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| Tom Lester of "Green Acres" |
AUG. 4, 1994
E-911 system nears start: Monroe County’s Enhanced-911
(E-911) emergency response telephone system is almost operational and may be on
line as early as October.
E-911 is a computerized emergency telephone system that
provides automatic identification of the origin of each call. Monroe County
voters approved such a system in a referendum in November 1990. It will replace
the 1911 system currently in use.
Fountain will coach at FSU: Monroe County High School head
football coach Scott Fountain resigned last week to accept a coaching position
at Florida State University in Tallahassee.
Fountain, 28, spent his first three years in Monroe County
coordinating the restoration of the Frisco City High School football program,
before moving to MCHS last fall to coach the Tigers.
While at Frisco City, Fountain saw the Whippets post an 0-10
record his first year. In his last season, Frisco won 12 straight before losing
to Coffeeville High School in the semifinals of the state 1A playoffs.
Twin registered calves: “Red,” a four-year-old registered Santa Gertrudis cow belonging to Earlman Davis of Claiborne, delivered these twin bull calves on July 8. Davis said he suspects she delivered twins – considered unusual for cattle – because of the high-protein diet he has kept her on. This is the third time the cow has calved, Davis said. The sire is a 2,500-pound Santa Gertrudis bull named “Jerry.” Davis said the calves are registered stock.
52 YEARS AGO
AUG. 7, 1969
‘Eb’ Of ‘Green Acres’ TV Show To Speak Here: A 30-year-old
Southern Baptist who has developed into one of television’s brightest stars
will appear at the First Baptist Church in Monroeville Friday night at eight
o’clock as the climax of the interdenominational Youth Activities Days, which
began Wednesday.
He is Tommy Lester, better known to millions of TV viewers
as “Eb” on the popular weekly CBS series, “Green Acres,” which also stars Eddie
Albert and Eva Gabor.
Bulldog Boosters: Leading yells for the J.U. Blacksher High School football fans this year will be Patsy Weaver, Rhonda Cartwright, Dianne Andrews, Carol Curry, head cheerleader Donna Scott, Ardis Garrett and Carolyn Mason. The cheerleaders have been busy with a practice session twice each week all summer long. Football season is almost a month away, but the cheerleaders are set to go now!
County Student Wins Scholarship: Glenda Dailey, Patrick
Henry student and June graduate of J.U. Blacksher High School, Uriah, was
awarded a $300 scholarship last week by the Alabama Association of Education
Office Personnel.
The award, won in statewide competition, will be made
officially at the annual workshop of the office personnel association’s meeting
Aug. 7 at the Whitley Hotel in Montgomery. Glenda is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. W.H. Dailey, Uriah.
Monroeville’s National Guard will leave here Saturday morning at five o’clock for 15 days of field training at Camp Shelby, Miss. Some 82 enlisted men and one officer will be included. Lt. Richard A. Horton will command the unit.
77 YEARS AGO
AUG. 3, 1944
WOMAN BITTEN BY RABID FOX: Dr. W.W. Eddins, Acting County Health Officer, has received a report from Dr. W.E. Broughton of Perdue Hill, stating that a rabid fox had bitten a woman, Ethel Robinson, near Perdue Hill. The fox’s head has been sent to the state laboratory, and the test shows positive.
Mrs. George Thomas Jones, who has been spending some time with her husband at Fort Meade, Md., has returned to Monroeville. Sgt. George Jones has been transferred to Fort Benning, Ga.
Cotton Opening Over County: The first open cotton reported this season was brought to The Journal office by L.A. Tatum of Peterman and was picked from his field on July 26. W.T. Bates, who operates a farm west of Frisco City, also reported open cotton on his farm on the same date.
A letter from Pvt. W.H. Manning to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Manning of Ollie, conveys the news that he is somewhere in France. If you remember what General Sherman said about war, that is what W.H. says the American boys are giving the Germans at this time.
CARLOWVILLE LAD CRUSHED TO DEATH: While plowing with a tractor last Wednesday afternoon, Hugh Lewis Simpson Jr. was crushed to death when the machine struck a stump and overturned. According to reports, he had been dead for about two hours when the accident was discovered. He was 15 years old and the son of Mr. and Mrs. H.L. Simpson.
102 YEARS AGO
AUG. 7, 1919
Death of Mr. John M. Coxwell: A shadow was cast over our
entire community last Sunday morning when the sad news spread over the town
announcing the death of our esteemed townsman, Mr. John M. Coxwell, on the
previous evening.
Mr. Coxwell was born Aug. 15, 1871 at Perdue Hill where he
grew to manhood and was engaged in the mercantile business until his election
to the office of Clerk of the Circuit Court in 1904, which position he had
filled continuously and most efficiently up to the time of his death. He was
for several years connected with the Monroe County Bank in the capacity of
director and assistant cashier, and when the Bank of Monroeville was organized
some months ago, he became its cashier.
Interment was made in the Baptist cemetery with Masonic honors,
Mr. J.W. Thurmond of Castleberry, being master of ceremonies.
Among the most recent conveniences established in Monroeville is the opening of a telegraph office by the Western Union Telegraph company with Mr. Elder as operator. The office is located in the building formerly occupied by the traffic agent of the Manistee & Repton Railroad.
Mr. W.H. Coleman, a prosperous farmer of Excel, was in town last week. Mr. Coleman says the cotton crop in his neighborhood is very poor on account of wet weather and boll weevils, but he reports good corn and cane crops.
Four new dwellings are now in course of erection in Monroeville and plans have been drawn for a number of others, yet the congestion grows more rapidly than the facilities for accommodation.
127 YEARS AGO
AUG. 2, 1894
Wyatt Tait Killed By His Son: The Clarke County Democrat of the 26th instant says: Monroe Tait killed his father, Wyatt Tait, last Wednesday afternoon at their residence in this county, near Gosport. It seems that Monroe, his wife, sister, father and some of Monroe’s children had gone into an out house in the field for shelter from the rain. The noise of the children or some misbehavior on their part annoyed old man Tait, when sharp words followed touching the correction of the children or their need of correction. In this colloquy, Wyatt Tait called Monroe’s wife a “b—h.” Monroe said he wouldn’t take that, and, picking up a piece of plank, struck his father on the head and knocked him to the ground. As the old man attempted to get up, he was knocked down again and given another blow on the head after he was down, breaking his skull. Monroe made no effort to escape and was not arrested until Thursday. Wyatt Tait was an industrious and thrifty man, about 62 years of age, and was the uncle of Wyatt Tait, who killed Sheriff Foster and Constable Ikner of Monroe County. Monroe is 28 or 30 years of age. He was committed to jail on Friday. He does not seem to realize the gravity of his crime.
The Brushy Creek Baseball Club will cross bats with the Ridge boys on Sat., 4th inst., 2 p.m. Ladies are specially invited to witness the contest.
Hon. Nick Stallworth of Evergreen addressed the citizens of Monroe at Grimes’ school house on the 27th and at Mt. Pleasant on the 28th ult. Very good crowds attended at both places, and the Colonel made splendid speeches on both occasions. As a political campaigner, as in everything else with Colonel Stallworth, it was a great success.
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