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32 YEARS AGO
FEB. 9, 1984
Weather observer Earl Windham
reported .45 inches of rain on Feb. 3. He also reported a high of 67 degrees on
Jan. 30 and a low of 24 degrees on Feb. 1.
Theron L. Sims, manager of
the Piggly Wiggly Super Market here for 20 years, retired Saturday, ending a
40-year career in the grocery business. He is succeeded by Robby Stanford of
Atmore.
Alvin Howard Dees, 75, of
Evergreen died Wed., Feb. 1, in a local hospital. A native of Escambia County,
the son of the late Stephen and Lucy Robinson Dees, he was manager of JayVilla
Plantation for 41 years. He was born Aug. 14, 1908.
Over 100 attended the
Evergreen Chamber of Commerce’s annual promotion banquet Friday night at the
Holiday Inn. Representatives from 35 businesses and industries, 10
professionals and nearly all county and city elected officials were among those
present.
Mrs. Ouida Salter introduced
the speaker, Dr. Joe M. Elrod of Montgomery, who is associated with New York
Like Insurance Co. He entertained with a chain of “Cajun” jokes drawn from his
experiences while serving as an educator in Southern Louisiana before finishing
up with a few serious remarks and challenges.
Mrs. Willene Whatley assumed
the presidency and made concluding remarks, calling on members for continued
support of Chamber activities.
47 YEARS AGO
FEB. 13, 1969
Pfc. Joseph S. Ward, USMC, is in Okinawa enroute to
Vietnam. He entered the Marine Corps on July 2, 1968 and left for California
for January. Private Ward is the son of Richard Ward of Evergreen and Mrs.
James V. Hawsey of McKenzie. He attended Lyeffion High School.
A woman faces charges of assault with intent to murder
following a scrape here Monday night.
Sarah Matthews was arrested by Evergreen Policemen Tal
Smith and Henry C. Jackson who investigated. They turned her over to Sheriff
James (Shorty) Brock.
She is charged with shooting Matthew Stallworth, 35, city
sanitation department worker, with a .22 caliber pistol. Three shots were fired
and one hit the man in the back of the head, but the wound was not serious. In
fact, he worked Tuesday.
The Spring Term of Circuit Court will open here Monday
morning with Circuit Judge Robert E.L. Key presiding. After the Grand Jury is
empaneled, the trial of civil cases on an extremely light docket will begin.
The grand jurors will have a number of cases presented to
them by District Attorney Ralph L. Jones of Monroeville and County Solicitor
Henry J. Kinzer. Since all cases from the Fall Term were continued, there should
be a fairly heavy docket of criminal cases to be tried the week beginning Mon.,
March 10. There are only 10 cases slated for the jury trial on the civil
docket.
62 YEARS AGO
FEB. 11, 1954
Evergreen High Seeks
Historical Items For School’s Museum: The Journalism Club of Evergreen High
School today made a plea to the public for donations of items of historical
interest in the field of education in Evergreen. These items will be kept in
the newly formed Evergreen High School Museum for many years to come and will
help to show to posterity a way of life in Conecuh County.
M.B. Campbell, Farmers Bonded
Warehouse, has given glass cases in which the articles donated will be kept at
the school.
The initial contribution,
consisting of three pictures, was made by Mrs. Katie McCreary. It is fitting
that one of the pictures is of Miss Willie Cunningham, the beloved lady who
contributed so much to education in Conecuh County. Another picture shows the
baseball team of 1894, featuring such players as Edmund Finch, Henderson Cook,
Ted Gantt and Donnie Bruner.
The school is indebted to
Miss Mary Cunningham for a picture of a “Thom Thum” commencement wedding in
which she was a winsome bridesmaid and Mary Dent Salter (Mrs. Fred Mills) was a
flower girl.
Several personnel changes are
announced today by D.T. (Tal) Stuart, Stuart Motor Co. Zell Murphy, popular
Evergreen resident who is well-known and liked throughout the county, is now
associated with the firm in charge of their parts department.
Warren Bolton has been named
general manager and service manager.
77 YEARS AGO
FEB. 9, 1939
Conecuh County Pioneer Is
Claimed By Death: Alexander A. Autrey, one of the pioneer citizens of Conecuh
County, died at the home of his nephew, George M. Jones on Bellview Avenue,
Sunday afternoon, at the advanced age of 83 years.
Mr. Autrey was the son of the
late Enoch George Autrey and Elizabeth Amanda (Johnston) Autrey, and was born
at Old Sparta on May 19, 1855. When quite young, he moved to the Johnstonville
community, where he resided until his death. He was a lifelong member of the
Brooklyn Baptist Church, from which funeral services were held Monday
afternoon, conducted by Dr. J.G. Dickinson and Rev. Raines, his pastor.
Robert Fields, 60-year-old
McKenzie man, is being held in Conecuh County Jail on a charge of murder in
connection with the fatal stabbing two weeks ago of his 20-year-old wife, Eva
Bell.
The latter was found on the
shoulder of Highway 31, one mile south of the Conecuh-Butler county line, on
the night of Jan. 27, stabbed to death near the heart with an ice pick, or
similar instrument.
Fields, who sometimes goes by
the name of Mayweather, disappeared from his home on the night the body was
found and authorities immediately instituted a search.
Using bloodhounds obtained
from the sheriff of Butler County and with the aid of two highway patrolmen,
Sheriff J.G. Moore and his deputies found Fields Tuesday near Nymph, after
receiving reports he had been seen in that vicinity.
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