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| Repton Masonic Lodge No. 575 |
47 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 21, 1967
“Trial of criminal cases in
the Fall Term of Circuit Court of Conecuh County will begin Monday with Circuit
Judge Robert E.L. Key presiding.
“Holding paramount interest
in the criminal proceedings will be the trial of Joe Green on a Murder, Second
Degree charge. Green was charged in the death of Jack Manual, young man, who
was killed by a pistol shot near Castleberry last March 3.
“Another trial creating a
good deal of interest is that of Miller Baldwin on a charge of Murder, First
Degree. Baldwin is charged with shooting and killing Ruth Boykin at her home
near here last April 16. He also faces a charge of Assault to Murder in the
alleged shooting of John H. Stallworth at the same time.”
“The Evergreen Post of the
Alabama Highway Patrol gives the following accident report for the weekend
beginning at 6 p.m. on Fri., Sept. 15, and ending at midnight on Sun., Sept.
17.
“There were five accidents on
Conecuh County roads, causing four injuries and one fatality.
“The traffic victim was John
B. Privett Jr., age 37, of Andalusia, who was killed when the car he was
driving ran off the road and hit a light pole at 1:40 a.m. on Sept. 15 on
Alabama 41, seven miles south of Repton.”
“The Repton Masonic Lodge No.
575 will sponsor a gospel singing on Sat., Sept. 30, at 8 p.m. at the Repton
High School Gymnasium. Proceeds will be used by the lodge to help pay for the
new lodge building recently purchased.”
62 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 18, 1952
“Census report shows that
3,388 bales of cotton were ginned in Conecuh County, Ala. from the crop of 1952
prior to Sept. 1, as compared with 5,403 bales for the crop of 1951.”
“Miss Jerry Donovan is now in
the Philippine Islands looking forward to her new work as an elementary teacher
at an Air Force Base school.
“Miss Donovan left Mobile by
air on July 31 for her new assignment. She is a graduate of the Evergreen High
School and the University of Alabama, class of 1950.”
“Charging illegal voting and
incorrect rulings by election officials, Mayor H.L. Dees Jr. of Repton has
announced that he will formally contest results of Monday’s election. Official
count showed that J.N. Andrews was elected mayor, defeating H.L. Dees Jr., by
30 to 28. The present mayor, a grocery merchant, said he would file his contest
within five days.
“He said he would allege that
persons registered in Beat 1 were permitted to vote although Repton is in Beat
13 and that five absentee votes cast in his favor were thrown out by the
officials. Andrews, 43, who was an Army corporal in the South Pacific during
World War II, said he welcomed any investigation of the election. He is a
barber.
“Other results of the
balloting were as follows:
“Chosen council members, G.H.
Dees, 51 votes; and Dr. W.R. Carter, nine votes, re-elected; J.L. Dees, 40;
John E. Davison, 46; and Lee Stallworth, 44, newly chosen members; and I.S.
Mixon, 39 votes, defeated sixth candidate.”
77 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 16, 1937
“SEVENTEEN RATTLERS KILLED BY
FARMER NEAR OWASSA: Lee Peacock, farmer living near Owassa reports the prize
snake story of the season to date. He says that Saturday near his home he
killed 17 rattlesnakes on the same spot of ground. The largest snake was about
six feet long and the smaller ones were about 1-1/2 feet in length. Presumably
the largest one was the mother and the smaller ones her brood of children.”
“Census reports show that
there were 2,309 bales of cotton ginned in Conecuh County from the crop of 1937
prior to Sept. 1 as compared to 3,311 bales ginned to the same date last year.”
“All schools of Conecuh
County were opened Tues., Sept. 14, following the annual teachers institute
which was held here on Mon., Sept. 13. Reports which have come in from the
various schools indicate that the enrollment to date is far below normal,
caused no doubt by the great amount of cotton that has not been picked. Because
of rainy weather, farmers have been greatly handicapped and delayed in
gathering their cotton and many are keeping their children out of school until
they can get their cotton out.
“Supt. H.D. Weathers asked
all teachers to cooperate to the fullest with their patrons by arraigning short
schedules so that children might get out early and help with cotton picking.”
92 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 20, 1922
“Mr. Pugh (of the Fairfield
community) killed a rattlesnake which measured five feet, having 21 rattles, on
Bankston Creek.”
“Our school (at Loree) opened
Mon., Sept. 11, with Mrs. Aubrey Davis principal, Miss Battie Johnson,
assistant. Having new building and fairly good equipment the teachers and
student body are determined to make this the greatest year in the history of
the school.”
“Many friends throughout the
county were shocked and grieved to learn of the death of J. Taylor Ball, which
occurred on last Friday at his home near Mt. Zion, following a brief illness of
influenza and double pneumonia.
“Deceased was the only son of
the late Albert M. Ball. He was about 33 years old and is survived by his
devoted wife, an only son and his mother, besides numerous relatives.
“His body was buried at
Owassa cemetery on Saturday afternoon with Masonic ceremonies.”
“We are glad to learn that
G.W. Anthony has gone into mercantile business here (Skinnerton).”
“Free Moving Pictures: Moving
pictures free to everybody will be held at the following places and dates:
Welcome, Sept. 21; Herbert, Sept. 22; Paul, Sept. 26; Castleberry, Sept. 27;
Lenox, Sept. 28; Belleville, Sept. 29.
“These pictures were shown
Tuesday evening at the Junior High School to a large and enthusiastic audience.
The people of Owassa will see them tonight. They are conducted under the
auspices of the local Chamber of Commerce and are free to everybody.”
107 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 18, 1907
“J.F. Jones has had the old
Methodist church transformed into an attractive and modern dwelling. The work
was done by Geo. Carrier, who is a skilled workman.”
“Capt. J.H. McCreary of
Turnbull was circulating among Evergreen friends on Monday.”
“Miss Clark of Nashville, who
will be in charge of the millinery department of the store of I. Long &
Sons, arrived yesterday.”
“Ralph Irwin returned on
Monday from Texas, where he purchased a choice lot of horses and mules.”
“Haimon Long has returned
home from New York, where he has been several weeks. Mrs. Long and their baby
joined him at Birmingham and accompanied him home.”
“Road from Brewton to
Andalusia: Brewton, Ala., Sept. 15 – The logging road of the Cedar Creek Mill
Co. is gradually being pushed toward Andalusia. The road will eventually be
completed to that point and connect with the Central of Georgia, which has a
terminus there.”
“Judge Terry Richardson, son
of Judge J.C. Richardson of this judicial circuit, was found dead in his bed at
the St. Charles Hotel in Luverne at an early hour on Monday morning.”
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