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IV, leit, Uini /irimia , nm, Iidvr urniassigned to Company B, 6th Battalion,Training Regiment at Ft. Jackson,1TX I ^■ •▼ ix iv i i f vri* «■ JPV 11*1^ fi’he sen of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Ber2ndEva 1.Jonathan Burns to I hat com-S. C\, for eight weeks of basic combatmunity where the New UnionBaptist church is now located.monument furnished by the■rGrandfather spent some twoyears in Texas, before decid-government for my Gran d ing that he wanted to reFather, Alfred Burns, who atturnto, as he put it. “to mythe age of 74. which was 65 old stamping ground”, whichyears ago was buried inthe ^id only a few days beforegraveyard at the ancient Bap-his death.tist church.mMy grandfather received theDuringhis lifetime, he established a reputation of be-government recognition, due to me, °'u“ °,f llu most generous,As an ex-newspaper man, at the New Union Baptist jhe fact that he had served in ancl respected citizenshaving s^nt^ more than 50 church, located some three or the Confederate army duringfour miles west of Garde n the Civil war. Naturally he wasyears in tliat field, 1 am askingof that section, which was atthat time a part otBlounta favor of you, in an effort topublicize, an event that meansCity, on the west side of Mul- a native of Alabama, he hav-! counkv, n^HV Cullman County.quite a lot to me.berry River, on Sunday Nov- ing been born in the Reid's1 was born in the comnm-MgThe event, is that of a gather-acquaintancesember 8. It is anticipated that Gap community, just south of !li(:v ttiandlathei died,of oldtimethe affair which would he theoccasion of assembling theseas well as relatives to attend oj^ acquaintances or their des-a special meeting to be held t c.endants for dedication of athe site of old Blount Springs |)U* !.c/* £aifniS’on the east side of Dunlavylate Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Burns,mountain, hut moved with his r°l, ^exas. *n * *\av„? Plan-Miparents, the late Mr. and Mrs. ne(* (,° 1 ve,dedication3 *%Vr.-WUHd\UGuaranteed byGood HousekeepingSINCE% »' °r*s 40VERTISCD G R E E N•AS T A MPSHOUSEKEEPINGPerformance of America'sNationwide Stamp PlanNow, GOOD HOUSEKEEPINGaddedeal of approval to that of more than 23 milliontAmerican familieshere in Alabamaincluding many thousandswho save SH Green Stamps.Alabama housewives enthusiastically approveSHin quality merchandise without paying a penny morefor what they buy.Pick up a free copy of the beautifulSHGreen Stamp Ideabookgreatest ever publishedat any store or service station thatSHGreen Stamps and see the famous * brand-nameproducts now available to you atno added cost.ALABAMADIVISIONThe Sperry and Hutchinson Companyfa ' •4)9 Comer Building • 6 -mingham 3 AlabamaSPERRY AND HUTCHINSON COMPANY' t STAOLiSHPD ,speech at the ancient churchprobably some time betewwn10 a.m. and noon on November 8 (Sunday). My parents,as well as my grand and greatparents were members of the hNew Union Baptistchurch,which is by no means new asthe name might indicateI am urging attendance onthe part of every one whomight he interested in view ofthe fact, that I expect to recite some very ancient and interesting history regarding mygrandfather and some of hisneighbors during the days before and after the civil war. Ihave in my possession a history of the Burns generation,which indicates that our pro-genator, Charles Burns, cameto Culpepper county, Virginia200ago. and started a family ofBurnses that may be foundnow throughout the nation.Below is listed names offamilies and their descendants,who as well as the entire public, are urged to attend andget acquainted. I will ask thatif there are names omitted incommunitytheof fifteenfor theyearsresentatives to considerrep-t h ediscrepancy as an unavoidableerror.The family names follow:Burns, Boren, Bradford, Gamble, Keith, Jones, Kelton, Ashley. McMurry, Crutcher, Wharton, McPherson.Anderson,Rice, Dean, Farmer, Ballard,Nichols Baker. Sapp, Self,Tedder, Lindsey, Hearn, Williams, Broils, Young, White,Knight, Nelson, LVdcomb, Huffman. Cooper, Mc¥an. Bright,Compton, Griffith.Parsons,Edwards, Sanders, Banks, Mus-grove, Smith, Swan. Bowers,Picket my re, Moody. Sanders,StephensA. F. lt;Ferd BurnsFliVr}1i it
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Cullman Times Democrat
Cullman, Alabama, US
Tue, Nov 03, 1959
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