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Virginia Honchell, 1947
Virginia H. Jewell, 2000
Hickman County, Ky
- Alben Barkley
- anchor and chain
- Bellwood
- Benjamin F. Cheatham
- Bob Williams
- Cathey Tarpley Ringo
- Charlie Mays
- Civilian Conservation Corps
- Civil War
- Clinton
- Clinton-Hickman County Hospital
- Clinton Gin
- Clinton Hill
- Columbus
- Columbus-Belmont Park
- Columbus Series
- cotton
- Daisy Cowle
- Dr. Whayne
- E. M. David House Moving Co.
- Earle Jewell
- Elmo Drew
- Eugenia Keirce Scott
- Farmer's Gin
- flood
- Foresythe Cotton Gin
- Fort DeRussey
- Frank Martin
- Frank Wright Sr.
- Gideon J. Pillow
- Herbert Hoover
- Hickman County
- Hotel Jewell
- James A. Porter
- James Marre
- James Porter
- Lawrence Sheridan
- levee
- Mack Ward
- Marion Rust
- Marshall Plan
- Marvin College
- Mississippi River
- Mrs. Martha Jewell Birk
- National Guard Columbus Series
- Oakton Gin
- occupations
- packet boat
- railroad
- Ramer Jewell
- Raymond Henley
- Red Cross
- Susan Vaughn Clayton
- T.L. Atwood
- transportation
- U.S. Army Engineers
- W. A. Winn
- W. M. Yancy
- water tower
- Wiley Kimbro
- William Tipton
- Willie Belle Bencini
- Winn Housemovers
Author Archives: ccjewell5
8/16/1990: Cotton Gins at Oakton and Clinton
by Virginia Jewell (Last in a series) (Appeared in The Hickman County Gazette, Clinton (Hickman County, Ky.) on Aug. 16, 1990) Wiley Kimbro, who at various times was connected with all of the county’s cotton gins, explained that after the … Continue reading
Posted in cotton, Hickman County
Tagged Clinton Gin, cotton, Farmer's Gin, Foresythe Cotton Gin, Hickman County, Mack Ward, Oakton Gin, Wiley Kimbro
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8/9/1990: Cotton Pickers Averaged 200 Pounds a Day
by Virginia Jewell (Second in a Series) (Appeared in The Hickman County Gazette, Clinton (Hickman County, Ky.) on August 9, 1990) As pickers trudged through the cotton fields of Hickman County in August and September years ago, they dragged coarse … Continue reading
7/26/1990: Cotton Was King in County 65 Years Ago
by Virginia Jewell (First in a series) (Appeared in The Hickman County Gazette, Clinton (Hickman County, Ky.) on July 26, 1990) Hickman County was once the Land O’Cotton. Located within the northern fringe of the Cotton Belt, the county was … Continue reading
5/24/1990: Clinton native sought to reduce national debt
by Virginia Jewell (First of two parts) (Appeared in The Hickman County Gazette, Clinton (Hickman County, Ky.) on May 24, 1990) Although the national debt is now in the trillions the situation would have been worse had it not been … Continue reading
Posted in Clinton
Tagged Bellwood, Clinton-Hickman County Hospital, cotton, Marshall Plan, Marvin College, Susan Vaughn Clayton
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4/19/1990: Columbus regaining port status
by Virginia Jewell (Last in a Series) (Appeared in The Hickman County Gazette, Clinton (Hickman County, Ky.) on April 19, 1990) A passing barge. A fisherman circling toward the shore in his motorboat. Water skiers and an occasional pleasure craft. … Continue reading
Posted in Columbus Series
Tagged Columbus, Columbus Series, Mississippi River, occupations
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3/22/1990: Marion Rust came back twice to stay
by Virginia Jewell (Ninth in a Series) (Appeared in The Hickman County Gazette, Clinton (Hickman County, Ky.) on March 22, 1990) There’s more to be said about Marion Rust than the fact that he directed removal of the city of … Continue reading
3/15/1990: New town of Columbus took shape in 1927-28
by Virginia Jewell (Eight in a Series) (Appeared in The Hickman County Gazette, Clinton (Hickman County, Ky.) on March 15, 1990) Not since a two-seater airplane landed at the race track south of town had there been such a commotion … Continue reading
Posted in Columbus Series
Tagged anchor and chain, Benjamin F. Cheatham, Cathey Tarpley Ringo, Civil War, Civilian Conservation Corps, Columbus, Columbus Series, Columbus-Belmont Park, Daisy Cowle, Elmo Drew, Fort DeRussey, Gideon J. Pillow, Herbert Hoover, Marion Rust, Red Cross, T.L. Atwood, William Tipton
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3/8/1990: Housemover comes to the rescue
by Virginia Jewell (Seventh in a Series) (Appeared in The Hickman County Gazette, Clinton (Hickman County, Ky.) on March 8, 1990) After the decision was made to move flood-stricken Columbus to the safety of the nearby fluff, the rehabilitation committee … Continue reading
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