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  Mamie Smith -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Smith was born as Mamie Robinson in (additional info and facts about Cincinnati, Ohio) Cincinnati, Ohio.
Smith's record sold moderately well, so she and Bradford were invited back to make additional recordings.
The success of Smith's record prompted record companies to seek to record other female blues singers and started the era of what is now known as classic female blues.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/ma/mamie_smith.htm   (509 words)

  
 Wedding Picture of Joseph Paul Papineau and Clara Bell Smith
Clara had an 8th grade education and could both read and write.
Clara's parents were William Henry Smith and Hester L. Eams.
Joseph and Clara lived in Detroit until February 1912, when they took their four children (Fern, Louella, Marie and Harriet) and moved back to live near Joseph's family in Walkerville (Windsor), Essex, Ontario.
www.ged4web.com /images/wedding.htm   (550 words)

  
 Sequel. Shaw, Bernard. 1916. Pygmalion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Clara, in the course of her incursions into those artistic circles which were the highest within her reach, discovered that her conversational qualifications were expected to include a grounding in the novels of Mr.
She was, in short, an utter failure, an ignorant, incompetent, pretentious, unwelcome, penniless, useless little snob; and though she did not admit these disqualifications (for nobody ever faces unpleasant truths of this kind until the possibility of a way out dawns on them) she felt their effects too keenly to be satisfied with her position.
Clara had a startling eyeopener when, on being suddenly wakened to enthusiasm by a girl of her own age who dazzled her and produced in her a gushing desire to take her for a model, and gain her friendship, she discovered that this exquisite apparition had graduated from the gutter in a few months' time.
www.bartleby.com /138/6.html   (3803 words)

  
 Patriots' Smith long way from his factory days
Clara was Clara Smith, his grandmother, who died in 1993 of cancer after raising Smith with her husband,John.
Smith's mother was 16 when she conceived him, and his father left.
Smith rushed for 1,124 yards in his second season but was bothered by injuries, had declining production and was cut by Buffalo last May 18.
www.freep.com /sports/football/mfill31_20020131.htm   (462 words)

  
 Sheriff Laurie Smith   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Newly elected Sheriff Laurie Smith paid a visit to the West Valley Republican Women Federated Jan. 21 to share some of the department's history, along with her vision of what the new structure of the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department should be.
Smith is the first woman ever to hold the position of sheriff in Santa Clara County.
Smith told her audience that she has a proposal ready to go before the board of supervisors but needs to wait until issues with the other two assistant sheriff positions have been resolved.
www.svcn.com /archives/saratoganews/01.27.99/LaurieSmith.html   (481 words)

  
 Smith   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Smith was born in this county, October 9, 1866, and attended the county schools of this county.
Smith grew up as a farmer, and while he taught several schools when a young man, he had devoted most of his life to farming and had been quite successful as a farmer and stock dealer.
Smith was a man of superior ability, with splendid business judgment and a good trader, and had been quite successful in meeting the problems of life in a business way.
www.kyseeker.com /christian/obit/s/smith.html   (3127 words)

  
 Clara Smith
Clara Smith is an Eastern Michigan University alumna, a member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority, a wife and a mother.
Smith also was an administrative unit head at Farwell and an assistant principal at Mark Twain and Spain.
Smith was inspired to be an administrator early in her life.
www.hushyourmouth.com /clara_smith.htm   (392 words)

  
 Neighbors try to help elderly woman get back in her house   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Clara Smith, who was removed from her Hesperia home by social services, talks about her situation from A&L Manor on Sunday.
Smith, who is childless, said she would welcome any visitors to her home, since she hasn't had any in years.
Smith spent the first three weeks after her Feb. 19 eviction at Victor Valley Community Hospital, and the rest of the time she's been at A-L Manor, a nursing home in Apple Valley.
www.vvdailypress.com /2001-2003/102190879473879.html   (630 words)

