I sent this out earlier today but rootsweb bounced it because of something in the content of the post. I have no idea of what it ws, there is nothing questionable. I'm going to send it out again, and if it bounces back to me, I'll yell for help from rootsweb! Sandi Sept 5-12, 1946: New busline running between Tompkinsville and Edmonton. School board meeting at new school constructed from the Lyon's Chapel Church; named Cloyd School. Jimmie Gray COOMBS, s/o M/M H l COOMBS of Tompkinsville won the Ky State Junion Casting championship at the State Fair trials. Pie and ice cream supper held at Hickory Grove School; Zelma COMPTON teacher. Sept 9, 1971: Four Monroe Counties killed 4 pm on 6 Sept when lightning struck a barn where they were housing tobacco. James Ivan PEDIGO, 40; his son, James Finley PEDIGO, 16, Delson STINSON 57 and David HOLMAN, 17. At Homecoming Days Herbert BURKS of Gamaliel chosen champion whittler of Monroe Co. Watermelon contest winnters: Sue BARNES won 1st place in girls' eating contest: Jimmy JONES first and Harvey REAGAN 2nd in boy's eating contest: Mrs. Virginia JONES. Ladies' eating contest: Ricky HENSON 1st and Wendell JONES second. in boys seed spitting contest: Loretta CARTER 1st. -- didn't say what. Tompkinsville High School FFA dairy team placed 2nd at the State Fair, going to represent KY at the Mid-South fair in Memphis. Team members: Richard DAVIS, Joey MILLER and Mark WILLIAMS and Royce GETTINGS. Benny HOLDER of Gamaliel showed the senior champion Angus heifer. Mrs. Jewell PITCOCK of Tompkinsville joined the local Extension Service staff as assistant. Other deaths: Melia (PENNINGTON) SPEARS, 90 (no address), Mitchell RICHARDSON, 92 of Tompkinsville, William "Bill" McMILLIN, 60 of Route 2 T'ville, Lola Bell (JENKINS) MARSH, 70 of Gamaliel, Ollie Neal JONES, 77 of Fountain Run and Ada (WILLIAMS) SMITH 75 of Celina TN. Sept 4, 1996 Deaths: Ray O FERGUSON 72 of T'ville, Virgil Ray FRANKLIN 80 of Rt 2 Fountain Run, Delza (TURNER) WOOTEN 69 of Glasgow, Ida (CARTER) WYCOFF, 87 of Buckley IL and Jesse T GILLENWATER 82 of Villa Grove IL. To be continued with another paper next week. Sandi SCKY Links: http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore/Gorin.html GGP: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/