Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from April 20, 1872 The Mississippi River was reported as “stationary” and that water levels were expected to fall soon. The spring planting season was still on hold as very wet weather and colder than normal temperatures caused delays to initiate plowing. Grasshoppers were becoming a nuisance in the region. Some were measured at two inches in length. The Hickman City Council met on April 17th and inaugurated a “movement” to secure the construction of a railroad southward through Tennessee. The Street Committee paid several contractors for road repairs. The city tax collector was directed…
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The Jackson Purchase Historical Society (JPHS) will meet on Saturday, April 23, at 10:30 a.m. at the City of Martin Public Library, 410 South Lindell Street, Martin, TN. Our speaker will be Jenna Stoker Wright. “A Musical Legacy: My Uncle Gordon, the Jordanaires, and Elvis.” The Jordanaires were an American vocal quartet that formed as a gospel group in 1948 in Missouri. Over the years, they recorded both sacred and secular music as a solo act for various record companies. In the early 1950s, they began lending their vocal talents to featured artists as background vocalists in recording sessions. They…