Mountain Family Overcomes Obstacles to Gain Education
In the Blue Ridge mountains of western North Carolina five children, oldest 13, walk five miles daily to school through steep trails and streams. They cross three swift creeks, endure stones that cut feet, and face deep snow in winter. Despite distance rules, Mrs. Ida Rogers ensures education for Turner and her other children who lead their class. perseverance shapes their daily fight for learning.
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Boone
N. C
Blue Ridge Mountains
North Carolina
Ida Rogers
Xehoda
Turner
Blanche
Lettie
Vilas
Marie
Mountain mother feeds six hungry mouths with garden toil
A mother clears ground with help from children to plant vegetables for six hungry mouths in shelters. When garden food fell short she canned fruit and for extra money to buy clothing she foraged galax leaves and wildflowers along rugged mountains. Last year she earned nothing.
Mother's Club host frames a Glee Club program at school
Columbia Alabama reports Mrs L W Armstrong hosted the Mother's Club event. The Houston County High School Glee Club performed the one act Mary Wake Up with a full cast led by Mary Moore and Thad McEntyre. Accompanists were Fivelyn McGriff and Clarkie Margaret Hammond. Other local church and school updates follow.
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Mary
Glee Club
Houston County High School
Mary Moore
Dorothy Rodney
Jack Morton
Thad McEntyre
Red Feather
Celesta Peterson
Priscilla
Mary Conner Atkeson
Prudence
Mary Cliff Harris
Martha
Grace Mills
Olive Armstrong
Bettie Campbell
Campbell Oakley
Kizzie Killingsworth
Linnie Kilingsworth
Minnie Lee Grantham
Gladys White
Catherine Lawfont
Wilma McKimmie
Wiliena’ Steel
Cara Peterson
Thelma’ Buie
Bessie Elmore
Buztrice Grandberry
Flossie Grandberry
Malory
Local Social and School News from Cottonwood Area
Jr and Mrs Hood and Mrs Leonard visit. Tosi’ sind children from Cottonwood call on relatives Sunday. Mr and Mrs Eming of Enterprise Ala. visit friends Sunday. Dorothy and L ove la Lee return from Woman's College Montgomery after flu closure. Bessie Atkerson visits Kamer sister. W L La travels to Montgomery. Miss Alice Elliott from Dothan visits. Susie Wood Blackwell home from Montvallo for holidays. Laurence Oakley and Milton Skipper home from State University. Prof J L Ward Houston County High School lists past month students. Ida Marie Beitz hosts marshmallow roasting and fireworks Monday. Ward calls for club-women speech contest. shrubs plant contract let to Chas Nenck of Dothan. lawn renewal planned.
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J. E. Morriss
Kamer
Ala
W. L. la
Montgomery
Alice Eliott
Dothan
Susie Wood Blackwell
Montvallo
Laurence Oakley
Milton Skipper
J. L. Ward
Houston, ‘County
Bessie’ Lee’ Marshal
Ida Marie Beitz
Heres
Ward
Chas. Nenck
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Roers
Swart
Gordon
Blumberg’ S
Columbia
L. W. Armstrong
Mother's Club
L. E. Evans
Ozark
P. M. Guthrie
Webb
Caroline Ford
Jackson
Tenn
C. H. Wilkerson
Clayton Smith
Alabama Power Co
Tom Ripley
Tom
Florida
Alabama
Lake Side
Lake Side Grocery
Gloria
Jaciel
Everett
Hosiery
Priory Heer
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