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Easter reflections and bold Bald Knob Cross project
A Comanche newspaper item discusses Easter observances, church cantatas, and a nationwide promotion of the Bald Knob Mountain Cross in Southern Illinois. It outlines Wayman Presley’s role as rural mail carrier and driving force behind a 500 foot cross, plans for a 50 story shrine, and a multi-state fundraising effort ending in broad denominational support and land purchase.
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Bald Knob Mountain
Southern
Illinois
Wayman Presley
Chiati
United States
Bald Mountain
C. F. Silvas
Austin
University Methodist Church
Midwest
The
Christian Foundation, Incorporated
Union County
Cairo
Bald Knob