Old West Columbia School a Good One With Real Teachers
West Columbia, a small coal town on the Ohio River, shows how dedicated teachers can lift learning in a one room system. Principal Horton Eckard, Betty Kelly, and Ivey Mae Seeth pursued further training, brought in a movie projector, and used weekly Current Events readings to inspire seventy pupils despite decayed walls, waterholes, and aging facilities.
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Old West Columbia School
West Virginia
West Columbia
Ohio River
Huntington
Horton Eckard
Betty Kelly
Ivey Mae Seeth
School of the
Ancient
Leeth
Eckard
C. H. Withers
Withers
Howver
Nancy Kefauver Transforms From Glamour to Steady Partner
In Washington the Nancy Kefauver image shifts from glamorous political wife to a mature dedicated mother and art devotee. The Tennessee senator’s wife, once famous for public appearances, now focuses on family while supporting Estes Kefauver’s bid for vice president with Adlai Stevenson.
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Douglas Larsen
NEA
Washington
Nancy Kefauver
Husband Estes
Tennessee
Adlai Stevenson
Tombstone Delivery Sparks Confusion in Arkansas Neighborhood
In Little Rock Arkansas a tombstone was placed in the yard behind Mr and Mrs Ben Key. The couple initially thought a practical joke but suspected delivery to the wrong address as the stone was removed from the area.
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Little Rock
Ark
Ben Key
Nancy and the Senator A Tale of Public Life and Home Craft
A profile traces Nancy’s rise from homemaker to public figure. She manages a large home, sews drapes, paints rooms, and learns carpentry while teaching art classes. Despite political pressures and a vanished tombstone mystery, she remains a popular hostess and active in civic groups. Nancy’s Irish roots, education in Glasgow, Paris, and London, and a blind date meeting with the Senator are noted.
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Nancy
U. S
Glasgow
Paris
London
Joe College Works Hard for His Living
Washington -(NEA) College students across wealth classes balance work and study. A Hollis survey of 15,000 students at 140 colleges shows over 60 percent earn about $413 yearly, with men averaging 486 and women 265. Jobs range from baby-sitting to lab assistance and dishwashing.
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U.S
Hollis
Drunken Pigs Blamed in Farm Incident near Rogers
A neighbor reported drunken boars at a Rogers area farm prompting sheriff involvement. The two accused moonshiners allegedly blamed the incident on the pigs, who were described as squealing and roaming the property. Local authorities investigated the disturbance and arrested the pair.
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Sade Laverfuul
Rogers
Here
Moonshiners Arrested After Farm Visit in Youngstown
Deputy Snerutt Russell Vantosamash arrived with deputies and pigs at a farm house in Youngstown. They found Robert Mims 66 and James L White 21 with two corn mash stills in the cellar. Both were released on bond and to appear before a Cleveland grand jury on charges of illegal whiskey manufacture.
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Snerutt
Russell Vantosamashan
Mims
White
Youngstown
U. S
Wilhouse
Liam G. Dornan
Robert Mims
James L
Grand
Cleveland
Nixon and Kefauver Families Share Quiet Spring Valley Ties
NEA reports in Spring Valley Washington that Pat Nixon and Nancy Kefauver remain devoted neighbors. Residents praise Pat as friendly and unpolitical, noting the two families’ children attend the same school and participate in PTA activities. The piece portraits a nonpartisan suburban harmony amid a heated national campaign.
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Y Wauglas Larsen
Washington
NEA
Richard Nixons
Estes Kefauvers
Spring Valley
Columia
Pat Nixon
Nancy Kefauver
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D.C
Joe College
Pat
Richard Nixon
National Pot
Truman Administration
GOP
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Nixons
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Dayton
Liceman
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V.P
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Ana Enuaren
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Checkers
Kefauver
David
Diane
Gail
Game Public
Nison
Kefauvers
Daugmer
Patricia
T. K. Cammack
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