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{t:"Page 2 Both Sides of the Bridge Vol 2     2010",p:2,x:133,y:1287,w:362,h:23},
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{t:"Earl and Colette Stresak",p:3,x:330,y:982,w:161,h:18},
{t:"Both Sides of the Bridge",p:3,x:324,y:1001,w:173,h:20},
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{t:"2010 Vol 2",p:3,x:379,y:1092,w:64,h:18},
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{t:"Page 3 Both Sides of the Bridge Vol 2    2010",p:3,x:880,y:1288,w:357,h:23},
{t:"Table of",p:3,x:230,y:123,w:362,h:130},
{t:"Contents",p:3,x:219,y:224,w:383,h:130},
{t:"Robert Langford Artfully Coaches",p:3,x:170,y:412,w:378,h:26},
{t:"Branson High Students to an",p:3,x:170,y:442,w:326,h:26},
{t:"Art Exhibit hosted by Hilton . . . . . . . . . . 4",p:3,x:169,y:472,w:470,h:26},
{t:"A Bridge to the Past  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7       ",p:3,x:169,y:532,w:524,h:26},
{t:"Back in the Day. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9",p:3,x:170,y:592,w:470,h:26},
{t:"Powerhouse David Hughes. . . . . . . . . . 12",p:3,x:170,y:652,w:468,h:26},
{t:"Teresa Davis Waves a Banner ",p:3,x:170,y:712,w:341,h:26},
{t:"from the Ashes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14",p:3,x:177,y:742,w:459,h:26},
{t:"Online Editions available at ",p:3,x:263,y:872,w:285,h:28},
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{t:"Views and opinions expressed may not necessarily be those of this publication, management or staff",p:3,x:155,y:1277,w:512,h:12},
{t:"Page 4 Both Sides of the Bridge Vol 2     2010",p:4,x:133,y:1293,w:362,h:23},
{t:"When Robert Langford’s Branson High School",p:4,x:156,y:1207,w:310,h:18},
{t:"visual arts  classes took on the challenge of applying",p:4,x:133,y:1226,w:347,h:18},
{t:"artistic talents to render their own interpretations of  the",p:4,x:133,y:1246,w:367,h:18},
{t:"old Taneycomo Bridge in painting, ink, and film, they",p:4,x:133,y:1266,w:355,h:18},
{t:"touched the spirit of the community’s past history. ",p:4,x:538,y:1208,w:334,h:18},
{t:"Langford, an artist and teacher, has studied the",p:4,x:560,y:1227,w:307,h:18},
{t:"bridge and created his own art work of it for years. He",p:4,x:538,y:1247,w:359,h:18},
{t:"realized that present construction of a new bridge being",p:4,x:538,y:1266,w:366,h:18},
{t:"built, next to the old one, meant obscuring a view of",p:4,x:937,y:1205,w:345,h:18},
{t:"one side of the bridge forever. It benchmarked a new",p:4,x:937,y:1225,w:348,h:18},
{t:"page in local history. He fully understood the need  for",p:4,x:937,y:1244,w:360,h:18},
{t:"a new bridge to serve current  traffic volumes, and",p:4,x:937,y:1264,w:332,h:18},
{t:"Practical lesson in bridging ",p:4,x:163,y:156,w:1074,h:71},
{t:"generations of local history",p:4,x:247,y:225,w:1044,h:71},
{t:"Nicole Stresak photo",p:4,x:1133,y:1167,w:139,h:18},
{t:"Framing a historical landmark, Branson Students ",p:4,x:158,y:286,w:1071,h:55},
{t:"stage art exhibit at Hilton Convention Center",p:4,x:158,y:333,w:971,h:55},
{t:"Page 5 Both Sides of the Bridge ",p:5,x:908,y:1293,w:259,h:23},
{t:"Vol 2     2010",p:5,x:1197,y:1298,w:98,h:18},
{t:"knew the old bridge would be renovated and remain",p:5,x:152,y:148,w:343,h:18},
{t:"in service. Still, as an artist, seeing that one unob-",p:5,x:152,y:168,w:328,h:18},
{t:"structed scenic view of the old bridge lost for good,",p:5,x:152,y:187,w:340,h:18},
{t:"saddened him some. What he also saw was an",p:5,x:152,y:207,w:303,h:18},
{t:"opportunity for his visual art students to take advan-",p:5,x:152,y:226,w:344,h:18},
{t:"tage of a narrowing window in time to draw and",p:5,x:152,y:246,w:318,h:18},
{t:"photograph the bridge. Hence the large scale project",p:5,x:152,y:266,w:343,h:18},
{t:"for an exhibit of original works, to not only honor",p:5,x:152,y:285,w:329,h:18},
{t:"the bridge’s history and service to the community,",p:5,x:152,y:305,w:329,h:18},
{t:"but also use as a practical project to help fund a",p:5,x:152,y:324,w:314,h:18},
{t:"future permanent art gallery at Branson High School.",p:5,x:152,y:344,w:350,h:18},
{t:"Langford foresees it as not only a place to show-",p:5,x:174,y:364,w:321,h:18},
{t:"case high school art talent, but as “a permanent place",p:5,x:152,y:383,w:350,h:18},
{t:"where the community, students, and past students",p:5,x:152,y:403,w:325,h:18},
{t:"could view the works of present and past students. It",p:5,x:152,y:422,w:346,h:18},
{t:"seems a great idea, one that could serve generations.",p:5,x:152,y:442,w:345,h:18},
{t:"Of the class project, Langford said, “What this",p:5,x:179,y:462,w:307,h:18},
{t:"means to the students is that it’s reality, creating",p:5,x:152,y:481,w:316,h:18},
{t:"their art for a project that serves the community and",p:5,x:152,y:501,w:342,h:18},
{t:"honors our history. It’s not just a grade, not just",p:5,x:152,y:520,w:312,h:18},
{t:"classwork. It shows them what they can do with",p:5,x:152,y:540,w:316,h:18},
{t:"their art. For visual arts, it's an application that will",p:5,x:152,y:560,w:337,h:18},
{t:"go out far beyond high school. It’s a real life experi-",p:5,x:152,y:579,w:344,h:18},
{t:"ence in a bigger picture, it's also about learning",p:5,x:152,y:599,w:311,h:18},
{t:"about community relations, what can be drawn from",p:5,x:152,y:618,w:344,h:18},
{t:"it.”",p:5,x:152,y:638,w:20,h:18},
{t:"Visiting the class at the beginning of the project,",p:5,x:562,y:147,w:319,h:18},
{t:"and again, a week later, showed the students had",p:5,x:535,y:167,w:320,h:18},
{t:"undergone a transition in understanding that “bigger",p:5,x:535,y:186,w:343,h:18},
{t:"picture,” discovering a new sense of purpose in fin-",p:5,x:535,y:206,w:340,h:18},
{t:"ishing their work. Some had discarded past work to",p:5,x:535,y:226,w:339,h:18},
{t:"begin again with more focused work. Twenty-three",p:5,x:535,y:245,w:336,h:18},
{t:"visual art students participated in the Taneycomo",p:5,x:535,y:265,w:322,h:18},
{t:"Bridge exhibit.",p:5,x:535,y:284,w:98,h:18},
{t:"The culmination of their efforts will be an exhibi-",p:5,x:562,y:304,w:327,h:18},
{t:"tion of their original works, March 20th - 25th, at the",p:5,x:535,y:324,w:350,h:18},
{t:"Hilton Branson Landing Convention Center from ",p:5,x:535,y:343,w:329,h:18},
{t:"9 a.m. to 6 p.m. A reception will take place on Tues.,",p:5,x:535,y:363,w:348,h:18},
{t:"March, 23, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Art work will be",p:5,x:535,y:382,w:338,h:18},
{t:"for sale. Proceeds will go toward establishment of the",p:5,x:535,y:402,w:353,h:18},
{t:"permanent art gallery at the high school. Limited edi-",p:5,x:535,y:422,w:352,h:18},
{t:"tion T-Shirts will also be on sale for $10, as will lim-",p:5,x:535,y:441,w:349,h:18},
{t:"ited edition, hand processed, black and white photos. ",p:5,x:535,y:461,w:353,h:18},
{t:"The Hilton convention center  has donated the",p:5,x:562,y:480,w:304,h:18},
{t:"use of the space for the exhibit, and also cookies and",p:5,x:535,y:500,w:348,h:18},
{t:"coffee for the reception on March 23rd which will",p:5,x:535,y:520,w:330,h:18},
{t:"also include entertainment. V&K Associates in",p:5,x:535,y:539,w:308,h:18},
{t:"Hollister provided frames, glass, and mats for the art",p:5,x:535,y:559,w:347,h:18},
{t:"work at significantly reduced cost, Langford said.",p:5,x:535,y:578,w:327,h:18},
