NEWS CLIPPINGS – 1916

NEWS CLIPPINGS – 1916>  Central High School Honor Roll First Grade:         Iva Levan, Henry Heidel Second Grade:    Jessie Cooper Third Grade:        Ella Crenshaw, Labon Summer, Mary Summer Iva Redmon Fourth Grade:      Elsia Moates Fifth Grade:         Lorene Davis, Nellie Hall, Parlia Henry Seventh Grade:    Merida Byrd, Dixie Davis, Charley Newberry, Madge… Continue reading NEWS CLIPPINGS – 1916

Deer Lodge News-1910

DEER LODGE NEWS – EXCERPTS – 1910  The Deer Lodge News was a small newspaper which began publication in 1908.   THE DEER LODGE NEWS, MARCH 10, 1910 Plowing, sowing oats, planting potatoes, and making garden is the order of the day with the farmers. Richard Pittman of Burrville was in out town yesterday and… Continue reading Deer Lodge News-1910

Oakdale Fire, 1913

OAKDALE FIRE, APRIL 11, 1913 SERIOUS FIRE IN OAKDALE $50,000 Worth of Property Destroyed Yesterday BLAZE IS DISCOVERED IN BUTTRAM HOTEL Wind Fans Flames and Almost All of Business Section is Burned But Little Insurance to Cover Loss SPECIAL TO THE CHATTANOOGA TIMES OAKDALE, Tenn, April 11. A fire swept through Oakdale early this morning… Continue reading Oakdale Fire, 1913

Newspaper Bits & Pieces, 1875-2004

NEWSPAPER BIT AND PIECES    1875——2005 1875 THE GALLOWS  Nashville, Tenn., Aug 13, A Knoxville Tenn., special to the Banner says: At an early hour crowds poured in from the country to witness the execution of John Webb. The streets near the jail, were thronged with an immense crowd. It was with difficulty that the guards could… Continue reading Newspaper Bits & Pieces, 1875-2004

First Happenings in Morgan County

FIRST HAPPENINGS IN MORGAN COUNTY  A FLYING MACHINE    For the first time, perhaps in its history, Wartburg was favored with a visit by an aeroplane Tuesday  Morning. The plane landed in Mr. Edd Heidel’s.  The gasoline gave out and it had to come to earth.      The owner of the machine left Lexington, Ky. early Tuesday… Continue reading First Happenings in Morgan County

Mines & Oil Wells Disasters

MORGAN COUNTY, TENNESSEE MINES, MINE DISASTERS AND OIL WELLS Information gleaned from past issues of the MORGAN COUNTY PRESS AND MORGAN COUNTY NEWS AND OTHER PLACES January 1916    Twelve miners were killed in an explosion of mine #3 of the Dar Dour Coal & Coke Co.  at Catoosa.  Seventy Five men were in the mines. All escaped except those… Continue reading Mines & Oil Wells Disasters

Communities of the Past

COMMUNITIES OF THE PAST BINGHAM’S CHAPEL     Bingham’s chapel was located about 2 1/2 miles west of Oakdale on what is now known as the Snow Hill Road area. Several families lived in this community. These families included the Whaleys, Engerts, Binghams, Snows, Robinson, Cromwell, Fairchilds and  more. There was a building used as a church… Continue reading Communities of the Past

Morgan County Newspaper Clippings

 Old Newspaper Clippings Communities of the Past Deer Lodge News Excerpts – 1910 First Happenings in Morgan County Mines & Oil Wells Disasters Newspaper tidbits – 1881-2004 Oakdale Fire – 1913 1946 Newspaper Clippings 1964 Newspaper Clippings The following clippings contain many deaths, obituaries,marriage and divorce records beginning in 1916. 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921… Continue reading Morgan County Newspaper Clippings

1820 Morgan County Manufacturers Census Eastern District of TN

1820 Manufactures Census Eastern District of Tennessee – Morgan Co. FHL# 1024517 pp. 0429-0439 p. 0431 Harmon BANKS sugar making James ELLIS sugar making Robert McCART sugar making Andrew SHANNON sugar making David HALL sugar making James ROACH sugar making Letitia HALL sugar making Garrett HALL Distillery p.0434 Robert McCORKLE sugar making Josh COX Hatting… Continue reading 1820 Morgan County Manufacturers Census Eastern District of TN