  
 Smith Obits
Smith was preceded in death by: parents, Robert and Ida Jackson Truett; husband, Thomas Jefferson Carden; daughters, Mary Katherleen Carden Bolden, Jewell Carden Miller and Louise Carden; and son, Franklin Carden.
Smith is said to have been born in 1906, and had one grandchild, the infant of her daughter, Mrs.
Smith was born in Alabama on November 24, 1875 and was a well-known retired farmer.
www.usgennet.org /usa/ga/county/polk/SmithObits.html   (9642 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Steve Smith announces retirement from NBA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Smith returned to his alma mater to announce his retirement as a player at age 36.
Smith won an Olympic gold medal with Team USA in Sydney in 2000 and was part of the USA Basketball squads that went undefeated in the 1994 World Championships in Toronto and the 1999 Tournament of the Americas in San Juan.
Smith's off-court contributions have been recognized with the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award in 1998 and the NBA Sportsmanship Award in 2002.
www.usatoday.com /sports/basketball/nba/2005-09-30-steve-smith-retires_x.htm   (478 words)

  
 Player Bio: Fred Smith :: Genrel
Fred Smith joined the athletic staff at Santa Clara University in August 2003 as the Director of Fundraising and Annual Events and was promoted a year later to his current position as Assistant Athletic Director.
Smith will also be responsible for the solicitation of Santa Clara alumni, parents and former student-athletes in an effort to raise annual gifts.
For one and one-half years, Smith served as the assistant to the associate athletic director/senior woman administrator, where he was responsible for assisting in the direction of the Board of the UNLV Women's Sports Foundation and directed the annual fund drive for the Foundation.
santaclarabroncos.collegesports.com /genrel/smith_fred00.html   (431 words)

  
 CMT.com : Clara Smith : Biography
In 1923 Clara Smith came to New York and she recorded steadily for Columbia through 1932, cutting 122 songs often with the backing of top musicians (especially after 1925) including Louis Armstrong, Charlie Green, Joe Smith, Freddy Jenkins and James P. Johnson (in 1929).
She was billed as the "Queen of the Moaners" although Smith actually had a lighter and sweeter voice than her contemporaries and main competitors.
Clara Smith was active until shortly before her death in 1935 from heart failure at the age of 40.
www.cmt.com /artists/az/smith_clara/bio.jhtml   (209 words)

  
 Clara Smith
Bessie and Clara were not related, but they were close personal friends until Bessie got drunk one evening in 1925 and beat up Clara.
An interesting bit of trivia was that Clara gave Josephine Baker her first taste of show business in 1920 when she gave the thirteen year old Baker a job as her dresser in her touring company.
Clara Smith continued to record until 1932 and performed live until she died of a heart attack in Detroit in 1935.
www.redhotjazz.com /clarasmith.html   (303 words)

  
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Steve Smith was born in 1969 in Highland Park to a family that really gave him the most important things one needs to succeed.
Clara Bell also hammered at the importance of discipline, both in academics and in life, once forcing Smith back to his high school after Steve quit the team and wanted to transfer to a different school.
Smith's current contract, negotiated in July 1996, is reported to be $50.4 million for seven years.
www.msu.edu /unit/msuaa/magazine/s97/smith.html   (3578 words)

  
 Smith Helped Santa Clara Join Women's Soccer Elite :: Broncos seek sedond title under coach who 'needed the money'
Under Smith, the small Jesuit school has become a national power with one NCAA title to its credit and another possibly in the offing.
A standout playmaker at Homestead High and Foothill College, Smith was drafted by the Fort Lauderdale franchise of the North America Soccer League in 1981.
In 1986, Sampson was hired by Santa Clara to coach the men's team, and a year later he brought Smith in as an assistant.
www.cstv.com /sports/m-baskbl/stories/120304aay.html   (938 words)

  
 Smith Helped Santa Clara Join Women's Soccer Elite :: Broncos seek second title under coach who 'needed the money'
Smith is extremely meticulous in his preparations, and his greatest strength might be his ability to get players to listen.
Baicher said Smith was always an effective communicator, enunciating every word, emphasizing certain phrases and frequently repeating himself to make his point.
There are times, Smith said, that he daydreams about coaching elsewhere -- maybe the national team or a men's team, or even coaching basketball, his first love.
santaclarabroncos.collegesports.com /sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/120304aab.html   (940 words)