{t:"photos continue on page 6",p:5,x:630,y:634,w:232,h:21},
{t:"Branson High School artists working",p:5,x:496,y:674,w:280,h:16},
{t:"on  the Taneycomo Bridge exhibit",p:5,x:509,y:692,w:254,h:16},
{t:"Photos  by Nicole  Stresak",p:5,x:498,y:941,w:253,h:22},
{t:"Page 6 Both Sides of the Bridge Vol 2     2010",p:6,x:133,y:1287,w:362,h:23},
{t:"Page 7 Both Sides of the Bridge Vol 2  2010",p:7,x:913,y:1293,w:347,h:23},
{t:"A Bridge to the Past",p:7,x:170,y:124,w:701,h:87},
{t:"The Springfield evening newspaper",p:7,x:151,y:577,w:233,h:18},
{t:"heralded the big news. A modern mar-",p:7,x:133,y:598,w:252,h:18},
{t:"vel of a bridge had gone up to span the",p:7,x:133,y:617,w:257,h:18},
{t:"White River between Branson and",p:7,x:133,y:637,w:226,h:18},
{t:"Hollister. It was 1932. It was compara-",p:7,x:133,y:657,w:256,h:18},
{t:"tively good news. Everyday headlines",p:7,x:133,y:676,w:249,h:18},
{t:"filled the paper with stories of turmoil",p:7,x:133,y:696,w:251,h:18},
{t:"at home and abroad -- economic depres-",p:7,x:133,y:715,w:265,h:18},
{t:"sion, strikes, riots, military actions,",p:7,x:133,y:735,w:231,h:18},
{t:"gangster activity. (See Headlines Back in",p:7,x:133,y:755,w:255,h:18},
{t:"the Day, pg. 10)",p:7,x:133,y:775,w:95,h:16},
{t:"The completion of the new bridge",p:7,x:151,y:792,w:223,h:18},
{t:"was something to cheer about. What",p:7,x:133,y:811,w:239,h:18},
{t:"most people do not know is that three",p:7,x:133,y:831,w:248,h:18},
{t:"new bridges were dedicated in the",p:7,x:133,y:851,w:224,h:18},
{t:"Ozarks all on the same day. According",p:7,x:133,y:870,w:254,h:18},
{t:"to news accounts at the time, caravans",p:7,x:133,y:890,w:252,h:18},
{t:"of people went from one dedication to",p:7,x:133,y:909,w:251,h:18},
{t:"another. It was a joyous party atmos-",p:7,x:133,y:929,w:243,h:18},
{t:"phere.  ",p:7,x:133,y:949,w:49,h:18},
{t:"“There is",p:7,x:332,y:1164,w:60,h:18},
{t:"going to be a gay time here Saturday",p:7,x:133,y:1184,w:242,h:18},
{t:"when three new bridges are dedicated,”",p:7,x:133,y:1203,w:259,h:18},
{t:"reported The Springfield Press, bylined",p:7,x:133,y:1223,w:258,h:18},
{t:"Special to the Press, and datelined,",p:7,x:133,y:1243,w:230,h:18},
{t:"Branson, Mo., Oct. 21 “One over Swan",p:7,x:133,y:1262,w:260,h:18},
{t:"Creek at Forsyth, one over Lake",p:7,x:437,y:817,w:212,h:18},
{t:"Taneycomo, and one over Roark Creek at",p:7,x:437,y:837,w:273,h:18},
{t:"Branson.”",p:7,x:437,y:856,w:65,h:18},
{t:"The story went on to say that “The",p:7,x:459,y:876,w:231,h:18},
{t:"hills will make a glorious background for",p:7,x:437,y:896,w:272,h:18},
{t:"the installation with... ",p:7,x:437,y:915,w:147,h:18},
{t:"a live barbeque on the Lake",p:7,x:461,y:1150,w:183,h:18},
{t:"Taneycomo Bridge and a great fireworks",p:7,x:437,y:1170,w:268,h:18},
{t:"display at night...",p:7,x:437,y:1190,w:113,h:18},
{t:"It will be a busy day with speeches,",p:7,x:460,y:1209,w:235,h:18},
{t:"and music and contests interspersed from",p:7,x:437,y:1229,w:271,h:18},
{t:"nine o'clock in the morning until late at",p:7,x:437,y:1248,w:259,h:18},
{t:"night and hundreds of visitors from near-",p:7,x:437,y:1268,w:271,h:18},
{t:"by states are expected to join the",p:7,x:739,y:855,w:215,h:18},
{t:"throngs from the Ozark region. The pro-",p:7,x:739,y:874,w:265,h:18},
{t:"gram will begin with an assembly at",p:7,x:739,y:894,w:239,h:18},
{t:"Hollister at nine",p:7,x:861,y:914,w:106,h:18},
{t:"o'clock and the Swan",p:7,x:863,y:933,w:139,h:18},
{t:"Bridge will be dedi-",p:7,x:865,y:953,w:132,h:18},
{t:"cated under the",p:7,x:867,y:972,w:100,h:18},
{t:"direction of Charles",p:7,x:869,y:992,w:130,h:18},
{t:"H. Groom of",p:7,x:872,y:1012,w:84,h:18},
{t:"Forsyth at 10",p:7,x:874,y:1031,w:87,h:18},
{t:"o'clock. The group",p:7,x:876,y:1051,w:122,h:18},
{t:"then will go to",p:7,x:878,y:1070,w:96,h:18},
{t:"Rockaway Beach",p:7,x:880,y:1090,w:114,h:18},
{t:"and stop there at 11",p:7,x:840,y:1110,w:128,h:18},
{t:"o'clock. The Roark Creek Bridge will be",p:7,x:739,y:1129,w:266,h:18},
{t:"dedicated under the direction of Mayor",p:7,x:739,y:1149,w:257,h:18},
{t:"McQuerier at 12 o'clock and a bbq,",p:7,x:739,y:1168,w:232,h:18},
{t:"school exercises and fiddlers contest.",p:7,x:739,y:1188,w:244,h:18},
{t:"At 2 o'clock the Lake Taneycomo",p:7,x:739,y:1208,w:221,h:18},
{t:"Bridge dedication, under the direction of",p:7,x:739,y:1227,w:267,h:18},
{t:"Guy B. Mitchell with Governor",p:7,x:739,y:1247,w:208,h:18},
{t:"Caulfield and Governor Parnell...”",p:7,x:739,y:1266,w:226,h:18},
{t:"“A White River Boosters Club league",p:7,x:1058,y:855,w:248,h:18},
{t:"banquet for members and guests will be",p:7,x:1040,y:874,w:262,h:18},
{t:"held at 6 o’clock, the fireworks display",p:7,x:1040,y:894,w:257,h:18},
{t:"will take place at 8 o’clock and there",p:7,x:1040,y:914,w:243,h:18},
{t:"will be speaking at 9 o’clock.”",p:7,x:1040,y:933,w:201,h:18},
{t:"A small headline went on to pro-",p:7,x:1061,y:953,w:216,h:18},
{t:"claim that the celebration would also",p:7,x:1040,y:972,w:242,h:18},
{t:"bring many tourists.",p:7,x:1040,y:992,w:131,h:18},
{t:"“The celebration committee includes",p:7,x:1058,y:1012,w:242,h:18},
{t:"Mr. Groom, Bill Roberts of Rockaway",p:7,x:1040,y:1031,w:253,h:18},
{t:"Beach, George Watson of Branson and",p:7,x:1040,y:1051,w:255,h:18},
{t:"Professor Kohler of Hollister.",p:7,x:1040,y:1070,w:194,h:18},
{t:"The good roads and the new bridges",p:7,x:1058,y:1090,w:239,h:18},
{t:"are expected to be a factor (in attracting",p:7,x:1040,y:1110,w:262,h:18},
{t:"tourists to the celebration)...”",p:7,x:1040,y:1129,w:191,h:18},
{t:"The ending paragraph of the autumn,",p:7,x:1058,y:1149,w:244,h:18},
{t:"1932 story added that “The turning of",p:7,x:1040,y:1168,w:249,h:18},
{t:"the leaves in the Lake Taneycomo",p:7,x:1040,y:1188,w:224,h:18},
{t:"region this year was considered “big",p:7,x:1040,y:1208,w:240,h:18},
{t:"news” and given space in newspapers in",p:7,x:1040,y:1227,w:265,h:18},
{t:"Kansas City and St. Louis and other",p:7,x:1040,y:1247,w:237,h:18},
{t:"cities.”",p:7,x:1040,y:1266,w:45,h:18},
{t:"FRIDAYEVENING, OCTOBER 21, 1932",p:7,x:161,y:280,w:235,h:14},
{t:"ELABORATE PROGRAM TO",p:7,x:152,y:296,w:241,h:24},
{t:"DEDICATE THREE BRIDGES",p:7,x:154,y:319,w:235,h:24},
{t:"SATURDAY",p:7,x:223,y:343,w:97,h:24},
{t:"THREE NEW BRIDGES TO BE",p:7,x:146,y:387,w:251,h:19},
{t:"DEDICATED IN OZARKS",p:7,x:169,y:407,w:206,h:19},
{t:"GOVERNORS FROM 2",p:7,x:179,y:426,w:186,h:19},
{t:"STATES WILL BE IN ",p:7,x:186,y:446,w:177,h:19},
{t:"BRANSON",p:7,x:230,y:466,w:84,h:19},
{t:"THRONGS EXPECTED FROM ",p:7,x:170,y:504,w:209,h:16},
{t:"ENTIRE OZARKS REGION ",p:7,x:181,y:521,w:185,h:16},
{t:"FOR ALLDAYCELEBRATION",p:7,x:171,y:539,w:201,h:16},
{t:"Taneycomo (White River) Bridge under construction, June 1932. ",p:7,x:745,y:808,w:457,h:18},
{t:"Photo courtesy Randall Dawdy MoDOT Senior Historic Preservation Specialist",p:7,x:749,y:829,w:483,h:16},
{t:"feet at low water to as high as 733.5, as seen in",p:8,x:951,y:129,w:342,h:19},
{t:"the major flood of 1927.",p:8,x:951,y:151,w:176,h:19},
{t:"A crew found sandy clay, clay and gravel,",p:8,x:974,y:172,w:303,h:19},
{t:"and hard clay about 20 feet thick over bedrock.",p:8,x:951,y:194,w:342,h:19},
{t:"They drove a steel rod along 1200 feet of pro-",p:8,x:951,y:216,w:334,h:19},
