The Evergreen Courant's News Flashback for Feb. 22, 2023

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19 YEARS AGO
FEB. 26, 2004

Dr. James Lamar Jackson, a minister who worked with the Alabama Baptist State Convention, passed away Sun., Feb. 22, 2004 at his home in Evergreen. He was 86.

Barnes Family Medical Associates is pleased to announce that beginning March 1, Dr. Drew G. Freeman will begin seeing patients.
Dr. Freeman moved to Evergreen from Georgia where he completed his medical education.

Frankie Gibson, daughter of Robert and Lisa Gibson, won the AISA state spelling bee at Huntingdon College in Montgomery on Tues., Feb. 10, 2004. She is in the seventh grade at Sparta Academy.

Weatherman Harry Ellis reported that Evergreen received .02 inches of rain on Feb. 16.

Air Force Airman Justin D. Pemberton has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.

The Conecuh County Chapter of the Alabama Treasure Forest Association planted a tree in front of Evergreen Elementary School on Tues., Feb. 24, in celebration of Arbor Day. Evergreen Mayor Lomax Cassady, as well as members of Mrs. Kit Moss’s second grade class, were on hand for the tree planting ceremony. Don Stinson and Victor Howell represented the Conecuh chapter of the ATFA.

43 YEARS AGO
FEB. 28, 1980

Local weather reporter Earl Windham reported no rainfall in Evergreen between Feb. 18-24. He reported a high temperature of 81 degrees on Feb. 24 and a low of 24 on Feb. 18.

Chairman David L. Burt Jr. of the Conecuh County Commission recently conferred with U.S. Senator Howell Heflin and other Alabama congressional leaders in Washington concerning matters of importance to county residents, particularly pending water projects.

Jack Wainwright, president and chief executive of the First Alabama Bank of Conecuh County, has been appointed as the chairman in Conecuh County for presidential candidate George Bush.
A Reagan supporter in 1976, Wainwright will be coordinating Bush support in the county with the assistance of co-chairman David Hyde.

Cpl. Robert Grace, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hilary Grace Jr., Route 1, Castleberry, Ala., is participating with the 1st Infantry Division in Desert Warrior 80, a training exercise at Fort Irwin, Calif.

Heart Volunteers who were present at the recent reception held for them in Montgomery at the Governor’s Mansion are from left to right: Mrs. Nelda Bates, Mrs. Fob James, Mrs. Mary Tate, Vice President Conecuh Division, Mrs. Barbara Watson, President, Conecuh Division, and Ms. Mary Packard, Alabama Affiliate Field Director.

56 YEARS AGO
FEB. 23, 1967

Cope Funeral Home will be forced to cease operating its ambulance service effective March 1, Sam Cope said today. He said that impossibly high costs brought on by coverage under the wage and hour which started Feb. 1 made this move necessary.

The Spring Term of Circuit Court will be concluded here the week of March 13 with the trial of criminal cases. Circuit Judge Robert E.L. Key will preside. District Attorney Ralph L. Jones of Monroeville and County Solicitor Henry J. Kinzer of Evergreen will prosecute for the state.
Twelve cases are set for trial on the docket, which runs through Thurs., March 16, according to Circuit Clerk Leon A. Salter.

The annual Miss Evergreen Pageant will be held on March 31, it is announced today by the Evergreen Band Boosters. The pageant is the one big money-raising project for the boosters each year with all funds realized being used in support of the Evergreen High Band.
The Conecuh County CowBelles and the Cattlemen held their annual banquet meeting on Jan. 31, 1967, at the Evergreen High School lunch room.
The following CowBelle officers were elected for 1967: Katie Sue Burt, President; Myrtle Robison, vice president; Louise Ptomey, treasurer; Marjorie Stacey, secretary.

72 YEARS AGO
FEB. 22, 1951

Chances are good that construction of the proposed Conecuh County hospital under the Hill-Burton Act may get underway this year or early in 1952. This statement was made this week by Clay H. Dean, Director of the hospital planning division of the State Department of Public Health in a letter to the Conecuh County Hospital Association.

Alma Martin Post No. 50 of the American Legion is being reorganized following a meeting at the courthouse Tuesday night. A number of interested veterans were at the meeting Tuesday night. Wallace Ward and Ed James were appointed as a membership committee and are now accepting dues and issuing membership cards.

The spring term of Conecuh County Circuit Court convened here Monday morning with Judge F.W. Hare presiding. The grand jury was organized with Hugh M. Brown as foreman and after an able charge by Judge Hare promptly began its investigations with the assistance of Circuit Solicitor A.H. Elliott and County Solicitor E.C. Page Jr.

Effective Mon., Feb. 19, J.R. Daughtry became local manager of the Piggly Wiggly, succeeding Mack Everage who had been here since this store was purchased by Euclid Cook of Andalusia last year. Mr. Everage has been transferred back to Andalusia as manager of the Piggly Wiggly store there.

93 YEARS AGO
FEB. 27, 1930

R.G. Bozeman, editor of The Evergreen Courant, announces that he has filed qualification papers with Secretary of State John W. Brandon and with the Chairman of the State Democratic Executive Committee to become a candidate for the office of Representative in the legislature from Conecuh County. If his qualification papers are rejected by the Executive Committee, he states that he expects to be a candidate just the same. Bozeman was opposed to the Democratic Presidential nominee in the election of 1928.

Excavation began today on the site of the proposed telephone building located on Rural Street, just west of the Ellis Filling Station. The construction is being done by the Upchurch Construction Co. of Montgomery. The structure will be approximately 56 feet by 53 feet and will have a basement and one floor. It will be of concrete and brick with a select face brick front.

Mr. and Mrs. E.B. James spent Saturday and Sunday in Montgomery, where Mr. James attended the reunion of the famous Rainbow Division.

According to a telegram received Wednesday afternoon from Mayor J.L. Kelly, who with A.A. Williams is in Washington this week to present Evergreen’s bid for the location of the Veterans Hospital, this city’s chances are good. While nothing definite has occurred, it would seem from the tone of the telegram that the committee has reason for encouragement.