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MCCRANEY, Bessie V. (Dubuque, IA-- ). In 1967 Miss McCraney retired after teaching kindergarten fifty years for the [[DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT]]. After completing high school in 1917, she passed the state teacher's exam and was hired for $25 per month as an assistant for the kindergarten teacher at [[LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL]]. She retired from [[IRVING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL]]. | MCCRANEY, Bessie V. (Dubuque, IA-- ). In 1967 Miss McCraney retired after teaching kindergarten fifty years for the [[DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT]]. After completing high school in 1917, she passed the state teacher's exam and was hired for $25 per month as an assistant for the kindergarten teacher at [[LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL]]. She retired from [[IRVING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL]]. | ||
McCraney was a person with a long family history in Dubuque. Her great-great aunt, [[MCCRANEY, | McCraney was a person with a long family history in Dubuque. Her great-great aunt, [[MCCRANEY, Susan Ann|Susan Ann MCCRANEY]] was the first white child born in Iowa. Her grandfathers were Thomas McCraney and [[LANGWORTHY, Solon|Solon LANGWORTHY]]. | ||
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"Retires After 50 Years as Elementary School Teacher Here," The Telegraph-Herald, June 5, 1967, p. 3 | "Retires After 50 Years as Elementary School Teacher Here," The Telegraph-Herald, June 5, 1967, p. 3 | ||
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MCCRANEY, Bessie V. (Dubuque, IA-- ). In 1967 Miss McCraney retired after teaching kindergarten fifty years for the DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. After completing high school in 1917, she passed the state teacher's exam and was hired for $25 per month as an assistant for the kindergarten teacher at LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. She retired from IRVING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
McCraney was a person with a long family history in Dubuque. Her great-great aunt, Susan Ann MCCRANEY was the first white child born in Iowa. Her grandfathers were Thomas McCraney and Solon LANGWORTHY.
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"Retires After 50 Years as Elementary School Teacher Here," The Telegraph-Herald, June 5, 1967, p. 3