{t:"posed bridge alignment.",p:8,x:951,y:237,w:174,h:19},
{t:"Bridge lights planned",p:8,x:951,y:259,w:165,h:19},
{t:"Branson heard about the bridge in March of",p:8,x:975,y:280,w:317,h:19},
{t:"1931. The announcement was made by",p:8,x:951,y:302,w:282,h:19},
{t:"Division 8 Engineer H. P. Mobberly and carried",p:8,x:951,y:323,w:346,h:19},
{t:"by the White River Leader.",p:8,x:951,y:345,w:193,h:19},
{t:"The $300,000 project would include con-",p:8,x:975,y:366,w:299,h:19},
{t:"struction of about a mile of Route 66 through",p:8,x:951,y:388,w:328,h:19},
{t:"Branson. The road routed across Roark Creek,",p:8,x:951,y:410,w:335,h:19},
{t:"down Walnut St., cutting across city blocks to",p:8,x:951,y:431,w:331,h:19},
{t:"Commercial St. The bridge and highway proj-",p:8,x:951,y:453,w:333,h:19},
{t:"ect would be one of the most expensive",p:8,x:951,y:474,w:287,h:19},
{t:"improvements ever made by the Highway",p:8,x:951,y:496,w:303,h:19},
{t:"Department for such a short distance.",p:8,x:951,y:517,w:270,h:19},
{t:"Mobberly and Branson and Hollister city",p:8,x:975,y:539,w:297,h:19},
{t:"officials discussed placing electric lights on the",p:8,x:951,y:560,w:342,h:19},
{t:"bridge. Both cities agreed to pay one-half the",p:8,x:951,y:582,w:327,h:19},
{t:"cost for conduits and wiring for balustrades for",p:8,x:951,y:604,w:340,h:19},
{t:"lights. Branson Board of Aldermen passed an",p:8,x:951,y:625,w:328,h:19},
{t:"ordinance in May to provide its share of fund-",p:8,x:951,y:647,w:334,h:19},
{t:"ing for lighting the White River Bridge as well",p:8,x:951,y:668,w:339,h:19},
{t:"as funds for lightening the Roark Creek Bridge.",p:8,x:951,y:690,w:345,h:19},
{t:"However, Hollister may have reneged on its",p:8,x:951,y:711,w:318,h:19},
{t:"promise, as electric light posts were apparently",p:8,x:951,y:733,w:340,h:19},
{t:"never installed.",p:8,x:951,y:755,w:110,h:19},
{t:"In June,1932, citizens of Branson celebrated",p:8,x:975,y:776,w:321,h:19},
{t:"completion of the Roark Creek Bridge. Some",p:8,x:951,y:798,w:328,h:19},
{t:"5,000 people, including Missouri Lieutenant",p:8,x:951,y:819,w:321,h:19},
{t:"Governor E.H. Winter enjoyed a parade, ostrich",p:8,x:951,y:841,w:346,h:19},
{t:"races, raccoon races, carnival rides and conces-",p:8,x:951,y:862,w:342,h:19},
{t:"sions. Branson’s baseball team played rivals",p:8,x:951,y:884,w:319,h:19},
{t:"from Aurora, there were swim races and a street",p:8,x:951,y:905,w:348,h:19},
{t:"dance.",p:8,x:951,y:927,w:46,h:19},
{t:"Ozark wide celebrations were repeated on a",p:8,x:980,y:949,w:316,h:19},
{t:"larger scale at the completion of the  White",p:8,x:951,y:970,w:313,h:19},
{t:"River Bridge in October. This time three",p:8,x:951,y:992,w:293,h:19},
{t:"bridges were dedicated, Taneycomo, Roark",p:8,x:951,y:1013,w:312,h:19},
{t:"Creek and Swan Creek in Forsyth (see pg. 7).",p:8,x:951,y:1035,w:330,h:19},
{t:"Even when viewed casually, the White River",p:8,x:951,y:1056,w:325,h:19},
{t:"Bridge stands evident as a monumental struc-",p:8,x:951,y:1078,w:330,h:19},
{t:"ture. It is unsurpassed among Missouri’s other",p:8,x:951,y:1099,w:334,h:19},
{t:"reinforced concrete, multiple-span arch bridges.",p:8,x:951,y:1121,w:346,h:19},
{t:"It stands unequaled as a technological triumph.",p:8,x:951,y:1143,w:340,h:19},
{t:"Plaques on the bridge designate bridge design-",p:8,x:951,y:1164,w:338,h:19},
{t:"ers and builders, Missouri Highway Dept., and",p:8,x:951,y:1186,w:338,h:19},
{t:"Fred Luttjohann, Topeka, Kansas contractor.   ",p:8,x:951,y:1207,w:335,h:19},
{t:"mathematical analysis.",p:8,x:695,y:742,w:164,h:19},
{t:"Finding bedrock",p:8,x:695,y:763,w:127,h:19},
{t:"Prior to this work, and actu-",p:8,x:710,y:785,w:203,h:19},
{t:"al construction work, soil",p:8,x:695,y:806,w:183,h:19},
{t:"analysis also underwent labori-",p:8,x:695,y:828,w:225,h:19},
{t:"ous investigation.",p:8,x:695,y:850,w:127,h:19},
{t:"In early 1931, work started",p:8,x:715,y:871,w:195,h:19},
{t:"with meticulous measuring of",p:8,x:695,y:893,w:215,h:19},
{t:"soil samples to determine the",p:8,x:695,y:914,w:211,h:19},
{t:"stability of the land to support",p:8,x:695,y:936,w:218,h:19},
{t:"construction of the structure.    ",p:8,x:695,y:957,w:227,h:19},
{t:"The White River Bridge",p:8,x:709,y:979,w:175,h:19},
{t:"would carry traffic down U.S.",p:8,x:695,y:1001,w:217,h:19},
{t:"65, from Iowa, Missouri and",p:8,x:695,y:1022,w:207,h:19},
{t:"into Arkansas. The road mean-",p:8,x:695,y:1044,w:222,h:19},
{t:"dered through Western Taney",p:8,x:695,y:1065,w:212,h:19},
{t:"County. Engineers chose a",p:8,x:695,y:1087,w:191,h:19},
{t:"route through the sisters cities",p:8,x:695,y:1108,w:217,h:19},
{t:"of Branson and Hollister to",p:8,x:695,y:1130,w:197,h:19},
{t:"avoid high vertical cliffs that",p:8,x:695,y:1151,w:209,h:19},
{t:"bordered the White River.  At",p:8,x:695,y:1173,w:214,h:19},
{t:"the Branson-Hollister crossing,",p:8,x:695,y:1195,w:224,h:19},
{t:"Lake Taneycomo formed a",p:8,x:695,y:1216,w:193,h:19},
{t:"channel 600 feet wide. Lake",p:8,x:695,y:1238,w:204,h:19},
{t:"levels could vary from 703",p:8,x:695,y:1259,w:195,h:19},
{t:"(Condensed excerpts from “Bridge Over White",p:8,x:154,y:260,w:309,h:18},
{t:"River (Lake Taneycomo)' by David C. Austin,",p:8,x:133,y:281,w:298,h:18},
{t:"Historian, courtesy of Randall Dawdy, MoDOT",p:8,x:133,y:301,w:312,h:18},
{t:"Senior Historic Preservationist.",p:8,x:133,y:321,w:208,h:18},
{t:"Stress & load challenges",p:8,x:133,y:341,w:186,h:19},
{t:"Bureau of Bridges began design of the White",p:8,x:158,y:363,w:327,h:19},
{t:"River Bridge using mathematical analysis, but",p:8,x:133,y:384,w:334,h:19},
{t:"realized they could not accurately predict various",p:8,x:133,y:406,w:356,h:19},
{t:"movement and stresses in bridge components.",p:8,x:133,y:428,w:332,h:19},
{t:"Math analysis alone would require the the solution",p:8,x:133,y:449,w:366,h:19},
{t:"of some 270 simultaneous equations.",p:8,x:133,y:471,w:267,h:19},
{t:"Tackling the challenge, they constructed a 14",p:8,x:158,y:492,w:327,h:19},
{t:"foot-long celluloid model of the bridge and used a",p:8,x:133,y:514,w:363,h:19},
{t:"device call a Beggs Deformeter. The instrument",p:8,x:133,y:535,w:346,h:19},
{t:"helped determine stresses at critical sections.",p:8,x:133,y:557,w:324,h:19},
{t:"Simulations of loads and stresses were observed",p:8,x:133,y:579,w:349,h:19},
{t:"by an optical micrometer, measured by gauges,",p:8,x:133,y:600,w:341,h:19},
{t:"that recorded the needed data. It is unknown how",p:8,x:133,y:622,w:357,h:19},
{t:"many readings designers took, but complete analy-",p:8,x:133,y:643,w:368,h:19},
{t:"sis using the Beggs Deformeter required thou-",p:8,x:133,y:665,w:335,h:19},
{t:"sands. The readings were checked again against",p:8,x:133,y:686,w:346,h:19},
{t:"Page 8 Both Sides of the Bridge Vol 2     2010",p:8,x:140,y:1288,w:362,h:23},
{t:"Engineers needed more than math analysis requiring some 270 equations",p:8,x:133,y:129,w:646,h:21},
{t:"14 foot-long celluloid scale model of the bridge and,",p:8,x:133,y:151,w:733,h:32},
{t:"Beggs Deformeter determined critical stress factors ",p:8,x:133,y:186,w:738,h:32},
{t:"Checking arch stresses with Beggs Deformeter.",p:8,x:556,y:628,w:335,h:16},
{t:"Mechanical stress analysis helped determine ",p:8,x:565,y:645,w:320,h:16},
{t:"White River Bridge final design and structure.",p:8,x:563,y:663,w:321,h:16},
