Henry Ford and Uncle Bunt Fiddling Champion Story
Old time fiddlers recall Uncle Bunt Stephens crowned world champion with Henry Ford’s sponsorship. At Athens College the 156 year old Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Association contest offers $1,000 prize, honoring past winners and Ford’s cutlure clash with jazz.
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Athens
Bunt’ Stephens
Henry Ford
Athens College
Tennessee Valley
Will K. Parks
Ford
Lynchburg
Tenn
John L
Uncle Bunt) Stephens
Columbia Records
Stephens
Uncle Bunt
Wallace rally uses hecklers to boost Wallace appeal
Report notes former governor Wallace uses hostile chants and smear signs to rally support. It cites Alabama roots of his campaign team and aides while asserting his national bid remains centered on Alabama connections.
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Wallace
Nixon
Seymore Trammell
Bill Jones
Cecil Jackson
Ed Ewing
Earl Morgan
Griffin Campaign Remarks Stir Morgan County Support
Griffin urged cross regional help for Wallace campaign and predicted national party pursuit by Wallace. He said he has no cabinet plans and will keep promoting Wallace, arguing both parties are “on the run.” Local officials welcomed him as he returns to Georgia after Decatur stop.
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George
Griffin
Alabama
George Wallace
Wallace
House of Representatives
Dick Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
Morgan County
Decatur
Charles Gunthorp
Wallace rallies amid riots talk in Newark and Jersey City
Wallace urged a swift military end to the Vietnam War using conventional weapons and no nuclear strikes. He faced heckling in Newark yet drew applause in two cities with histories of violence, as crowds estimated from 1,500 to 10,000 gathered in Military Park and Jersey City.
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Wallace
Vietnam
New Jersey
Newark
Jersey City
Military Park
Second annual convention celebrates early American music forms
Performers from banjos to dulcimers and fiddles entertained at Athens College with Jim Scancarelli of Charlotte showcasing a bag pipe. Dr. Frank Philpot welcomed attendees as students from Tennessee Tech and the Tennessee Folklore Society shared recordings and instruments on display. Judges from Bremen, Madison, and Jacksonville helped select standout acts.
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Jim Scancarelli
Charlotte
N. C
Frank Philpot
Athens College
Harrison
Tennessee Tech
Cookesville
Tenn
Dorothy Pennebaker
Graham Cash
Tennessee Folklore Society
Frazier Moss
Cook County
Ed Randall
Heart of Dixie
Jim” McLaughlin
Leggtown
Kathy Hulan
Nashville
Belle Meade
Bill Manning
Bremen
Mike Wallace
Madison
Ken Davidson
Jacksonville
Fla
Construction Case Investigates Bullet Path At Trailer Court
Authorities probe a fatal shooting at a trailer court where a man was struck by a bullet. the wife remains unnamed and background on the couple is limited. Rushen's license shows a Hartselle P O Box. A January raid at the same court seized pills and led to several arrests. A Bible rests on the living room table and Jesus Loves Me is visible on a piano. Dewey Mann, former manager, calls the Rushens a quiet couple who lived there about three years. Rushen often traveled for construction work, recently in West Virginia.
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Rushen
Hartselle
Dewey Mann
Rushens
Court
West Virginia
Vietnam Era Veterans Survivors Benefits Overview
Survivors benefits are available for widows children and parents when death is due to service and for widows and children in certain cases where death is not due to service. The program outlines eligibility and payment provisions for those affected by a veteran's death.
Tet Eve Celebrations Amid Tet Offensive Turmoil
The Thuong Duc Special Forces Camp faced sporadic shelling and ground probes as U S B52s conducted ten missions over five provinces from Da Nang to Saigon. Saigon eased the curfew for Tet Trung Thu as military leaders consider amnesty for over 52 000 deserting government soldiers to curb defections and temptations to return home.
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Thuong Duc
da Nang
Saigon
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Veterans Affairs Contact Details for Morgan County
For further information contact the Morgan County Veterans Affairs office at 304 Ferry St. NE or call 353-7456.
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Morgan County Veterans Affairs Office
Ferry St. NE
Five Free On VPL Charges In Morgan County
Five people were released on $300 bond each after Saturday night arrests for illegal possession of prohibited liquors in Morgan County. Lucille Orr Hartseller owned seven gallons of wildcat whiskey, Roy Luckett of Wilson Ave held three gallons, Frank Fegura of McCartney Ave had one quart, Mollie Moseley of Vine St stored one quart, and Fletcher Turner from Tourney Apartments possessed 10 pints of bonded whiskey.
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Morgan County
David Sandlin
Lucille Orr
Hartseller
Roy
Luckett
Wilson Ave
Frank Fegura
McCartney
Mollie Moseley
Vine St
Fletcher Turner
Tourney Apartments
Nixon Rally In Hartford Faces scattered heckling
Nixon campaigned in Hartford Connecticut amid scattered heckling as he toured Long Island. He urged voters to give him a chance and contrasted his message with the Democrats while highlighting crowded suburban pockets and aiming for New York's 43 electoral votes.
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Hartford
Conn
Nixon
Long Island
Garden City
America
New York
Philadelphia
Ellsworth
Humphrey
Humphrey Speech on Vietnam Doves and Paris Talks
Humphrey weighed a break with Johnson over Vietnam while preserving White House ties. He prepared a televised address, with early Reuters and AP summaries circulating before the full text reached the White House. He urged halting bombing if peace talks showed progress and warned he would resume bombing if Hanoi acted in bad faith.
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Vietnam
Johnson
Paris
Humphrey
Gpest
White House
Democratic National Committee
North Vietnam
North
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Humphrey Campaign Accuses Undermining Tactics
He said the Humphrey campaign arranged transport for hecklers to a Nixon rally. The point is not the blow to his campaign but that Humphrey managers are hitting below the belt.
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Humphrey
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Thompson
W. H. Elmore
West Baden
Ind
Detroit
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New York Times
Lizzie
Woodstock
Chicago
Windy City
Journal For the Society of Ethnomusicology
Southeast
Board of Revenue
Georgia
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