Christ Statue for Black Hills to Reach 175 Feet
The Christ on the Mountain statue planned for Spearfish in the Black Hills will be 175 feet tall, portraying Christ giving his Sermon on the Mount. Designed by the late Gutzon Borglum and completed by Lincoln Borglum, the bronze monument aims to become the world’s largest of its kind and overlook the town from a mountaintop.
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Pearfish
S. D
Black Hills
South Dakota
Christ
Gutzon Borglum
U. S
Francis Case
R-S. D
Christ the Redeemer
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Case
Christ On the Mountain Corp
Spearfish
Joseph Meier
United States
Germany
Corpus Christi
Texas
Borglum
The
Christ On the Mountain Committee
Lincoln Borglum
Mount Rushmore
Telephone era ushers in new ways to teach heal and move art
The article surveys how phones enable doctors to share brain and heart impulses for remote consultations, teachers in Gothenburg use 20 minute drills, and a Bellboy paging system tested in Washington. It notes donors aim to raise over 1 million for a multi year Bell project and Borglum plans mountain top sculpture in sections built over two to three years.
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Alexander Graham Bell
Mr. Watson
National Geographic Society
University of Louisville
Washington, D. C
Borglum
Pain Free Injections Reported Possible Now
Col. Robert Shira of Walter Reed Army Hospital told the Arkansas Dental Assn that a dissolving surface anesthetic film applied to the gums provides deep anesthesia, enabling pain free injections and deeper anesthesia for dental operations.
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Little Rock
Army
Robert Shira
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Washington
The
Arkansas Dental Assn
Shira
Memorial Day Parade and Services Planned
Plans for Memorial Day include a parade by the VFW post 788 and Hanford post 5 with bands and civil air patrol drill teams. The procession goes from Twenty fourth Street and Mt Vernon SE to Oak Hill cemetery led by armed forces recruiters. main service at Oak Hill features Dr John J Murray of Coe College and Mayor Bob Johnson.
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VFW Post 788
Hanford Post No. 5
American Legion
VFW
Cedar Rapids Cadets
Scarlet Angels
Civil Air Patrol
Twenty-fourth Street
Mt. Vernon Road
Oak Hill Cemetery
Frank Bush
Armed Forces
John J. Murray
Coe College
Bob Johnson
Dean Nauman
Maurice Sheehy
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Anthoy Chihak
St. John’s Cemetery
St. George’s Cemetery
Nicholas Laikley
Navy
Second Avenue
Naval Reserve Firing Squad
Fleet Reserve
U S Trims European Command Structure
London AP report says the U S air force will cut 300 civilian and military positions in Europe to streamline command. The 17th air force at Ramstein will hand control of England units to the Third air force, which will also take Toul France base.
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London
S. Air Force
Europe
Third Air Force
Britain
17Th Air Force
Ramstein
Germany
England
Toul
France
Air Force
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