News Clips – 1919 SOCIAL AND PERSONAL The press will be thankful for items for this department, either by telephone, mail or in person. Telephone No. 24. Mr. T. WEIDEMAN expects to leave for Hot Springs, Ark., after the fair to take the baths there. Edison MELTON has been discharged from the Army and has returned home.… Continue reading News – 1919
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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
Walker, Alva M.
Alva M. Walker – b 1-26-1921 in Oakdale, Tn. d 4-6-2000 Son of Milton Joseph Walker and Evalena Johnson Walker of Oakdale. He served in the 159th Infantry Regiment in the Army during World War 11 in the Aleutian Islands(Asiatic Pacific Theater). My dad was a very patriotic american. He flew his flag proudly every day not… Continue reading Walker, Alva M.