What We Should Teach in Harrison County High Schools
County Superintendent A. O. DeWeese urges Harrison County principals to align high school teaching with rural life. He presents survey data showing graduates gravitate to farming, teaching, clerical work, and country positions, arguing schools must cultivate rural citizenship, problem solving in farming environments, and appreciation of country life.
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A O. DeWeese
Harrison County
New Albany
Three Falls
O. Ces
America
Africa
South America
Jersey
Louisville
Hewitt Cunningham Visits New York and World Convention
Hewitt Cunningham spent six weeks in New York City taking a course at the Liberal Teachers Training School and toured sights in Brooklyn. He met Columbia University students Grace Carroll Nellie Kelley Blanche Ridley and Maurice N O’Bannon. He attended the Sixth World Convention of the Christian Endeavor Society and later visited Washington City before planning a Tennessee trip to Brownsville and Covington where Rev W A Alexander will marry Elizabeth Owen in October.
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Hewitt Cunningham
Laconia
New York City
Lible
New York
Brooklyn
Grace Carroll
Nellie Kelley
Blanche Ridley
Maurice N. O'Bannon
Columbia University
Hewitt
Christian Endeavor Society
Washington City
Congress
Tennessee
W. A. Alexander
Brownsville
Tenn
L. J. Sherrill
Covington
Alexander
Presbyterian Church
Elizabeth Owen
St Peter's Church Bazaar At Buena Vista Aug 31
The St Peter's Catholic Church at Buena Vista Taylor township holds a Wednesday bazaar on church grounds all day August 31. A country dinner and abundant refreshments will be served. Public invited to spend the day and enjoy the event. Remember the date Wednesday August 31.
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St Peter's Catholic Church
Buena Vista
Taylor Township
Forestry Experts Tour Harrison County to Assess Local Timber
Ex State Senator W A Guthrie of Indianapolis chaired the State Conservation Commission visit joined by C C Deam Bluffton State Peler RR Stearns North Vernon Field Agent and C R Tillotson Washington DC Forest Service. They spent Thursday and Friday examining local forests and noted Harrison County once a remarkable timber region with wide variation in timber among Southern Indiana counties.
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W. A. Guthrie
Indianapolis
State Conservation Commission
C. C. Deam
Bluffton
Peleer
RR. Stearns
North Vernon
State Forestry
C. R. Tillotson
Washington, D. C
United States Forest Service
Harrison County
Indiana
Leavenworth native Chas Roscoe Simms dies at 32
Chas Roscoe Simms of Leavenworth born April 11 1889 died July 17 1921 aged 32 years 3 months 6 days He married Ruth Smoots June 24 1916 and they had one son Charles Richard Funeral services by Rev W H Todd Louisville and burial at Blue River cemetery leave a widow mother Agnes Simms two sisters and many friends born in Leavenworth he worked for the U S government at Jeffersonville during illness lasting about a year.
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Chas Roscoe Simms
Leavenworth
Ruth Smoots
Charles Richard
Mr. Simms
Presbyterian Church
U. S
Jeffersonville
Agnes Simms
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Harrison County High School
A. O. DeWeese
Bull Durham
U.s.usco Tread
U.S
United States
Usco Tread
U. S. Nobby Tread
Usco
Nobby
George Wheat
W. H. Bullett & Sons
Corydon
Ind
J. J. Zollman
Lanesville
S. R. Beanblossom
Mauckport
Martin, Huff & Co
Palmyra
St Peter Catholi
W. H. Todd
Blue River Cemetery
C. H. Ginkins
Corydon, Ind
Nam
New Muldoon Monument, Co
Louisville, Kentucky
Leof, Gettelfinger
Palmyra, Ind
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