{t:"MoDot photo courtesy Randall Dawdy ",p:8,x:599,y:681,w:252,h:16},
{t:"and Historian David C. Austin.",p:8,x:625,y:698,w:197,h:16},
{t:"New hours: ",p:9,x:959,y:1075,w:103,h:20},
{t:"Lunch",p:9,x:981,y:1097,w:53,h:20},
{t:"Tuesday - Saturday  & Sunday Brunch 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.",p:9,x:745,y:1118,w:526,h:20},
{t:"Dinner",p:9,x:979,y:1140,w:56,h:20},
{t:"Tuesday - Sunday  4:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.",p:9,x:833,y:1161,w:349,h:20},
{t:"Friday & Saturday 4:30 p.m.to 10:30 ",p:9,x:854,y:1183,w:312,h:20},
{t:"Bar ",p:9,x:993,y:1204,w:34,h:20},
{t:"Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Sunday 4:30p.m. to 11:p.m.",p:9,x:744,y:1226,w:527,h:20},
{t:"Friday & Saturday 4:30 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.",p:9,x:841,y:1248,w:333,h:20},
{t:"Page 9  Both Sides of the Bridge Vol 2   2010",p:9,x:911,y:1287,w:357,h:23},
{t:"1932 Springfield Press headline announcing",p:9,x:202,y:1185,w:428,h:25},
{t:"governors from Arkansas and Missouri would be",p:9,x:179,y:1213,w:480,h:25},
{t:"present at Taneycomo Bridge opening ceremonies",p:9,x:173,y:1240,w:485,h:25},
{t:"Ads of congratulations for the opening of the Lake",p:9,x:176,y:618,w:495,h:25},
{t:"Taneycomo Bridge from the White River Booster Club",p:9,x:145,y:646,w:535,h:25},
{t:"and local merchants. “Commercial intercourse made",p:9,x:154,y:673,w:517,h:25},
{t:"easier, more economical and efficient in the saving ",p:9,x:166,y:701,w:498,h:25},
{t:"made possible by opening traffic,” ",p:9,x:244,y:728,w:342,h:25},
{t:"stated the booster club ad in the 1932 Springfield Press.",p:9,x:140,y:756,w:545,h:25},
{t:"Page 10 Both Sides of the Bridge Vol 2  2010",p:10,x:142,y:1287,w:356,h:23},
{t:"Mahatma Gandhi struggled for India’s independence.",p:10,x:743,y:1022,w:496,h:21},
{t:"Gandhi:Technically Free, ",p:10,x:743,y:1044,w:256,h:22},
{t:"Remains in Jail ",p:10,x:743,y:1068,w:167,h:22},
{t:"and Begins Hunger Strike.",p:10,x:743,y:1093,w:267,h:22},
{t:"“Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.” ",p:10,x:857,y:1121,w:370,h:16},
{t:"Mahatma Gandhi ",p:10,x:1008,y:1141,w:119,h:21},
{t:"While the White River Bridge",p:10,x:745,y:140,w:540,h:50},
{t:"was being built, Springfield",p:10,x:759,y:185,w:512,h:50},
{t:"headlines of the U.S., state.",p:10,x:759,y:230,w:513,h:50},
{t:"and the world teemed with",p:10,x:767,y:274,w:496,h:50},
{t:"lively news for it’s readers",p:10,x:769,y:319,w:493,h:50},
{t:"In the U.S., many Americans struggled to eat during the",p:10,x:763,y:1184,w:478,h:21},
{t:"Great Depression, unemployment peaks unrest,",p:10,x:794,y:1207,w:410,h:20},
{t:"and riots were not uncommon.",p:10,x:870,y:1229,w:263,h:20},
{t:"Page 11 Both Sides of the Bridge Vol 2 2010",p:11,x:937,y:1290,w:350,h:23},
{t:"Premium Cigars, S",p:11,x:921,y:692,w:140,h:19},
{t:"pirit s and beer available",p:11,x:1076,y:692,w:184,h:19},
{t:"Pretty Boy, Hiding in ",p:11,x:209,y:634,w:198,h:21},
{t:"Arkansas Mine Town, ",p:11,x:206,y:657,w:206,h:21},
{t:"May Be Crippled For Life",p:11,x:189,y:681,w:233,h:21},
{t:"Lawmen track down famed gunmen, ",p:11,x:178,y:705,w:259,h:16},
{t:"Pretty Boy Floyd ",p:11,x:247,y:723,w:122,h:16},
{t:"Six years after WWI,Congress agreed to",p:11,x:569,y:780,w:264,h:16},
{t:"pay “bonus” money to war veterans, but",p:11,x:569,y:798,w:261,h:16},
{t:"payments would not begin until 1945.",p:11,x:569,y:815,w:244,h:16},
{t:"Depression conditions drove 10,000",p:11,x:569,y:833,w:235,h:16},
{t:"veterans to March on Washington D.C.",p:11,x:573,y:850,w:254,h:16},
{t:"asking their money be paid then, in 1932.",p:11,x:569,y:868,w:271,h:16},
{t:"(See Both Sides of the Bridge, Nov. 2009)",p:11,x:600,y:889,w:214,h:12},
{t:"January 1, 1932",p:11,x:468,y:150,w:110,h:16},
{t:"New Year Brings Evidence of Better Business",p:11,x:468,y:169,w:381,h:19},
{t:"Leaders Hold Rosy Outlook for Business",p:11,x:468,y:188,w:340,h:19},
{t:"More Wealth and Change in Human Code of Morals",p:11,x:497,y:229,w:332,h:16},
{t:"Forecast by Science",p:11,x:602,y:246,w:123,h:16},
{t:"Think today’s advertisements are sometimes",p:11,x:489,y:326,w:349,h:18},
{t:"tacky ? How about this one from 1932?",p:11,x:511,y:346,w:305,h:18},
{t:"A",p:11,x:483,y:366,w:10,h:18},
{t:"picture featured a couple dancing with the man",p:11,x:503,y:366,w:341,h:18},
{t:"thinking “I wish one of the fellows would cut in on us.”",p:11,x:468,y:385,w:389,h:18},
{t:"Men danced with her just once",p:11,x:538,y:403,w:250,h:23},
{t:"‘B.O.’",p:11,x:525,y:426,w:47,h:23},
{t:"killed her popularity until....",p:11,x:578,y:426,w:229,h:23},
{t:"The ad continues to explain the virtues of a popular",p:11,x:476,y:452,w:374,h:18},
{t:"bath soap. After using it, the soap not only solved the",p:11,x:470,y:471,w:387,h:18},
{t:"body odor problem but made skin “grow lovelier.”",p:11,x:485,y:491,w:356,h:18},
{t:"Springtime in Hollister, 1932, a gunman",p:11,x:556,y:932,w:279,h:18},
{t:"seemed to reverse the normal cabin fever",p:11,x:552,y:950,w:287,h:18},
{t:"phenomenon. He was in no hurry to leave a",p:11,x:543,y:968,w:304,h:18},
{t:"cabin for a whiff of fresh spring air",p:11,x:572,y:985,w:247,h:18},
{t:"and sunshine.",p:11,x:648,y:1003,w:95,h:18},
{t:"Report Gunman Trapped",p:11,x:542,y:1023,w:201,h:23},
{t:"In Cabin Near Hollister",p:11,x:542,y:1046,w:187,h:23},
{t:"Informed that the fleeing gunman sought",p:11,x:572,y:1070,w:265,h:16},
{t:"for an attack in which two were wounded in",p:11,x:542,y:1090,w:283,h:16},
{t:"Walnut Grove, Saturday, is hiding at a log",p:11,x:542,y:1109,w:272,h:16},
{t:"cabin five miles from Hollister, a posse of",p:11,x:542,y:1129,w:269,h:16},
{t:"Greene and Taney county officers planned to",p:11,x:542,y:1148,w:294,h:16},
{t:"surround it and capture him this",p:11,x:542,y:1168,w:207,h:16},
{t:"afternoon…Rube Meadows and Riley",p:11,x:542,y:1188,w:245,h:16},
{t:"Thompson, constables from Branson and",p:11,x:542,y:1207,w:270,h:16},
{t:"Taney County sheriffs are leading the posse",p:11,x:542,y:1227,w:288,h:16},
{t:"which planned to close in on (the gunman).",p:11,x:542,y:1246,w:283,h:16},
{t:"FDR visits St. Louis",p:11,x:239,y:1118,w:184,h:21},
{t:"Page 12 Both Sides of the Bridge Vol 2  2010",p:12,x:135,y:1287,w:356,h:23},
{t:"David Hughes, Powering Up",p:12,x:173,y:145,w:569,h:71},
{t:"into the record books",p:12,x:232,y:203,w:451,h:71},
{t:"By Earl Stresak",p:12,x:196,y:287,w:95,h:16},
{t:"Part of the happy blame for David Hughes’devoted, passionate focus on power-",p:12,x:215,y:305,w:528,h:18},
{t:"lifting goes to his uncle, Master Sergeant Don Glazczak, a decorated U.S. Marine,",p:12,x:192,y:324,w:541,h:18},
{t:"who served three tours in Vietnam. ",p:12,x:192,y:344,w:234,h:18},
{t:"“What really started me weight lifting was knowing my uncle,” David, 16, said",p:12,x:219,y:364,w:522,h:18},
{t:"when we caught up with him just before his daily workout at Anytime Fitness. He",p:12,x:192,y:383,w:540,h:18},
{t:"was impressed by his uncle’s Marine Corps background and physical fitness.  ",p:12,x:192,y:403,w:515,h:18},
{t:"“He was a really short guy, about four feet nine, but with a weight lifter’s",p:12,x:219,y:422,w:484,h:18},
{t:"physique. He was a pretty good-sized guy when he was younger. I wanted to be just",p:12,x:192,y:442,w:553,h:18},
