Cathy Byrd Places Twelfth in Spelling
Cathy Byrd Places Twelfth in Spelling | Cathy Byrd, Tipton County’s entrant in the Mid-South Spelling Bee held on Friday night at Tech High School in Memphis, placed 12th among 56 contestants. Cathy, an eighth grade Mason Elementary School student, went down on the word “questionnaire.” She is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ...
Charleston Folk Gather to Honor Late Teacher
Charleston Folk Gather to Honor Late Teacher: (Ninth in a series of articles on Tipton County communities) People from Charleston and from other West Tennessee communities left their homes Sunday afternoon and assembled at the Charleston Baptist Church with one purpose in mind – they had come to pay tribute to a scholar, a friend, a ...
Christmas Cheer for Disabled Soldiers
Christmas Cheer for Disabled Soldiers: The Red Cross has been very active in promoting Christmas cheer in the county this season. In addition to co-operating with the Goodfellows in the distribution of gifts for the unfortunate, and in promoting the community Christmas tree celebration, they have, through the Junior Red Cross, filled 28 ...
City Passes New Traffic Ordinances
The passage of these traffic ordinances is the result of an examination of those of other towns of a similar size, whose experiences have been about that of our own. There is no desire on the part of our city council to encumber the town with useless laws, but the traffic problem has become a very ...
Clippings from The Covington Leader 7 Dec 1922
The following clippings are from the December 7, 1922, Covington Leader: Chautaugua Circle The Chautauqua Circle met on Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Will Reid as hostess. The chief feature of the program was the study of the book, “The New World of Islam,” by Lothrop Stoddard Mrs. Grand Reid was the leader of the meeting. Interesting ...
Coal-Fired Warm Morning Stove
COAL-FIRED WARM MORNING STOVE | Warm Morning was a trade name for some of the stoves made and sold by the now defunct Locke Stove Company. The company made wood, coal, gas and oil stoves. The Locke Stove Company went out of business decades ago, although some models and parts were still made by Martin ...
Coates Gets a Position at the Tipton Record
Coates Gets a Position at the Tipton Record: Mr. John R. Coates left Monday for Covington, where he has accepted a position on the Tipton Record. Tipton Record
Collin’s Chapel C. M. E. Church
Collin’s Chapel C. M. E. Church: The many friends of Bishop I. S. Lane, of Jackson, Tenn., will be pleased to know that he will preach at Collin’s Chapel C. M. E. church on Sunday morning at 11 a.m. and on the same evening at 8 p.m. This is a special rally day for the church ...
Colored Institute
Colored Institute: Resolutions of Appreciation of Profs Henderson, McGee and Cotten – Death of W. T. Dunn. Whereas, the colored teachers of Tipton county have, should and do highly appreciated thorough and high intellectual and moral attainments; Whereas, we consider it our indispensable duty to evince by words and actions our appreciation of every effort put forth ...
Comings and Goings – 1903
Comings and Goings – 1903: Mr. W. A. May has returned from Memphis, where he spent a few days with his son, Will Allen. Mrs. J. D. Caldwell, of Tipton, arrived one day last week on a visit to the family of her brother, Mr. R. M. Ferguson.
Commencement at the Brighton High School
Commencement at the Brighton High School: The Brighton high school commencement was held this year on April 11 to 13. The exercises on Wednesday afternoon, the 11th, consisted of the presentation of certificates to those advancing from the 8th grade into the high school and the distribution of medals, of which there were ...
Community Christmas Tree in Court Yard
That all may enjoy Christmas this season as never before is the with of the majority in the city of Covington. It is also the wish that it may be enjoyed by all with all, thus carrying out the spirit of unity the Savior came to the world to bring. Toward this end great preparations ...
Continued Health – The Fair – Help for Memphis
From an Occasional Correspondent. – Continued Health – The Fair – Help for Memphis CONTINUED HEALTH | Tipton County, Tenn., October 27, 1873 — The general health of our county is probably better than it has been, though there has been several deaths in the last few days at Covington. On Saturday last Mr. Span, ...
Cotillion Club Entertains
The Young Men’s Cotillion Club of Covington entertained Monday evening with an informal dance in the ball room of the Elks Club, which was gorgeously decorated, the rain bow color scheme being effectively carried out. Walt Wood’s Melody Maker furnished music for the occasion, and dancing continued from 10 p.m. until a late hour. Among the ...
Covington Leader 7 Dec 1922 Personal Mention
Below is a clipping from the Covington Leader on December 7, 1922 – Personal Mention – page 5 of the Covington Leader. Personal Mention See Roper’s holiday line. Nice fresh fruits and candy of all kinds. The City Talk. No failures yet recorded when the cook uses White Ring flour. Christmas boxes. Union Drug Co. We reclean lespedeza seed ...
Covington Local News
The Circuit Court – Trial of Maclin for Murder – Memphis Lawyers – Lauds Condemned for Texas The Methodist Church – Colored People’s Fairs – Love and Matrimony on the Platform – Health and Increase From an Occasional Correspondent. Covington, Tenn., September 13. – The circuit court, Methodist protracted meeting, colored Tipton county fair and a phrenological lecturer ...
Covington Plane Crash
COVINGTON PLANE CRASH | Investigators with the Federal Aviation Administration, Tennessee Emergency Management Agency and the Tipton County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a plant crash in northeast Covington. The crash occurred Saturday night. Deputies Dispatched Deputies were dispatched at approximately 5:26 p.m. to an area of farmland regarding a plane crash. The farm was ...
Covington, Tenn. Current Happenings
A Live Little Town – The Fourth of July Celebration – Personal Mention. Occasional Correspondence of the Appeal. Covington, July 7, – Your correspondent paid a short visit to the little town of Henning, about nine miles from here, on the Chesapeake, Ohio and South western railway, this week. It is a nice looking place, having ...
Delinquent tax Notices for Districts 9 & 10
Delinquent Tax Notices District No. 9 Claxton heirs, 49 acres Cobb, Ed, one lot Cothran, E. G., Estate, 236 acres Cox, Reuben, 75 acres Davis, Elisha Estate, 47 acres Elcan, Charlie, 66, 64 acres Fields, J. F. heirs, 116 acres Fields, Daniel, one lot, 15 acres Fields, Bal, two lots Gillihan, Martha, 37 acres Green, Sampson, three lots Herring, S. A. 88, 100 aces Harvey Gin Co., one ...
Dope Fiend Caught Red-Handed
Dope Fiend Caught Red-handed | E. A. Boger who has been employed at the C. M. & A. Co. for some time, was arrested by Nightwatchman Clarence Dumas Friday night. Boger was caught red-handed by Dr. Ed Wall on Friday night, having broken into the latter’s veterinary office on West Liberty street for ...