Labor Day activities adapt as showers dampen plans
Labor Day events across the Tennessee Valley face rain as outdoor fairs in Lawrence County Point Mallard craft show and Hartselle auction proceed with shelters. The Terry Day festivities draw leaders and regional residents while Jim Norman stages antiques at the National Guard armory attracting dealers from several states.
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Terrys
Lawrence County
Hartselle
Tennessee Valley
Gove
Jere Beasley
Ronnie Flippo
Jim Norman
National Guard
Point Mallard
Tom King
First U. S. gasoline pump sold by Jake Gumper
In 1885 Jake Gumper of Fort Wayne Indiana bought the first gasoline pump manufactured in the United States. The item marks the start of domestic distribution for automotive fueling equipment and highlights early Indiana industry.
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Jake Gumper
Fort Wayne
Ind
U. S
Tennessee Valley Weather Outlook Through Thursday
Forecast shows highs near mid 80s through Thursday with temperatures around 70 tonight. Rain chances: about 60 percent today and 70 percent tonight and Tuesday. Complete weather map on page A2 river section. It's a Privilege to live in the Tennessee Valley.
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Tennessee Valley
Kissinger knew of Korean lobbying say investigators
Congressional investigators say documentary evidence shows Henry Kissinger was aware as early as 1972 of covert Korean lobbying and that Gen. Haig also knew. They doubt Nixon was informed. Previous officials like Melvin Laird and Donald Banard are cited as having knowledge of parts of the effort to influence U S policy and Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Halloran
N.Y
Seoul
South Korea
Nixon
Melvin R. Laird
Defense
State Department
Donald K.banard
William P. Rogers
Kissinger
Haig
Washington
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Europe
Rogers
New York
Hurricane Babe weakens as it moves inland in Louisiana
Hurricane Babe weakened after making landfall near Morgan City Louisiana bringing heavy rain and four to inches of rain forecast as it moved toward Baton Rouge. Tornado watches were issued for Southern Louisiana Mississippi Alabama and northwestern Florida while evacuation centers housed hundreds. The shrimp festival in Morgan City continued with events winding down as winds increased and safety measures took effect.
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Morgan City
Babe
Louisiana
Fred Marshall
Civil Defense Office
Baton Rouge
Mississippi
Alabama
Florida
National Weather Service
Weather Service
New Orleans
Anita
Mexico
St. Mary Parish
Chester Baudoin
Grand Isle
Bill McCain
Sunset
Venice
Pilottown
Golden
Meadow
Yscloskey
Vermillion Bay
Mississippi River
Mobile
Ala
Galveston
Tex
Voyager 1 boosts off on schedule toward Jupiter and Saturn
Voyager 1 launched aboard a Titan Centaur rocket at 8 56 a m destined for a faster route to Jupiter and Saturn ahead of Voyager 2. The two craft race into space as beachgoers cheered and rare spoonbills scouted a marsh nearby.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Jupiter
Saturn
Earth
Solar System
Civil War survivor C C Harris shaped Decatur legacy
C C Harris survived Franklin 1864 after being wounded among 8000 on the battlefield. He settled in Decatur and became a leading lawyer, banker, and founder of the Decatur Land and Furnace Company. He served briefly in Congress, married Julia Wert, and raised several children.
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Steele Holman
Franklin
Tenn
Christopher Columbus Harris
Young Harris
Decatur
William H. Harris
Tennessee
Lawrence County
Mt. Hope
Harris
The
Decatur _Land, Improvement and Furnace Co
New Decatur
Albany
Julia Wert
Moulton
Annie
Leigh Lynne
William Harris
Nell Harris Hildreth
Grace Harris Echols
Augustus J. Harris
Alabama Supreme Court
Duke S. Echols
Annie Leigh Lynne
S. A. Li
Lynne
Birmingham
Julia Leigh Crawford
Trinity Mountain
Russell W. Lynne
Harold Hildreth
Tuscaloosa
Livre
Lararian
Tee
Maxwell Air Force Base
Montgomery
Bob Hildreth
Mississippi
Gus Hildreth
Gus
Co! Hildreth
Julia Wert Hildreth
Atlanta
Turbgne
Gus” Harris
C.C
Building a traveling family records notebook system
Dick Pence outlines a method for organizing family history data using a compact traveling notebook and an alphabetical file. He describes a numbering scheme to identify individuals, family group sheets with full vital data, and family group forms for recording spouses, children, and sources, citing examples of Harris and Lynne families.
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Dick Pence
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Jill McCutchion
Lacey
Cathy Riley
Aquatic Center
Gary Lloyd
Athens
Landers Seyeeeres
Park Tong Sun
United States
Tongsun Park
Am Kim Dong Jo
He House
International Organizations
Ee Voyager
North Ala
Robinson’s
2Nd, Ave
C. C. Harris
Hell of Franklin
Decatur Family
Robert C. Brickell
Bank of Decatur
First National Bank of
First National Bank
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