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| St. Mary's Episcopal Church in 1936. |
AUG. 1, 1957
Tiger Football Schedule Given: Wilcox County High’s Tiger
eleven will play five home games and four on other fields, it was announced
this week by WCHS Coach Connie McKelvey.
The season is opened at home when the Tigers meet
Carlowville on Sept. 13, with the local squad playing each week from then until
the final game with Pine Hill on Nov. 15, except for an open date Nov. 1.
The schedule is as follows: Sept. 13, v. Carlowville; Sept.
20, at Beatrice; Sept. 27, v. Hayneville; Oct. 4, v. Maplesville; Oct. 11, at
Orrville; Oct. 18, at Dallas County; Oct. 25, v. Catholic; Nov. 1, Open; Nov.
8, at Sweet Water; Nov. 15, v. Pine Hill.
Bailey Leads In Marine Firing: Bobby Joe Bailey, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Howard H. Bailey of Camden, has set the record for this year, firing
the M-1 Rifle at the Marine Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C., his parents
have been notified. He enlisted as a member of Central Alabama Squad and has
been at Parris Island for the past six weeks.
He made 234 out of a possible 250 from 200, 300 and 500
yards distance, in rapid and time firing.
Saturday Wreck Kills One: One man died and two others were critically injured when an old model convertible overturned Saturday afternoon on a straight flat stretch of road near Camden. Eddie Colston, 23, of Camden died of a broken neck in the wreck at 4 p.m. Saturday on a county road five miles east of Camden. Officers said the car overturned twice while traveling at a high rate of speed. It tore through four strands of barbed wire fence before coming to a stop in Abe Cook’s pasture.
77 YEARS AGO
AUG. 3, 1944
NOTICE: The regular meeting of Dale Lodge Monday, Aug. 7 – Special business to come before lodge. – G.C. Middlebrooks, Worshipful Master.
Mr. John Gates, leader of the Boy Scouts, carried the boys down to Henderson’s Lake for a weekend camp. There were 15 boys that enjoyed the outing. Mr. Gates is devoting considerable time to the boys and deserves much credit for the fine troop they have built up. This is one of the projects sponsored by the Exchange Club.
Sgt. John Buford Felts has returned to his post of duty in Kentucky after spending a 15-day furlough in Miami, Mobile and Camden.
Cpl. Gaillad Melton of the U.S. First Marine Corps is spending his furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T.P. Melton of Pine Apple, after serving in a number of battles in the Pacific area. Camden friends were delighted to see Cpl. Melton again.
Pfc. Ivan Berry, who is stationed at Fort Dix, New Jersey, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Berry.
Pvt. Bill Dailey from Eglin Field was a weekend guest in the home of Mrs. C.E. Lewis.
The Cradle of the Confederacy Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy held its July meeting at the home of Miss May Kyser in Carlowville.
90 YEARS AGO
AUG. 6, 1931
LOWER PEACH TREE: Burglars entered the store of Messrs. W.S. Irby & Sons on Saturday night and stole a quantity of merchandise. Entrance was effected by sawing a hole in the back part of the store. The parties have not yet been apprehended.
Mack Dunn, who farms on the Hicks plantation at Darlington, sent in to our office the first open boll of cotton of the season.
There will be a regular meeting of “Beck” Chapter No. 371 Order of the Eastern Star Monday night, August 10, at 8 o’clock. All members are urged to be present.
Boykin Bridge and Caledonia played a very interesting ball game on the (Caledonia) diamond Thursday, which was enjoyed by all not only for the good playing but for the good fellowship between the rival teams.
FOUND: One pair of glasses. Red Star Grocery Co., Camden, Ala.
There will be no services at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church next Sunday afternoon. Rev. Justice S. Jones of Carlowville, the Rector, is taking a two-week course at Vanderbilt University and later will spend his vacation at his old home in North Carolina.
McWilliams: Our entire community was saddened on last Friday afternoon by news of the sudden death of little Helen Brown, four-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Brown of this city while she was visiting her grandparents at DeFuniak Springs, Fla., with her mother.
103 YEARS AGO
AUG. 1, 1918
PINE HILL: A large number of our people attended camp meeting at Dixon’s Mill Sunday. The Rev. Bob Jones preached to a congregation of about two thousand and preached in his usual eloquent earnest, effective style.
Mr. E.F. Oakley, a candidate for Representative in the next Legislature, was in Camden Monday and received many pledges of support here.
Miss Alice VanDeVoort is attending the Summer session of Columbia University, New York. Miss VanDeVoort taught Science in Bessemer High School last year.
Death of Mr. Louis T. Lawler: Our community was shocked and
saddened to hear of the death of Mr. Louis Lawler on last Monday morning. Mr. Lawler
had been in bad health for several months, but it was not until about two weeks
ago that his condition became serious. He was taken to Selma suffering from
internal cancer, and was operated on, the operation relieved him for the time
and he seemed to be doing well, but on last Sabbath there was a change for the
worse and he passed away somewhat suddenly at 4 a.m. Monday.
His body was brought to Camden on the afternoon train and he
was buried Tuesday at 10 o’clock. Mr. Lawler was in the prime of his life, just
52 years old. Mr. Lawler was a member of the A.R.P. Church and was punctual in
his attendance when his health was good.
116 YEARS AGO
AUG. 3, 1905
On Thursday night last, the largest fire ever seen in Pine Hill occurred. It was first seen about 10 o’clock bursting from Dr. McConnell’s livery stable. The entire stable with all the stores on that block were quickly burned. There were five in number, that of Mr. R.A. Lee, Moore & Mason, Godbold & Swearinger, Mr. Daniell’s and Mrs. A.A. Miller. Part of their stocks were saved, but the whole loss was about $5,000 or $6,000.
Mr. Arnold Cook, son of Mr. W.M. Cook, Superintendent of Education of Wilcox County, had the misfortune to fall in the Court House and broke both bones in his arm just above the wrist last week. He is getting along all right, however, and it is to be hoped that he will continue to improve, and that no weakness in the limb will show up in the future.
Rock West baseball team walked away from Camden team easily on Tuesday evening. You can’t down the country boys.
There was a kind of Gretna Green affair at the courthouse Saturday night when Joel Franklin Crooker of Gastonburg and Miss Etta Foster Williams of Rehoboth were married, Judge P.H. Pitts, officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Crooker took the midnight train for their future home.
Mrs. Tappey, wife of Rev. Frank Tappey, was brought up from Lower Peach Tree on the Steamer Nettie Quill and was carried to King Sanitorium. She is seriously ill. At one time, Mr. Tappey was pastor of the Valley Creek Church. – Selma Times of 28th.
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