Hazel Dell School History in Highland Township
Hazel Dell school sits in section 18 Highland township near Goose Creek. The building dated from land purchase from the Harris farm with two western doors and later upgrades such as smooth blackboards and new chairs. Early settlers include Akira D Liming and John Forbes with first church services in 1842 and first teacher John Hyatt in 1880 known for tossing books as discipline. Several teachers followed, including Myrtle Anderson and Clara Wallace who later joined state education, as chairs and screens replaced old benches.
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Hazel Dell
Hazel Dell School
Section 18
Highland Township
Goose Creek
Harris
Akira D. Liming
Short Grounds
Hazel Deli
Liming
Nebraska
John Forbes
John Hyatt
Myrtle Anderson
Carrie Davis
Pauline Shebank
Marie McConnell
Hazel Tucker
Maude Conner
Eva Godwin
Clara Wallace
State Department of Education
Oak Grove
Kentucky
Riverside
Ainsworth
J. S. Swailes
Richard Skala
Gualetta Decker
Anna Anderson
Clark
Old Highland Township Schools Chronicle Through 1940
A survey of Union Dale and Oak Grove Kentucky schools in Highland township outlines early structures born before the Civil War and rebuilt stages. It lists early teachers such as Esther Sands and Miss Woodrinf, notes student rosters, and describes rugged log cabin classrooms, Pine Grove’s timber donation, and a rural district with 1940 enrollment fluctuations amid prairie clearing and local legends.
East Prairie School Through The Years In Highland Township
East Prairie school in section 6 Highland township traces early sites one mile south of the present 1940 building. The first house dated around 1870, burned in 1898, another burned seven years later. A third structure remained in use in 1940 with timberland nearby and a pond for skating. By 1940 the school boasted a warm heater and well shaded grounds with maple and pine trees. A 1939 redecorated room, a new fuel house, exterior painting, and new furnishings including Compton's Encyclopedias and four recitation chairs completed improvements for the term of the era.
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East Prairie School
Highland Township
Compton
Did Hess fear a purge behind his flight to Britain
Theories on Rudolf Hess fleeing to Britain cite fear of a purge similar to 1934 when Ernst Roehm was killed in a Hitler housecleaning. The image shows Hess with Roehm when both were trusted lieutenants.
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Rudolf Hess
Britain
Ernst Roehm
Storm Troopers
Hess
Roehm
Hitler
Highland Center School on Highway 218 in Highland Township
The Highland Center school near U S Highway 218 sits on a high bank in Highland township. Organized in 1873, it moved from Section 22 to the road’s east side, faced south, and featured a small low ceiling building with four to five windows and old style long iron-seat benches. Water came from a farmhouse, pupils carried it daily. after abandonment, Joe Krotz bought and used the structure as a garage. The school records are sparse, with the first found dated 1892 when Robert McLaughlin was elected.
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Pine Grove
Highland Township
Brockway
Minnesota
Esther Sands
Ella Ritchey
W. F. Gardner
Ella Neill
Etta Scott
Job McClelland
Emma Palmer
Sue Wallingford
Clara Wallingford
Iange
Brookway
Floyd Letts
Highland Center School
Highland School
Joe Krotz
Robert McLaughlin
Pittsburgh Teenager Held in Stabbing Death of Stepfather
Avis Marie Feller, 17, is in custody after a fatal stabbing of William E. Burton during a family quarrel at their home in Pittsburgh. She says she used a kitchen knife to defend her mother from alleged mistreatment. Feller's father is Albert Feller, Fire Chief of Castle Shannon, Pa. The couple had been divorced since 1933.
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Pittsburgh
Avis Marie Feller
William E. Burton
Miss Feller
Avis Marie
Albert Feller
Castle Shannon
Burton
Feller
Argentine Foreign Minister Ruiz-Guinazu Visits Hull in Capital
Dr. Ruiz-Guinazu new Argentine foreign minister meets Secretary of State Cordell Hull in Washington. He will confer with President Roosevelt on inter American defense and economic cooperation during his official visit.
