The people of Gordo were shocked when their new water tank containing 68,000-gallons crashed to the earth on April 23rd, 1935 as the following newspaper article reveals. Tuscaloosa News April 23, 1935 (Special To The News) GORDO, Ala., April 23—With a deafening roar, the new Gordo water tank of 68,000-gallon capacity crashed to earth here […]
LOYAL ORDER of the MOOSE Loyal Order of the Moose was a secret, beneficiary society, paying sick and funeral benefits. It was founded in 1888 by Dr. J. H. Wilson, at Louisville, Ky., followed by the organization of the grand lodge of Kentucky the same year. In 1889 the Supreme Lodge of the World, Loyal […]
Click to learn how to Become a Patron! (Extract Transcribed from THE SHELBY NEWS, Calera, Alabama, January 16, 1890) PERSONAL MENTION Mr. John Ozley, of Longview, with his family, will soon move to Calera. Superintendent J. M. Bridges, of the E. T., V. & G. railroad, was in the city a short time last Saturday […]
"Only a Southerner knows instinctively that the best gesture of solace for a neighbor who’s got trouble is a plate of hot fried chicken and a big bowl of cold potato salad. If the neighbor’s trouble is a real crisis, they also know to add a large banana puddin!" "Only Southerners grow up knowing […]
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