How Howe’s Spring Ride Helped Blind Read Bible
Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe led a 1835 Boston to New York ride with two blind companions to prove sightless people could learn. The American Bible Society funded work, starting with a thousand dollar gift, and the society now marks 125 years serving the blind with Braille editions across 42 languages.
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New York
Samuel Gridley Howe
Paul Revere
Boston
American Bible Society
United States
Howe
Esurope
the Society
Africa
Ceylon
Summer Luncheon For the Girls Featured Crab Tomato Dish
A garden luncheon features tomato stuffed with crab meat in a cheese sauce and buttered snap beans, served with peach ice cream for dessert. The menu suggests arranging on a large platter in a shallow basket with brown and serve rolls and cold milk.
Imperial Tenderloin Dad's Day Treat
A Dad’s Day roast recipe centers on beef tenderloin two ways: a 4 to 6 pound tenderloin roasted fat free with butter and garlic, then topped with blue cheese, butter, and Worcestershire. Accompaniments feature mushroom cups with butter, caraway, and onion salt for a complete, elegant holiday meal.
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Dad
Judge Calls Integration Worst Crime in Race Fight
Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Jim Johnson described racial integration as a greater crime than rape and murder in a Sunday interview. He vowed to push a state constitutional amendment to end school integration, despite a Bar Association request to avoid political speech. Johnson, a noted segregationist, has campaigned with Governor Faubus for the presidency and urged rallies in California and Louisiana.
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Arkansas Supreme Court
Jim Johnson
Johnson
Arkansas Gazette
Arkansas Bar Assn
Supreme Court
Bar Association
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Ashley Automatic
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