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T H E N A
T I O N A L H O T E L |
By Ruth Rucker Lemming
1982, Eakin Publishers
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Used with permission of Jean Willette Lemming Chaney, Ruth Rucker Lemming's
daughter. These
electronic pages may not be reproduced
in any format by other organizations or
individuals. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material
must obtain the written consent of Jean Willette Lemming Chaney or contact William Kent Brunette,
Robertson County TXGenWeb coordinator.
This book was lovingly typed by volunteer Jo Ella Snider Parker,
whose first job out of high school was working at Franklin's National
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A limited
number of copies of this
hard-to-find, out-of-print
book are available
for purchase at $40 each.
To make arrangements (including credit card sales):
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Table Of Contents
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Chapter I |
"To strive, to seek, to find, and not to
yield"
-- Alfred Lord Tennyson
With Emphasis on Minnie Lee Holton Weeden Rucker Called Mrs. Minnie
Rucker, Minnie, or Mama |
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Chapter II |
"Heard melodies are sweet, but those
unheard are sweeter"
-- John Keats
With Emphasis on Jimmie Weeden Garrett Smith Called Mrs. Jimmie Smith,
Jimmie, or Miss Jim |
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Chapter III |
"I am the master of my fate"
-- William Ernest Henly
With Emphasis on Robert Lee Rucker Called Robert or Bob |
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Chapter IV |
"To tell sad stories of my own mishaps"
-- William Shakespeare
With Emphasis on Verna Ruth Rucker Lemming Called Ruth or Aunt Ruth |
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Chapter V |
"I'm off to see -- "
-- Judy Garland
The Wizard of Management - With Emphasis on Constance Merle Garrett
Galloway
The Wizard of Nursing - With Emphasis on Frances Payne Garrett Williams
Called Frances
The Wizard of Loveliness - With Emphasis on Minnie Abbey Rucker Cole
Called Minnie
The Wizard of Flowers - With Emphasis on Robert Henry Rucker Called Robert
The Wizard of Math - With Emphasis on Jean Willette Lemming Called Jean |
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Chapter VI |
"In some time, his good time, I shall
arrive"
-- Robert Browning
With Emphasis on Minnie Holton Weeden Rucker Called Mrs. Minnie Rucker,
Minnie, or Mama |