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12-28-2005
70
Years Ago
December 21 - December 27, 1935
70 Years Ago In Overton County (from the files of the Overton County
Library)
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Celina Merchant Enters Race for Representative
A.J. Dale, Celina merchant, has announced his candidacy for
flortorial representative for this district, subject to the action
of the democratic primary.
Mr. Dale has been for many years a successful business man and
merchant and feels that he is well qualified for the office.
He has been Circuit Court Clerk for Clay County, serving two terms
and has been active in county and state politics for a number of
years.
Mrs. Ova Allred, wife of Jonathan Allred, has received word of
her appointment to the position of postmistress at Crawford, Tennessee,
and will assume her new duties at an early date.
Mrs. Allred succeeds Hubert Copeland, who has served as acting
postmaster at the place for the past fifteen months. She is well
qualified for the new position and is widely known.
Funeral services for Jasper Marion Sevier, 55, who died at his
home near Allons on Wednesday, December 18, at 5:00 p.m. after a
lingering illness, were conducted on Friday at 10:00 a.m. by the
Revs. John M. Brown, Millard Maynard, and Noah W. Maynard, all of
the Missionary Baptist Church, at Allons, with burial in the Hoover
Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lillie Holt Sevier; two daughters,
Mrs. Lena Eldridge and Mrs. Vechel Winningham; one son, Marion Sevier;
two sisters, Mrs. Nora Copeland and Mrs. Maggie Morrow; and four
brothers, John and Lafayette Sevier of Overton County, Osrow and
Alto Sevier of Fendee, Kentucky.
He was said to be a direct decendant of former Gov. John Sevier,
first governor of Tennessee.
Fat Cattle Bring Good Prices at Annual Show
A total of 1001 head of cattle entered in the eleventh annual
Fat Cattle Show and Sale at Nashville December 11-12, sold for a
total of $68,000 at auction at the close of the event or an average
of 8-1/2 cents per pound, states L.A. Richardson, UT Extension Livestock
specialist.
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