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FEB. 26, 2004
Weather observer Harry Ellis
reported .02 inches of rain on Feb. 16. He reported a high of 71 degrees on Feb. 20 and a low of 30 degrees on Feb. 17,
Feb. 18 and Feb. 19.
The Conecuh County Chapter of the Alabama Treasure
Forest Association planted a tree in front of Evergreen Elementary School on
Tues., Feb. 24, in celebration of Arbor Day. Evergreen Mayor Lomax Cassady, as
well as members of Mrs. Kit Moss’ second grade class, were on hand for the tree
planting ceremony. Don Stinson and Victor Howell represented the Conecuh
chapter of the ATFA. Also on Tuesday the ATFA gave away approximately 5,000
nursery grown tree seedlings in the Piggly Wiggly parking lot. The promotion of
tree planting is one of the many projects sponsored by the Conecuh Chapter of
the ATFA.
Frankie Gibson, daughter of Robert and Lisa Gibson,
won the AISA State Spelling Bee at Huntingdon College in Montgomery on Tues.,
Feb. 10, 2004. She is in the seventh grade at Sparta Academy and a student of
Mrs. Kathy Jernigan, who coordinated the Sparta Spelling Bee as well as the
District Spelling Bee. Frankie competed in the seventh-grade local, district
and finally state spelling bee.
Dr. James Lamar Jackson, a minister who worked with
the Alabama Baptist State Convention, passed away Sun., Feb. 22, 2004 at his
home in Evergreen. He was 86.
40 YEARS AGO
FEB. 22, 1979
Weather observer Earl Windham
reported .08 inches of rain on Feb. 17 and .21 inches on Feb. 18. He reported a
high of 77 degrees on Feb. 16 and a low of 28 on Feb. 12.
Marine Cpl.
James D. Morrow, son of Lois H. Browder of Rt. 2, Box 260, McKenzie, Ala.,
recently departed for deployment in the Mediterranean Sea.
He is assigned
to the 3rd Battalion, Eighth Marines, based at Marine Corps Base,
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
His unit is
embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima, operating as a unit
of the U.S. Sixth Fleet.
Palmer Smith is
now serving as hospital pharmacist and purchasing agent for Evergreen Hospital,
Inc. Smith graduated from Evergreen High School in 1958 where he was a popular
student and athlete. A registered pharmacist, he graduated from Samford
University, Birmingham, in 1963. He worked at the Conecuh Drug Co. here and
then owned pharmacies in Montgomery for several years. Prior to accepting his
recent position, he worked as a pharmacist with a Monroeville drug store. Smith
and his wife, Jane, and their son, Eben, 10, live in the Fairview community and
are members of the Evergreen Baptist Church. He is the son of Mrs. V.P. Smith
and the late Mr. Smith of Route E, Evergreen.
Cynthia Rudolph
won first place in the Birmingham Post-Herald Spelling Bee at Marshall Middle
School and will compete in the County Spelling Bee in March.
65 YEARS AGO
FEB. 25, 1954
Unusual Exhibit Scheduled
Here Next Monday and Tuesday: Marie O’Day’s Palace Car is coming Monday and
Tuesday, March 1-2, to Evergreen.
On exhibit in the car will be
some unusual attractions, including the mummified body of Marie O’Day.
The night club dancer and
entertainer, according to the sponsors of the exhibit, was fatally stabbed by
her husband and thrown into the Great Salt Lake inn Utah, where the body
remained for 12 years.
After the body was recovered,
the exhibitors say it was discovered that the hair was still growing in an
apparently normal manner. The dancer’s husband is said to be still serving a
life sentence in Utah for her murder.
O.E.S. Will Observe Master
Mason Night: The local chapter of the Order of Eastern Star will observe Master
Mason night Monday night, March 1, beginning at 7:30 at the Masonic Hall. All
Master Masons and their wives are invited to attend and members of the O.E.S.
may bring their husbands whether they are Masons or not.
A full night of entertainment
has been provided including an old time fried chicken supper. All Masons and
Eastern Stars are urged to participate.
Frank Chavers, a senior of
Lyeffion High School, was recently selected Future Farmer of the Year. He
cultivated 25 acres of land last year, entered an 800-pound Hereford Calf in
the 1953 Fat Calf Show and he had a Gilt in the FFA Pig Chain.
90 YEARS AGO
FEB. 28, 1929
Confederate
Veteran Dies At Age of 89: John J. Booker, well known and highly respected
citizen of this county, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Joe Andrews,
near Belleville, Feb. 16. Deceased was a native of Conecuh County, having been
reared in what is known as the Lone Star community near Skinnerton. He was a
veteran of the War Between the States and at the time of his death was 89 years
old. Interment was made in Lone Star cemetery Sun., Feb. 17.
Four Guardsmen Prepare For Trip To Washington: Four
picked men from Troop C, 55th Machine Gun Squadron, Alabama National
Guard, were making final preparations this week for their trip to Washington,
D.C. to take part in the inaugural ceremonies for President-Elect Herbert
Hoover.
The four who will make the trip are Frank Brantley,
D.C. Brooks, Willie I. Cook and W. McLean Dreaden. They will leave Evergreen
Saturday and return about Wednesday.
Confederate Soldiers Will Get Gravestones: Washington,
Feb. 23 – The Confederate dead of the Civil War, after sleeping for six decades
as rebels, were given official recognition today as American soldiers when the
senate passed a house bill conferring governmental honors upon them.
The bill authorized the secretary of war to erect
headstones over the “graves of soldiers who served in the Confederate army and
who have been buried in national, city, town or village cemeteries or in any
other places,” the war department also was instructed to preserve in its record
“the name, rank, company, regiment and date of death of the soldiers and his
state.” The bill now goes to the White House for the president’s signature.
115 YEARS AGO
FEB. 24, 1904
Belleville: The new Methodist
minister, Mr. Breedlove, at his regular appointment, delivered an earnest and
impressive sermon. Although the weather was threatening, there was a good crowd
out.
J.A. Amerson of Gregville was
here Monday circulating among the people in the interest of his candidacy for
commissioner. Mr. Amerson tips the beam at 307 pounds and if he is elected will
no doubt be one of the biggest commissioners in the state.
The recent improvements of
the streets and sidewalks are appreciated by everybody. One can now cross the
streets in rainy weather without wading through mud and water.
SUDDEN DEATH: Prominent
Citizen Drops Dead While at Work: A.T. Thomas, a well known citizen of this
county, dropped dead while at work in the saw mill of John Murphy near Herbert
on Thursday last. Mr. Thomas, up to the time of his death, was apparently in
good health, and was at his post in the saw mill performing his duties when
suddenly he was seen to fall and expire in a short while. Apoplexy was supposed
to have been the cause. He was a good citizen and was respected and esteemed by
his neighbors and all who knew him.
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