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| Reuben F. Kolb |
26 YEARS AGO
APRIL 1, 1993
Local weather observer Harry
Ellis reported .28 inches of rain on March 22 and .76 of an inch on March 25.
He reported a high of 78 degrees on March 23 and a low of 42 degrees on March
26.
Seventh Strawberry Festival
will offer a little something for everyone: Castleberry, Ala. is gearing up for
their Seventh Annual Strawberry Festival to be held on April 7, 1993 beginning
at 6:30 a.m. and ending at 6 p.m.
For many years, the main
industry in this small town was the strawberry industry. The festival was
created to encourage new interest in the growing of strawberries in this area.
Hillcrest High School student
Patrick Armstrong was the winner of the Art Portfolio award at the 17th
Annual Language and Fine Arts Tournament held at LBW College on Fri., March 5,
1993. Around 300 students represented 18 high schools from Butler, Crenshaw and
Covington counties as well as Montgomery, Dothan and Geneva. Armstrong is
pictured with LBW art instructor Lonnie Rich, LBW President Seth Hammett and
Congressman Terry Everett.
Cynthia Pugh, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Keith Pugh of Evergreen, was the second runner-up in the Miss
Southwest Alabama Pageant, a preliminary to the Miss Alabama Pageant. Alabama
Southern Community College in Monroeville, where Cynthia is a student, was host
for the pageant. Cynthia also won the bathing suit competition.
51 YEARS AGO
APRIL 4, 1968
County to bury second Vietnam
casualty today: Sorrowing Conecuh County will pay final tribute today to its
second casualty of the Vietnam war. Sgt. Grady Gantt Jr., 25, the first negro
of the county to give his life for his country over there, will be buried at
Belleville.
Evergreen Mayor Henry
Sessions said that flags will be flown at half mast here today out of respect
to this dead hero.
Funeral services will be
conducted at the Belleville Negro Baptist Church with burial in the church
cemetery with Simpson-Fluker (Pressley) Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Full military honors will be accorded Sgt. Gantt.
The widow, Mrs. Mary Gantt,
and their one child live on Rt. 1, Castleberry. The grieving parents are Mr.
and Mrs. Grady Gantt, well-known residents of Rt. F, Evergreen.
Survivors in addition to his
widow, parents and month-old son, Stephen, include two sisters, Mrs. Mary
Delice, Staten Island, N.Y., and Mrs. Edna Rankin, Rahway, N.J.
Sgt. Gantt was killed on
March 18. This was his second tour in Vietnam and he was wounded in action on
the first tour. He earned a number of decorations for bravery during his nearly
seven years in the Army, including the Bronze Star. He enlisted in the Army at
18 after graduating from Marshall High School, formerly Conecuh County Training
School.
Beautiful Patricia
Montgomery, daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. Don Montgomery, is the 1968 Miss
Evergreen. She won the coveted title at the Evergreen Band Boosters Miss
Evergreen Pageant Saturday night, which attracted an overflow crowd to the City
School Auditorium.
76 YEARS AGO
APRIL 1, 1943
Mrs. Truman Robbins and infant have returned from
Carter’s Hospital in Repton.
O.E.S. – The regular meeting of the Eastern Star will be
held Mon., April 5, at 8 p.m. All members are urged to attend.
Home On Furlough: Pfc. B.F. Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs.
B.F. Davis of Range, Ala., is at home on a furlough. He has been in Foreign
Service for three years and eight months. He says he believes the good old U.S.
is the best after all. His brother, Pvt. Calvin C. Davis from Fort Knox, Ky.,
also came home and stayed with him for two days.
Made Master Sergeant: The promotion of Technical Sergeant
Samuel G. Brooks of Evergreen, Ala., to the rank of Master Sergeant has been
announced by Headquarters, U.S. Air Force in the Middle East. Master Sergeant
Brooks is crew chief of the engineering section of a bomber squadron.
Private Ralph W. Barlow, who is stationed at Tyndall
Field, Fla., and his wife spent several days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
P.W. Barlow at Centerville the past weekend. Ralph enlisted in the Army Air
Corps in November 1942.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON CONCERT: The Evergreen Band will present
the first of a series of Sunday afternoon band concerts this Sunday in front of
the courthouse at 5:30 p.m. The public is cordially invited.
101 YEARS AGO
APRIL 3, 1918
Dr. Kendrick will be absent
from his office Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, April 9, 10 and 11, on account
of State Dental Association at Montgomery.
Conecuh produced last year
4,157 bales of cotton. In 1916, she produced only 2,312. How many will we
produce in 1918?
Will Archibald went to
Rochester, Minn. last week for treatment in the hospital of the Drs. Mayo. Mrs.
Archibald accompanied him. Mr. Archibald’s many friends earnestly hope that the
noted specialists may restore him to perfect health.
A.G. Smith sold a hog
recently for $53.48. The hog was 371 days old and weighed 382 pounds.
Play at Agricultural School:
The Junior Class of the Second District Agricultural School will present
“Single Life,” a comedy in three sets, Friday evening, April 5, at eight
o’clock in the school auditorium. Admission is 25 cents and 15 cents. Everyone
cordially invited to come and bring your friends. – Junior Class.
Death of Mrs. Nora Burch:
Mrs. Nora Burch died on March 26, 1918. She had been a great sufferer for many
months and death came as a sweet relief. She was a member of the Missionary
Baptist Church and was a good Christian.
126 YEARS AGO
APRIL
6, 1893
THE EVERGREEN
STAR
A colored citizen living
near Greensboro informs the Beacon of that city that he has plowed up three or
four skulls this spring, each containing a small collection of coins tied up in
a bag.
The procession of prisoners
to the new jail Tuesday, headed by Sheriff Irwin, was a very solemn affair.
Reuben F. Kolb was here
yesterday, and has today gone into the country. Mark the prediction: he is
going to make trouble again in 1894 and is now getting ready.
Mr. C.C. Smith, who resided
near Evergreen, died very suddenly and unexpectedly yesterday.
Mr. D.C. Sawyer, the
efficient agent for the Southern express company at this place, visited
relatives at Brewton Sunday.
Mr. J.M. Morman of Brewton
has about finished his tin work on the new jail. Mr. Morman understands his
business, and his services are nearly always in demand.
Mr. Henry Dugger, the
contractor, has a force of carpenters at work on the Evergreen hotel. His headquarters
are Brewton, and he is a first class workman in every respect. (It is said that
he intends committing matrimony soon.)
It is Dr. E.L. Stallworth
now. He has just returned from the Mobile Medical college, where he graduated
in several branches. He is now fully equipped for practice, but will return
next session to study some other branches to which he was unable to give his
full attention heretofore.
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