prostam. But th»
Navy crossed than up. sliding Bob to Minnesota
instead. There he is already drawing wide attention
as a halfback proepect on the fooOwll squad-
In hig^ school he was an outstanding star in
football, basketball and track, holding the state
record in the high hurdles and beins a co-holder
of the state record in the low hurdles.
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Fred Dressd, South Bend attorney, has been
named by Girand Knight Barney CNeUL ex. '29,
to be diairman of the Catholic Ac^n comniittea
of the South Bend Knights of Cblumbus.
Aar^ Hagacaard, also a-South Bend attorney,
will be the next president of the Iztdiana Bar
Asaoaation. it was in^cated recently when he
was the only presidential nominee choeen by the
association's nominating committee. Be will be
up for election at the association's annual laesting
in Indianapolis on Aug. 31 and Sept 1. He
is now vice>president of the group.
1st Lt Araald HcGrath, sending in his new
address (APO. San Francisco) and his special regarda
for Kid Ashe, writes: ". . . after kicking
aroond the South Seas for four mcmths I've finally
been assgned — after a year and a half In the
States."
A letter from Mrs. J(^n F. Kelley informs us
that her husband, Lt Cauir. Kdky, has been detached
from the Atlanta Naval Air Station. Atlanta,
Ga., and has reimrted to Norfolk, Va.,
where he was assigned as flight surgeon on an
aircraft carrier.
1923
Pad H. CutBcr. X B»jt Ave, New
Caaaaa. Cnu.
Cames an elesant letter from JAa HCMB
••hifca^ treasnrer of the Lake Cbunty Tttle
Company, Crown Point Ind. John writes about
his three brothers who are N.D. gradoatea:
Geaccc. '25, has taught mechanical engineerias
at NJ>. since 1931 and is cnrrently the acting
head of the H.E. department: Brelhcr Edwia.
*31. toolc his perpetual vows several years ago in
the Society of Mary and has btely been teadiing
in the Society's school in East St. Louis; Bakw
'32, is. a senior lieutenant in the Navy, serving at
present at an air base in the Southwest Pacific A
younger brother, Warner, is preparing for the
priesthood in the Society of Mary.
Deaais CaOina has for the past 15 years or so
been residing in Savannah, Ga., according to recent,
information from his former home city,
Weston. W. Va.
J. F. Bayea, US Tth AT*,. : UV.
1924 Nnr T«k Citr.
Fad Cettan Is now regional supervisor of the
National Catholic Conmmnity Service operations,
with offices in 403 Mutual Bldg., Richmond, Va.
1925
John P. Hariey, AFD, Amtricaa Bed
Cross, Camp Patrick Henry, Va.
The "Alumnus" is tardy in getting into print
the news of Al Foes' marriage on Feb. 12 last.
(See "marriages." this issue) Al says. "I have
already notified Ray DeCoarccy that the steaks
are on him at our next reunion, ^ihen w« have
it and when we can get steaks. I received a ^{t
from Ray from HawalL"
George foch, in recognition of his remarkably
effective efforts as grand knight of the Sootii