  
 ED83685: Clara Smith, by and through her Next Friend, Jo Ann Stephan, Respondent, v. AF & L Insurance Company, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Clara Smith, by and through her Next Friend, Jo Ann Stephan, Respondent, v.
The court found that the insurer breached its long-term care insurance contract with Clara Smith and awarded her damages based upon her life expectancy and vexatious refusal to pay.
AF and L Insurance Company ("Insurer") appeals from the judgment entered against it by the Circuit Court of Osage County, finding that it breached its long-term care insurance contract with Clara Smith ("Insured") and awarding her damages based upon her life expectancy and vexatious refusal to pay.
www.osca.state.mo.us /courts/pubopinions.nsf/6c38d75d12b7d96c8625661f004bc89e/493f83d02086f6dd86256ef9005a2670?OpenDocument   (5040 words)

  
 SF 49ers - sacbee.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
SANTA CLARA - When Bryant Young sacked Tampa Bay quarterback Chris Simms twice in the final minutes of last Sunday's 15-10 victory, it gave the 49ers' defensive end an NFC-best eight sacks and put him on pace for 18 total, which would be the most in his 12-year career by far.
SANTA CLARA - Most of the current 49ers were born in the 1980s and, fittingly, many on the roster grew up rooting for the team of the decade - the San Francisco 49ers.
SANTA CLARA - Most of the 49ers were freshly showered and heading home Wednesday afternoon when Ken Dorsey trudged into the locker room, sweat-drenched and with a bag of balls slung over his shoulder.
www.sacbee.com /content/sports/football/sf_49ers   (2401 words)

  
 THIRD GENERATION
William Ara Smith was born on 28 Jan 1874 in Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa.
Clara Daisy Brisco was born on 3 Mar 1884 in Nashua, Chicasaw, Iowa.
Clara stopped going to school after the 8th grade to stay home to take care of her sick mother.
www.jpkirkpatrick.com /shepherd/d192.htm   (868 words)

  
 Steve Smith Scholarship Fund   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Steve Smith will be the Honorary Chairperson for the 9th Annual Spartan Classic, presented by the MSU Detroit Area Development Council.
Smith was obtained by the HEAT in a trade on February 24th.
Steven Delano Smith was born in Highland Park, Michigan, on March 31, 1969.
www.sssfund.com /about   (780 words)

  
 The Cassell Family
Clara was born in 1852 in Florid, Illinois, which is a little village 4 miles south of Hennepin in Putnam County.
Clara married Manuel Shively on November 29, 1874 in Macon County, Illinois.
Clara and Emanuel had at least one child, Charlie, who was born in 1879.
www.piperspages.com /Cassell/cassell.html   (2148 words)

  
 Clara Schumann Today: Concerts and Presentations
Research on the life and work of Clara Schumann was possible through the Bagaduce Music Lending Library of Blue Hill, Maine.
JANUARY 11, 1997 Saturday, 8:00 pm; "Clara Schumann At The Piano," starring Beverly Serra-Brooks, Pianist/Actress; in the Kerr Cultural Center Series; performing at Kerr Cultural Center.
Clara Schumann Internationaler Klavierwettberwerb: 2nd International Clara Schumann Piano Competition in Düsseldorf, Federal Republic of Germany in conjunction with the 6th Schumann Festival.
www.geneva.edu /~dksmith/clara/today2.html   (1030 words)

  
 Latenser Appointed To Clara L. Smith Professorship
Clara Smith of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was a lifelong resident of the state.
She died in 2002 and made an estate gift to the UI Foundation to establish a fund to be used for the greatest needs of the UI Burn Treatment Center.
Clara Smith made the gift in thanks to the Burn Treatment Unit and the hospital, which had saved her husband's life when he was a burn patient.
www.uiowa.edu /~ournews/2005/july/071205latenser.html   (534 words)

