50 Years Ago The St. Jude Pirates captured the Area 7 crown and advanced to the 2A state basketball playoffs.
Officers of the Junior Knights of Peter Claver were: David Stebbins, grand knight; Warren Dillard, deputy grand knight; Abraham Lopez, parliamentarian; Emanuel Carter, treasurer; and Fr. Thomas Weiss, spiritual director.
Bishop John L. May welcomed five bishops and 40 priests as leaders of the New Orleans Provincial Conference of Bishops and Priests Councils held in Mobile.
The 1955 graduates of St. Matthew, Mobile, gathered to hold a class reunion.
St. Catherine’s Choir and Ensemble received superior ratings at the District VII Choral Festival. Soloists receiving superior ratings were Margaret Obrofta, Melanie Zoghby, Mary Jane Laubenthal, Mary Wallace Robinson, Michelle Thompson and Mark Conklan.
Installed as officers of St. Patrick’s Sodality, Phenix City, were: Mrs. Harry Scott, president; Mrs. H. James Gang, Mrs. Joseph D. McCombo, Mrs. Johnnie Ouzts and Mrs. John Willoughby.
Winners of the annual science fair at St. Ignatius School were: David Young and Billy Donohue, eighth grade; and Ramona Doyle and Mike Amset, seventh grade.
25 Years Ago Spring Hill College introduced Fr. Gregory Francis Lucey, S.J., as the 37th president of the college. Jerry Rubin, chairman of the board of trustees, made the announcement.
The Officers of Youth Ministry in conjunction with the Archdiocesan Catholic Youth Conference sponsored the first Parent Symposium “Bringing Them Jesus: Guiding our Kids into the New Millennium” in Montgomery.
Archbishop Oscar H. Lipscomb celebrated the Rite of Election for candidates and catechumens at the Cathedral-Basilica of the Immaculate Conception with hundreds of people from all parts of the archdiocese participating in the celebration.
Our Lady of Victory Missionary Sisters, who ministered in the Archdiocese of Mobile for 12 years in Grove Hill, celebrated the 75th year of its founding.
McGill-Toolen student Charlotte Zoghby won at both the local district levels in the Optimist Club Essay. Her essay went to the national competition.
Donna J. Hill, special education coordinator, Archdiocese of Mobile, was named Learning Disabilities Association of America's Sam Kirk Educator of the Year.
Christ the King Catholic School announced that the National Catholic Education Association (NCEA) named Jo Ann Devorak Keller Catholic Education Distinguished Graduate.
The Knights of Columbus Council #3565 held their First Annual Benefactors Night. Grand Knight Ray Carney presented checks that helped the disabled from fundraisers for $5,000.
— Anne Baggett compiles information for Looking Back from past issues of this newspaper. Anne is a member of St. Mary Parish in Mobile.