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U. S
Ruiz- Guinazu
Argentina
Cordell Hull
Dr. Ruiz-Guinazu
Roosevelt
Early School Directors and Student Roster From 1890s
The record outlines school leadership from 1893 to 1940 with directors G. F. Woodfern J. H. Mc Creedy Ed Endicott and Joe Krotz. It lists 1891 teacher Birdie Benn and students including Maury Lashek Minnie Stotts Fred Woodburn Joe Lashek and Emma Lashek. Winter term attendance shows 60 days with no absences and 32 tardiness incidents.
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G. F. Woodfern
J. H. McCreedy
Ed Endicott
Endicott
Joe Krotz
Birdie Benn
Killa McCreedy
Bert Wilson
George Lantz
Maury Lashek
Minnie Stotts
Frank Wilson
Fred Woodburn
Willie McLaughlin
Joe Lashek
Howard Stotts
Emma
Lizzie
Rosa Lashek
Albaugh school district history highlights in Highland Township
Records show the first settlement by William Wallace and Moses Lane near section 23 around 1844. The formal school likely opened around 1854 with teacher Mr Emmerson, while a prior home school may have existed earlier. A building in section 13 may date to 1859 and teacher George Marston is remembered. Harrisburg, laid out in 1855 by John Burris, stands as a notable ghost town tied to the district.
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Albaugh
Highland Township
William Wallace
Moses Lane
Emmerson
Section 13
George Marston
Harrisburg
John Burris
Harrisburg dreams fade after Burris ruin and Albaugh school closure
The piece notes Burris financial collapse ending Harrisburg as a reality. Albaugh school closed in 1940 with Ruth Houseal teaching in 1939 40 and students including Howard Moberly Roberta Steele Warren Marston Ravenna Steele Betty Steele and Betty Jean Marston under director Carl Steele.
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Burris
Harrisburg
Albaugh
Ruth Houseal
Howard Moberly
Roberta Steele
Warren Marston
Ravenna Steele
Betty Steele
Betty Jean Marston
Carl Steele
One Baby Fox Still at Large in West Chester Area
Report notes Grant Peterson Gale Keif and Jack Cherry captured a fox family of six including mother and five babies. Four escaped from a cage. two caught wandering town. one remains at large possibly heading toward timber. Also mentions a fire at James Stanecer residence and other local updates.
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R. C. Yereuson
West Chester
Wey
Grant Peterson
Gale Keif
Jack Cherry
Griges
A. T. Augustfine
James Stanecer
Harold Griggs
Marie Conger
Rob Ross
West Chester High Year Ends With Plans And Play
West Chester high plans senior events to close the year. The class play Toby Helps Out opened last Friday night and the come rencement program and parent student teacher picnic cap the week as students anticipate vacation and next fall’s studies.
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Toby
Methodist Church
Pollick
West Chester High School
Bauer
Jack
Capi
Clifford Nayadley
Ruthe Duvall
Mary Lou Johnson
Appy Mae Rigenhagen
Marietta Greiner
Annabel Jackson
Gerald DeLong
Lyle van Sickle
Diamonds Prove Elusive In Exhaustive Mining Trial
Four tons of diamond bearing earth must be processed to yield one carat of gem grade stones. The discovery notes only one carat per four recovered proves exceptionally inefficient for fine jewelry use.
Hess Relative Here Ties to Noted Nazi Escapade
Mrs. E. L. Upchurch of Bristol Virginia sister in law of Rudolf Hess, the Nazi official who fled to Scotland and is held by Britain. She was married to Hess' late brother Gustav Adolf Hess who died in 1920. Their son Gustav Adolf II serves with the 77th U. S. battery aircraft at Fort Randolph in the Panama Canal Zone.
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E. L. Upchurch
Bristol
Rudolf Hess
Scotland
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Clinton
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Chariton
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Ames
Supreme Chapter
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Ottumwa
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Audrey
Keith
Jeanne Strum
Dean
Karl Duvall
Robert Pennington
Kenneth Dusenbery
Mayd Schackner
Pekin, I
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Cedar Rapids
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Ruth Holcomb
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Hal Hotle
Janet Reit
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Mary Jane Stephens
Laidy Mullinnix
Oswell
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Vauon Cochran and Sons
Merle McDowell
Mary Catherine Bowser
Jeananne Griggs
Alexander Papagos
Athens
Turkey
BE. L. Upchurch
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