  
 Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Clara died in 1915 at the age of 72.
Directly behind them standing, are l-r: Harry Virgil Smith (son) and his wife, Mary Leta Smith; William Bailey Hicks; Wannie Smith Hicks (daughter) and her husband William Hicks (with his hands on her shoulders), and their daughter, Clara Leigh (Totsie) Hicks.
Certainly, descendants of R.J. and Clara’s other nine (eight with progeny) children are also "family", and we would love to have more details about them for the Smith Genealogy.
www.whf-mary-smith.org   (267 words)

  
 Steve Smith, National Basketball Association - CBS SportsLine.com
The No. 5 overall pick in the 1991 draft began his career in Miami, became an NBA All-Star in 1998 with Atlanta and earned a championship ring in 2003 with San Antonio.
Smith was a two-time All-America at Michigan State and is the school's No. 2 career scorer with 2,263 points.
Current Spartans coach Tom Izzo, who made Smith his first recruit, was the master of ceremonies.
cbs.sportsline.com /nba/story/8912009/rss   (458 words)

  
 Globaldust Music - Clara Smith Fans Locations
One of the legendary unrelated Smith singers of the 1920s, Clara Smith was never on Bessie's level or as significant as Mamie but she had something of her own to offer.
In 1923 Clara Smith came to New York and she recorded steadily for Columbia t...
Bessie Smith - Ethel Waters - Sara Martin - Clara Smith - Mamie Smith -
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 CLARA A. SMITH   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
CLARA A. Clara Augson Smith, of the 1200 block of Ballentine Blvd., died Dec. 13, 1995.
She was the wife of the late Willie Lee Smith.
She leaves to mourn nine daughters, Willie M. Etheridge, Barbara J. Scott, Teresa Smith, Yvonne Smith, Denise Smith, Michelle Smith, Patrica Dowell, Susan Smith, Sabrin Bruce; five sons, Ronnie Smith, Ernest Smith, Joseph Smith, Gary Smith, Anthony Smith, all of Norfolk; one aunt, Eva Brown; and a host of grand and great-grandchildren.
scholar.lib.vt.edu /VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1995/vp951215/12150423.htm   (159 words)

  
 Earl Cecil Smith
Mary Clara Silverthorn was born 19 January 1896 in Delaware, Knowlton Township, Warren County, New Jersey and died 1 March 1989 (Loughborough 2001; Social Security Death Index).
By 1930, Earl and Mary Clara had two children, 11 year old Alice and 4 year old Earl (their third child, Ralph Clayton, was born sometime after the 1930 census).
It is possible that Mary Clara lived with her daughter part of the time and with one of her sons in Virginia another part of the year.
www.charm.net /~edrtjd/readgen/3389fam.htm   (1380 words)

  
 Robah Sheats Smith & Clara J. Reece   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Smith, Robah head mw 35 20 NC NC NC farmer
Clara (Weavil) wife fw 36 21 NC NC NC Everette son mw 14 NC NC NC Kenneth son mw 11 NC NC NC Howard son mw 10 NC NC NC Robah son mw 08 NC NC NC Klondell?
Clara (Weavil) wife fw 27 NC NC NC Evert son mw 04 NC NC NC Kenneth son mw 01 NC NC NC Haword son mw 2/12 NC NC NC Census: 15 APR 1910, Midway, Davidson County, North Carolina
www.weavil.com /GedGen/grpf53.html   (1414 words)

  
 Clara Smith - Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Volume Five 1927-1929 - Audio CD
You'll appreciate the skill and artistry of the performance, as well as the quality of the actual recording.
Purchase "Clara Smith - Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Volume Five 1927-1929 - Audio CD" by clicking on the "Add to Cart" button.
Acoustic Alchemy has done a tremendous job with this recording, and once you hear the music, you'll see why this is one of our best-selling CDs.
www.oxycd.com /8911408.html   (579 words)

  
 Women of Achievement
Smith, Clara - History of the Blues: A Tribute to Black women performers.
It is believed that she was the only singer to record with Bessie Smith.
For example, Clara Smith was known as "Queen of the Moaners"; Martha Copeland was billed as "Everybody's Mama"; Lottie Beamon, "The Kansas City Butter Ball"; Mary Johnson as "Signifying Mary"; and Ma Rainey as "The Mother of the Blues."
www.undelete.org /woa/woa02-03.html   (4297 words)

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