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27 YEARS AGO
OCT. 9, 1986
“CONECUH & BUTLER MASONS: All Master Masons from the Dean, Downing, Greening, McKenzie, Garland and Georgiana Lodges are urged to meet at the Castleberry Lodge Thurs., Oct. 9, at 7 p.m. Work will be concerning the proficiency in the first three degrees of Masonry. The new district lecturer will be present. All Masons are urged to attend.”
“THE WEATHER – ‘No rain, but hot,’ says Earl Windham,” who reported high temperatures of 93 degrees on Sept. 29 and Sept. 30 and lows of 67 on Oct. 4 and Oct. 5.”
“Mrs. Harold is new Clerk: The Evergreen City Council met Tuesday night for their regular meeting with all members present.
“The first order of business for the council was to hire a new city clerk. Laurice A. Harold, a longtime employee of the City of Evergreen (28 years) was hired as the clerk by a vote of 3-2. Mrs. Harold replaced Miller T. Sellers who retired Sept. 30 after 30 years with the city.”
“A dedication service was held Sunday at the Evergreen Church of Christ to honor 10 leaders of the church who had served as either elders or deacons of the church since the 1940s to the present time. The men are Luther W. White, Washington ‘Babe’ Uptagrafft, John Coburn, Robert F. Palmer and Roland W. Shaver and Irby Ellis, Mack B. English, Orman E. Jackson, William Ward and J.H. ‘Hub’ Robinson.”
42 YEARS AGO
OCT. 14, 1971
“Conecohi honors World War I vets on Oct. 22: Conecuh County High School will honor all veterans at a Veterans Day program in the school auditorium at 10:15 a.m. on Fri., Oct. 22. Representative Maston Mims of Uriah will speak on the program’s theme of patriotism.
“Principal Wayne Pope has issued a special invitation to all veterans of World War I to come and be part of the program.”
“John Crum Sessions and Herbert Brown, both outstanding members of the Evergreen FFA Chapter, left Monday to attend the National FFA Convention in Kansas City, Mo. which continues through Friday. Today, Sessions, son of Mayor and Mrs. Henry Sessions, will be presented the National FFA Award in Processing. Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Brown and past State FFA Vice President, is serving as a member of the Courtesy Corps at the convention. Both graduated from Evergreen High School in May and are students at Jefferson Davis Jr. College in Brewton. Their chapter advisor is Dave Fleming.”
“Two Florida boys who had run away from home broke into Ray Brothers Grocery at Travis Bridge about midnight Friday. Sheriff James (Shorty) Brock and his deputies quickly solved the case and the boys were picked up in Greenville the next morning.
“The two 14-year-old youths had left their homes in Ft. Walton and were hitchhiking to Ohio to the home of one’s sister.”
57 YEARS AGO
OCT. 11, 1956
“Ground was broken Sunday morning for the Sunday School Annex to the Education Building at the Evergreen Methodist Church.
“The first spade of ground was moved by Fred Wright, who has been Superintendent of Education for the past 17 years and was assistant superintendent for four years prior to becoming superintendent.”
“Two Jailed Here Tuesday Following 100 mph Chase: Fred Myles of Ackworth, Ga. is being held in Conecuh County Jail on charges of driving while intoxicated, leaving the scene of an accident and possibly charges of car theft. A woman companion, Foy Reynolds, age 28, alias Foy Brady, of Summerville, Ga. is being held for investigation.
“Myles was captured after a 100 mile an hour chase by Highway Patrolman Wallace Jackson. According to Jackson, the car driven by Myles sideswiped a truck at the north end of Travis Bridge, and Myles left the scene of the accident, attempting to escape. Jackson spotted Myles about three miles outside Evergreen, and gave chase to Evergreen and on out the Brooklyn Road at speeds of up to 100 miles per hour, to a point near the old drive-in theatre, where Myles was apprehended.
“The truck was driven by E.E. Holland of Anniston and it was only damaged slightly.
“A check with Georgia authorities revealed that the car driven by Myles had been reported as stolen Sunday night from H.G. Self of Summerville, Ga. Myles was working for Self, a contractor.”
72 YEARS AGO
OCT. 9, 1941
“Yankee Division Passes Through Here: Thousands of Yankees from New England’s 43rd Infantry Division passed through Evergreen early this week as the division’s huge motorized convoy headed back to Camp Blanding, Fla. at the completion of the Louisiana maneuvers.
“The New Englanders traveled back to Florida in a four-day convoy which came to this community on Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday as the men headed for Andalusia where the third night of their five-day trip was spent at a bivouac area.
“A total of 17,137 men drove through Evergreen during the week and exchanged greetings with the residents as the Northern soldiers saw a section of the South most of them have never seen before.”
“Walter C. Wells, 24, formerly of Evergreen and now a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve recently graduated from the Platoon Commander’s School at the Marine Barracks, Quantico, Va., and has been assigned to active duty with the regular troops of the Marine Corps.”
“Miss Sue Moorer has returned from Repton, where she underwent a tonsil operation at Carter’s hospital.”
84 YEARS AGO
OCT. 13, 1926
“COURANT PUBLICATION DAY CHANGED TO THURSDAY: Beginning with the next issue, The Courant will be published on Thursdays instead of Wednesday as heretofore. This issue will also mark the beginning of a new publication year, which will be the thirty-second.
“It is believed by the management that the change of publication from Wednesday to Thursdays will prove of mutual benefit to all concerned. It is our desire to serve our readers and advertising patrons in the most acceptable and beneficial way possible. After careful consideration, we believe this change is necessary. We trust that it will meet with the approval of our people.
“We shall go to press early Thursday morning, thus enabling us to have all papers in the mail by 12 o’clock, in time to get off on both north and south bound mails, which pass in the afternoon.
“All copy for advertising and reading matter should be sent in as early as it’s available and by no means later than Wednesday noon. We urgently request that our correspondents and advertisers help us by getting in their copy as early as possible, in order that we take care of them and not be so rushed the last few hours.”
“The McKenzie-Evergreen Highway is nearing completion. Finishing touches are being added and gravel is being put down on the portion that is to receive gravel surface. The greater portion of the highway has a sand-clay surface, there being about one mile next to Evergreen which will be graveled. The road is a fine specimen of highway construction and is quite a contribution to State’s chain of highways. The work was done by M.M. Bentley Construction Co.”
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