Hermitage Saved by Nashville Women for Tourism Shrine
Nashville wsomen formed the Ladies Hermitage Association sixty three years ago to stop converting the Hermitage into a Confederate home and to rescue and preserve Andrew Jackson’s plantation. The site, brick and authentic, draws 150000 visitors yearly, with a doubled admission fee supporting repairs and a reserve fund.
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Clifton Paisley
Nashville
Tenn
Andrew Jackson
Hermitage
Old Hickory
Ladies Hermitage Association
Mount Vernon
Jackson
Texas Republic
Tex
Racheling
Hollywood Column on Foreign Film Charm and Hollywood’s Lessons
Gene Handsaker looks at The Man in the White Suit at a local theater and compares it with English cinema. He praises restraint and character acting in British films while noting Hollywood still leads in spectacle and outsized storytelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Handsaker
Hollywood
Alec Guinness
Lavender Hill
James Mason
Mason
England
Italy
Paris
Sixteen Couples Refused Marriage Licenses in Benton County
Bentonville Arkansas report states Ruth Wharton Benton County clerk says sixteen couples were refused marriage licenses in one day. The reason fourteen couples were minors without parental consent and two were intoxicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bentonville
Ark
Ruth Wharton
Benton County
Virginia Congressmen Line Up Behind Stevenson for President
A majority of Virginia's nine Democratic representatives will back Adlai Stevenson in November. Rep. Clarence G. Burton of Lynchburg became the fifth to endorse Stevenson, joining Watkins Abbitt, J. Vaughan Gary, E. J. Robeson, and Porter Hardy. Other lawmakers were unavailable for comment as party leaders weigh the slate. Burton praised Stevenson as honest, capable, and a proven administrator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
Gov
Stevenson
Clarence G. Burton
Lynchburg
Burton
Watkins Abbitt
Appomattox
J. Vaughan Gary
E. J. Robeson
Newport News
Porter Hardy
Norfolk
Steveson
Thomas B. Stanley
Martinsville
Burr Harrison
Winchester
Thomas Fugate
Ewing
Howard Smith
Alexandria
Harry F. Byrd
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State of
Tennessee
Congress
West Point
Andrew
Rachel
American Red Cross
A. K
Clara Barton
American Association of the Red Cross
Arthur
American Society
International Red Cross
National Red Cromnance Atnnfield Presen
Omaha
Frederick Motors Inc
Hollywood Column
Shoecenter Inc
Main
Var
Adlai
Guana Webber
Cameron St
Henry
Lew
Frederick Motors
North Martinsburg Pike
Wanted
Boys & Girls
Game Music Center
Roy Rogers, King of the Cowboys
Ozark
By Ray Gotts
Blondie
Service de Luxe
Chic Young
By Carl Anderson
Secret Agent X-9
Sheriff's Posse
By Mel Grafe
Phil
Carson
Big Sister
Patent Office
By Les Forgraves
Etta Kett
By Paul Robinson
Row
Vera
Muggs and
Skeeter
By Wally Bishqd
Coopsvear
Oplure Ee Gent
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