{t:"like him. I wanted to look like him. I wanted to serve in the Marines. When he",p:12,x:192,y:462,w:518,h:18},
{t:"passed away two years ago, I asked my parents for a bench press for Christmas.”        ",p:12,x:192,y:481,w:569,h:18},
{t:"David's parents, Gary and Lena Hughes, belong to the famed and extensive",p:12,x:215,y:501,w:495,h:18},
{t:"Branson entertainment family. (The family’s five performing brothers & their wives",p:12,x:192,y:520,w:552,h:18},
{t:"have 26 children, with one on the way).  The Hughes Brothers Show lifts up spirits",p:12,x:192,y:540,w:547,h:18},
{t:"each year at their 76 Country Blvd. theater and while performing off-season across",p:12,x:192,y:560,w:545,h:18},
{t:"the United States. Seven years ago, Gary and Lena became David’s parents when",p:12,x:192,y:579,w:535,h:18},
{t:"they adopted him, his sister and two other girls from a Russian orphanage, making",p:12,x:192,y:599,w:543,h:18},
{t:"them part of the Hughes family and and also U.S. citizens.",p:12,x:192,y:618,w:385,h:18},
{t:"Record setting",p:12,x:192,y:638,w:101,h:18},
{t:"When Christmas rolled around, David did get the bench press and 110 lbs. of",p:12,x:219,y:658,w:508,h:18},
{t:"vinyl covered weights. He began working out at home, but the starter set of weights",p:12,x:192,y:677,w:552,h:18},
{t:"proved a short-lived challenge. ",p:12,x:192,y:697,w:208,h:18},
{t:"“I started working-out, then thinking - hey, this weight is easy,” he said. “Then",p:12,x:219,y:716,w:518,h:18},
{t:"the gym was built (Anytime Fitness), and all of my brothers, and all the theater",p:12,x:192,y:736,w:521,h:18},
{t:"employees got gym memberships. So, I was like, hey mom, can you please get me a",p:12,x:192,y:756,w:555,h:18},
{t:"membership, too?”",p:12,x:192,y:775,w:124,h:18},
{t:"David got his wish and began working out at the gym.",p:12,x:224,y:795,w:358,h:18},
{t:"“At first, I was working out so I could look good, but then I started taking it",p:12,x:224,y:814,w:501,h:18},
{t:"more seriously,” David said.",p:12,x:192,y:834,w:186,h:18},
{t:"His infectious enthusiasm caught the attention of gym owners Rich & Christina",p:12,x:224,y:854,w:523,h:18},
{t:"McDowell, whose forte is powerlifting (see Weighing In to a Better Life, www.both-",p:12,x:192,y:873,w:553,h:18},
{t:"sidesofthebridgemagazine.com). Under their coaching, David learned proper training",p:12,x:192,y:893,w:558,h:18},
{t:"techniques.",p:12,x:192,y:912,w:73,h:18},
{t:"“I’d been working my whole body every day,” David said. “They taught me",p:12,x:228,y:932,w:500,h:18},
{t:"that was wrong.”.",p:12,x:192,y:952,w:116,h:18},
{t:"David now lifts five days-a-week, but alternates routines to exercise different",p:12,x:215,y:971,w:508,h:18},
{t:"muscle groups on a different days - chest, abdomen, shoulders, arms, and legs. He",p:12,x:192,y:991,w:541,h:18},
{t:"also does a short cardio routine each day.",p:12,x:192,y:1010,w:271,h:18},
{t:"“I got serious about training, and started powerlifting,” he said. ",p:12,x:224,y:1030,w:420,h:18},
{t:"David didn't waste any time making his mark on the sport. Competing in the",p:12,x:228,y:1050,w:504,h:18},
{t:"Southern Power Lifting and Son Light Power Federations. Hughes,",p:12,x:296,y:1069,w:442,h:18},
{t:"weighing a lean and mean 148 lbs., hefted his way into record books",p:12,x:296,y:1089,w:453,h:18},
{t:"for bench press and dead lift. He holds seven state records, national",p:12,x:296,y:1108,w:444,h:18},
{t:"and world records for his age and weight. His  355 lb. bench press",p:12,x:296,y:1128,w:437,h:18},
{t:"garnered a world record. His 385 lb. dead lift, a national record. ",p:12,x:296,y:1148,w:425,h:18},
{t:"Does Theater Lighting",p:12,x:296,y:1167,w:157,h:18},
{t:"When not training or competing, David is active in Boy Scouts",p:12,x:331,y:1187,w:415,h:18},
{t:"of America, has earned 21merit badges and is “almost an Eagle",p:12,x:296,y:1206,w:417,h:18},
{t:"Scout.”  It’s no shocker his favorite badge was in physical fitness,",p:12,x:296,y:1226,w:434,h:18},
{t:"after which he lists first aid, geology, environmental science and ",p:12,x:296,y:1246,w:428,h:18},
{t:"Colette Stresak photo",p:12,x:1176,y:1246,w:126,h:16},
{t:"David Hughes",p:12,x:788,y:1237,w:109,h:18},
{t:"Page 13 Both Sides of the Bridge Vol 2   2010",p:13,x:928,y:1287,w:361,h:23},
{t:"photography which is also a hobby. He became a junior assistant scout master at 14, a",p:13,x:133,y:130,w:566,h:18},
{t:"duty usually awarded to 16-year-olds. He is also active at his local LDS church. He",p:13,x:133,y:149,w:549,h:18},
{t:"received an award there, for his participation in church activities, and not missing a day",p:13,x:133,y:169,w:577,h:18},
{t:"of service.   ",p:13,x:133,y:188,w:81,h:18},
{t:"In the off-season, David travels with the Hughes Brothers Show on the road. He",p:13,x:156,y:208,w:528,h:18},
{t:"appears in the show as a dancer. All the Hughes children participate in the show. “I",p:13,x:133,y:228,w:547,h:18},
{t:"don’t sing,” David said, “I dance different styles, jazz, swing, and hip-hop.” Traveling",p:13,x:133,y:247,w:566,h:18},
{t:"with the show has afforded David the opportunity to visit just about every state in the",p:13,x:133,y:267,w:563,h:18},
{t:"U.S. With the Branson theater season firing-up again, David will perform in six shows",p:13,x:133,y:286,w:569,h:18},
{t:"a week starting March 22.",p:13,x:133,y:306,w:171,h:18},
{t:"What do future plans look like?",p:13,x:160,y:326,w:222,h:18},
{t:"“Right now, I have a lot of options,” David said, who is home schooled.  He cur-",p:13,x:160,y:345,w:533,h:18},
{t:"rently does lighting at the Hughes Brothers Theater, and is considering attending a",p:13,x:133,y:365,w:542,h:18},
{t:"lighting and design school in New York City. ",p:13,x:133,y:384,w:301,h:18},
{t:"He also is interested in sports medicine, massage therapy, and becoming a personal",p:13,x:160,y:404,w:547,h:18},
{t:"trainer. Time will tell, he said, what he decides to do.",p:13,x:133,y:424,w:349,h:18},
{t:"“I love helping people out,” David said. He said he is always available to help any-",p:13,x:160,y:443,w:549,h:18},
{t:"one in his age group get started lifting.  Recently, David’s weight lifting buddy, who",p:13,x:133,y:463,w:554,h:18},
{t:"was helping him train, moved away. ",p:13,x:133,y:482,w:242,h:18},
{t:"“He was my best friend, Jacob Elliot, and he moved away from here,” David said,",p:13,x:160,y:502,w:541,h:18},
{t:"“I am going to miss him.” ",p:13,x:133,y:522,w:176,h:18},
{t:"Currently, David is training for a powerlifting competition that takes place in May",p:13,x:160,y:541,w:541,h:18},
{t:"at the gym. Many competition involve traveling out of town.",p:13,x:133,y:561,w:399,h:18},
{t:"“I really love lifting,” he said. “A lot of teenage guys love football, but I love this.",p:13,x:165,y:580,w:541,h:18},
{t:"If I’m having a bad day, I love coming to the gym and working out. It makes me",p:13,x:133,y:600,w:531,h:18},
{t:"happy. I love having something I’m very good at, and I like helping other people get-",p:13,x:133,y:620,w:562,h:18},
{t:"ting to fulfill their goals.",p:13,x:133,y:639,w:161,h:18},
{t:"Rich McDowell",p:13,x:594,y:1034,w:129,h:21},
{t:"spots David",p:13,x:610,y:1058,w:97,h:21},
{t:"Hughes during",p:13,x:596,y:1081,w:125,h:21},
{t:"workout at",p:13,x:613,y:1105,w:92,h:21},
