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…
(Encyclopedia) CavendishCavendishkăvˈəndĭsh [key], pseud. of Henry Jones, 1831–99, English card game expert. Jones studied medicine, practiced in London, and retired in 1868. He became a leading…
(Encyclopedia) Outer Barrier, series of sandy barrier islands or offshore bars, extending c.75 mi (120 km) along the south shore of Long Island, SE N.Y., from Rockaway Beach at the west to the east…
(Encyclopedia) marathon race, long-distance foot race deriving its name from Marathon, Greece. According to legend, in 490 b.c., Pheidippides, a runner from Marathon, carried news of victory over the…
COUDERT Frederic René, Jr. , a Representative from New York; born in New York City May 7, 1898; attended
Browning and Morristown Schools in New York City; was graduated from Columbia University…
