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  USS Claxton (DD-571) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
USS Claxton (DD-571), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Thomas Claxton, born in Baltimore, Maryland.
Claxton was launched 1 April 1942 by Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas; sponsored by Mrs.
Repairs at Tacloban and Manus prepared Claxton for her return to action on fire support, patrol, and escort duty in the Lingayen Gulf landings from 9 January to 18 January 1945.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Claxton_(DD-571)   (834 words)

  
 TN Encyclopedia: SUMMER SCHOOL OF THE SOUTH
From its inception in 1902 to its demise in 1918, the Summer School of the South was a major instrument of regional educational improvement, instructing some thirty-two thousand teachers in the art of education.
The Summer School was born from the desire of its founder, University of Tennessee President Charles W. Dabney, to change the then lamentable state of southern learning.
After Claxton's departure in 1911 to be U.S. commissioner of education, however, the school came under direct University of Tennessee control and swiftly declined.
tennesseeencyclopedia.net /imagegallery.php?EntryID=S115   (540 words)

  
 Little House on the Prairie - Episode Guide - Season 2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-03)
Charles and his girls leave on a trip, Caroline who stays behind, scratches her leg on a rusty nail and doesn't realize until later that she has developed a serious infection.
Charles must prevent tragedy and stop a train that is on a collision course with the caboose.
Charles is refinishing the woodwork on the Thurman home in exchange for a nice set of china that he intends to surprise Caroline with.
littlehouse.sphosting.com /season2.html   (2493 words)

  
 Indiana Biography Ref. Page
Charles E. Holloway was born and reared in Illinois, had a high school education, supplemented by attending Valparaiso University, and for a number of years was in business as a grain dealer and elevator operator.
Charles F. O'Neall was educated in the Gladden School and in school at Stockwell and was brought up and trained from boyhood to the routine of farm duties.
Charles J. Claxton was educated in public schools, graduating from the high school at French Lick in 1919.
members.tripod.com /~debmurray/indiana/indbioref-72.htm   (4022 words)

  
 Little House on the Prairie - Episode Guide - Season 5   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-03)
In the end, it takes the words of a little blind fl boy to teach her that prejudice is wrong and Harriet comes to a crossroads in her life, while Adam must face his deepest fear, as he comes to a crossing of his own, as viewers learn how Adam lost his sight.
Charles and Jonathan take a job on a telephone crew that is working in southern Minnesota, which requires them to be away from home for several weeks.
Charles and Jonathan travel to Springfield to acquire much needed medical supplies and are robbed on their way back to town.
littlehouse.sphosting.com /season5.html   (3033 words)

  
 Wren family history (Durham)
Charles Wren (~1651 -) and Elizabeth Ruddock
Charles Wren (~1704 -) and Mary Smith
Charles Wren (~1607 -) and Dorothea Blaickstone
www.bedfordpark.net /genealogy/wren/tree_binchester.htm   (687 words)

  
 Bio, McCrary, Jack
Charlie Claxton was aspiring to replace Gerald Van Buren as the Mess Steward when Gerry completed his one year tour in Vietnam.
Charlie Claxton had the weight of the aircraft calculated at the point of acceleration and climb to high altitude.
Claxton and Wenaas were the other two crew members who were not fastened to any seats.
www.pownetwork.org /bios/m/m029.htm   (10422 words)

  
 Destroyer Squadron (DesRon) 23, the "Little Beavers" in World War II   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-03)
Claxton was hit by return fire off Bougainville during one such mission, 4 February, and made her way back to the west coast, where her stern was replaced.
Later, Claxton was damaged by a suicide plane and Abner Read, steaming to assist her, was sunk.
Braine, recommissioned in 1951, served as flagship of DesRon 21 before being sold to Argentina in 1971; Converse was sold to Spain in 1959; Charles Ausburne, Claxton and Dyson were sold to the German Bundesmarine in 1959—60.
www.destroyerhistory.org /desron23   (1088 words)

