Alive Well in Huron County One-Room Schools Persist
A Michigan AP report shows 10 white-frame one-room schools open daily in Huron County. Twelve teachers serve 246 pupils from kindergarten to eighth grade, with teachers like Elizabeth Schlabach and Gloria Flannery describing the tight schedule and family-like classroom dynamics. Extracurriculars are limited as students must move to larger districts for activities.
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Huron County
Lower Michigan
Elizabeth Schlabach
Big Burning
Schlabach
Blissymbolics aid speechless cerebral palsy child
In Columbus Ohio a four year old with cerebral palsy learns to read write and speak using Blissymbolics flash cards. Stuart Lewis son of William and Mrs. Lewis of Hilliard and another Crippled Children's Center student use Bliss boards to express thoughts with symbols and figures. Blissymbolics created in 1972 by C K Bliss offers about 400 words via cards showing nouns verbs and modifiers.
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Columbus, Ohio
Stuart Lewis
Bliss Board
Stuart
William Lewis
Hilliard
Crippled Children’s Center
C. K Bliss
Mentmore auction breaks records at Mentmore Towers sale
At Mentmore Towers in England 2,700 lots crossed the block as Baron Mayer de Rothschild's collection fetched nearly 10.9 million dollars. A 1730 Augsburg clock sold for 120,000, Sevres porcelain and amber items drew top prices, while Sotheby's capped a nine day sale that drew international bidding and scrutiny over European taste.
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Mayer de Rothchild
Mentmore Towers
Augsburg
Europe
Rothschild
Francis Watson
Sotheby's
London
Seventh Earl of Rosebery
America
Disraeli
Matthew Arnold
Henry James
Scotland
Marie Antoinette
Versailles
Philadelphia
Mayfair
Mentmore
Governor Lamm backs lemonade stand tax question
Colorado Governor Richard Lamm responded to 8-year-old Angela Valentine of Fort Collins who worried about sales tax on a lemonade stand. Lamm contacted the Revenue Department, sent forms, and said children need not collect tax. He offered personal legal help if needed.
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Denver
Colorado
Richard Lamm
Govenor Lamm
Angela Valentine
Fort Collins
Angela
Governor's
Citizen Advocate Office
Department of Revenu
Samm
Signers of Declaration: Majority Were Judges or Lawyers
Among the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence, more than half were lawyers or judges by profession. This legal cadre dominated the committee and public life of the era, shaping arguments for independence and governance.
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Gloria Flannery
Verona School
Keith McTaggert
Bad Axe, Mich
Dairy Queen
W. Verity
Mentmore Auction
England
Sotheby
Lord Rosebery
Amella Brown
Boston, Mass
Rosebery
Country Kitchen
East Second Street
Franklin
Tytus
Verity
Middletown
Kash D. Amburgy
the Ol
Country Boy
Kash Damburgy
Magnavox
Zenith
Admiral
SHARP
Litton
Gibson
Hardwick Kitchenaid
Maytag
Speed Queen
Sunray
ROPER
Westinghouse
Admiral—Gibson
Kimball
Kash
Lebanon
Ohio
Holy Land
Jordan
Israel
Syria
Masada
Petra
New York
Kash D
Mary Lou Amburgy
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