The Sylacauga Advance
21 September 1924
Pruet-Grice Wedding
A marriage of interest reported during the wek was that of Miss Clara Pruet, oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs J.D. Pruet, who reside on the highway between Ashland and Lineville, and Mr. Victor Grice, young Talladega County man. The bride had been engaged in teaching for some time and [...]

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The Sylacauga Advance
17 September 1924
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New State Secondary School Opened Monday
Large Crowd of Visitors Attend Opening Exercises
The State Secondary Agricultural School began the fall grind Monday morning with an attendance of three hundred and seventy-five. Professor Mitchell, Superintendent, said this was the best start the school has had, and that he expects the enrollment to mount [...]

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The Sylacauga Advance
Sunday, 14 September 1924
Sylacauga Gun Club Has Shoot
R.H. Vardaman Leads Fifty Shoot – R. Johnston Beats Cather 1 in 75 Shoot
The Sylacauga Gun Club held its third shoot of the season Thursday afternoon at the Fair Ground, with about thirty taking part in the shoot. A marked, improvement was shown in some, over [...]

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Sylacauga Advance 20 October 1909
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A Call to the Women of Sylacauga
The women of Sylacauga realize the importance of the issue at hand to rid our state permanently of the liquor evil, met Tuesday afternoon Oct. 12, formed an organization pledging their influence to further this cause.
Officers were elected as follows:
President, Mrs. J.T. Morris; first vice [...]

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The Sylacauga News
12 March 1924
Talladega County Goes Four To One For Oscar W. Underwood
Sylacauga, Mignon, Gantts Quarry, Sycamore and All This Section Gives Him a Majority
The election passed off in Sylacauga Tuesday more or less quietly but quite to the disappointment of the Underwood opponents who lost this beat by 88 votes. It had been [...]

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