Word: patrick
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Democracy has been kind to Joseph Patrick Ryan. He quit school at 12, worked as stock boy, clerk, streetcar conductor, as a longshoreman at $18 for a six-day week. Now, at 59, as president of the A. F. of L. International Longshoremen's Association, he makes $20,000 a year...
Last week Joseph Patrick Ryan saw a chance to do democracy a kindness in return. One of his vice presidents, George W. Millner, is a Negro. So Joseph Patrick Ryan suggested that the union elect Millner for life-"as an object lesson to the entire labor movement that unity can be achieved by elimination of race, creed and color prejudice." At the same time, of course, the union might as well elect Mr. Ryan for life...
...Washington's grey, massive St. Patrick's Church last week, three prelates laid their hands on the brown-thatched head of kneeling Johannes Gunnarsson, consecrated him Vicar Apostolic of Iceland, now burgeoning with U. S. troops. By their act they gave Ultima Thule its first native Roman Catholic Bishop in 393 years. Last one was Jon Arason. He and his two sons lost their heads in 1550 opposing Denmark's King Christian III and his edict that the island adopt the motherland's Lutheran faith...
...Marine Corps has qualified its first parachuting chaplain. Having made the required six qualifying jumps, Chaplain (Lieut. Commander) Joseph Patrick Mannion, U.S.N., 33-year-old priest of the Pittsburgh Roman Catholic diocese, finally won his silver wings, now waits at New River, N.C. for combat service...
...Naval ROTC office has been depleted by the departure of Lieut-Comdr. William B. Dortoh, USNR, for dePauw University, III., where he will be commanding officer of the V-12 Unit, while Ensign Frank W. Patrick, USNR, formerly chief Specialist in charge of Navy Scl physical training, will direct the V-12 athletics at the University of Minnesota. Chief Signalman Kurt R. Groote...