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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...when he chooses to, that makes sense to everyone, with universal significance, and a craftsmanship that everyone can applaud. Unlike Dali, he often does. And he can duplicate old sculptures and paintings. He makes his living that way. When the baroque church at Diessen decided recently to replace its nine missing Stations of the Cross, Gugel was chosen to do the job. The three he has finished so far are indistinguishable from those made 200 years ago. But he would rather illustrate his Catholicism in his own way. And now, at 37, he has the chance. He has been commissioned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Cinderella Without Shame | 11/17/1947 | See Source »

...liam Jones, Donald Mose and Richard O'Riley (Ripley Publishing Co., Hanover, N.H.; $1), came out last week. It covered twelve eastern women's colleges,† included maps of each campus and hints on how to act there: "The Vassar campus boasts everything from a nine-story Tudor dormitory to the unhappy Victorian 'Main' Building-a tender spot to loyal Vassarians, so try and keep a straight face when you see it." Other tips: ¶ Wellesley : "The major pastime is long walks . . . with a little ingenuity you can stay lost all day." ¶ Skidmore...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Girls Are Girls | 11/17/1947 | See Source »

...minute color movie of a church service-with prayers, psalm and a sermon -has just been premiered at Los Angeles' Wilshire Methodist Church. Called The Templed Hills, it is the first of nine scheduled by Youth Films...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Canned, Ready to Serve | 11/17/1947 | See Source »

...American Airlines Inc. made a net profit of $1,272,514 in the third quarter of this year, thanks largely to its new fleet of DC-6s. But the improvement in earnings was not enough to offset the first quarter's loss: operations for the first nine months still showed a net loss of more than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: STATE OF BUSINESS: Facts & Figures, Nov. 17, 1947 | 11/17/1947 | See Source »

...first gas came from the "Biggest Inch" this week. The 1,200-mile pipeline will carry about 300,000,000 cubic feet of natural gas a day from the Texas Panhandle to the fuel-starved West Coast. The line, built at a cost of $70 million in a record nine months, took its name from the last 214-mile stretch of 30-inch pipe, biggest "high test" pipeline ever laid...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: STATE OF BUSINESS: Facts & Figures, Nov. 17, 1947 | 11/17/1947 | See Source »

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