Dark Corner Remembers Settlers as Camp McClellan Rises
In Calhoun County memories of Dark Corner endure as the government seizes homes for Camp McClellan. Tales center on Uncle Jack Bonds and Asa Skelton among others, marking a shift from peaceful farms to military cantonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calhoun County
Uncle Jack Bonds
Dark Corner
Georgia
Jack
New Hope Primitive Baptist Church
United States
Asa Skelton
Jacksonville Pike
Medders’ Store
Benton County
Mr. Skelton
Zeke Lambert
New Hope Church
John Milner
Antioch Church
John Owens
Four Mile
Corbett
Terry
Vernon Place
Talladera
Alexander
Andy Bonds
Billie Browning
Geo. Humphries
Woodruff Place
Jack Lloyd
Joe Lloyd
Nathan White
Renay
Nancy White
Cantonment
Camp McClellan
Eggs in China Cost 30 Cents Per Hundred
In Peking on Aug 6 a vivid tale notes eggs priced at thirty cents per hundred. It mocks the high cost of living while citing U S marines and travelers in palatial hotels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
China
United States
Stewards Confer on War Time Food at International Meeting
In Pittsburgh the thirteenth annual convention of the International Stewards Association opens with plans for a standard war time menu. Delegates from England, France and Canada share experiences while United States food supply conditions are reviewed. About 2,900 delegates attend as International President Frank Knapp presides and Herbert Hoover may join if possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
International Stewards’ Association
United States
England
France
Canada
Frank Knapp
Social notes from Oxford area and surrounding towns
Miss Frances Bean of Montana, a bookkeeper with Freel, visited Hamp Draper in Lincoln. Miss Effie Mae Fulton returned to Columbiana after visiting Miss Mildred Fulton. Miss Lillian Stokes visits Atlanta guest of Mrs Bowman. Foster Harris of Gadsden guests of Frank Hawkins. McInnis returned from Atlanta business trip. Gladys Gwin spent yesterday in Gadsden with the Gwin and Whiteside families. Mr and Mrs C W Whiteside and family visiting Piedmont. Ross Davenport resigns as Oxford Lake park superintendent. Oxford Baptist church youth classes plan a lake picnic Friday night. Marshal Anderson visited here yesterday. Miss Net Pinson joined Mr and Mrs R A Hingson after Birmingham and Gadsden trip. Mr and Mrs F W Jobson Cresview Farm hosted a family reunion with many relatives. R H Mandeville of Gadsden was here on business. Mrs Frank Hanna mourns the death of her father M N Etheridge in Selma. Miss Erma Little of Commerce, Ga., visiting Mrs D B Little.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Bean
Montana
Freel
Mrs. Clothing Company
Hamp Draper
Lincoln
Notice to Creditors in District Court of the United States
Public notice announces creditors of a decedent or estate must file claims in the District Court of the United States by a specified deadline. The document outlines the filing process, required forms, and contact details for the court clerk to ensure proper administration of the estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of the United States
Exemption Rule of Support Explained
Montgomery August 6. Special. Persons in better position to support dependents while serving in the army have no grounds for exemption after service, under a ruling to local Alabama exemption boards. Claimed dependents must show they earn more than the government pay and sustenance, clothing, housing, and medical care provided. Local boards may discharge or deny based on whether discharge would leave the dependent in a worse position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
G. J. Hubbard
Alabama
Lee Parsons Bankrupt First Meeting of Creditors
Eastern Division of the Northern District of Alabama notices the first meeting of creditors for bankrupt Lee Parsons to be held in Anniston Alabama on August 15 1917 at 10 a m. Creditors may appear prove their claim and take actions as allowed by the Bankrupt Act. Anniston Ala August 4 1917. 6-11p Cc H Young Referee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Lee Parsons
Anniston
Ala
Anniston, Ala
H. Young
Former Anniston Man Wins Promotion
Darrel R. Thompson son of R D Thompson Marvin Circle connected with the Queen and Crescent Railroad appointed traffic manager of the mobilization camp of the government at Charlotte. Selected from 26, the post signals high regard for his railroad career and may extend beyond the war. He married Ima Fleming, daughter of Charles and Mrs Fleming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darrel R. Thompson
R D. Thompson
Marvin Circle
Queen and Crescent Railroad
Birmingham
Charlotte
N. C
Germany
Darrell Thompson
Ima Fleming
Charles Fleming
Daryell Thompson
Sanderson Appointed Assistant City Attorney in Montgomery
Montgomery attorney L. A. Sanderson was named assistant city attorney to serve during the absence of Richard T. Rives, second lieutenant of the first company of signal corps, which has returned to federal service. Rives received a leave of absence from Warren B. Andrews, the city attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
L. A. Sanderson
Richard T. Rives
Signal Corps
Rives
Warren B. Andrews
Danish Woman Regains Health After Lydia E Pinkham’s Compound
Mrs Meta Damgaard of Chicago reports full recovery after two bottles of Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She suffered back pain, headaches, fatigue, and loss of appetite before treatment and credits the medicine with restoring health for various female troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Tim
Lydia B. Pinkham
Wny
Lydia E. Pinkham
Meta Damgaard
Kimball Ave
Lik
Lydia E Pinkham
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. A. Roberson
Carolinas
Uncle Sam’s Arsenal
Watervilet
N. Y
Herbert C. Hoover
Washington
News OF
Oxbor
Effie Mae Fulton
Columbiana
Mildred Fulton
Lillian Stokes
Atlanta
Mrs. Bowman
Foster Harris
Gadsden
Prank Hawkins
McInnis
Gladys Gwin
Mrs
al Gwin
Mrs. C. W. Whiteside
Piedmont
Ross Davenport
Oxford Lake
Oxford Baptist Church
Lake
Marshal Anderson
Net Pinson
R. A. Hingson
F. W. Jobson
Cresview Farm
W. 8. Jobson
Mesquite
Texas
Roland Hawkins
Elk, Calif
Etheridge Hood
Frances
J. D. Jobson
Verna
Joseph
Ansel
Flem Jobson
Vera Jobson
Willie Jobson
Lillian
R. H. Mandeville
Frank Hanna
M. N. Etheridge
Selma
Mr. Etheridge
Erma Little
Commerce, Ga
D. B. Little
Va Taos Pst
Studebaker
K-E Auto CO
Lydia LE. Pinkham
Oxford Lake Park
Larry Richardson AS
The
Nat C. Goodwins
Missouri
Paiges
Alabama Power Co
Anniston Operations
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!