Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1942-02-12
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1911-1941
lN) Thirty Years have gone by
since the first saissuR of this paper
appeared in youngstown.
Thirty years ago more and more
4 Athe immigrant Hungarians came
Youngstown from the Pittsburgh
district and directly from Hungary
to supply the hard labor in the
young steel plants here.
Thirty years ago Youngstown
was a city Of slightly more than
10000, more than half the popula-
tion did not speak, much less read
English.
Thirty years ago there were but
two young church communities here
to serve the spiritual needs of the
Hungarians-a Roman Catholic and
q Protestant church. Fraternal or
Eanizations were few and men,
bership was small.
Thirty years ago families were
few and boarding houses numerous.
II was under these conditions
that the American Hungarian Journ-
al was first published to serve the
Hungarians of that day and the
Hungarian born of today.
Of the many foreign language
newspapers published at that time
and since, the American Hungarian
Journal is the only one to survive.
During the 80 years conditions
have changed greatly. The first
World War in the late nineteentens
stopped the flow of immigrants.
After the war the quota law sharply
restricted immigration. New Hun
garians in Youngstown were few and
far between.
The American Hungarian Journal
devoted itself to Americanization
and to the building of the insti-
tutions Of American Hungarians in
the American spirit.
Today after, 80 years the people
of Hungarian descent in YOungs-
stown are supporting six church
communities: two Roman Catholic,
two Protestant, one Greek Catholic
and one Baptist. In the ShenangO
Valley Catholic and Protestant
church, in Niles and Warren pro-
4estant churches are serving the
spiritual needs of the people.
Small fraternal societies were
absorbed by the large national or
CARNATIONS of the Hungarian born.
The 18th .Verhcvay district which
embraces the Mahoning and She
mango Valleys Is the largest. The
American Aid Association, the Re-
formed Association and the Rak0czi
Association have large and numerous
branches.
Thirty years ago the total men,
bership of the societies was not
more thar 500, today their men,
bership here is more than 5000.
Thirty years ago hardly more
than 10 percent of the Hungarian
born were citizens-today 80 per
cent arepcitizens and the new Amer
leans together with their American
born children have numerous citi-
zens clubs.
The American Hungarian Journal
official organ of all the churches
and societies helped i'm this march
OF progress. 1t always stood for
Right. 1t always condemned fear
lessly what 1t considered Wrong.
The paper promoted cooperation.
And from the cooperation of the
church, society and the paper arose
the Grand Committee of the Ma
gyar Churches and Societies of
Youngstown and Vicinity.
This central body, supported by
the American Hungarian Journal is
celebrating with us its 25th anni-
versary.
The Is year history of the or
ganization reflected the history Of
the Hungarians in this district. II
is history of which we are justly
proud.
The Grand Committee helped the
poor of Youngstown and the native
land, 1t helped churches, orphanages
and the homes of the aged, It as
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