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*[[February 13]] &ndash; The [[Charlottesville City School Board]] elected Walter C. Smith as the new coach and teacher of physical education at [[Lane High School]]. At the time of his election Smith was the son-in-law of City Manager [[Seth Burnley]].<ref>{{cite-progress-lindsay|title=Walter C. Smith chosen to coach Lane High teams|pageno=2|url=https://search.lib.virginia.edu/sources/uva_library/items/uva-lib:2785251|publishdate=February 14 1947|accessdate=February 23 2023}}</ref>
*[[February 13]] &ndash; The [[Charlottesville City School Board]] elected Walter C. Smith as the new coach and teacher of physical education at [[Lane High School]]. At the time of his election Smith was the son-in-law of City Manager [[Seth Burnley]].<ref>{{cite-progress-lindsay|title=Walter C. Smith chosen to coach Lane High teams|pageno=2|url=https://search.lib.virginia.edu/sources/uva_library/items/uva-lib:2785251|publishdate=February 14 1947|accessdate=February 23 2023}}</ref>
*[[July 4]] &ndash; President [[Harry S. Truman]] visited Charlottesville. He delivered an address at [[Monticello]] and afterward placed a wreath at [[Thomas Jefferson]]'s grave. His motorcade drown down Main Street. He had lunch at the University of Virginia, then visited [[James Monroe]]'s [[Highland]] plantation (then known as Ashlawn) where he placed a wreath at the foot of the James Monroe statue.<ref>{{cite-progress-lindsay|title=President Truman spends busy Fourth of July here|url=https://search.lib.virginia.edu/sources/uva_library/items/uva-lib:2786685|publishdate=July 5 1947|accessdate=February 23 2023}}</ref>
*[[July 4]] &ndash; President [[Harry S. Truman]] visited Charlottesville. He delivered an address at [[Monticello]] and afterward placed a wreath at [[Thomas Jefferson]]'s grave. His motorcade drown down Main Street. He had lunch at the University of Virginia, then visited [[James Monroe]]'s [[Highland]] plantation (then known as Ashlawn) where he placed a wreath at the foot of the James Monroe statue.<ref>{{cite-progress-lindsay|title=President Truman spends busy Fourth of July here|url=https://search.lib.virginia.edu/sources/uva_library/items/uva-lib:2786685|publishdate=July 5 1947|accessdate=February 23 2023}}</ref>
*[[August 18]] &ndash; At the regular city council meeting, City Manager Burnley reported to Council that some steps have been taken to carry out repairs to the [[City Gas Plant]] suggested by Council after a fire there last April, but that a new machine costing $7,000 would be needed. The report was referred to Councilman [[J. Emmett Gleason]], commissioner in charge of public utilities.


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  1. Web. Confederate Graves in Charlottesville Cemeteries, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, January 29 1947, retrieved February 23 2023.
  2. Web. Darden named president of U.Va., Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, March 31 1947, retrieved February 23 2023.
  3. Web. Walter C. Smith chosen to coach Lane High teams, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, February 14 1947, retrieved February 23 2023. Print. page 2.
  4. Web. President Truman spends busy Fourth of July here, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, July 5 1947, retrieved February 23 2023.