21 YEARS AGO
APRIL 19, 2001
Evergreen weather observer Harry Ellis reported 0.04 inches of rain on April 13, 0.16 inches on April 14 and 0.28 inches on April 15. He reported a high of 88 degrees on April 10 and a low of 58 on April 15.
C’berry Strawberry Festival
slated for April 21: Strawberries, strawberries and more strawberries. The
final preparations for the 15th annual Castleberry Strawberry
Festival are now being made. Along with fresh strawberries for sale, residents
can enjoy crafts, food, pony rides, a dunking booth and continuous
entertainment in Castleberry on April 21.
This year the line-up for
entertainment will include New Revelation, a gospel group from Pensacola, Fla.
New Revelation has been at the festival for the past four years. Also
performing will be Perfect Image from Mobile who perform songs from the 50s,
60s and top 40 country.
Anniversary celebration honors Dr. S.C. Tucker: The 38th Anniversary celebration in honor of Dr. Sidney C. Tucker as pastor of Belleville Missionary Baptist Church will begin Fri., April 29, at 7 p.m. with Rev. J.O. Malone of Monroeville as guest speaker. The program will climax Sun., April 22, at 2:30 p.m. with Rev. W. Oliver, pastor of Antioch Baptist Church in Tunnel Springs and Lilly Baptist Church of Monroeville.
46 YEARS AGO
APRIL 15, 1976
Weather Report: Earl Windham
reports that rainfall for the first three months of 1976 was considerably less
than for the same period in 1975. Last year, the three-month total was 24.2
inches compared to 14.09 inches this year.
Rainfall by months in 1975
was January, 7.1 inches; February, 8.6 inches; and March, 8.5 inches compared
to this year’s January, 4.84 inches; February, 2.85 inches; and March, 6.4
inches.
(Windham also reported highs
of 82 on April 5 and April 11 and a low of 40 on April 10.)
Fat Calf Show is set here
Monday: The 31st Annual Conecuh County 4-H and FFA Fat Calf Show
will be held Monday at the Conecuh County Cooperative Stockyard Show Arena,
starting at nine o’clock.
The show, considered the best
county show in the state, is sponsored by the Conecuh County Fat Calf Show Committee,
an affiliate of the United Fund, and the State Department of Agriculture &
Industries in cooperation with the Extension Service of Auburn University and
the State Department of Vocational Agriculture.
Twenty-eight exhibitors will
show calves.
Genie Webb will represent Conecuh County in the State Spelling Bee finals in Birmingham on May 1. To achieve this honor, she had to win both her school and county spelling bees. Genie is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Webb of Evergreen and a sixth-grade student at Marshall Middle School.
71 YEARS AGO
APRIL 19, 1951
Dennis Bailey Jr. Shows
Champion At Conecuh County Fat Calf Show: A 725-pound Black Angus-Hereford
crossbreed owned and shown by Dennis Bailey Jr. was judged the Grand Champion
of the Sixth Annual Conecuh County 4H-FFA Fat Calf Show held Monday at the
Conecuh Cooperative Stockyard. The Reserve Champion was owned and shown by
Dudley Ellis.
Something like 1,000 people
took in the show in which 33 fine beef calves were entered. Entertainment
before the show was provided by the Evergreen High School Band under the
direction of Frank Wilkerson. Charlie Roberts and his String Band played during
the show.
Vernon Millsap, President of
the Evergreen Junior Chamber of Commerce, which sponsors the show each year,
was master of ceremonies during the show.
Boy Scout News: The weekly meeting was opened at five o’clock Monday by the troop repeating the pledge to the flag. Mr. Mac said we were going to furnish our own tents. We met behind the City School this Wednesday and practiced our camporee events. Then we held our patrol meetings. We closed the meeting by singing “Taps.” After the meeting, Mr. Engle showed us a film entitled “Wheels Across Africa.” – Troop Scribe, David McKenzie.
Mrs. Warren E. Bolton and daughter, Sherry Lynn, are leaving today for Norfolk, Va. where she will join her husband, S. H-1c Warren E. Bolton of the U.S. Navy.
96 YEARS AGO
APRIL 21, 1926
Quick and efficient work on the part of John Oliver Monday night prevented a conflagration when he discovered the residence of Lamar Matkin on fire, climbed to the roof and extinguished the blaze before serious damage could be done.
MT. UNION: Mesdames R.C. Smith and G.L. McIntyre attended the Andalusia District Campaign of the Women’s College of Montgomery, held in the Methodist Church at Andalusia last Wednesday.
MAY DAY FESTIVAL AT
EVERGREEN: Plans for the May Day Festival, to be held in Evergreen Friday,
April 30, under the auspices of the Parent-Teachers Association, Orpheus and civic
clubs, are rapidly maturing.
Under the direction of Mr.
W.B. Sexton as general chairman, with Mrs. L.D. King Jr., as assistant, the
public is assured a day of wonderful entertainment. Dr. W.G. Hairston has
charge of the grounds and will have the City School campus in readiness.
Music for the day will be
furnished by the Evergreen Orchestra. Mrs. S.P. Shoemaker is chairman of the
committee on music.
One of the main features of
the day will be an automobile parade. Mrs. Gilma Dunn, the chairman, expects at
least one hundred and fifty cars to enter.
Three handsome prizes will be
offered for the best decorated cars.
The May Queen and her
attendants will lead the parade. Much interest is being manifested in the
choice of a queen. The voting for the May-day Queen has started.
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