Dr Shackelford a revered guest in Tuscumbia town
North Alabamian notes Dr Joseph Shackelford of Trinity Ala visiting his daughter Mrs W L Stanley on Sixth Street. A former Baptist minister and editor of the first postwar Christian paper, he later ran the Tuscumbia Times and North Alabamian, then pursued ministry, served as a Confederate officer, and inspired peers including Jourd White of the Moulton Advertiser.
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Tuscumbia
Joseph Shackelford
Trinity
Ala
W. L. Stanley
Sixth Street
Soldier of the Cross
Baptist Church
Nashville
Atlanta
Christian Herald
Herald
Tuscumbia Times
Alabamian Times
Jourd White
Moulton Advertiser
Shackelford
Resignation fears shake Samson school community
Vox Populi objects to principal Jas J Pickens quitting, praising his Christian character and urging the school board to keep him. Maggie Byrd also commended. Letter from Samson residents laments potential loss, cites school progress and community impact. Also notes travel diary from E H Driskill and a brief marriage tragedy in Ensley with J N Castleberry.
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Samson Ledger
Jas. J. Pickens
S Samson
Pickens
Samson
Maggie Byrd
Miss Byrd
Vox Popali
What constitutes success prize goes to Mrs Stanley
A Kangaswoman, Mrs A J Stanley of Lincon, wins a $250 prize from a Boston firm for the best answer to the question What constitutes success She wrote a memorable definition praising a life lived well with laughter love and service, leaving the world better and inspiring others.
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Earth
The Storm Child from Modern Love Anthology
A fragment from Modern Love An Anthology depicts a child born during equinox winds. The poem rich with sea, wind, woods and imagery follows the child’s kinship with storms, nature’s forces, and the sea’s ardor shaping his life and tales.
Sayings of Sam Jones Made Him Great Moral Power
A compact portrait of Sam P Jones noting his earnestness and humor as drivers of his popular epigrams. The piece lists quotable lines on religion, morality, and social life, highlighting sharp wit, critique of creeds, and views on motherhood, charity, and hypocrisy.
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Sam Jones
Jones
Christ
Mount
Thad
Creed
Dear Sirs Local Notes From Flat Woods Alabama
Health is good for now and rain slowed farming. I planted cotton and corn, ready for cotton chopping, good cotton stand in April, corn nearly plowed. New Irish potatoes plentiful. Horton runs for ditching with rubber boots. Dunlap wins him with neck tie. Town Creek visit saw a deformed yearling Tim, opossum John Lansdale, and mink pair Jim Lansdell. We endorse whisky plans, hope to hear from Rev Grimes and Mr Callahan readers. Respt B M Waldrop Town Creek 2-25-07.
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Moulton
J. W. Horton
Mr. Dunlap
Mr. Horton
Mr. Dunlaps
Town Creek
Mr. Dillenner
Tim
B. M. Waldrop
Town Creek, R. 3
Conference Place and Time for Mt Hope August Meeting
Members of Mt Hope Lodge No 160 and Courtland Lodge No 87 with visitors from Leighton Lodge No 43 and Birmingham Frat No 384 and Town Creek Lodge No 361 will meet at Mt Hope on Monday August 10 at 10 o'clock A M for the next conference.
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Lawrence County
Masonic Conference
Town Creek
Chas J. Walker
Dist
W. M
Courtland
Moulton
Hope
F.C
Chas.e Walker
Leighton Lodge No 43
Robin Morrison
Mt Hope
Emmet Sullivan
J.R Armstrong
Leighton Lodge
Bham Frat
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