Word: nolle
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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None of these ideas was part of the original inspiration which came six years ago to Bishop John Francis Noll of Fort Wayne. The Bishop had visualized a huge figure of Christ as "Light of the World," which, if erected in Washington, would serve as a beacon to warn Catholics of "the necessity of national Christian action against the almost worldwide tide of Communism which seems to be sweeping toward...
...Bishop Noll first went after the necessary funds, with the help of Our Sunday Visitor, which he founded in 1912 while a parish priest, and which now boasts the biggest circulation (510,000) of any Catholic paper in the world. His loyal readers chipped in $125,000 for the statue, with the same zeal they showed in backing Bishop Noll in drives against movie and magazine indecency. Next the Bishop discovered that sites for new statues in Washington are as rare as seats in a Washington restaurant. The few statueless sites are mostly public property...
...offspring, blushed and stammered "I am just scared" when she was chosen American Mother for 1940. 1935's Mother: Mrs. Fletcher M. Johnson, Gainesville, Ga.; 1936's: Mrs. James R. Smith, Claremont, Calif.; 1937's: Mrs. Carl R. Gray, Omaha, Neb.; 1938's: Mrs. Grace Noll Crowell, Dallas, Tex.; 1939: Mrs. Elias Compton, Wooster, Ohio...