51 YEARS AGO
APRIL 8, 1965
Committees named for ’65 Fat
Calf Show: It now appears that the 20th annual Conecuh County Fat
Calf Show will continue in the tradition of the 19 that have preceded it… it
will be better than ever.
The show will be held Mon.,
April 19, in the show arena at Conecuh Cooperative Stockyard on North Main
Street.
Elbert Williams, assistant
county agent and show chairman, this week named members of the various
committees and officials for the show.
Ralph Holland Crysell, age
43, died unexpectedly Friday in a local hospital. The Circuit Clerk and
Register of Conecuh County became ill while at his office shortly before noon.
A doctor was summoned and treatment given and County Solicitor Henry J. Kinzer
was driving Mr. Crysell home when he suffered an attack, apparently a stroke.
The death of this able and
popular county official was a great shock to his family and host of friends. In
1958, he ran for the office of Circuit Clerk and Register in his first
political bid and was elected. He was elected without opposition to a second
term last year.
Miss Sue Griffin is the new
Key Club Sweetheart of Division 7. She succeeds Sally Oswald who has reigned as
Sweetheart since last Spring.
Sammy Simpson of Evergreen
won first place in the spelling bee at Evergreen High School. Shirley Cobb
finished second and Johnny Crook third. Sammy will represent EHS in the state
spelling bee in Birmingham in May, sponsored by The Birmingham Post-Herald.
66 YEARS AGO
APRIL 13, 1950
Bill Hardy And Wife Die Mysteriously: Bill Hardy, a
well-known local man, and his wife, were found dead in bed at their home about
12 o’clock Sunday night, having apparently been dead for several hours. The
discovery was made and reported by Thaddeus Hardy, their son.
Sheriff W.D. Lewis immediately began an investigation
because of the suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of the two. This
investigation is still going on, Sheriff Lewis told The Courant. Final outcome
hinges largely upon an autopsy which was performed and report of this autopsy
is expected within the next few days from Dr. Grubbs, State Toxicologist.
In the meantime, Thaddeus Hardy has been placed in jail
on open charge and is being held pending the outcome of the investigation.
E.H. Penny Is New Principal At Repton: It was announced
this week by H.G. Pate, Supt. of Education, that E.H. Penny, present coach at
the Atmore High School, has been selected as principal of the Repton High
School, effective July 1, 1950. His selection was approved at a meeting of the
County Board of Education held Fri., April 7.
Mr. Penny succeeds H.D. Weathers as principal at Repton.
Mr. Weathers is retiring from school work after more than 40 years of service
in the schools of Alabama.
Mr. Penny was formerly coach of the Monroeville High
School and has been coaching the Atmore athletic teams for the past two years.
81 YEARS AGO
APRIL 11, 1935
SURVEY BEING MADE FOR
OVERHEAD R.R. CROSSING: Engineers from the State Highway Department are now
engaged in making a survey preparatory to the construction of an overhead
crossing over the railroad at Owassa. The work has been in progress for the
past week.
The construction of this
crossing will begin just as soon as funds are available from the Federal
government, a large amount of the $4,800,000,000 works measure recently enacted
by Congress having been set aside for this purpose.
Mrs. W.J. Donovan and Mrs.
J.E. Jones attended the Alabama Federation of Music Clubs in Selma last week.
Misses Mildred Wild, Bess
Yarbrough, Alice Croom, Nell Glenn and Ruth Moorer of Alabama College,
Montevallo, are spending the Spring holidays at home.
Miss Mary Louis Mixon left
last week for Nashville, Tenn., where she will enroll for training at the
Davidson County Hospital.
Evergreen Theatre – “The Home
Of Good Pictures” – Wallace Beery in Darryl F. Zanuck’s Production, “The MIGHTY
BARNUM,” 20th Century Pictures, Silly Symphony And News, Sunday,
Monday, April 14-15.
Miss Harper Gantt, a member
of the senior class at Huntingdon College, left Tuesday for La Grange, Ga., to
act as a judge in a high school dramatic tournament at La Grange College.
96 YEARS AGO
APRIL 14, 1920
Store Burned at Burnt Corn:
The store building and stock of Messrs. Mosley and Lowrey was destroyed by fire
at Burnt Corn on Tuesday night, April 6, involving a loss of possibly $10,000.
The fire was discovered at
a late hour when the flames were too far advanced to save any of the goods. Its
origin is unknown, but was probably accidental.
The mercantile business was
recently purchased by Messrs. R.L. Mosley and J.F.B. Lowrey from Mr. J.K.
Kyser, and these young men were in a fair way to achieve a degree of success
similar in proportion to that of their veteran predecessor.
The Lee-Cooke Stock Co. is
giving a week engagement under canvass on the vacant lot corner of Park Street
and Cemetery Avenue, and are delighting Evergreen audiences with a splendid
repertoire.
Circuit Court began on
Monday afternoon for a two-week term. Judge Leigh organized the grand jury with
T.M. Mills as foreman.
Dr. W.F. Betts left on
Sunday for New Orleans to attend the session of the American Medical
Association.
The early closing in
Evergreen may not mean more and better gardens, but will most likely result in
the burning of more and higher price of gasoline.
Hon. L.H. Brassell will
speak at Castleberry on Thursday night, 29th, at 7:30, and Brooklyn
on Friday at 11 a.m. in the interest of his candidacy for Congress.
111 YEARS AGO
APRIL 12, 1905
Mrs. A.L. Rumph of Perote is
spending some time here visiting her sisters, Mrs. J.B. Murphy and Mrs. J.G.
Lundy. Mrs. Rumph is director of Children of the Confederacy, Alabama Division,
U.C.V.
Mrs. Levi Garner, an aged
lady of Sepulga, died on Saturday night from the effects of a snake bite
inflicted a week before. She got up during the night and stepped on the
reptile, a rattlesnake, on the floor which bit her foot twice. She became
speechless in a few seconds and suffered great agony until death. She was 75
years old.
We learn that considerable
hail fell in eastern and northern portions of this county on Sunday afternoon.
Luther Jackson is having a
residence erected on Bruner Avenue, which will be an ornament to that portion
of town.
Repton will shortly have
another brick building. Carter Bros. are erecting a nice brick store.
Dr. H.B. Williamson has
removed his office to the apartments he formerly occupied over the bank.
The spring term of Circuit
Court convened at one o’clock on Monday afternoon, Judge J.C. Richardson
presiding, and his son, T.M. Richardson, representing the State in place of
Solicitor Bricken, who is ill. The grand jury was organized with C.K. Lee of
Castleberry, foreman. D.W. Howell is bailiff for the grand jury.
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