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Nature Girl Dorothy Brown Leaves Backwoods Life for Myrtle Beach
In Myrtle Beach, Dorothy Brown a 16 year old backwoods girl from Mooresville North Carolina experiences the ocean for the first time. Publisher Tom McKnight of the Mooresville Tribune arranged her visit and along with her family she contemplates finishing high school in private school or living with an adoptive guardian while pursuing education. Dorothy has drawn attention from modeling agencies fashion show directors and others with her beauty and simple outlook. She discusses boys and says she dislikes their bothersome behavior and prefers church on Saturdays and socializing with people who enjoy church activities.
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Charlotte
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Tom McKnight
Mooresville Tribune
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