The High Street Cemetery
There is a cemetery on High Street in Petersburg, Tennessee, more than 170 years old, which bears the cruelty of time yet stands as a testament to the bravery and fortitude of pioneers who settled Lincoln and Marshall Counties. Currently, there is a community project underway to restore this hallowed place and, toward this purpose, we respectfully ask your support. Headstone for Theopholus W. Bledsoe, 2nd Lieutenant, Company C, 8th...
The Scribners of Scribner’s Mill
Usually, this time of year, around Decoration Day, I write an article about families connected to Haynes Cemetery. This year I’m featuring an article written by someone else – an anonymous writer for the long-defunct Columbia, Tennessee newspaper, The Herald and Mail. Haynes Cemetery is located on Scribner’s Mill Road and, this year, I’m sharing a story about a member of the family for which the road is named. The Lewis Scribner...
The Hollywood Playboy Who Came to Town
Anyone who has seen the 1933 film King Kong may remember the actor Bruce Cabot who played rival to a giant gorilla for the romantic affections of Fay Wray. The role was his big break, made only two years and seven pictures into a Hollywood career that lasted 40 years. Yet, before stardom, he struggled a bit to find his place in life — which must have been a disappointment to his father, a most capable and ambitious man....
Paul Wing: True Hollywood Hero
On November 7th of 1940, as World War II seemed imminent, Paul Reuben Wing, a 49 year-old Hollywood filmmaker, decided to reenlist in the Army. In the previous war, he had advanced to the rank of Captain with the 19th Field Artillery Regiment of the Red Diamond 5th Division while seeing action in “five major battles and two minor engagements” during the victorious St. Miheil Campaign of September 12-16, 1918. Additionally, he served...
Do Bee or Not Do Bee
My brother Jackie and I were born at King’s Daughters Hospital September 27, 1953 in a building located on West 9th Street in Columbia. We were among the last babies born at King’s Daughters, established in 1913, as the present Maury County Hospital opened less than two months later. The first house in which I lived was located on Scribner Avenue, a hotbed for blossoming Baby Boomers such as my brother and me. We literally were...