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DEC. 21, 2000
Local weather reporter Harry
Ellis reported .05 inches of rain on Dec. 11, 2000, 1.40 inches on Dec. 13, .22
inches on Dec. 14, .32 inches on Dec. 15 and .22 inches on Dec. 16. He reported
a high temperature of 77 degrees on Dec. 16 and low of 22 degrees on Dec. 17.
“Saturday’s high winds
destroy Christmas in the Park displays: Mother Nature took a hand in
Evergreen’s annual Christmas in the Park this year, destroying most of the
displays with high winds late Saturday afternoon.
“The weather didn’t cooperate
at all, beginning Friday afternoon with heavy showers, which continued into the
night. Luckily, judges were able to choose the winners of this year’s event
before the weather turned nasty.”
“Senator Jeff Sessions
visited Evergreen this past Friday afternoon to discuss several important
issues with local residents.”
“Joseph A. Bratton, Chairman
and President of Regions Bank Covington-Conecuh, along with Pam Hammonds,
Senior Vice President and Branch Manager, announce the retirement of Janella R.
Baggett, effective Dec. 31, 2000, and the promotion of Carol H. Cook to Vice
President and Branch Operations Officer.”
“BellSouth Pioneers donated
bluebird houses to the Conecuh County Board of Education in an effort to help
raise public awareness about the decline in the bluebird population over the
last five decades.”
DEC. 19, 1985
Local weather reporter Earl
Windham reported 2.49 inches of rain on Dec. 11, 1985 and 1.60 inches of rain
on Dec. 12. He reported a high of 79 on Dec. 12 and a low of 28 on Dec. 14.
“The Greening Masonic Lodge
on South Main Street was slightly damaged by a fire discovered at 6 p.m.
Monday. The Evergreen Volunteer Fire Department was able to quickly put out the
blaze.”
“The City of Evergreen
recently improved the services of its Sanitation Department with the purchase
of this new trash truck with knuckle boom loader. The approximate cost was
$26,000.”
“Captain and Mrs. Ellis W.
Golson (nee Rachel Ellis) of Killeen, Texas proudly announce the birth of a
daughter, Amber Lynn, weight eight pounds, nine ounces born Dec. 15.”
“The Evergreen Industrial
Park continues to expand. Work is progressing rapidly on this building for
Interspec.”
“The FFA’s champion corn
grower for the Southwest District is Maurice Lee of the Evergreen FFA Chapter.”
“This, the home of Randy and
Rita Baggett, 103 South Main St., winners of first place in the Chamber of
Commerce’s Spirit of Christmas Entrance Decorations Contest. They received a
prize donated by Cassady Insurance Agency.”
DEC. 17, 1970
“Book published by Miss
Riley: Miss Elizabeth d’Autrey Riley has published some of her memories in a
book that will be of great interest to people throughout the country who enjoy
a well told tale from local history.
“The Evergreen Old Historical
Cemetery as written by Miss Riley will lead one down each lane of this hallowed
spot, and her comments concerning those buried there will bring before the
reader a past that has faded away except as it lives in the memory of older
citizens.
“Miss Riley is well qualified
for her role as historian being descended as she is from the representative
pioneer families of South Alabama. She is a native of Monroe County, having
been born in the ancestral mansion at Flat Creek Plantation, the daughter of
Enoch George Riley and his wife, the former Narcissa Davidson. Her uncle, Dr.
B.F. Riley, was an author and historian of note and a president of Howard
College.
“Miss Riley has already
appeared in print, having written an account of an antebellum Christmas in
South Alabama for the magazine of the National Society, Daughters of the
American Revolution. She is a charter member of Conecuh Chapter of this
organization.
“The Evergreen Old Historical
Cemetery, Miss Riley’s latest work, will enrich those who share with her these
memories and will add luster to her reputation as an historian.”
DEC. 15, 1955
“SELECTED SOLDIER OF THE
MONTH: Army PFC Clayton C. Hale of Repton, Ala. receives congratulations from
Lt. Col. Clyde Kennington, Battalion Commander of the Army Medical Service of
the Army Medical Service School, after being selected Soldier of the Month for
the enlisted student section at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. A dental laboratory technician
at the school’s Medical Center, Private First Class Hale was selected for his
soldierly appearance, knowledge of duties and military courtesy. He entered the
Army in January 1955 and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Willie L. Hale of Rt. 1,
Repton.”
“Robert Boone, administrator
at the Conecuh County Hospital, was elected president of the Evergreen Junior
Chamber of Commerce Monday night. He will serve a six-month term of office
until the first of July 1956 and succeeds Bill Gaines.”
“Wayne Hutcheson, manager of
the Cotton Tractor Co., Ford tractor and implement dealer of Evergreen,
returned Sunday from a four-day visit to Havana, Cuba via Delta Air Lines.
“This all-expense-paid trip
was give to 42 Ford tractor and implement dealers in Alabama and Georgia by
Southeast Ford Tractor Co. of Decatur, Ga. as a reward for excellent
performance in a nationwide sales contest sponsored jointly by the Tractor and
Implement Division of Ford Motor Co. and Southeast Ford Tractor Co. during
August and September of this year.”
“Bermuda Community,
representing Conecuh County in the State Community Improvement Contest, was
visited by state judging team on Thurs., Dec. 8.”
DEC. 19, 1940
“Rat Extermination Campaign
To Start This Week: On account of the general complaint of rat infestation the
Mayor and Council have asked the Health Department to put on a campaign for the
extermination of these pests and carriers of diseases, especially Typhus fever.
“The P.W.A. crew will begin
poisoning Thursday or Friday morning of this week, and we hope everybody will
cooperate 100 percent since it is for the common good of all. This work will be
supervised by Mr. Spann, county sanitation officer, and Mr. Kyle of the State
Health Department. (Signed) E.L. Kelly, County Health Officer.”
“Former Resident Dies In
Plane Crash: Funeral services will be held in Montgomery tomorrow afternoon at
three o’clock for Clarence M. Dannelly Jr., son of Dr. and Mrs. Clarence M.
Dannelly of Montgomery, formerly of Evergreen.
“According to reports from
the Naval Air Station in Pensacola, the 24-year-old ensign and a student pilot,
Max Lettau of Manchester, Mass., were killed Tuesday morning about nine a.m.
when the plane in which they were practicing water landings dived into the bay
and sank. The bodies of Dannelly and Lattau were not recovered from the sunken
ship until late Wednesday afternoon.
“Ensign Dannelly was
graduated from the University of Alabama in 1937, majoring in aeronautical
engineering. Shortly after receiving his B.S. degree, he entered the Navy and
received his training at the Pensacola Air Station, graduating about two years
ago.
“For two years, he was
assigned to duty in the Panama Canal Zone and while there Ensign Dannelly was
selected for special coastal survey work in Colombia and Ecuador. He remained
in South America two months and shortly after his return to the United States
was stationed at Charleston, S.C. Last September, he was sent to Pensacola as a
flight instructor.
“Surviving are his parents,
Dr. and Mrs. C.M. Dannelly; two sisters, Hermione and Mary; one brother, Frank
Perry, all of Montgomery; his grandmothers, Mrs. A.B. Farnham, Evergreen, and
Mrs. J.M. Dannelly, Selma; four aunts, Miss Aline and Augusta Farnham,
Evergreen, Mrs. George Hobbs, Selma, and Mrs. George Clinkscale, Spartanburg,
S.C.; two uncles, Milton Dannelly, Birmingham, and G.R. Farnham, Auburn.”
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