{t:"Anytime Fitness",p:13,x:591,y:1128,w:136,h:21},
{t:"Page 14 Both Sides of the Bridge Vol 2     2010",p:14,x:133,y:1290,w:371,h:23},
{t:"For a spell, Teresa Davis' luck turned colder than a",p:14,x:167,y:1148,w:334,h:18},
{t:"Yukon winter. Still, you would never know it given her",p:14,x:143,y:1169,w:363,h:18},
{t:"perky, sunny disposition.",p:14,x:143,y:1189,w:164,h:18},
{t:"Davis moved to Branson last year from Fairbanks,",p:14,x:166,y:1208,w:332,h:18},
{t:"Alaska with son Khristopher, 16, and husband John",p:14,x:143,y:1228,w:339,h:18},
{t:"who is presently working in Iraq. Davis says she dearly",p:14,x:143,y:1247,w:365,h:18},
{t:"loves Alaska, but departing and heading to the lower 48",p:14,x:143,y:1267,w:367,h:18},
{t:"was somewhat a sweet sorrow.",p:14,x:550,y:1147,w:202,h:18},
{t:"\"Our house burned down,\" she said. \"It was terri-",p:14,x:577,y:1167,w:325,h:18},
{t:"ble.\" Telling the story, she fights back a small tear,",p:14,x:550,y:1186,w:332,h:18},
{t:"composes herself, smiles again. The family lost",p:14,x:550,y:1206,w:312,h:18},
{t:"everything they owned. Winter was closing in. \"I did-",p:14,x:550,y:1226,w:353,h:18},
{t:"n't want to restart rebuilding everything in the winter",p:14,x:550,y:1245,w:348,h:18},
{t:"in Alaska and my husband was going back to Iraq.",p:14,x:550,y:1265,w:333,h:18},
{t:"John Davis is retired from the U.S. Army, but for the",p:14,x:937,y:366,w:348,h:18},
{t:"last few years has worked in Iraq. Teresa explained",p:14,x:937,y:386,w:337,h:18},
{t:"that his job involves  working on Strykers that have",p:14,x:937,y:406,w:340,h:18},
{t:"been bombed  When the armored vehicles are hit  by",p:14,x:937,y:425,w:348,h:18},
{t:"an improvised explosive device or other attack, it's",p:14,x:937,y:445,w:334,h:18},
{t:"John's job to certify them back into shape to return to",p:14,x:937,y:464,w:351,h:18},
{t:"duty, including all their computerized workings. ",p:14,x:937,y:484,w:320,h:18},
{t:"\"We decided to move to a warmer climate,\" Davis",p:14,x:959,y:504,w:330,h:18},
{t:"said. Originally from Arkansas, her sister lives in",p:14,x:937,y:523,w:323,h:18},
{t:"War Eagle, AR. The Davis' felt Branson would be a",p:14,x:937,y:543,w:340,h:18},
{t:"good place to start over, and for Khristopher to attend",p:14,x:937,y:562,w:354,h:18},
{t:"school. He is a student at Branson High School.",p:14,x:937,y:582,w:315,h:18},
{t:"An experienced entrepreneur, Teresa also felt",p:14,x:954,y:602,w:297,h:18},
{t:"Branson would be a good place to start a business.",p:14,x:937,y:621,w:333,h:18},
{t:"This month she opened Branson Banners, located at",p:14,x:937,y:641,w:342,h:18},
{t:"210 Main St. The business custom makes signs and",p:14,x:937,y:660,w:338,h:18},
{t:"banners . \"I'd like to be a part of the community and",p:14,x:937,y:680,w:344,h:18},
{t:"help contribute to the economy.\"",p:14,x:937,y:700,w:214,h:18},
{t:"John and Teresa met in Alaska where she had a",p:14,x:964,y:719,w:311,h:18},
{t:"business while she was working as a police dispatch-",p:14,x:937,y:739,w:349,h:18},
{t:"er in Skagway during the winter. In the summer",p:14,x:937,y:758,w:314,h:18},
{t:"when the tourists season there boomed, she ran her",p:14,x:937,y:778,w:335,h:18},
{t:"own business, a café and also a sign & banner store.",p:14,x:937,y:798,w:344,h:18},
{t:"John and Teresa were married by the local chief of",p:14,x:937,y:817,w:333,h:18},
{t:"police who was also an ordained minister. The whole",p:14,x:937,y:837,w:350,h:18},
{t:"police force showed up for the wedding. Two days",p:14,x:937,y:856,w:333,h:18},
{t:"after the wedding, John left for eight months duty in",p:14,x:937,y:876,w:344,h:18},
{t:"Iraq. The couple have been married six years. A good",p:14,x:937,y:896,w:352,h:18},
{t:"portion of that time John has been in and out of Iraq. ",p:14,x:937,y:915,w:352,h:18},
{t:"When he returned, the couple moved to Fairbanks",p:14,x:959,y:935,w:329,h:18},
{t:"where they built their home and ran the Chuck",p:14,x:937,y:954,w:307,h:18},
{t:"Wagon Café. Their customers were primarily local",p:14,x:937,y:974,w:333,h:18},
{t:"miners and long haul truckers.",p:14,x:937,y:994,w:199,h:18},
{t:"\"I can tell you, they came in and they were hun-",p:14,x:959,y:1013,w:317,h:18},
{t:"gry,\" she said. \"We had pancakes this big,\" She holds",p:14,x:937,y:1033,w:350,h:18},
{t:"her hands apart to indicate the size of the monster",p:14,x:937,y:1052,w:328,h:18},
{t:"pancakes the workers loved to devour. \"They would",p:14,x:937,y:1072,w:342,h:18},
{t:"be on shift for 12 or 14 hours, so we feed them",p:14,x:937,y:1092,w:310,h:18},
{t:"good.\"",p:14,x:937,y:1111,w:43,h:18},
{t:"How did their house fire start? Teresa laughs out",p:14,x:959,y:1131,w:320,h:18},
{t:"loud now. ",p:14,x:937,y:1150,w:69,h:18},
{t:"\"A squirrel,\" she said  \"About two weeks before",p:14,x:959,y:1170,w:316,h:18},
{t:"the fire started, a squirrel came out of our roof.\"",p:14,x:937,y:1190,w:316,h:18},
{t:"Khristopher noticed the critter and said, \"Mom,",p:14,x:959,y:1209,w:312,h:18},
{t:"we ought to shoot that squirrel.\"",p:14,x:937,y:1229,w:211,h:18},
{t:"Teresa vetoed the idea. \"No, I said, you're liable",p:14,x:964,y:1248,w:316,h:18},
{t:"to shoot a hole in the house.\"  One day Teresa was ill",p:14,x:937,y:1268,w:350,h:18},
{t:"WATCHING HER HOME BURN TO THE GROUND",p:14,x:177,y:125,w:1013,h:78},
{t:"BROKE TERESA DAVIS’ HEART...    ",p:14,x:359,y:184,w:727,h:78},
{t:"but not her spirit",p:14,x:681,y:212,w:524,h:160},
{t:"by Earl Stresak",p:14,x:144,y:1127,w:99,h:16},
{t:"Page 15 Both Sides of the Bridge Vol 2   2010",p:15,x:917,y:1292,w:361,h:23},
{t:"-AUS Army Soldier (left) from Charley (C) Company (CO), 3rd",p:15,x:846,y:1087,w:394,h:21},
{t:"Battalion (BN), 21st Infantry Regiment (INF REGT), 1st Brigade (BDE),",p:15,x:846,y:1111,w:435,h:16},
{t:"25th Infantry Division (ID) Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT), pulls",p:15,x:846,y:1131,w:432,h:16},
{t:"guard duty while fellow soldiers load into the StrykerAPC (Armored",p:15,x:846,y:1150,w:421,h:16},
{t:"Personnel Carrier) in Mosul, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.",p:15,x:846,y:1170,w:445,h:16},
{t:"The guard armed with a FNMI 7.62 mm M240B machine gun, the others",p:15,x:846,y:1189,w:435,h:16},
{t:"are armed with Special Operation Peculiar Modification (SOPMOD) M4",p:15,x:846,y:1209,w:431,h:16},
{t:"rifles. The Stryker has a Slat Armor cage, which detonates anti-tank",p:15,x:846,y:1229,w:427,h:16},
{t:"shaped charges away from the vehicle. (Photo courtesy DOD)",p:15,x:846,y:1248,w:380,h:16},
{t:"AStryker vehicle from the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team passes an",p:15,x:848,y:720,w:447,h:16},
{t:"Iraqi tank at a Traffic Control Point in Adhamiyah, Iraq while on patrol in",p:15,x:848,y:737,w:447,h:16},
{t:"support of Operation Together Forward..BAGHDAD. (Photo courtesy DOD)",p:15,x:848,y:755,w:455,h:16},
{t:"Soldiers with Cloak Troop, 8th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment prepare",p:15,x:844,y:374,w:428,h:16},
{t:"Stryker armored vehicles to convoy Gen. Stanley McChrystal, commander",p:15,x:844,y:391,w:452,h:16},
{t:"of the International Security Assistance Force, & his staff to the West border",p:15,x:844,y:409,w:453,h:16},
{t:"crossing in Afghanistan March 4, 2010. ",p:15,x:844,y:427,w:238,h:16},
