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33 YEARS AGO
JAN. 22, 1981
Local weather reporter Earl
Windham reported no rain between Jan. 12-18, 1981. He reported a high
temperature of 65 degrees on Jan. 16 and a low of 11 degrees on Jan. 13.
“Yes, Evergreen and Conecuh
County were well represented at the inaugural of the United States 40th
president. President Ronald Reagan’s ‘Presidential Inaugural Committee, 2nd and
T Streets, S.W., Washington, D.C.’ ordered for the Inaugural Ball greenery from
Conecuh County primarily Southern Smilax. Here you see Frank Merrill preparing
‘the largest shipment of ‘smilax’ I’ve ever handled, and I’ve been gathering
and shipping it for over 28 years.’ Frank is a loyal and knowing, gatherer of
smilax and other green ‘stuff’ for Salter’s Evergreen Supply, owned and
operated by Mrs. J.V. (Elizabeth) Salter.”
“Bud Evers of Evergreen was
one of six young speakers who delighted rural electric co-op leaders attending
the Alabama Rural Electric Association (AREA) annual meeting in Montgomery Jan.
8. Bud is Alabama’s delegate to the National Rural Electric Cooperative
Association’s Youth Board.”
“William James Barlow, 67, of
Rt. 2, Castleberry died on Sat., Jan. 17. He was a member of a prominent,
pioneer family and the father of Castleberry Mayor W.J. (Sonny) Barlow.”
48 YEARS AGO
JAN. 27, 1966
“Conecuh County’s Mrs. Mabel
Amos made it official Saturday when she qualified to campaign for Secretary of
State shortly after the State Democratic Executive Committee met in Birmingham.
A native of Brooklyn, Mrs. Amos has served under eight governors since leaving
the teaching profession to work in the governor’s office. She served as
recording secretary in the governor’s office for over 20 years and was termed
this past year ‘an assistant governor’ by Gov. George Wallace. Mrs. Amos is the
first Conecuh Countian in many years to seek a state office subject to
statewide vote. Mrs. Amos makes her home at Brooklyn, where her ancestors were
pioneer settlers and she has been a mainstay in church and community
activities.”
“Services held for former
mayor Robert F. Croom: Robert Farnham Croom, 78, a former mayor of Evergreen
died Jan. 21 in Gaithersburg, Maryland following a lengthy illness.
“A member of a pioneer
Conecuh County family, Mr. Croom was long prominent in business, civic,
religious and political affairs of this area. He served as mayor of Evergreen
and also as chairman of the Conecuh County Board of Education.”
“Frank Burt was named Conecuh
County’s Outstanding Young Farmer of the Year by the Evergreen Jaycees at their
meeting Tuesday night.”
63 YEARS AGO
JAN. 25, 1951
“Mr. and Mrs. Tal Stuart
spent Sunday and Monday in New Orleans and attended the showing of the 1951
Chrysler.”
“A new substation costing a
little over $22,000 has recently been installed here by Alabama Electric
Cooperative. The substation is pictured above and is located on Cemetery Avenue
at the Jordan Street corner. The station was erected by AEC, which furnishes
the city-owned electrical system its current at wholesale, to meet increased
demands by the city system.”
“Mid Many Tears And Fond
Farewells Battery ‘C’ Leaves For Ft. Jackson: They remembered all over again
just how heartbreaking it is to say goodbye to loved ones off to the wars. And
so with tears and fond farewells they said goodbye, bon voyage to the men of
Conecuh County’s Battery ‘C,’ 117th Field Artillery Battalion as they left by
train Tuesday afternoon for Fort Jackson, S.C.
“The move to Ft. Jackson came
exactly one week from the day, Jan. 16, the local National Guard unit became
part of Uncle Sam’s Army. ‘C’ was mobilized at the Evergreen Armory on the
16th, only a little over 10 years after it had been mobilized in November 1940
into federal service for World War II.
“The leaving of this large
number of local men brought the war even closer to home. And though this war
isn’t as big, yet, as the last one, saying goodbye proved just as sad and
tear-jerking a job as before.”
78 YEARS AGO
JAN. 23, 1936
“Bids On Overpass Are Sought
By State Highway Department: Advertising calling for bids for the construction
of an overhead bridge here, as a link in U.S. Highway 31, are carried in this
issue of The Courant.
“A total of $147,000 has been
programmed for the construction of the Evergreen Overpass, which will route
Highway 31 over the main line of the Louisville and Nashville railroad,
eliminating the grade crossing at the north end of the city.
“According to plans, the
northern tip of the structure will merge with Perryman Street at a point
directly in front of the D.H. McCreary residence, while the southern tip will
emerge into West Front Street at the intersection of Rural Street.
“A 15-foot driveway will be
maintained through the present West Front Street extension, running along the
boundary of the properties now fronting on the present street, probably
dead-ending at the Gulf Filling Station at the present grade crossing.
“A time limit of 190 working
days has been set for the erection of the overpass.”
“King Edward VIII New Ruler
of England: London, Jan. 21 – His face bearing the marks of grief for his dead
father, Edward Albert, prince of Wales, was formally proclaimed King Edward
VIII today by the Privy Council.
“The age-old ceremony was
held just 16 hours after King George V had died in a painless coma at
Sandringham House at 11:55 p.m.”
93 YEARS AGO
JAN. 26, 1921
“Capt. Chas. R. Taliaferro
has been chosen chairman for Conecuh County for the European Relief Council to
secure Conecuh’s quota of money for the relief of starving and undernourished
children in Central and Eastern Europe, of which there are now 3-1/2 million.”
“The Courant has reliable
information that a party of Andalusia capitalists will erect a water power
plant either in Conecuh or Sepulga river to develop electric current for lights
and power.
“The River Falls Water Power
Co. has already been organized by C.A. Oneal and E.L. More and associates,
which means that it is now a reasonable certainty.”
“Militiamen To Be Tried In
Marion County: Jasper, Ala., Jan. 21 – Judge Sowell today granted a change of
venue to Hamilton, Marion County, in the cases of nine members of Co. M,
Alabama National Guard, indicted on charges of murder in connection with the
lynching of William Baird, a miner, and fixed Mon., Jan. 31, as the date for
the trials to begin.”
“LOST, somewhere’s on streets
of Evergreen, or on road leading by Mineral Springs to Miller plantation, one
automobile tire, size 34x4 on steel rim.”
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