JONES Walter Beaman, Sr. , a Representative from North Carolina; born in Fayetteville, Hoke
County, N.C., August 19, 1913; attended Elise Academy, Hemp, N.C.; B.S., North
Carolina State University…
JONES Robert Emmett, Jr. , a Representative from Alabama; born in Scottsboro, Jackson County,
Ala., June 12, 1912; attended the public schools and was graduated from the law
department of the…
DANIEL John Reeves Jones , a Representative from North Carolina; born near Halifax, Halifax
County, N.C., January 13, 1802; instructed privately at home; was graduated
from the University of North…
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(Encyclopedia) Joffrey Ballet, one of the major American dance companies. It was founded in New York City in 1956 by the dancer-choreographer Robert Joffrey. From 1956 to 1964 it made yearly tours of…
