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Terry married a physician, Paul Andrew
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Indianapolis, where it now stands on the East plaza of the
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647:"Louise Terry Batties Testimonial Dinner, a Day Long to be Remembered"
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314:. Indiana War History Commission. p. 394.
254:"Ethical Culture Begins Out of Doors Meetings"
241:Louise Terry Batties Collection, ca. 1981–2001
579:"Louise Betties Honored by Bible Study Group"
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503:. University of Georgia Press. p. 69.
37:Louise Terry Batties, from a 1937 newspaper
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529:H. C. Gemmer Family Christian Foundation
481:Crispus Attucks Scholarships (June 1963)
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698:Batties, Mrs Paul A. (April 14, 1964).
405:"The Recorder Remembers Louise Batties"
378:"Mrs. Batties Attends Y. W. Convention"
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187:National Council of Negro Women
332:. February 8, 1941. p. 15
326:"Wheatley Y. W. to Have Party"
16:American clubwoman (1911–2014)
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585:. January 7, 2000. p. 7
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53:Kosciusko, Mississippi, U.S.
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700:"Our City's Plus and Minus"
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627:. July 19, 1987. p. 32
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384:. March 12, 1949. p. 3
358:. March 18, 1950. p. 3
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260:. July 26, 1930. p. 6
219:Indiana Historical Society
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651:The Indianapolis Recorder
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308:Walker, Heber P. (1951).
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550:"At Second Baptist"
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