Will Rogers Jr recalls famed humorist in centennial year
Jim Rogers son of Will Rogers discusses his father's legacy and lasting appeal. He notes Rogers never told a joke but offered humorous comments, cites his books and speeches, and reflects on his influence on American public life and foreign policy.
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Will Rogers Jr
Mary Rogers Brooks
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Oklahoma
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Shepherd College to host printmaking lecture in Shepherdstown
Art dealer Jane Haslem will speak on Contemporary Printmaking at 8 p.m. Thursday March 20 in the Shepherd College Center Ballroom. The free lecture is open to the public. Haslem runs the Jane Haslem Gallery in Washington, D. C., and has shown American paintings drawings and prints since 1980. The talk is sponsored by the Creative Arts Lecture Forum Series with partial funding from the West Virginia Arts and Humanities Commission.
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W. Va
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Shepherd College Center
Washington, D.C
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Shepherd
Creative Arts
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Pasadena seniors form crime prevention volunteers
Elder residents in Pasadena organize volunteer teams to combat crime against the elderly. Trained senior volunteers visit homes to calm victims, assess mental state, suggest coping strategies, and provide free services including crisis counseling, home security checks, and legal assistance referrals. Partnered with Vietum Assetaner Program and Fuller Theological Seminary.
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Pasadena
Calif
Vietum Assetaner Program Office
Fuller Thelogical Seminary
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Ruth Dee Ewerber
First potato museum opens in Brussels by Hughes
Thomas Hughes, a former teacher in Brussels, curates the world’s only potato museum born from a school project. The collection, now in his home, draws visitors who bring recipes, peelers, and regional potato baskets while Hughes researches potato history for a book and promotes the crop as undervalued.
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Brussels
Belgium
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Spain
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Jefferson Ladies Auxiliary Plans 1980 Activities
The Jefferson Volunteer Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary met at the Community Center on March 4 with Catherine Remunberg presiding. Plans for 1980 include bake tables at dinners, Mother-Daughter and Father-Son banquets, calendar sales, and a possible cookbook. Bus trips were discussed and a Dutch maid fashion show was presented.
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Community Center
Catherine Remunberg
Betty Harvey
Flo Riggs
Marchie Morrison
Sunshine
Ways and Means
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