  
 Descendants of Thomas & Frances Henderson of early VA and SC - pafg51.htm - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
George Truett HENDERSON (Charles Washington "Uncle Charlie", George Washington, Canada (Kenneda), Charles Sr, Thomas) was born 29 Jan 1913 in Quebec, Transylvania, Nc.
Bulah Ophelia HENDERSON (Zachariah Isaac, George Washington, Canada (Kenneda), Charles Sr, Thomas) was born 20 Oct 1902 in Rosman, Transylvania, Nc.
Samuel Isaac HENDERSON "Sam" (Zachariah Isaac, George Washington, Canada (Kenneda), Charles Sr, Thomas) was born 30 Nov 1914 in Seneca, Oconee, Sc and was christened 24 Aug 1928 in Quebec, Transylvania, Nc.
www.mindspring.com /~hendersonbooks/pafg51.htm   (783 words)

  
 Historical Society Whitley County Indiana Genealogical Nellie Riley Raber Notebook 1 Blue River Cemtery
Sheet 19 (front) #19 Charles Hedges s to n Mahlon C. May 7, 1886 Oct 2, 1909 Charles E. Emma Pence 1864 - 1940 1867 - 1950 Emma died Nov 22, 1950 in Ft. Wayne at the home of her son Frank in Ft. Wayne b.
Charles W. Hively on Nov 6, 1868; 4 ch, one Webster b.
Clay Charles W Mary Shriner Matthew Hale John Morgan Shriner Noal Cynthia Garte John Hively, na of Licking County, O. To Thorncreek tp.
historical.whitleynet.org /raber01.htm   (15339 words)

  
 About this series   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-03)
For nine months, Detroit News reporters Melvin Claxton and Charles Hurt examined the operations of the Detroit Fire Department to determine if it adequately protects the residents it serves.
Claxton and Hurt looked at the fire department’s response to hundreds of fires, including fatal blazes over the past five years.
An investigative reporter at The Detroit News since 1998, Claxton wrote a series that exposed inadequacies in the Virgin Islands’ criminal justice system and won a Pulitzer Prize for the Virgin Islands Daily News in 1995.
www.detnews.com /specialreports/2000/firedept/about/about.htm   (384 words)

  
 Genesis Brighton Bears   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-03)
29 year old Claxton is scheduled to fly in to England later this month and will make his Bears debut against Newcastle Eagles on Saturday 18th September at the Brighton Centre.
The 270 lb post player first caught the attention of the NBA whilst at the University of Georgia where he was a four year starter at the centre position.
Charles Bannerman, Head Coach of the Brighton Bears, had this to say "The addition of Charles Claxton to the Bears means we now have a strong presence for our inside game.
www.brightonbears.com /news/news_detail.asp?news_id=50   (281 words)

  
 DARIEN Township
Charles CLAXTON (1817-1902), son of John CLAXTON and Mary TURNER married in 1837 at London, Mary Ann (1813-1884), daughter of Benjamin and Martha QUINTON.
His brothers, Julius Allen and Thomas Nelson, and their cousin, Dr. Charles Ralph TREAT, were also long of Sharon and, excepting T. Nelson, were buried there.
Samuel B. MORSE with the help of Charles W. MORSE, his father, of Kennebec county, Maine, built a steam sawmill at an early date and sold it in 1856 to Pier J. ANDERSON, who built a dam and equipped the mill for grinding.
www.walworthcgs.com /darien.html   (1440 words)

  
 Lowcountry NOW: Obituaries - Obituaries for July 12, 2002 07/12/02
The Reverend Bede Charles Lightner, O. Belmont, NC - The Reverend Bede Charles Lightner, O. B., a monk of Belmont Abbey, died peacefully at eighty-seven years of age on July 10.
Charles H. McKay, 52, of Savannah, died Tuesday, July 9, at Candler Hospital.
Claxton - Harry A. Strickland, 82, died Wednesday, July 10, at Evans Memorial Hospital after a short illness.
www.lowcountrynow.com /stories/071202/OBITSindex.shtml   (3414 words)

  
 Chaplain removes POW/MIA bracelet after 32 years of wear   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-03)
As if to further illustrate the phrase "The Lord moves in mysterious ways," Dashner acknowledged she didn’t know CILHI was located at Hickam when she reported for duty in January 1999.
Dashner’s own research had revealed years ago that Claxton was an Air Force officer and part of a C-130 crew.
He was able to research Claxton’s case and provide a measure of closure.
www2.hickam.af.mil /newsarchive/2001/2001094.htm   (765 words)

