Get Jones Second Part Of Plan Faces Runoff Threat
In Morgan County Democratic primary runoff Rep. Bob Jones led with 7 076 votes while Rep. Carl Elliott trailed with 6 487. Backed by Republicans and Ku Klux Klan groups plan to "get Elliott" and then "get Jones" in November faced pushback from local supporters. Local analysis notes Senate seniority matters and predicts at least 16 candidates for eight House seats in November with Valley voters pivotal for Jones. A four lane highway project is expected to consume about 40 acres of land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrett Shelton, JR
Bob Jones
Morgan County
Carl Elliott
Ku Klux Klan
Citizens Councils
Elliott
Morgan
Jasper
Tennessee Valley
Congress
Jones
Beavers
Eighth
Washington
House
Harbin
Elkmont
Lewis Morris
Here
Hansard
Limestone County Board of Revenue
Homer
Rails and Raiders Battle at Sulphur Branch Fort
Confederate forces under Nathan Bedford Forrest raided North Alabama and Tennessee aiming to sever the rail link. At Sulphur Branch near Elkmont a wooden 80 foot trestle fort held 1,200 Federal troops and fell in one day after heavy shelling. A local farmer recently found a 10 pound cannon ball from the battle site, prompting renewed efforts to preserve the battlefield as a historical asset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klemont
Nathan Bedford Forrest
South
North
Alabama
Tennessee
Sulphur Branch
Forrest
Elkmont 1
Walter Harbin
Harbin
Sam Hansard
The
Mountain Lakes Association
Chambers of Commerce
Phillip Kyle
Kyle
National Geographic School Bulletin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bavern
L. C. Fisher Co., Inc
Muscle Shoals
Sheffield
Ala
Small Business Week
U.S. Army Missile Command
Johnson
Fred E. Bar
Nard
Frances Logsdon
C. W. Maxwell
Jeff D. Darwin
Herbert L. Jones
U. S. Army
Shor
Bremner
By Winford Turner
Louisville
McLemore
George Wallace
Limestone County
Joe Evans
Time For Review
New York
L. C. Fisher Company, Inc
Sheffield, Alabama
E. Long
5Th Ave
S.E
A&p Store
Decatur Shopping
EREE
Norelco
Bes Il Food
Noreco
North American Phils Company, Inc
East 42Nd Street