13 YEARS AGO
APRIL 20, 2006
Bikers raise $95,000: Nearly 100 cyclists biked 118 miles,
from downtown Monroeville to Orange Beach, as part of the third annual
“Peddlin’ for a Cure” event to raise money for the American Cancer Society and
the Monroe County Relay for Life.
At press time, the “Peddlin’ for a Cure” riders had raised
over $95,000 – nearly as much as the bike rides in 2004 and 2005 combined.
According to organizer Samantha Norris, Alabama River Pulp
and its employees contributed over $11,000. Billy Barnes Enterprises
contributed over $10,335. The team representing the Monroeville Area YMCA
collected over $8,500.
Vols sweep FD: Monroe Academy’s Lady Volunteers swept a
doubleheader with Fort Dale Academy in Greenville Tuesday of last week to
improve to 4-3 in area play and improve to 9-7 on the season.
MA defeated the Lady Eagles 8-3 in the first game and 11-10
in the second game. Ashley Watson picked up both pitching wins in the twin bill
with Fort Dale.
(Other top MA players in those games included Diedre Dawson,
Jenilee Foukal, Erin King, Fairbie Moye, Ashton Salter and Abbie Tucker. Rick
Raines was MA’s head coach.)
101st birthday: Caldonia Penn celebrated her 101st
birthday April 15, 2006. She was honored with a birthday party Fri., April 14,
by Hospice Care of Monroeville. Penn still has a good mind and talks often of
how good the Lord has been to her, according to family.
38 YEARS AGO
APRIL 16, 1981
Excel hires full-time chief: The Excel Town Council voted to
hire recently-appointed Police Chief Lawrence Gulley on a full-time basis and
heard from Gulley on his plans for a junior auxiliary police force and a
recreational center downtown.
Gully was hired last month to work part-time but was asked
by Mayor Coy Stacey to work full-time for $900 a month when he was laid of
recently from his job with Canteen Services in Monroeville.
(Monroe County High School’s varsity baseball team) bopped
area foe Greenville, 16-9 Tuesday of last week in Greenville. Senior Von Ham
sparked the team with brilliant relief pitching, holding Greenville scoreless
in 3-1/3 innings to gain the win, his second in as many decisions.
Right-fielder Todd Hamilton was 2-for-4 with three RBI for
the Tigers, second baseman Burke Chance 1-for-2, driving in three runs, and
John McCarthy had two hits, including his second home run of the season.
(Other top players on MCHS’s team that season included
Michael Biggs, Billy Bowen, Shannon Casey, Stan Cumbie, Tony Feaster, William
Hill, Bill Hudson, Ray Laffitte, Kelvin Lett, Keith Nettles and Joe Rowell.
Howard Busby was head coach.)
Shriners fundraiser: Monroeville Shriners Tom Lemons and
Robert Champion organize and prepare papers for the Shriner paper sale, which
is scheduled for April 25 in Monroeville. Shriners will be out in various parts
of town that day giving out the papers and taking up donations to raise funds
to support orthopedic hospitals and burn units for children located throughout
the country.
64 YEARS AGO
APRIL 21, 1955
First Polio Shots Scheduled Monday; 1,583 To Get Serum:
First series of Polio shots to first and second-grade students in Monroe County
will be given April 25 and April 26, according to H.G. Greer, Superintendent of
Education.
Vaccinations will be administered by nurses from the county
health department and Mrs. Virginia Owens will be in charge. The vaccine is
being furnished by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, free of
charge.
Hadley’s Homer Is Winner For Locals Over Jay Sunday: The second
baseman of the Monroe County nine, Frank Hadley of Uriah, surprised and
delighted over 200 local baseball fans in Vanity Fair Park Sunday afternoon as
he led off the last half of the first inning with a drive to the wall in
right-center, which went for an inside-the-park homer, giving the local nine a
1-0 lead over the Jay (Fla.) entry after one inning of play.
Left-hander Bill Hite of Monroeville, meanwhile, never
weakened as he allowed only two hits to the visitors and walked one, while
striking out six in preserving the shutout.
(Other top players on Monroe County’s Dixie Amateur League
men’s baseball team included Edsel Johnson, George Klepac and John
Weatherford.)
The Monroe County Commission has purchased five lots
fronting on North Mount Pleasant Street, which will be used as a site for the
erection of a new county jail, provided the approval of all interested
governmental agencies is obtained.
The lots, measuring 88 feet fronting on Mt. Pleasant Street,
and 162 feet deep, were purchased from W.B. Owens of Monroeville, who owned
four, and Max Bradley of Monroeville, who owned one of the lots.
88 YEARS AGO
APRIL 16, 1931
W.L. Metts Home Destroyed By Fire: The home of Mr. W.L.
Metts was destroyed by fire on Thursday morning about 11 o’clock. Lack of water
connection prevented the use of the fire truck equipment after the belated
alarm had been given. Practically nothing was saved from the building before it
collapsed.
Dr. J.W. Rutherford Dies Tuesday Night: Dr. James W.
Rutherford died suddenly at his home at Franklin Tuesday night at eight
o’clock.
Dr. Rutherford was born at Franklin 62 years ago. After
receiving his education in the common schools, he served as a teacher, later
entering the Alabama Medical College in Mobile, where he graduated in the class
of 1893. He returned to his home at Franklin and practiced his profession until
the day of his death.
His body was laid to rest in the cemetery at River Ridge
this (Thursday) afternoon at 2:30 o’clock.
Brick Factory Makes Progress: The Monroeville Brick Co.,
which began operations three weeks ago, has so far made rapid progress. Up to
date they have run two kilns and will make another run during the next few
days.
The brick yard, which is located about two miles south of
Monroeville on the old Mt. Pleasant road, is situated where there is an
abundance of fine quality clay suitable for the making of brick.
The average daily output for the factory is around 10,000,
but the full capacity has not yet been reached. The present drying room has a
capacity of 200,000 and the kiln about 100,000.
138 YEARS AGO
APRIL 18, 1881
Died at his residence near Buena Vista on the 9th
of April 1881, Mr. John Larson. Mr. Larson was born in Denmark, March 6, 1808,
and went to sea in early life, visited several prominent points in the world.
After remaining at sea for a time, he apprenticed himself to learn the painters
trade, in which he was quite successful, as his work in this county will prove.
He was a splendid artist, could enlarge a portrait to any size. He married in
September 1865 to Miss Martha Holder, granddaughter of the Rev. L.W. Lindsey.
He leaves behind a devoted wife and two darling children. May God bless them in
their affliction.
Buena Vista – Mr. J.H. Duke lost a house by fire, supposed
to be the work of an incendiary.
CLARKE COUNTY – Grove Hill Democrat: A panther, about nine
feet long, was seen in the neighborhood of Pleasant Grove Church, some 12 miles
west by south of this place, last week.
Escambia County has another new paper, the Blade, published
at Brewton. We wish better success financially and otherwise, that its
predecessors met with. Brewton is a live and flourishing railroad town and
ought to have a newspaper and such a live paper, as the Blade promises to be.
From the Blade, we learn that the election for locating the
new courthouse of Escambia resulted in favor of Brewton by a small majority of
54 against Pollard.
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