FEB. 19, 1998
Ghosh captures second spelling title: For the second straight year, Monroeville Junior High School student Monalisa Ghosh has won the Monroe County Spelling Bee. Coming in second in the competition was J.C. Till, an eighth-grader at Frisco City High School. The third top speller was Tyrone House, an eighth-grader at Frisco City High School, and the fourth top speller was April Hollinger, a sixth-grader at Beatrice Elementary School.
J.F. Shields High School ran by McIntosh High School 94-78
Friday in McIntosh to earn a berth in the Alabama High School Athletic
Association’s Southwest Region tournament that began Tuesday in Bay Minette.
Senior forward Damien Payne scored a career high 40 points,
converting his first seven field goal attempts, to key the Panthers’ victory.
(Other top Shields players in that game included Clement
Blackmon, Raymond Blackmon, Lance Crawford, Arvin Dailey, Labaron Finklea,
Calvin Huff, Travories McCreary, Kelvin Sanders and John Stallworth. Jerome
Sanders was head coach.)
Lambert graduates with honors from TSU: Lee Anne Lambert of Goodway, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy D. Lambert, recently graduated summa cum laude from Troy State University, earning a bachelor of science degree in elementary education. She completed her studies during fall quarter with a 3.97 grade point average and will participate in commencement exercises in March. She is employed by the Monroe County Board of Education as a fourth-grade teacher at Excel School.
49 YEARS AGO
FEB. 15, 1973
Snow blankets area; heaviest since 1898: Monroe County
citizens were stunned last Friday as a snow storm, termed by some of the older
residents of the county as the heaviest since 1898, blanketed the area,
virtually halting all activity.
It all began early Friday morning when “old man winter”
turned a freezing rain into sleet and then transformed it into snow which
extended over the entire southeastern portion of the state. Just how much snow
Monroe County did receive is questionable, but three to five inches were
reported in various parts of the county Saturday morning with drifts up to nine
and 10 inches.
Whippets upend Tigers: In probably the biggest win of the
year for the Whippets, they defeated the Monroe County High Tigers in Frisco
City Tuesday night, Feb. 6, 64-63.
Eddie Martin led the scoring drive for the Whippets with 29
points. Melvin Lawson got 14 while Pat Banks added 11; Elbert Coleman, seven;
and Herman Banks, three.
Katz to head local Chamber of Commerce: The directors of the
Monroeville Chamber of Commerce Tuesday named Israel Katz president of the
organization for 1973.
Meeting at the Monroe County Courthouse, the group also
elected Bob Manos, first vice president; Dr. Joel Hardee, second vice
president; John Causey, secretary; and Bob Burns treasurer. Earlier, in mail
balloting, the general membership named seven directors to serve for the next
three years. They include G.M. McNider, Israel Katz, John Causey, Bob Burns,
Kenneth Fairly, Raymond Owens and R.A. Wible.
74 YEARS AGO
FEB. 19, 1948
Excel Citizens Favor Incorporating Town: Residents of Excel
voted 72 to 22 in a special election Tuesday favoring incorporating of their
town, and Probate Judge E.T. Millsap said necessary steps will be taken
immediately to prepare for the election of town officials.
Actual incorporation of the community, under state law, will
await the appointment of three men by the probate judge to check the number of
inhabitants in the proposed incorporated area.
Incorporation of Excel will bring to five the number of
incorporated communities in Monroe County. Others are Monroeville, Frisco City,
Beatrice and Vredenburg.
KIWANIS CLUB TO SHOW FREE FOOTBALL FILM: The Monroeville Kiwanis Club will sponsor a free showing of the 1945 Alabama-Duke Sugar Bowl football film at Monroe County High School tonight (Thursday) at eight o’clock. The public is invited.
Officials of the Monroeville Water Board said this week 15
contracting firms have placed deposits with their engineer signifying their
intention of bidding on the job of extending the town’s water system.
The project, which will cost an estimated $140,000, is
scheduled to get underway about April 1, and bids must be placed with the board
not later than 11 a.m. March 2. The work includes the erection of a
100,000-gallon tank and installation of more than eight miles of pipe.
Donald Mills of Selma is consulting engineer for the water
board.
99 YEARS AGO
FEB. 15, 1923
A MYSTERIOUS INCIDENT: An abandoned Ford car was discovered on the roadside near town a few days ago and was taken in charge by Sheriff Bowden. Some mystery seems to surround the abandonment of the car which has not up to this time been satisfactorily explained. The car bears a Florida license tag, “10-411C, Fla. ’23,” Motor No. 6236832 and has been identified as one driven by a woman to a local garage some 10 days ago for some slight repairs. The woman was a stranger and accompanied by a small boy apparently some six or eight years of age. The woman inquired directions to Walker Springs or some other point in Clarke County and departed in that direction, but has been traced only to Perdue Hill, from which point she is said to have returned to Monroeville. In the abandoned car was found a boy’s cap and a letter addressed to C.J. Faircloth, Tallahassee, Fla., the post office at which it had been mailed is undecipherable. The letter appears to have been written by a woman, and bears the simple signature, “Diller.” The car is held at the Locklin garage, awaiting legal proof of ownership.
Miss Lillian Black of Canoe has accepted a position in the dress-making department of Wiggins Brothers.
Mr. J.M. Dennis who was down from Tunnel Springs Tuesday stated that his mail is becoming increasingly heavy with inquiries from parties in the north and west who contemplate locating dairy and other farms in the south. He is confident that a number have been favorably impressed with descriptive matter furnished regarding the advantages offered by Monroe County to such settlers.
126 YEARS AGO
FEB. 20, 1896
A recent number of The Evergreen Courant announces the retirement of Mr. J.F. Marsh, one of the editors, he having sold his interest in the paper to Mr. Geo. Salter Jr., who becomes sole proprietor.
Manistee: Hon. W.H. Louiselle has returned home from Mobile
where he has been attending court for the past few days.
We had quite a stampede in the mill last week. It happened
in this way: somebody spiked one of the logs, and it came into the mill, they
did not know it until the saw struck it, but when the teeth began to fly the
boys began to leap from the mill like frogs.
Gauntlet Lodge No. 151, Knights of Pythias, was organized at Tinela, this county on the 4th inst., with the following officers: W.L. Abernethy, Chancellor Commander; L.K. Benson, Vice Chancellor and Representative to Grand Lodge; J.A. McCants, Prelate; R.C. Abernethy, Knight of Records & Seal and M. of F.; G.W. McCants, M. of E. and R.A.M. of W.; J.K. McLeod, Master at Arms; T.S. Packer, Inner Guard; S.J. Grace, Outer Guard.
Work has been commenced on the erection of the Presbyterian Manse, near town.
Miss Ellen Harrengton is visiting relatives at Manistee.
Capt. G.H. Gray of Perdue Hill was in Monroeville last Saturday looking after his fences.
Capt. W.B. Kemp and Mr. T.E. Dennis of Kempville were in the city a few days ago.
Rev. Mr. Killough and Prof. J.N. Powers have exchanged places of residences, Prof. Powers having purchased the parsonage property. The Methodist people will build a new parsonage during the year.
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