March 2021

50 Years Ago
Brother Claver Thomas, S.C., celebrated his Golden Jubilee as a member of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart.
Receiving the Ad Altare Dei Medal at St. Joseph Parish, Tuskegee, were Norman Taylor, Phillip Lyman, Walker McGowan, Thomas Carrethers, Todd Yamaguchi, Keith Walker and Andrew Taylor. Scout Master was Liston Burns.
Barbara Rinehart of the Pink Ladies Auxiliary of St. Margaret’s Hospital presented Administrator Sr. Scholastica, D.C., a check for $2,000 to be used for cardiac care.
Hodges Harty was low score for the Yellowjackets in their golf match against UMS.
Mrs. Harold Doody chaired the Ladies of Charity Shamrock sale.
More than 300 people gathered for the McGill alumni banquet chaired by Dr. Jim Bailey. Featured speaker was Bill Dooley, head football coach of the University of North Carolina.
Officers elected for the Dothan Deanery DCCW were: Mrs. George Goethem, president; Mrs. Leo Urrutia, first vice president; Mrs. Clyde Smith Jr., second vice president; Mrs. Edward Benak, third vice president; Mrs. Vincent Magrino, recording secretary; Mrs. Donald Pitman, treasurer; and Mrs. Carol Turganski, corresponding secretary.
The Yellowjackets golf team of Wally McKinney, John Diamond, Richard McKean, Walter Vernueuille and Steve Brabner defeated Fairhope 400-450.

25 Years Ago
Most Rev. Oscar H. Lipscomb announced the appointment of Sir Arthur H. Trowbridge, DD, KC*HS, as archdiocesan representative to the Southern Lieutenancy of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.
St. Vincent de Paul Parish, Mobile, established as a parish by Bishop John L. May for the Archdiocese of Mobile in Tillman's Corner, celebrated their 25th anniversary. Fr. James Boland was founding pastor. Fr. Matthew J. O’Connor was serving as pastor for the 25th anniversary celebration.
Poet, novelist and short story writer Fred Chappell was selected as the inaugural speaker for the Charles J.  Boyle Literary Lecture Series at Spring Hill College.
James M. Upshaw III, a senior at Montgomery Catholic High School, was named a finalist in the National Merit Scholarship Program.
In the State Indoor Track meet, first-place winners were Shawn Griffin in both the 2 mile and 1 mile title and Catherine Baggett in the freshman girls' 1 mile run.
Reviewing plans for the third annual Festival of Flowers, a project of the Providence Hospital Foundation, were Randy Battiste, executive director of the Providence Foundation, Brenda Huddle, festival chairman and Bill Seifert, president of Am South Bank, Southern Region.
Pictured with Archbishop Oscar H. Lipscomb purchasing the first shamrock for the Ladies of Charity Shamrock Appeal were Mary W. Bru, Appeal Chairwoman and Jane Mahoney, treasurer.
Rev. Giles R. Dimock, O.P., was announced as special guest and homilist at the St. Patrick’s Day Mass at the Cathedral. Fr. Dimock was a renowned lecturer, professor and author.
Corpus Christi alumni Debbie and Kevin Ollis were honored as outstanding alumni. Both were members of the class of 1970.
McGill-Toolen students Nick Heinz, Kit Perrien and David Zitnick were named National Merit Finalists.
—Anne Baggett compiles information for Looking Back from past issues of this newspaper. Anne is a member of St. Mary Parish in Mobile.