October 29, 1955
Provides information about the funeral for William George Bulls as well as personal information following his death in a tractor-truck accident.
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Negro News: Church Activities Listed: Notes of Interest In Area
January 13, 1955
Describes specific church activities in the community and also includes other information about happenings in the community, including personal news and funeral information
Negro News: Citizens In Colbert Are Busy On March Of Dimes
January 20, 1955
Describes Black residents in Colbert County working with the March of Dimes in an effort to end polio and includes that they met at Sterling High School to organize workers. Also, contains information about the community, including church news, school news, personal news, and funeral information.
Negro News: Citizens Asked To Aid In ‘Mothers’ March On Polio’
January 27, 1955
Describes that the Mothers’ March On Polio was scheduled and that organization meetings would be at Sterling High School. Also, includes information about happenings in the community, including church news, school news, personal news, and funeral information.
Sheffield Negro, Long Resident, Dies Friday Night
January 24, 1951
Describes that Hattie Loyed, a Black woman from Tuscumbia, passed away after being ill for three months
Services Held For Ike Coffee, Negro Servant
October 25, 1950
Briefly notes that Ike Coffee, a former slave, had passed away after an illness in the home of a family he was a servant for
Negro Is Shot to Death by His Own Son”Alfred J. Mitchell Killed Instantly Wednesday Night
November 23, 1950
Describes that a Black man named Alfred J. Mitchell was killed by his son and thatthe son was being held in Lauderdale County Jail after his confessing to the murder