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Hi'niUKy:■*■fronSHE GAVE UP RELUCTANTLY—When the oldmust give way to progress, sometimes it gives up reluctantly. The old frame sanctuary of St. Joseph’s Catholic Chin ch, which was rebuilt here at the eorn-i r of San Gabriel and Bell street s^in 1912, was movedlocation Mondav. It surrendered reluctant-i workmen finally had to saw off the bell so that the building could be moved under v ires. It was no small task. In the photo at ( heavv bell is lifted from the tower by a The remaining photos show the crane grad-the large tower from its perch andlv, ar tower utilitNleft, tCl oneuallvlowering it to a truck. The purpose of the moving was to make room for a new. $77,817 building for St. Joseph's. R. O. Currey of Rockdale was the moving contractor. Quebe Construction Co. of Taylor has been awarded the contract for the new church building. The Rev. Father Stephen Monte-negra, priest at St. Joseph's, said that beginning Sunday services will be held in the fellowship hall of First Christian Church. When completed, the new air-conditioned building will be a 5,000-squarc-foot, brick structure. Sterrv Mill of Austin is the architect. (Reporter Photos)
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Rockdale Reporter and Messenger
Rockdale, Texas, US
Thu, Aug 04, 1966
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