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From: "Lisa Perry" <>
Subject: [MOMONROE] NBC: 1959 Nolen Parental Award
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 20:39:12 -0400

Undated article from unknown source. Extracted from the newspaper
article collection started in 1879 by Mrs. Nannie Brown of Madison,
Missouri.



Award Nolen Parental



“At the Oak Grove Baptist Church near Woodlawn Sunday morning, Mr. and
Mrs. James M. Harrison of that neighborhood were announced as the 1959
winners of the annual Kate Nolen Parental Award. The announcement was
made by Rev. Golden Neeley, pastor of the church, and the silver platter
award was made to them by Miss Bonnie Johnson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Russell Johnson, a relative of the late Mrs. Nolen. Others of the Nolen
family who attended were Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Nolen, Olliver W. Nolen, Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Johnson and Russell Johnson. In making the
announcement Rev. Neeley read the qualifications on which the award is
made to a Monroe County Couple each year. Nominations are made to
Attorney Olliver Nolen, the donor of the award, selection by the mayors
of Monroe City, Paris and Madison. Recipients are judged on the
qualities and accomplishments of their children, on the theory that the
virtues of the parents are reflected in their children. Mr. and Mrs.
Harrison have been lifelong farmers. Mrs. Harrison is the former Miss
Alva Delaney. The award was set up in 1947 by Attorney Nolen to honor
the memory of his mother, the late Mrs. Kate Nolen, mother of a large
family. To be considered, parents must have had not less than three
children.



Mr. and Mrs. Harrison, according to their statement, have tried to
create in their children a desire for higher learning, have persuaded
each child to pursue his or her own chosen field of work and to strive
to attain a respectable goal in life. They have tried to instill in
each the love of God and a trust in their fellowman. Mr. and Mrs.
Harrison are the parents of seven living children, five of whom were
present Sunday. Two daughters live in California and could not be
there. In addition, at the age of two weeks, they took into their home
Mrs. Harrison’s nephew, Elton Morgan, who was raised as one of their
sons. He is superintendent of the Oak Grove Sunday School. They also
have 23 grandchildren. The names of the children and of Morgan, and
other information about them are reproduced below:



Martha Belle Harrison, 24 years old. A graduate of the University of
Missouri with a B.S. degree in Home Economics. Is now Home
Demonstration Agent in Harrison County at Bethany, Missouri. Her
address is Bethany, Missouri.



Flemma Olivia Unterbrink, 28 years old. Is a registered nurse and
graduated from St. Luke’s School of Nursing at St. Louis. Is married
and has 3 children – Annette 4 years old and Charles 2 years old and
Barbara 1 year old. Her address is Mrs. Elmer Unterbrink, Route 1,
Moro, Illinois.



M. Poole Harrison, 31 years old. Owns and operates a farm in the
Woodlawn vicinity. Married to the former Donna Eversman. They have 2
children – Ted 3 years old and Karen 2 years old. His address is Route
1, Holliday, Missouri.



Elton. L. Morgan, 31 years old. Has been reared as a child of Mr. and
Mrs. Harrison. Has been in the home since the age of two weeks and is a
nephew of Mrs. Harrison and was treated and looked upon as a brother of
the Harrison children the same as if one of the natural born children.
In the Navy for 3 years during World War II. Owns and operates a farm
northwest of Granville. Is married to the former Frances Wilt. Hey
have 3 children – Roxie 4 years old, Tracy three years old and Caig Wilt
3 months old. His address is Route 1, Holliday, Missouri.



Edith Grace Knipmeyer, 33 years old. A graduate of N.E. Missouri State
teacher’s College at Kirksville with a B.S. degree in education. Also
has a B.S. degree in Home Economics from the Unitvers ity Missouri and
attend the University of Colorado at Boulder. Taught school in
Missouri, Indiana and Washington, D.C. Is married and has one daughter
1 ½ years old. Her address is Mrs. Calvin Knipmeyer, Route 1,
Higginsville, Missouri.



Elizabeth Ann Green, 34 years old. Is a graduate of N.E. Missouri State
Teacher’s College at Kirksville with a B.S. degree in education. Taught
school in Missouri, Iowa and California. Is married and has 4 children
– Anne 9 years old, James 8 years old, Sue 7 years old, and Lou 6 years
old. Her address is Mrs. Cleo K. Green, Box 126, El Centro, California.




Kathryn H. Slaton, 36 years old. Graduated from the N.E. Missouri State
Teacher’s College at Kirksville with a B.S. degree in education. Taught
school in Missouri, Iowa and California. Is married and has 3 children
– John age 10, Esther age 8, James 7 years old. Her address is Mrs.
Porter Slaton, Route 4, Madison, Missouri.



Mary Virginia Slaton, 37 years old. Has a B.S. degree in education from
N.E. Missouri Teacher’s College at Kirksville. Taught in Missouri and
California. Was a Radio Operator for 4 years for Eastern Airlines. Is
married and has 6 children – Francis 9 years old, Rebecca 7 years old,
Robert 6 years old, Steven 4 years old and Margaret 3 years old and a
daughter 2 years old. Her address is Mrs. Marion Slaton, Route 3, Box
97, Holtville, California.”





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