Cambridge Methodist Church in Limestone County Century Old Camp Meetings
The Cambridge Methodist church in French's Mill Limestone County is the county’s oldest Methodist church and among North Alabama’s oldest. It began with 1818 land grant by George Malone and a 1832 deed creating the damp ground and fencing obligations. Camps, forests, cabins and open air revivals drew visitors from North Alabama and Southern Tennessee, with Union soldiers using the site during the Civil War era. The original pegged windows remain, and local lore notes Cambridge once nearly became Limestone’s county seat under Thomas Bibb.
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Cambridge Methodist Church
Limestone County
Alabama
George Malone
United States
Malone
Cambridge
Tennessee
Grant
North Alabama
Old Camp Ground
Red Haired Woman Tells of Assault in Memphis Garage
A 30-year-old married woman reported she was assaulted in a nearby parking lot, knocked unconscious, robbed, raped, and stripped in a downtown Memphis garage. She limped in to tell police, her clothes torn, and her car found later in an alley. She was treated at a hospital.
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Memphis
Third Black man sentenced in Ozark masking case
In Ozark Alabama on August 6 a third member of a self styled neo racist extremist group received a jail term for violating the anti masking act. Mayor Douglas Brown gave Raymond McClendon age 20 a 3 ½ days sentence. Yesterday Tommie Johnson age 19 was sentenced to six months and Robert E Lee Miller 21 to 60 days.
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Ozark
Ala
Alabama
Douglas Brown
Raymond McClendon
Tommie Johnson
Robert E. Lee Miller
Cambridge Lane and Mill Brook Branch Church Ties Run Deep
The community around Cambridge Station shows deep church ties with generations of families linked to the Mill Brook Branch church. Current stewards include Wales Rowe Charles Leopold Franklin Sowell Nick Rowe G S Rowe Marion Sims M Y Douthitt J E Hardiman and Thomas Henderson with Rev Freeman Smit as pastor.
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Cambridge Methodist Church
Limestone County
Cambridge
Wales T. Rowe
Board of
Stewards
Jean Bailes
Young Peoples Group
Chas. Leopard III
Antonia Hardiman
Grace Bailes
Thomas Hardiman
Marian Sims
Marion Sims
Nora Hardiman
Franklin Sowell
Charles Leopard
Church School
Board of Stewards
Mill Brook
Cambridge Lane
England
Boar of Stewards
Wales Rowe
Chas. Leopard
Nick Rowe
G. S
Public Forum Letter About a Beloved Friend's Death
A Decatur Daily reader recounts a Christmas 1943 tragedy in which a close friend, a loyal lifesaver since childhood, is killed by a police officer’s bullet. The donor laments the loss, recalls shared memories, and questions whether sympathy or action is appropriate.
U. S. Plans New Moves on China Policy
Secretary of State Acheson will direct three line moves against communism in the Far East including aid to underground forces in Red China and to resistance movements showing a stand against communists. U S policy may include aid to generals in western China and neighbor nations from Korea to India to weaken communism from within. Moves depend on congressional reaction and ongoing studies by Acheson and aides.
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Washington
State Acheson
Far East
Red China
Acheson
U. S
China
Burma
Korea
Japan
Philippines
India
Truman
United States
Philip Jessup
State Department
Divsion
Hawaii legislature authorizes dock seizure to end strike
Honolulu authorities move to seize and run seven struck longshore firms to end a 98 day CIO strike. Gov. Ingram Stainback would hire strikers at pre strike wages as coast cargo handling faces possible federal action if no local solution emerges. The emergency act lasts 180 days.
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Honolula
Ingram Stainback
CIO International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
Harry Bridges
Honolulu
Pacific Coast
Hiram L. Fong
Hawaii
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Limestone
Thomas Bibb
Pont Dtaler
Kelivery
Phone Tots Furniture CO
Ane Ters
The
Decatur Daily
Wanda Chappel
Oakton
Harold Chappell
Larry Gene
Arlington
Chappel
Hopper
Sun Room
Rattan
Decatur
Faneaaene
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