The Jackson Purchase Historical Society will hold a virtual meeting on Saturday, June 26 via ZOOM. The meeting will begin at 10:30, but individuals can sign in beginning at 10:00 am. Well-known Kentucky historian Sam Terry IV will speak on “The Veep as the Merry Widower.” His presentation will discuss Alben W. Barkley’s latter years as the “Merry Widower” and his marriage to Jane Rucker Hadley, who wrote a book — “I Married The Veep.” To register for the Zoom session: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0vde6rqjMtG9Vg9hyvIBfSCuj3wDipQVtz Alben W. Barkley was born in a log house in Wheel, Graves County, in 1877 and was raised…
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Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from June 17, 1871 • The editor of the Hickman Courier complains that many dwellings out in country are left unpainted and an eyesore. • The Murray Gazette accused the Paducah Herald of interfering with the reelection of Colonel G. A. C. Holt, a candidate from the Third Senatorial District, by using its power of influence to discredit the Senator. • State Senatorial candidates, Henry S. Hale and William C. Clark, met and spoke on June 12th at the Graves County Courthouse in Mayfield. They discussed the issue of African-American testimony in State…