A look back

By Staff
Researched by Dr. Bill Stewart
Thanksgiving is just a week away.
1915 -November 18, Due to lower supplies and higher demand, the price of the Thanksgiving bird will be very high this year for those who live in town and have to buy their turkeys.
1898 -November 19, A special train will be run from Auburn to Atlanta on Thanksgiving Day for the Auburn-Georgia football game. A large number of Auburn cadets will go to the game. Both teams are said to be very evenly matched, and this year's game is exciting unusual interest.
1940 -November 20, Union Thanksgiving services were held at the Baptist church tonight. Rev. J. F. T. Brown, the Methodist minister, gave the main message.
1947 -November 20, Hartselle people without cars are thankful that the Silver Top taxi stand has been moved to the Sinclair service station on the highway. Since Sinclair is open 24 hours a day, this means calling a cab is possible round the clock.
1943 -November 21, Thanksgiving travel will again be very restricted this year. The current ration coupons issued by the gasoline board are good for only five gallons of gas.
1944 -November 22, Petty Officer J. C. Pettey, U.S.N.R., and Beulah Young were married this afternoon at her parents' home in Moulton.
1929 -November 23, The many friends of longtime Hartselle businessman S. E. Stewart are thankful that he is now on the road to recovery following a very serious illness.
1940 -November 24, Margaret Payne, Jean Freeman, Elizabeth Houston, John Puryear, and Billy Don Mitchell, students at the University of Alabama, will spend Thanksgiving here with homefolks.
1949 -November 24, Yesterday afternoon, while returning to their homes for the Thanksgiving holidays, Robbie Quinn, Robert Stephenson, and several other Auburn students had a narrow escape in a car-train accident at the edge of Alex City. They were in the car of Euell Russell of Austinville, which was unable to clear the railroad tracks because of a car ahead. The train struck the front of their car and badly wrecked it. Thankfully, none of the students was injured.

At a Glance

PowerGrid Services in Hartselle evacuated for bomb threat

Morgan County

20 under 40: Trey Chowning

Falkville

20 under 40: TJ Holmes

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20 under 40: Spencer Bell

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20 under 40: Shelby Keenum

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20 under 40: Rachel Howard

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20 under 40: Mary Virgina Halbrooks

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20 under 40: Maggie McKelvey

Decatur

20 under 40: Maegan Jones

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20 under 40: Lindsey Tapscott

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‘He lets us have sex’: More details emerge on Hartselle man accused of child exploitation 

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Hartselle church creates Easter-themed escape rooms 

Danville

Family tradition: State livestock show legacy spans generations

Editor's picks

Baseball for Beau: More than $8k raised for scholarship named after Hartselle child  

Falkville

20 under 40: Lela Weeks

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20 under 40: Kalleigh Thomas

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20 under 40: Jaime Hatcher

Hartselle

Veteran Hartselle firefighter charged with possessing child porn

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Cerrowire expansion named finalist in Business Alabama Awards  

At a Glance

Work begins on repairing two bridges over I-65 in Morgan County in coming weeks

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Tickets for Morgan County Sports Hall of Fame banquet available

Falkville

Morgan County volunteers celebrated at annual fire department banquet 

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Man jailed for stealing car from jail after earlier release 

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Police: Hartselle man encouraged children to have sex inside his apartment

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