{t:"(U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Juan Valdes",p:15,x:844,y:444,w:293,h:16},
{t:"and decided to stay in bed. John was working at a nearby army facility. ",p:15,x:155,y:154,w:473,h:18},
{t:"\"I never call my husband at work, but I did that day. I said, I'm sick, could you come",p:15,x:182,y:174,w:559,h:18},
{t:"home?  As he was driving up, he saw smoke pouring out from under the roof,\" she said. \"I was",p:15,x:155,y:193,w:626,h:18},
{t:"lying down and didn't know the house was on fire. My son was in his room playing video",p:15,x:155,y:213,w:591,h:18},
{t:"games and I was asleep. My hus-",p:15,x:155,y:233,w:218,h:18},
{t:"band came running up and said",p:15,x:155,y:252,w:205,h:18},
{t:"the house is on fire, get out! It",p:15,x:155,y:272,w:199,h:18},
{t:"didn't sink in a first, but I remem-",p:15,x:155,y:291,w:222,h:18},
{t:"ber looking up at the ceiling and",p:15,x:155,y:311,w:213,h:18},
{t:"the paint was bubbling. My son",p:15,x:155,y:331,w:208,h:18},
{t:"grabbed his pet gerbil, my hus-",p:15,x:155,y:350,w:205,h:18},
{t:"band grabbed his guns and we",p:15,x:155,y:370,w:199,h:18},
{t:"ran out. You'd never guess what I",p:15,x:155,y:389,w:219,h:18},
{t:"grabbed - a case of toilet paper! ",p:15,x:155,y:409,w:213,h:18},
{t:"I don't know what I was thinking.",p:15,x:155,y:429,w:221,h:18},
{t:"I didn't grab my clothes, I didn't",p:15,x:155,y:448,w:211,h:18},
{t:"grab my jewelry, I grabbed case",p:15,x:155,y:468,w:210,h:18},
{t:"of Sam's (Club) toilet paper.\"",p:15,x:155,y:487,w:192,h:18},
{t:"The Davis' lost everything.",p:15,x:178,y:507,w:187,h:18},
{t:"\"My son had been working",p:15,x:178,y:527,w:178,h:18},
{t:"hard at the café, and had bought",p:15,x:155,y:546,w:211,h:18},
{t:"himself a car,\" Teresa said.  That",p:15,x:155,y:566,w:215,h:18},
{t:"was destroyed in the fire. \"The",p:15,x:155,y:585,w:202,h:18},
{t:"heat from the fire was so hot, it",p:15,x:155,y:605,w:206,h:18},
{t:"melted the tires on the car. We",p:15,x:155,y:625,w:199,h:18},
{t:"lost a our four-wheeler and a",p:15,x:155,y:644,w:189,h:18},
{t:"snow machine.\"",p:15,x:155,y:664,w:105,h:18},
{t:"There was more irony to",p:15,x:178,y:683,w:162,h:18},
{t:"come. When they moved into the",p:15,x:155,y:703,w:218,h:18},
{t:"home, they noticed there was a",p:15,x:155,y:723,w:204,h:18},
{t:"volunteer fire department build-",p:15,x:155,y:742,w:210,h:18},
{t:"ing nearby. That got them a",p:15,x:155,y:762,w:181,h:18},
{t:"measure of security, and they",p:15,x:155,y:781,w:192,h:18},
{t:"made note of that on their insurance application for the home.",p:15,x:155,y:801,w:407,h:18},
{t:"\"Well, I didn't know until after the fire, the department had fizzled out a couple years",p:15,x:178,y:821,w:561,h:18},
{t:"before that, and it was just an empty building,\" she said. \"There was no volunteer fire depart-",p:15,x:155,y:840,w:614,h:18},
{t:"ment. People called the police and the forestry service.  The forestry service was only able to",p:15,x:155,y:860,w:613,h:18},
{t:"keep the forest from catching on fire. There wasn't anything we could do except watch the",p:15,x:155,y:879,w:594,h:18},
{t:"house burn down. It was a rural community and all the neighbors came over to help. They",p:15,x:155,y:899,w:594,h:18},
{t:"wanted to try to go inside the house to drag things out. We told them it wasn't worth somebody",p:15,x:155,y:919,w:626,h:18},
{t:"getting hurt over.\"",p:15,x:155,y:938,w:119,h:18},
{t:"Teresa said she still is not emotionally over the loss. \"I still will reach into a cabinet want-",p:15,x:178,y:961,w:594,h:18},
{t:"ing to get something out that isn't there anymore. We had a lovely three story log home that we",p:15,x:155,y:981,w:627,h:18},
{t:"had almost paid off.\" It was determined that the fire was started by the squirrel gnawing",p:15,x:155,y:1001,w:579,h:18},
{t:"through an electrical wire on the third floor.",p:15,x:155,y:1020,w:288,h:18},
{t:"Now, Davis is settled into Branson for a life of hopefully less drama. She is able to talk",p:15,x:178,y:1040,w:576,h:18},
{t:"with John everyday by phone, although some days the connection isn't great. Calls get dropped",p:15,x:155,y:1060,w:626,h:18},
{t:"in mid-conversation. \"Sometimes something weird happens and talking sounds like  Mickey",p:15,x:155,y:1079,w:607,h:18},
{t:"Mouse. Others time I can hear noise of explosions in the background and that scares me",p:15,x:155,y:1099,w:580,h:18},
{t:"some.\"",p:15,x:155,y:1118,w:45,h:18},
{t:"These days she focuses on her sign and banner business.",p:15,x:178,y:1138,w:372,h:18},
{t:"\"I specialize in any type of banner for businesses.\" She said. \"I guarantee I can beat any-",p:15,x:178,y:1158,w:584,h:18},
{t:"body's price. I also will do greatly discounted work for veterans, schoosl and charities.\" ",p:15,x:155,y:1177,w:580,h:18},
{t:"Reach Teresa Davis at 417-332-2010.",p:15,x:155,y:1197,w:247,h:18},
{t:"Page 16 Both Sides of the Bridge Vol 2     2010",p:16,x:133,y:1287,w:371,h:23},
{t:"Arts Education in Missouri Schools",p:16,x:999,y:145,w:298,h:21},
{t:"Improves Student Performance ",p:16,x:1003,y:168,w:268,h:21},
{t:"According to the Missouri Alliance for Arts",p:16,x:1019,y:217,w:272,h:16},
{t:"Education, new analysis shows student par-",p:16,x:997,y:234,w:287,h:16},
{t:"ticipation in arts education is linked to",p:16,x:997,y:252,w:245,h:16},
{t:"improved test scores, attendance, and gradu-",p:16,x:997,y:270,w:297,h:16},
{t:"ation rates .A report released this month by",p:16,x:997,y:287,w:283,h:16},
{t:"the Missouri Alliance for Arts Education",p:16,x:997,y:305,w:255,h:16},
{t:"(MAAE), as part of Fine Arts Education Day in",p:16,x:997,y:323,w:301,h:16},
{t:"Jefferson City, Mo, found that:",p:16,x:997,y:340,w:196,h:16},
{t:"- Levels of student participation in arts edu-",p:16,x:1006,y:358,w:283,h:16},
{t:"cation are significantly correlated to multiple",p:16,x:997,y:375,w:287,h:16},
{t:"measures of student proficiency in mathemat-",p:16,x:997,y:393,w:299,h:16},
{t:"ics, with higher arts participation equaling",p:16,x:997,y:411,w:270,h:16},
{t:"higher math scores (on standardized tests) at",p:16,x:997,y:428,w:296,h:16},
{t:"the district level.",p:16,x:997,y:446,w:106,h:16},
{t:"- Standardized test scores in Communication",p:16,x:1002,y:464,w:293,h:16},
{t:"Arts, for students in the sixth through eighth",p:16,x:997,y:481,w:285,h:16},
{t:"grades, are also significantly higher in dis-",p:16,x:997,y:499,w:276,h:16},
{t:"tricts with more arts participation.",p:16,x:997,y:517,w:215,h:16},
{t:"- Student participation in arts education",p:16,x:1002,y:534,w:255,h:16},
{t:"shows a significant and positive correlation",p:16,x:997,y:552,w:280,h:16},
{t:"with high school graduation rates. Missouri",p:16,x:997,y:570,w:279,h:16},
{t:"school districts with higher levels of student",p:16,x:997,y:587,w:284,h:16},
{t:"participation in the arts showed higher gradu-",p:16,x:997,y:605,w:295,h:16},
{t:"ation rates than districts with lower levels of",p:16,x:997,y:622,w:285,h:16},
{t:"arts education.",p:16,x:997,y:640,w:96,h:16},
{t:"The findings are part of Arts Education",p:16,x:1015,y:658,w:252,h:16},
{t:"Makes a Difference in Missouri Schools, the",p:16,x:997,y:675,w:288,h:16},
{t:"results of a three-year analysis of \"core\" data",p:16,x:997,y:693,w:294,h:16},
