Unique Trip Mar 16, 1933

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This clipping is from the Wiregrass Journal, March 16, 1933. According to the Library of Congress, The Wiregrass Journal ceased publication in 1935 and was succeeded by the Dothan Journal. The Wiregrass region is an area of Southeastern Alabama, Southwestern Georgia, and the Florida panhandle and is called that due to the presence of wire grass.

Wiregrass Journal, March 16, 1933
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Tuscaloosa Scrapbook by Matt Clinton (2 of 2)

TS-Squire Reynolds Visited 09:29:68
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Tuscaloosa Scrapbook by Matt Clinton 1 of 2

TS-Glimpse of Life in 1916 01:21:1968

Matthew William Clinton was (among many other things) an historian of Tuscaloosa. These articles are from the column Tuscaloosa Scrapbook published in the Tuscaloosa News in the late 1960’s. Jimmie or Kathleen Gibbons kept a number of these clippings and they are presented here. Special thanks to David Gibbons for bringing these to my attention.

In addition to these articles, Matt Clinton wrote the book, Matt Clinton’s scrapbook One Hundred and fifty years in the life of Tuscaloosa and Northport.

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The Riverman by Elliott Gibbons

The Riverman by Elliott Gibbons

This story appeared in the Birmingham News, Sunday, December 7, 1947.

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Nan Walshe in the News

Tuscaloosa News 121413

These are multiple newspaper articles which include mentions of Nan Walshe Gibbons.

The Birmingham News
August 6, 1912
Page 10
Tuscaloosa News 080412
Society Column
Tuscaloosa News
August 12, 1912
Tuscaloosa News 073113
Miss Clinton Entertains for Miss Armstrong
Tuscaloosa News
July 31, 1913
Tuscaloosa News 081413
New Teachers for Public Schools
Tuscaloosa News
October 14, 1913
Birmingham News 122113
Marriage Licenses
The Birmingham News
December 21, 1913
Tuscaloosa News 121413
Old Methods of Teaching Giving Place to the New
by Nan G. Walshe
Tuscaloosa News
December 14, 1913
Lamar County High School News
The Lamar Democrat
September 26, 1923
Page 2
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