John AgarAge: 81 Air Force sergeant and actor who was briefly married to Shirley Temple. The couple appeared together in two movies, Fort Apache and Adventure in Baltimore. Died: Burbank,…
HIESTER William , a Representative from Pennsylvania;
born in Berne Township, near Reading, Berks County, Pa., October 10, 1790;
attended the common schools;
served as a lieutenant during the War of…
POLSLEY Daniel Haymond , a Representative from West Virginia;
born at Palatine, near Fairmont, Va. (now West Virginia), November 28, 1803;
attended the country schools;
completed preparatory…
The most popular names of the last century
If you had taken a random survey of names in a playground at the turn of the century, you might have counted a fair number of Johns and even an Ethel or…
WADSWORTH William Henry , a Representative from Kentucky; born in Maysville, Mason County, Ky., July 4,
1821; attended town and county private schools; was graduated from Augusta College,…
SLADE William , a Representative from Vermont; born in Cornwall, Vt., May 9, 1786;
attended the public schools, and was graduated from Middlebury (Vt.) College in
1807; studied law; was admitted…
THISTLEWOOD Napoleon Bonaparte , a Representative from Illinois;
born near Harrington, Kent County, Del., March 30, 1837;
attended the public schools;
moved to Mason, Ill., in 1858 and engaged in…
ORR Alexander Dalrymple , a Representative from Kentucky; born in Alexandria, Loudoun County, Va.,
November 6, 1761; attended the local schools; about 1782 moved to Bourbon County, Ky. (then a…