{t:"submitted to the Missouri Department of",p:16,x:997,y:711,w:262,h:16},
{t:"Elementary and Secondary Education by the",p:16,x:997,y:728,w:292,h:16},
{t:"state's public school districts. The analysis",p:16,x:997,y:746,w:277,h:16},
{t:"was conducted by Leslie Scheuler, PhD of LS",p:16,x:997,y:764,w:299,h:16},
{t:"Associates with support from the Missouri",p:16,x:997,y:781,w:273,h:16},
{t:"Arts Council.",p:16,x:997,y:799,w:83,h:16},
{t:"\"Arts education clearly makes a differ-",p:16,x:1024,y:816,w:248,h:16},
{t:"ence for students in Missouri schools,\"",p:16,x:997,y:834,w:252,h:16},
{t:"Robert Gifford, D.M.A., chairman of the",p:16,x:997,y:852,w:256,h:16},
{t:"Missouri Alliance for Arts Education, said.",p:16,x:997,y:869,w:270,h:16},
{t:"\"We hope our policymakers will use this",p:16,x:997,y:887,w:260,h:16},
{t:"report to support an increase in the opportuni-",p:16,x:997,y:905,w:301,h:16},
{t:"ties for all Missouri students to benefit from",p:16,x:997,y:922,w:282,h:16},
{t:"arts education.\"",p:16,x:997,y:940,w:101,h:16},
{t:"In addition to releasing the report, the",p:16,x:1027,y:961,w:245,h:16},
{t:"Missouri Alliance for Arts Education hosted",p:16,x:997,y:981,w:279,h:16},
{t:"student performances and exhibits in the",p:16,x:997,y:999,w:266,h:16},
{t:"state capitol as part of Fine Arts Education",p:16,x:997,y:1016,w:277,h:16},
{t:"Day.",p:16,x:997,y:1034,w:29,h:16},
{t:"Students from the Logan-Rogersville",p:16,x:1029,y:1052,w:238,h:16},
{t:"School District organized student advocates",p:16,x:997,y:1069,w:287,h:16},
{t:"from around the state who visited with legisla-",p:16,x:997,y:1087,w:300,h:16},
{t:"tors about funding for arts education. ",p:16,x:997,y:1108,w:245,h:16},
{t:"\"Students see the value of arts education",p:16,x:1020,y:1128,w:268,h:16},
{t:"everyday in their schools and that's why they",p:16,x:997,y:1146,w:294,h:16},
{t:"are here as advocates. Now we have",p:16,x:997,y:1163,w:244,h:16},
{t:"Missouri-specific data to support them,\"",p:16,x:997,y:1181,w:258,h:16},
{t:"Gifford said.",p:16,x:997,y:1202,w:79,h:16},
{t:"A PDF of the complete report is available",p:16,x:1004,y:1222,w:288,h:16},
{t:"online at www.moaae.org.",p:16,x:1057,y:1240,w:181,h:16},
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{t:"Susan Clark continues to earn rave",p:18,x:728,y:363,w:252,h:19},
{t:"reviews from her clients.",p:18,x:708,y:384,w:179,h:19},
{t:"As a 2004 graduate of the",p:18,x:732,y:406,w:187,h:19},
{t:"Southwest Institute of Healing Arts in",p:18,x:708,y:428,w:274,h:19},
{t:"Tempe, Ariz., Clark has continued her",p:18,x:708,y:449,w:275,h:19},
{t:"education over the past five years,",p:18,x:708,y:471,w:247,h:19},
{t:"keeping her at the top of her field. She",p:18,x:708,y:492,w:279,h:19},
{t:"focuses on the “therapy” of massage",p:18,x:708,y:514,w:264,h:19},
{t:"therapy, with the skills and ability to",p:18,x:708,y:535,w:264,h:19},
{t:"offer more than the relaxing massage",p:18,x:708,y:557,w:268,h:19},
{t:"offered at spas. Don’t get us wrong...",p:18,x:708,y:578,w:268,h:19},
{t:"she can do that too, but she is capable",p:18,x:708,y:600,w:274,h:19},
{t:"of so much more, offering relief from",p:18,x:708,y:622,w:272,h:19},
{t:"chronic pain, fibromyalgia and sports",p:18,x:708,y:643,w:270,h:19},
{t:"injuries, to mention a few. Her clients",p:18,x:708,y:665,w:272,h:19},
{t:"are thrilled with the results. Here are",p:18,x:708,y:686,w:265,h:19},
{t:"two testimonials...",p:18,x:708,y:708,w:132,h:19},
{t:"“I first went to Clark Bodywork",p:18,x:713,y:751,w:232,h:19},
{t:"Therapies in October of 2006 with",p:18,x:708,y:772,w:250,h:19},
{t:"lower back pain that had bothered me",p:18,x:708,y:794,w:273,h:19},
{t:"for months. After the first treatment,",p:18,x:708,y:816,w:263,h:19},
{t:"my pain had diminished greatly!",p:18,x:708,y:837,w:235,h:19},
{t:"Because Susan uses a more therapeu-",p:18,x:708,y:859,w:271,h:19},
{t:"tic approach, she spent a great deal of",p:18,x:708,y:880,w:273,h:19},
{t:"time doing some passive stretching",p:18,x:708,y:902,w:254,h:19},
{t:"during my treatments as well as show-",p:18,x:708,y:923,w:279,h:19},
{t:"ing me some stretches to do at home",p:18,x:708,y:945,w:265,h:19},
{t:"to help alleviate the pain between",p:18,x:708,y:967,w:243,h:19},
{t:"treatments. With just a few treatments,",p:18,x:708,y:988,w:279,h:19},
{t:"my back pain vanished and has not",p:18,x:708,y:1010,w:254,h:19},
{t:"returned. Susan has a gift, not found",p:18,x:708,y:1031,w:263,h:19},
{t:"among many massage therapists, of",p:18,x:708,y:1053,w:257,h:19},
{t:"being very intuitive. This gift allows",p:18,x:708,y:1074,w:264,h:19},
{t:"her to focus on the client’s needs and",p:18,x:708,y:1096,w:269,h:19},
{t:"personalize each and every treatment",p:18,x:708,y:1117,w:268,h:19},
{t:"so that everyone’s experience is",p:18,x:708,y:1139,w:230,h:19},
{t:"unique. This is definitely an experi-",p:18,x:708,y:1161,w:258,h:19},
{t:"ence I would (and have) recommend",p:18,x:708,y:1182,w:265,h:19},
{t:"to my friends and family. Thank you!",p:18,x:708,y:1204,w:271,h:19},
{t:"Thank you! Thank You.",p:18,x:708,y:1225,w:172,h:19},
{t:"- Kara Miller",p:18,x:802,y:1247,w:95,h:19},
{t:"“I was referred to Susan at Clark",p:18,x:1028,y:531,w:238,h:19},
{t:"Bodywork Therapies by a good",p:18,x:1023,y:552,w:228,h:19},
{t:"friend and decided to see if she",p:18,x:1023,y:574,w:226,h:19},
{t:"could help me with a leg and hip",p:18,x:1023,y:595,w:238,h:19},
{t:"problem I've had for seven years. I",p:18,x:1023,y:617,w:251,h:19},
{t:"was injured in an accident and have",p:18,x:1023,y:638,w:259,h:19},
{t:"suffered pain in my leg and hip",p:18,x:1023,y:660,w:226,h:19},
{t:"from a severe fall off of a roof to",p:18,x:1023,y:681,w:239,h:19},
{t:"cement that left me with a broken",p:18,x:1023,y:703,w:244,h:19},
{t:"neck and broken back. During my",p:18,x:1023,y:725,w:246,h:19},
{t:"first massage, Susan worked on the",p:18,x:1023,y:746,w:255,h:19},
{t:"areas that have been a problem for",p:18,x:1023,y:768,w:250,h:19},
{t:"me and I felt much relief from the",p:18,x:1023,y:789,w:247,h:19},
{t:"leg pain. I've been through",p:18,x:1023,y:811,w:193,h:19},
{t:"acupuncture, physical therapy, chi-",p:18,x:1023,y:832,w:252,h:19},
{t:"ropractors, decompression table . . .",p:18,x:1023,y:854,w:258,h:19},
{t:"all in search of relief from the pain,",p:18,x:1023,y:876,w:257,h:19},
{t:"to no avail. Usually the day after a",p:18,x:1023,y:897,w:250,h:19},
{t:"massage, I'm a little sore in places",p:18,x:1023,y:919,w:247,h:19},
{t:"but I wasn't after this massage. I",p:18,x:1023,y:940,w:233,h:19},
{t:"just felt more pain-free and relaxed.",p:18,x:1023,y:962,w:259,h:19},
{t:"I would highly recommend Susan",p:18,x:1023,y:983,w:244,h:19},
{t:"to help with stress, pain, or just to",p:18,x:1023,y:1005,w:246,h:19},
{t:"have a wonderful relaxing mas-",p:18,x:1023,y:1026,w:229,h:19},
{t:"sage.”",p:18,x:1023,y:1048,w:44,h:19},
{t:"-Cathy Cerretti",p:18,x:1092,y:1070,w:108,h:19},
{t:"Susan Clark can be reached at:",p:18,x:1032,y:1112,w:243,h:21},
{t:"Clark Bodywork Therapies",p:18,x:1046,y:1136,w:214,h:21},
{t:"417-294-7814",p:18,x:1098,y:1159,w:111,h:21},
{t:"Massage Therapy",p:18,x:697,y:162,w:286,h:77},
{t:"customized to your ",p:18,x:712,y:209,w:284,h:84},
{t:"individual needs",p:18,x:782,y:261,w:239,h:84},
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