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29 YEARS AGO
JAN. 17, 1991
Monroe County Sheriff Tom Tate takes his oath of office from
Probate Judge Otha Lee Biggs. Tate began his second four-year term this month.
He was unopposed in November in his re-election bid for the county’s top law
enforcement post.
Fifth-ranked J.F. Shields High School’s boys wrapped up
their fourth-straight victory since losing to 4A Clarke County High School Dec.
21 when the Panthers beat Southern Normal School 73-62 Saturday in Beatrice.
Shields’ win over Southern Normal’s Cyclones, which came in
the finals of the Panthers’ tournament this weekend, left Shields 11-2 on the
season.
Tournament most valuable player Keith Montgomery, a 6-foot-2
senior forward for Shields, scored 26 points Friday (against McKenzie) and 21
points Saturday to earn the honors.
(Other top Shields players in that tourney included Derrick
Castaphoney, Kirk Kemp, Rayford Lewis, Tony McBride, C.C. Riley, Curtis Sanders
and Robert Sanders. Willie White was Shields’ head coach.)
McNeil to head Frisco chamber: Charles McNeil was elected
president of the Frisco City Chamber of Commerce for 1991 when the chamber met
Monday in the chamber office.
Other officers elected are: Hybart Sawyer, first vice
president; Wayne Musson, second vice president; Ella Wayne Byrd secretary; and
Mrs. Dot Sims, treasurer.
The chamber’s 1991 board of directors will be Ollie Wiggins,
Oneal Stacey, Ronnie Ray, Alfred Nall, Alyne Sigler and Polly Weeks.
54 YEARS AGO
JAN. 20, 1966
Claiborne Dam Contract Called: Army Engineers will receive
bids Feb. 17 at the Corps of Engineers district office at Mobile for
construction of the Claiborne Lock and Dam, a navigation structure on the
Alabama River near Monroeville.
The multi-million dollar contract will cover the
construction of a combination fixed-crest and gated spillway across the river,
a lock in the present east bank and a bituminous access road from the lock
mound to County Road No. 17.
The Claiborne Lock and Dam is the lowermost of three dams in
a scheme to provide barge navigation from Mobile to Montgomery, a substantial
amount of hydroelectric power and two large lakes suitable for recreational
use.
COUNTY CHAMPS: The Monroe County High School basketball team
walked through three teams to win the Monroe County basketball tournament last
week. The Tigers dropped Uriah 63-50 in the first game, followed with a 76-43
win over Beatrice and blasted Frisco City 94-17 in the finals Saturday night.
Members of the team are Ronnie Pitts, Gary Downs, Johnny Brannon, Larry Bryant,
Bobby Colquett, Mike Segers, Curt Wideman, Terry Salter and Coach Terry
Wilkerson.
William Weaver With 7th Fleet: Boilerman Second
Class William A. Weaver, U.S. Navy, son of Mr. and Mrs. William A. Weaver of Route
1, Uriah, is off the coast of Vietnam in the South China Sea, serving aboard
the destroyer USS Shelton, a unit of the Seventh Fleet.
The destroyer spent Christmas and New Years in Hong Kong
before returning to operations off Vietnam.
79 YEARS AGO
JAN. 16, 1941
Mr. Hugh Cameron died suddenly at his home in Monroeville
early Wednesday night of last week, the result of a heart attack. He had gone
out of the house after a tool, and failing to return immediately members of the
family went out into the yard and found him slumped at the back of the house
near his tool chest.
Mr. Cameron came to Monroe County from Canada about 30 years
ago, and for several years was a saw-filer at Manistee. For the past 25 years,
he had been a resident of Monroeville.
News has been received here that Edwin Lee, son of Editor
and Mrs. A.C. Lee of Monroeville, has recently passed the physical examination
for admission to the Aviation Training School in Auburn. Since enrolling at
Auburn, he has been taking a course in Industrial Engineering.
Six Boys Leave To Enter Army: The following, selected from
local Boards One and Two, left on Tues., Jan. 7, for Fort Barrancas, where they
will enter training in the U.S. Army.
Board No. 1 – Eugene Emmie Armstrong and Robert Junior
Lowery.
Board No. 2 – Otha Lee, Theodore Napoleon Ikner, John Tatum
and Marshall Bryant Harris.
A.J. LOCKLIN HOUSE DAMAGED BY FIRE: Fire was discovered in
the A.J. Locklin residence on last Friday shortly after noon. The firemen
reached the house in time to extinguish the flames before any considerable
damage was done.
On Sunday afternoon, about five o’clock, firemen were called
to one of the servant houses on the Locklin place, but this fire was also
brought under control with slight damage to the roof.
104 YEARS AGO
JAN. 20, 1916
Mr. E.R. Morrissette and family are occupying the cozy new
bungalow recently erected on Claiborne Street.
Monroeville has experienced this week the first real breath
of winter during the season. Following the rain on Sunday the temperature
dropped with marked suddenness and sleet and ice were in evidence for three
days.
The midwinter term of the Monroe County Law and Equity Court
convened on Monday. Judge W.G. McCorvey presiding. The court is grinding away
on the civil docket this week, the number of cases, however, is not usually
large. Few besides jurors, witnesses, court officials and parties litigant are
in attendance.
Mr. W.H. Thomas of Rollings & Thomas, who have the
contract for constructing the state aid section of the Old Federal Road, was in
the city the early part of the week. Mr. Thomas informed The Journal that work
on the road had already been commenced and will be pushed as rapidly as
possible. This firm will be associated with Mr. James K. Kyser in the construction
of the county division of the road. They expect to have about 150 hands
employed with all necessary equipment in the way of teams and machinery.
The Peoples Bank of Roy held its annual meeting of
stockholders a few days ago and elected the following officers and directors:
W.M. Newton, president; J.F. Busey, vice president; D.M. Maxwell, cashier; W.H.
Tucker, W.H. Pearce, C.P. Deming, W.R. Blackwell, W.M. Newton, J.F. Busey and
D.M. Maxwell, directors.
129 YEARS AGO
JAN. 15, 1891
ANOTHER SHOOTING: An epidemic of affrays seems to be
prevailing in Monroe. Another serious shooting affair occurred last Thursday at
Pineville in which Mr. John L. Stallworth was seriously wounded by a double
barrel gun in the hands of Mr. Bob Graham.
It seems that Stallworth and Graham had a difficulty the day
before, when Stallworth drew his knife on Graham and threatened to kill him the
next day. Promptly the next morning, Stallworth drove over to Graham’s house
and started in. Graham met him with a double barrel gun, both barrels of which
he discharged. One load struck him in the forehead, glancing without serious
injury, and the other in the breast. The gun was loaded with small shot,
otherwise the result would have been fatal.
The above are the facts as we learn them. What the
difficulty grew out of, we are not advised.
The weather for the past few days has been the coldest and
most disagreeable of the winter.
Several pupils are out of school this week on account of La
Grippe.
La Grippe has a terrible grip on Monroeville. Nearly
everyone you meet has it, just had it or is taking it.
Our citizens have accepted the proposition of Maj. Van Praag
to which reference was made last week, and Monroeville is included in the
survey of the MGP&PS railroad. The survey has been made from Eutaw to
Demopolis and from that place to Monroeville and is now expected to go to
Pensacola. Mr. Van P. expects to begin grading within a few months.
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