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39 YEARS AGO
NOV. 16, 1978
Lisa McEarl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis McEarl of
Monroeville, was named Monroe County’s 1979 Junior Miss Saturday night in the
annual pageant, sponsored by the Monroeville Jaycees.
A Monroe Academy senior, Miss McEarl also won the poise and
appearance and the creative and performing arts division.
(Other contestants included Amy Lambert, Lori Baggett, Lisa
Smith, Libbie Helton, Pam Richardson and Nancy Kelly.)
Three members of the Monroe Academy 1978 football team have
been named to the Alabama Private School Association senior all-star team,
according to Coach Vance McCrory of MA.
Named to the team were Lawrence Knight, a 6-foot-1,
210-pound defensive tackle; Tim Mixon, a 6-foot, 175-pound center; and Jim
Masingil, a 6-foot-1 175-pound wide receiver.
The three will be part of the South All-Star team Dec. 1 as
the South meets the North at Fort Dale Academy in Greenville.
Frisco City firemen examine the town’s new, white fire truck
immediately after its delivery Monday. The truck was purchased for $46,524 from
Jack Cocke & Co. of Mobile. The truck has a 750-gallon tank and is capable
of pumping 1,000 gallons of water per minutes, according to fireman Jimmy
Tucker.
Claiborne Murphy Bridge on U.S. 84 across the Alabama River
was reopened to heavy vehicles Sunday after emergency repairs were made to a
primary truss of the bridge that was damaged in an accident Tuesday of last
week.
54 YEARS AGO
NOV. 21, 1963
David Miller Nettles, Monroeville attorney, has been
appointed by Gov. George C. Wallace as probate judge of Monroe County to fill
the unexpired term of Judge E.T. Millsap, who died a few weeks ago. The
appointment was made public Tuesday.
Mr. Nettles will take over the office immediately and will
serve until the new term begins in January 1965. A judge will be elected in the
1964 primaries to begin a regular six-year term in 1965.
The Monroe County High School Tigers walked off with the
Monroe County and Pine Belt championships for the fourth straight year when
they defeated Frisco City last Friday night.
The record for 1963 now stands at 7-1-1 with the Pine Belt
Conference record of 5-0-0.
A postseason game with Evergreen which was rained out will
not affect this record as Evergreen is not a member of the Pine Belt
Conference.
(Seniors on MCHS’s team that season included Billy Sellers,
Richard Otterberg, Tim Jones, Robin Sanderson, Don Cox, Larry Godwin, Louie
Hayles, Lloyd Sturtevant, Eugene Wilson and Ray Owens. James R. Allen was head
coach and Ronald Dees was assistant coach.)
Monroe Native Is Selma Publisher: Roswell Falkenberry, who
was recently named publisher and editor of The Selma Times-Journal, is a native
of Monroe County, having been born at Tunnel Springs, and is related to the
Falkenberrys here.
69 YEARS AGO
NOV. 18, 1948
Arthur Dewey White, S.N., has returned to his ship, the U.S.
Gardiners Bay, at Seattle, Wash., after having spent a 28-day leave with his
father, M.K. White of Frisco City, Rt. 2, and other relatives. Accompanying him
for the visit home was John J. Pye of Albany, Ga., a navy friend.
Both White and Pye helped with the atomic bomb test on
Eniwetok Island in the Marshall Islands.
Frisco City swept past Uriah, 33 to 0, last Thursday night
on the Uriah field with a scoring spree in the final half that netted 20
points.
Walston, fullback for the Whippets, scored two of his team’s
touchdowns, while Byrd, quarterback, and McGinty, left halfback, each scored
once and end Ollis Tanton grabbed a pass for the other marker.
Standouts in line play for the Whippet eleven were Tanton,
guard Kent Johns and end Garland Byrd.
Four McCullough youths charged with the slaying of a
Monroeville resident were among those indicted for first-degree murder by the
Baldwin County grand jury which convened in Bay Minette the first week in
November.
They are Carnis Lasiter, 20; Roger Hadley, 20; Andrew
Bohannon, 17; and Charles Lasiter, 19. The group were indicted for the alleged
knife-slaying of Leonard Howard Jordan, 25-year-old Monroeville resident, at a
Little River fishing camp near Chrysler last May 19.
State investigators said Jordan was stabbed three times in
the stomach, once in the left side and once in the back. He died at Carter’s
Hospital in Repton a few hours after the stabbing.
84 YEARS AGO
NOV. 16, 1933
Mrs. Lina Hybart’s home burned Saturday afternoon. Mrs.
Hybart was visiting her daughter in Atmore at the time of the fire and her two
sons were in Monroeville. Neighbors discovered the fire too late to save but
little of the furniture.
Uriah 0, Excel 0: In a well-played football game Saturday,
the spectators saw how two strong lines could make two backfields look very
ineffective. The backs on both teams worked hard and at times one or two
thrilled the crowd with a piece of spectacular individual work, but the linemen
on each team played such fine defensive football that neither of the opposing
backfields could get going for any length of time. If either team had an edge
over the other it was so slight that it amounted to nothing. Excel did make six
first downs to Uriah’s two, but touchdowns win the game.
Seaborn Faulk arrived this week for a visit to the Misses
Faulk.
Nettles A Candidate For County Tax Collector: The political
campaign in the county has started with the announcement this week of Alfred L.
Nettles, who offers as a candidate for Tax Collector. Mr. Nettles is a native
of Monroe County, a World War veteran, a member of a large, prominent family,
and is well and favorably known throughout the county.
Mr. Frederick P. Hines, 71, died Tuesday morning at his
home, 912 Ann St., Montgomery. Mr. Hines was a native of Conecuh County and had
lived at Belleville all his life until a few years ago when he moved to
Montgomery. He was a member of the Highland Avenue Baptist Church, Montgomery,
and a member of the Masonic Lodge at Belleville.
99 YEARS AGO
NOV. 21, 1918
Mr. J.U. Blacksher was in town Tuesday.
His many friends throughout Monroe County will be pleased to
learn that Major Charles L. Scott, son of Mr. R.G. Scott of Eliska, has been
promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and is now in overseas service.
Mr. Doug McKenzie of Wainwright received a telegram on
Tuesday conveying the sad news of the death of his son, private Arthur
McKenzie. The young man is supposed to have been killed in one of the last
battles of the war somewhere in France.
Turkey-Oyster dinner Thanksgiving Thus., Nov. 28, and
everything else good to eat at Hotel Matheson, Monroeville. One dollar per
plate. Those who expect to attend will please notify me at once. – R.P.
Purefoy.
Hon. John McDuffie returned to his home in Mobile last
Saturday after having spent several days here looking after legal matters.
Mr. W.R. Manning of Excel was in Monroeville Tuesday.
Rev. John H. Pool of Eliska was transacting business in
Monroeville last week.
Mr. Clinton Brantley who has been in the service of Uncle
Sam since early in the summer is spending a few days with relatives and friends
here.
Uriah: Church at Uriah Sunday for the first time in a month.
It has been closed on account of the flu.
Loved it, thanks!
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