Name/Title
A Weems TV series?Secondary Title
A Weems TV Series?Description
DumfriesContext
Weems-BottsCataloged By
Rachel HughesPublication Details
Publication Type
News PaperTranscription
Transcription
As a young mid-west journalist Leland Smith wrote one of his first front page stories in 1939 about Parson Mason-Locke Weems - "The man who saved George Washington" - and became fascinated by him.
Smith flew in from Little Rock, Ark., Thursday to speak before the Historic Dumfries in the evening.
In a small comic book-type publication manager of a newspaper, Weems is described as a combination "Will Rogers, Dr. Welby, Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett, Paul Bunyan and Lawrence Welk- all rolled into one."Transcriber
Rachel HughesCreated By
info@historicdumfriesva.orgCreate Date
October 9, 2024Updated By
info@historicdumfriesva.orgUpdate Date
October 31, 2024