  
 NASCAR DODGE Weekly Series, Midwest Region Latest News & Headlines
John Allen finally had a night go his way as he was able to lead from lap one and not have mechanical difficulties on his way to a first win of the year.
With Davis taking the white flag and Claxton already setting him up for a low pass it was a drag race out of two as Claxton moved to the outside.
While this is Claxton’s first championship in a Modified at Lakeside Speedway he does hold the distinction of 8 Lakeside Speedway Late Model championships dating back to 1980.
www.weeklyracingseries.com /story.asp?News_ID=7640&Series_ID=16   (709 words)

  
 WhoWon.com ... The Internet Source for Motorsports News and Information
Tom Charles proved that consistency is the key to a successful season and that winning every week is not a key element in winning a championship.
Of the eight different Modified feature winners this year Charles was not listed among them yet his best 16 finishes were all top fives and good enough for a first championship at Lakeside Speedway since winning a Street Stock championship in 1984.
This marks Claxton’s eighth title at Lakeside dating back to 1980 when he won his first Late Model championship.
www.whowon.com /Results.asp?TrackID=1201&StoryID=167101   (502 words)

  
 Welcome to Society
Jason Morgan and Ashley Bunton are proud to announce the birth of their son, Eric Clayton Morgan, born August 1, 2006, 12:07 p.m.
Maternal grandparents are William Bunton and Jeanne Bunton of Claxton.
Great grandparents are the late Tommy Waters and Monarie Waters, the late Roland and Eliza Mae Bunton, the late J.H. and Bertha Todd, all of Claxton, and Jim and Janet Morgan of Reidsville.
www.claxtonenterprise.com /Society_birthonly.html   (66 words)

  
 USS Charles Ausburne - DD 570
Enemy surface units sunk or accredited assistance by the USS Charles Ausburne
Thanks to Rich Ausburn for providing the photo of the first USS Charles Ausburn DD 294 and the SS Antilles.
Rich is the grandnephew of Charles Lawrence Ausburne.
home.insightbb.com /~destanley/ausburne.htm   (240 words)

  
 Mercer Law Letter, Fall 1998   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-03)
When the Journal fell upon hard times in the mid 1990s, Charles R. Adams III, BA ‘80, JD ’83, encouraged the Foundation to allow the publication to move to the Walter F. George School of Law.
The Institute, directed by Claxton, has already implemented a few projects aimed to create oral histories of well-known attorneys and judges.
Adams, Claxton and Sammons serve on the Foundation’s Board of Trustees, along with other University alumni and friends including Judge Griffin Bell, LLB ’48, Robert Hicks, BA ’50, LLB ’51, and Tom Watson Brown.
www.mercer.edu /publications/lawletter/fa98home.htm   (1812 words)

  
 Genealogy Data Page 19 (Notes Pages)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-03)
Martha WHEATON was born on the 24th April 1843 in Manea, Cambridgeshire, Charles was born on the 11th March 1845 in Bluntisham, Huntingdonshire, Emily’s birth day was 7th July 1847, and that of two Arthurs on the 30th September 1849 and 24th July 1851, all three in the Union Workhouse, Hemingford Grey, also in Huntingdonshire.
Rebecca, the mother of these three children, named her son Charles, which, if she is part of the William/Rebecca WHEATON family means she gave him the same name as her brother.
Except one, and that is the Charles born in 1845, son of Rebecca.
home.clara.net /wheatonjk/gedcom2/htm/n_12.htm   (2828 words)

  
 Melvin Claxton (May 3, 2002)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-03)
In 2000, The Detroit News won the first-place Public Service award in Division I. Melvin and colleague Charles Hurt wrote the winning report on serious shortcomings in the Detroit Fire Department.
It was classic watchdog journalism that challenged the system." In recognition of the Public Service work and a first-place Daily Enterprise award for stories on the number of cars set on fire in Detroit each year, he and Hurt shared the 2000 Outstanding Achievement by an Individual award.
Melvin Claxton interned at The Virgin Islands Daily News in 1983.
www.gannett.com /go/newswatch/2002/may/claxton.htm   (237 words)

