Elizabeth Houghton
Teacher of the higher grades at the Millwood school in 1921, a position she had held for the two years before.
What the sources support
The Clarke Courier of October 20, 1921 prints a letter from Millwood, signed "Anonymous," correcting an earlier report: Miss Elizabeth Houghton had charge of the higher grades of the Millwood school, the position she had held for the past two years.
See the source and its limits
The Clarke Courier of October 20, 1921 prints a letter from Millwood, signed "Anonymous," correcting an earlier report: Miss Elizabeth Houghton had charge of the higher grades of the Millwood school, the position she had held for the past two years.
What the source supports
That Elizabeth Houghton taught the higher grades at the Millwood school in 1921, and, by the letter, for the two years before.
Uncertainty
Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. The letter is unsigned. The earlier report it corrects was not read.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The October 20, 1921 letter.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., October 20, 1921
Clarke Courier · 1921-10-20 (publication)
Locator: Page 1, letter "Miss Houghton Is Teacher at Millwood"
Relevant passageMISS HOI GHTOX [HOUGHTON] IS TEACHER AT MILLWOOD Millwood. Oct. 11—Hditor [Editor] Clarke Courier:—Please correct the mistake in regard to Millwood school. Miss Elizabeth Houghton, not llauptranu has charge of the higher grades, the same position she has held for the past two years
Checked: Existing OCR reviewed. Original image not independently inspected.
Open sourceSource family: clarke-courier. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
AI-assisted source check (Claude Opus 5) · 2026-09-16. How this project checks its sources
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