Juanita Craft

Juanita Craft ( b. Juanita Jewel Shanks February 9, 1902-August 6, 1985 ) was an American civil rights pioneer and member of the Dallas City Council in Texas.

The Juanita Jewel Craft Recreation Center and a Dallas city park were named in her honor as was a U. S. Post Office in southeast Dallas.

Climbing the wooden steps of its front porch were many historic figures seeking audience with Juanita Craft, including Martin Luther King, Jr., and President Lyndon B. Johnson.

* Juanita Craft Collection at the Dallas Public Library

Included among the buildings that compose the historic district is the home of Dallas civil rights pioneer, Juanita Craft.

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The Mita believe that a woman named Mita, born Juanita García Peraza, was chosen by God like all the prophets were chosen on earth and she became the body, the living incarnation of the Holy Spirit in its third manifestation.

Shortly thereafter he married Jeanette Juanita Hopper ( née Ward ) and became stepfather to her son, Gordon Casimire Williams II, a morbidly obese Diabetic who is now blind.

One account says: “ In 1959 Juanita became the first woman in modern times to be apprehended for war tax refusal.

It was opened on September 4, 1971, as a result of a campaign driven by an education theory known as the " Juanita Concept ", developed by John Strauss, who became the school's first principal.

Juanita Smith and her husband are the central characters in the historic novel The Spanish Bride by Georgette Heyer, which spans the period from just before their meeting after the Battle of Badajoz through the aftermath of the Battle of Waterloo in the latter part of the Napoleonic Wars.

With Wally, Juanita planned and participated in the first ' Freedom Rides ' in the late 1940s, leading to the Southern Freedom Movement, also known as the Civil Rights Movement.

Love was born Juanita Horton in Midland, Texas.

Saldívar was the youngest of eight children born to Frank and Juanita Saldívar in San Antonio, Texas.

Randy Quaid was born in Houston, Texas, the son of Juanita Bonniedale " Nita " ( née Jordan ), a real estate agent, and William Rudy Quaid, an electrician.

Juanita Geneva Scott of Lancaster, Texas died on September 27, 1996 and was buried in Laurel Land Memorial Park in Dallas, Texas.

She was born Juanita Dale Slusher in Edna, Texas, the youngest of five children of Elvin Forest " Doc " Slusher ( August 19, 1909-May 2, 1969 ) and Sadie Mae Sumner ( October 1, 1908-March 11, 1945 ).

When Juanita awoke, Kate was still rocking the dead child, still crooning in disbelief, `` No, no, oh, no!!

`` It was a terrible loss to me '', said Kate quietly, feeling the pain twist again at the mention, knowing now that Juanita must have written to him at Grafton.

When Marsh called to his aide and the pair rode off down the River Road where the gentians burned blue, Juanita was shaken and trying not to cry.

Martin's father, Preston Martin, was a lawyer and her mother, Juanita Presley, was a violin teacher.

Although the doctors told Juanita that she would risk her life if she attempted to have another baby, she was determined to have a boy.

Dempsey was involved in a band known as the Givegoods ; other members included Evan Dando from The Lemonheads and Juanita Stein from The Howling Bells ( formerly Waikiki ).

According to Juanita Fernandez, a resident of Buttonwillow, the meeting which discussed the proposed acts was located in the town ’ s local school.

The Howe district continues to educate students in the area today. The Dorchester Dragon's School Song was originally written by Emily Juanita Stewart.

The Old Home Motel was built in 1960 by Joe and Juanita Richardson.

He was, in fact, named after Juanita Terry, the Venezuelan wife of his great uncle.

Cherokee was the name of Garner's company, which he ran with partners Meta Rosenberg and Juanita Bartlett, who doubled as story editor during most of Rockfords run.

The show was written by co-creator Cannell ( 36 episodes ); one of the show's producers and Garner's partner at Cherokee Productions, Juanita Bartlett ( 34 episodes ; also Scarecrow and Mrs. King and In the Heat of the Night ); David Chase ( 16 episodes ; Northern Exposure and The Sopranos ); and Roy Huggins ( as John Thomas James ), among others.

According to the label, Chappelle and Stinnette Records were manufactured " by C .& S. Phonograph Record Co .", which in turn was run by the husband and wife team of Thomas E. Chappelle and Juanita Stinnette Chappelle, noted African American entertainers of the time.

He was raised by his mother, Juanita Trevino, and his grandfather, Joe Trevino, a gravedigger.

The single " Welcome to My World " with the B / W side " Juanita " was released by RCA Victor during June 1963 and bought by the distributors Irish Records Factors Ltd.

Franks was born in Uravan, Colorado, a company town, the son of Juanita and Edward Taylor Franks.

Juanita Millender-McDonald ( September 7, 1938 – April 22, 2007 ) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1996 until her death in 2007, representing California's 37th congressional district, which includes most of South Central Los Angeles and the city of Long Beach, California.

The women that Ken is shown dating ( or even married to ) in these flashbacks are frequently not given a name, and their faces are rarely shown ( especially in the flashbacks of Titus's mom, Juanita violent, manic-depressive schizophrenic, on episodes where Juanita is not the focal point of the plot, but Titus does mention something about his childhood involving his insane mother, such as the flashback on the season three episode " Grad School " where it showed Titus being forced to live with his mother is wearing an Army jacket, white go-go boots, and no pants or underwear after a social worker accuses Ken of being an unfit father ).

She was given control of this file at the beginning of the Rae government's mandate, and quickly hired Juanita Westmoreland-Traoré as an employment equity commissioner to draft legislation on the subject.

In addition to his assistant trainers Gerry Warshauer and Karl Miller, Juanita Inn also helped Frank with animal training ; she was listed in the opening credits of Benji and given credit as an animal trainer in Oh!