  
 Charles Laughton   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-03)
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 With The Command - Detroit Fire Department- controversy continues
By Melvin Claxton and Charles Hurt / The Detroit News
Fire Commissioner Charles Wilson and other top department officials have gone beyond mere threats.
In October, a firefighter believed to have alerted The Detroit News to problems within the department, was brought up on internal charges and transferred from a highly sought post.
www.withthecommand.com /national/MI-detroitfd-media-0111.html   (1108 words)

  
 Lowcountry NOW: Obituaries - Obituaries for Jan. 29, 2003 01/29/03
Claxton - Ada Lou Rowe Waters, 96, died Tuesday, January 28, 2003 at the Claxton Nursing Home.
Survivors: one son, Billy T. Waters of Claxton; two daughters-in-law, Alice C. Waters of Claxton and Ann S. Waters of Claxton; five grandchildren, Allen Waters of Claxton, Charles Waters of Claxton, Jeanine W. Hutcheson of Claxton, Susan Waters of Bridgeport, CT, and Teresa W. Davis of Claxton; seven great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James Ira Eason and granddaughter, Kendra E. Johnson.
www.lowcountrynow.com /stories/012903/OBITSindex.shtml   (2966 words)

  
 ED301143 1988-00-00 Learning Styles. ERIC Digest.
Author: Claxton, Charles S. - Murrell, Patricia H. Source: ERIC Clearinghouse on Higher Education Washington DC.
Teaching and learning practices in higher education urgently need improvement--witness the recommendations of several national commissions on higher education and the difficulties faculty face with the diverse preparation of today's students.
Murrell, Patricia H., and Claxton, Charles S. "Experiential Learning Theory as a Guide for Effective Teaching." Journal of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision 27: 4-14.
ericae.net /db/edo/ED301143.htm   (1387 words)

  
 SportingNews.com
Imagine this pregame introduction at some point during the 2005-06 season: "For the Texas Longhorns, at shooting guard, a 6-5 freshman from Dallas and second-round draft choice of the Utah Jazz...
The last time NBA picks played in college was 1994-95, when Voshon Lenard went back to Minnesota and Charles Claxton returned to Georgia after second-round selections.
The NCAA changed its rule regarding draft entry soon after; now, only undrafted college players who haven't signed with agents can resume their NCAA careers.
www.sportingnews.com /experts/mike-decourcy/20050623a.html   (251 words)

  
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Blocked Shots: 9 (W Sheridan 3, A Bloch 2, C Charles, A Ray, R Foye, C Sumpter).
Turnovers: 20 (A Ray 4, R Foye 4, A Bloch 3, M Nardi 3, C Sumpter 2, W Sheridan 2, C Charles, M Claxton).
Steals: 6 (C Charles 2, A Ray 2, A Bloch, R Foye).
www.donbest.com /boxscores/20031206/785.htm   (142 words)

  
 A Collection Level Description of the Papers of Eric C. Claxton.
A Collection Level Description of the Papers of Eric C. Claxton.
The cataloguing of this material was supported by the National Cycle Archive and the Heritage Lottery Fund.
Eric Charles Claxton (1909-1993), O.B.E., B.Sc., C.Eng., F.I.C.E., initally worked as a bridge engineer for Surrey County Council, which exonerated him from military service during the 1939-1945 war.
www.warwick.ac.uk /services/library/mrc/ead/328n12col.htm   (325 words)

  
 Bio, Claxton, Charles P.
Struggling with her emotions, Dashner managed to explain that earlier in the week a friend within the congregation informed Dashner that Claxton's remains had been identified by the Central Identification Laboratory in Hawaii.
As if to further illustrate the phrase "The Lord moves in mysterious ways," Dashner acknowledged she did not know CILHI was located at Hickam when she reported for duty in January 1999.
His aircraft went down near Lai Chau Province in Vietnam in December 1967.
www.pownetwork.org /bios/c/c035.htm   (11032 words)

  
 NASCAR DODGE Weekly Series, Midwest Region Latest News & Headlines
With only one more week remaining in the 2004 race season, the action is reaching the boiling point as competitors try to claim the 2004 point crowns.
While Karrick entered the night 47 points ahead of Charles he would leave the night with fewer points between the two after finishing second to Charles in the 25 lap feature.
The event named for longtime Kansas City driver and the late father of current Modified point leader Tim Karrick is an event that every one wants to win.
www.weeklyracingseries.com /news.asp?Series_ID=16&offset=20   (843 words)

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