12 YEARS AGO
NOV. 9, 2006
Sawyer, Tate, Norris win big: Three candidates won Tuesday’s
local election by overwhelming margins as each received better than 65 percent
of the vote in Monroe County.
Monroe County Sheriff Thomas “Tom” Tate, D-Monroeville, and
Circuit Clerk John M. Sawyer, D-Monroeville, both were re-elected while Greg
Norris, D-Excel, a newcomer to the county’s political picture, won the race for
Probate Judge of Monroe County.
Last Thursday’s football game between J.U. Blacksher and
Excel high schools in Excel will go down as a classic in one of Monroe County’s
oldest rivalries.
While the game was not one of the prettiest or one of the
more perfect games ever played between the two schools, the players on both
teams gave all they had, and because of that the outcome of the game was not
decided until the final second ticked off the game clock.
Blacksher’s Darius Parker blocked a punt and scored three
plays later on a two-yard run with 49 seconds left in the fourth quarter to key
the Bulldogs’ 12-7 win over the Panthers. The win ended a string of 12 losses
to the Panthers.
(Other top Blacksher players in that game included Derrick
Jenkins, Tevin McClain and Isaac Nichols. Top players for Excel included Marcus
Anderson, Nick Booker, Patrick Bowen, Steven Brown, Johnny Flores, Greg
Hollinger, Stephen Jaye, Shelby Jordan, Josh Mack and Morgan Murphy. Greg
Shehan was Blacksher’s head coach, and Andy Lambert was Excel’s head coach.)
37 YEARS AGO
NOV. 12, 1981
Beatrice okays fire building: The Beatrice Town Council
voted last week to construct a new wood and metal building to house the town’s
two fire trucks and a tractor.
The council accepted the low bid of $10,910 for the
wood-and-metal building from Southeastern Structures of Luverne and the low bid
of $2,000 for all electrical work from the same company.
Only Mayor Larry Womack and councilmen Al Black, Billy
Martin and Jim Bigger Jr. attended the 15-minute meeting last Thursday.
Vols’ win clinches state playoff berth: Monroe Academy’s
36-8 trouncing of the Escambia Academy Cougars Friday night clinched not only a
state 3A private school playoff spot, but also the home-field advantage in the
first round of the playoffs.
The all-important win Friday night was aided by the blocking
of the offensive line and the hard running of junior halfback Paul Bennett, who
rushed for 128 yards on 13 carries, and senior halfback Joey Langham, who
tallied 113 yards on nine carries.
(Other top Monroe players in that game included Tim Carter,
Scotty Croft, Eugene Garrett, Pat McKenzie, Chuck Owens and Mark Steadman. Rob
Kelly was MA’s head coach.)
Mrs. Susan Baas of Excel was initiated Saturday into Delta
Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International at Vanity Fair Golf and
Tennis Club. Delta Kappa Gama is an honorary society for women educators. Mrs.
Nancy Wall, District VI coordinator for the society, spoke at a luncheon that
followed the initiation. Mrs. Virginia Russell of Monroeville is president of the
chapter.
61 YEARS AGO
NOV. 14, 1957
Body of Missing Frisco Citian Found Tuesday: A five-day
search ended on the Alabama River late Tuesday afternoon with the discovery of
the body of Thomas Grindle Howington, 62, retired Frisco City businessman, who
apparently drowned while fishing when his boat overturned last Thursday.
A veteran of both world wars, Mr. Howington was a former
District Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. During World War I, he
served with the Rainbow Division in Europe and received the Purple Heart for
injuries in action. In World War II, he participated in a number of battle
campaigns in the Pacific Theater, receiving the Purple Heart and Silver Star
decorations, among others.
Uriah 11 Smashes Monroeville, 21-0: The Uriah Bulldogs
erupted for two touchdowns in the second canto and another in the final period
to smash the Monroeville grid 11, 21-0, Friday night at Vanity Fair Park in
Monroeville.
Led by halfback Charles House, the Bulldogs turned on a
vicious running attack in chalking up 330 yards in the rushing department,
while the staunch J.U. Blacksher High defensive unit dug in and held the
favored Tigers to only 85 yards rushing on the ground.
(Other standout Blacksher players in that game included Boyd
Chunn, Charles Colbert and Shine Marshall. Jack Akins was Blacksher’s head
coach. Standout MCHS players in that game included quarterback Scobie Branson.)
Ray Griffin, a native of Greenville, Ala., will assume the
position of manager of radio station WMFC in Monroeville Nov. 18, Bill Stewart,
co-owner of the local station, announced Wednesday.
87 YEARS AGO
NOV. 12, 1931
The Miller High School trounced the Monroe Tigers, 33-13,
last Friday afternoon. Brewton was by far the heaviest team that the local boys
have encountered this year, the team averaging 170 pounds, giving them a
15-pound advantage. The outstanding player of the afternoon was “Pony” Sellers,
who turned in a dandy game at the half.
Wednesday the Tigers went to Thomasville to meet the
Thomasville eleven in an Armistice game. The MCHS band and the Jackson band
played at the celebration.
Monroeville Junior Chamber of Commerce Selects A Town
Slogan: We want to take this opportunity to thank the people of Monroeville for
turning in a slogan for our town. They were all good ones and our committee had
a real hard time trying to decide which was the best and after going over them
very carefully, they decided that the one turned in by Miss Alice Lee was the
best and this is the slogan that will be used for Monroeville: “Monroeville,
Where Highways Meet.” We will have some signs made and will appreciate every
car owner in Monroeville buying one.
Mr. Norvelle Chaudron of Maxwell Field was a guest of his
cousin, Mrs. E. Talbert, while en route to Franklin for one of his planes that
had fallen near there.
The voting at the Monroeville box in Tuesday’s election was
very light. The number did not go as high as that of the preceding Tuesday when
the proposed bond issue amendment failed to be passed. Early in the afternoon,
indications were that the total number of ballots cast would be slightly more
than 100.
137 YEARS AGO
NOV. 14, 1881
Kempville is getting her name up. A good deal of
“crookedness” is reported all over the county, but Kempville scores one ahead.
A Mr. Hart, acting as collecting agent for a firm in Greenville, reports
himself robbed by four men who ambushed him a few days ago. He was robbed, he
says, of $500 or $600.
The Pensacola & Selma Railroad – From what we can learn,
work will be immediately commenced on the gap between Pine Apple and Repton.
The mail rider between Monroeville and Pine Apple reports seeing several squads
of laborers going from the latter place to Repton, having come down from Selma
on the P&S Road.
In Memorial – Allen Thomas, son of Allen E. and Mary L.
Tucker, was born near Lower Peach Tree, Wilcox County, Ala., Feb. 2, 1862 and
died near Buena Vista, Monroe County, Ala., Friday evening, Oct. 27, 1881, age
19 years, eight months and 16 days. The father died in the service of his
country while stationed in Mobile on the 29th of July 1862, leaving
the subject of this memoir quite a young infant, who without a father’s
guidance might have been led astray, but through a pious mother’s fostering
care he was trained up in the path of rectitude and at his death was widely
known as a model of industry, energy and integrity as well as for his kindness
and attentiveness to his mother’s wishes.
Don’t forget those delightful and toothsome saltwater fish
received on ice fresh from Pensacola at the Monroeville barroom every Saturday
morning.
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