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16 YEARS AGO
APRIL 22, 1999
Local weather observer Harry
Ellis reported .07 inches of rain on April 14 and “scattered frost” on April
17. He reported a high of 87 degrees on April 14 and lows of 36 on April 17 and
April 18.
Castleberry held its annual
Strawberry Festival this past weekend with a nice, large crowd that turned out.
Games, music, a street dance and family fun was the rule of the day and a good
time was had by all.
U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions
will visit Conecuh County this Fri., April 23, at 4 p.m. for a town hall
meeting.
Sessions will meet the people
of Conecuh County at the renovated historic depot in Evergreen. He will make a
few remarks and then take some questions.
Small Loan, Inc. recently
held its grand opening and ribbon cutting in conjunction with Evergreen-Conecuh
County Chamber of Commerce. The company specializes in small, quick approval
loans and is located next door to Dollar General across the street from the
A&P.
Members of the Allied Community
Development Corp., which was organized by the late Jack M. Wainwright III,
formerly of Evergreen, established a scholarship at Birmingham-Southern, his
alma mater, as a memorial in his honor. He was a former loan officer at First
Alabama Bank.
31 YEARS AGO
APRIL 25, 1985
Local weather observer Earl Windham reported .62 inches
of rain on April 15. He reported highs of 86 degrees on April 19-20 and a low
of 49 degrees on April 17.
David Lancaster of Repton exhibited the Grand Champion of
the 40th Annual Conecuh County Steer Show here Monday. First Alabama
Bank of Conecuh County, represented by Tom Salo, paid $1.50 per pound for the
1,230-pound champion, a total of $1,845.
Steve Lancaster of Repton had the Reserve Champion of the
Conecuh County Steer Show. The 1,140-pound steer sold for $1.28 per pound to
the Conecuh-Monroe Counties Gas District, represented by Morgan Holley, for a
total of $,1459.20.
Winners in Senior Showmanship at the Conecuh County Steer
Show are Chris Godwin, Steve Lancaster, Tim Covin and Tommy Shipp.
A delegation of the Alabama Farm Bureau Federation
recently visited Washington, D.C. Shown above with Congressman Bill Dickinson
are John Cook and James Cook of Conecuh County. Dickinson talked to the members
of the Bureau about the 1985 Farm Bill, which is up for renewal this year, and
major agriculture concerns in the Second Congressional District.
Paul M. Harden, Attorney at Law, announces the opening of
a branch office in Evergreen on Tuesday and Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Court
Square.
46 YEARS AGO
APRIL 23, 1970
The 25th Annual
Conecuh County 4-H and FFA Calf Show will be staged at the show arena at
Conecuh Stockyards Monday. Fed calves will be shown by 55 young men and women
starting at eight o’clock.
The show is sponsored by the
Conecuh County Fat Calf Show Committee, an agency of the United Fund, and the
State Dept. of Agriculture & Industries in cooperation with the Auburn
University Extension Service and State Dept. of Vocational Agriculture.
There have been a number of
changes in personnel in the Evergreen Post of the Alabama State Troopers in
recent months. This picture gives you an opportunity to know the men who are
patrolling the highways in Conecuh and Monroe counties. They are Lt. W.W.
Nettles, assistant district commander; Post Sgt. O.J. Nelson, Troopers R.H.
Cottingham and T.W. Hall, Evergreen, Trooper J.D. Stuckey, Monroeville,
Troopers W.E. Gill and F.D. Brackin and Cpl. B.E. Bozeman, Evergreen. Not
present with the picture was made were Capt. W.O. Nichols, district commander,
and Trooper M.E. Craft of Monroeville.
The March of Dimes
Certificate of Appreciation is awarded to David T. Hyde Jr. and Mrs. H.A. Deer
in grateful recognition of their devoted and energetic efforts toward realizing
the National Foundation’s mission of preventing birth defects and their
disabling after effects. Making the presentation is Julian H. Maynard, field
representative of the Foundation.
61 YEARS AGO
APRIL 28, 1955
“Outstanding!” “Best Show
in the state!” and “Finest quality!” were just a few of the remarks that
cattlemen and visiting authorities had to say about the Tenth Annual 4-H Club
and F.F.A. Fat Calf Show held in Evergreen last Thursday in which Marilyn Dees
and her brother, Alvin, walked away with top honors. Seventy-two calves were
shown, entered by some 67 F.F.A. and 4-H Club members.
Thirteen-year-old Marilyn,
a member of the Evergreen 4-H Club, and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.H. Dees,
showed the Grand Champion for the second time, having won this coveted award in
1953, and the Reserve Champion in 1954. Her winner was a 1,015-pound Hereford.
The T.R. Miller Mill Co. paid a record price of 68 cents per pound for the
Grand Champion.
Jack B. Kinzer, chairman of
the Boys and Girls State Committee of the Alma Martin Post No. 50 announced
today the names of the representatives from the four Conecuh high schools that
will represent their schools at these statewide events.
Representing Conecuh County
High School will be Louise Bradley and Comer Beasley. Repton High School will be
represented by Jean Armstrong and Comer Bonds, and Lyeffion will send Sarah
Hardee and Clarence Riley. Evergreen High will be represented by Patty McGehee,
Clinton Claybrook and Buck Lewis.
Boys State will be held at
the University of Alabama May 28 through June 3. Girls State will convene on
June 12 and close on June 18.
76 YEARS AGO
APRIL 25, 1940
Pix Announces Third
Anniversary Program: A special program for the observance of the Pix Theatre’s
third anniversary on Fri., April 26, was announced this week by Manager Haywood
Hanna.
On the screen that day will
be seen “The Farmer’s Daughter,” starring comedienne Martha Raye, that promises
fine entertainment.
The lobby of the Pix will be
beautifully decorated with flowers by the Evergreen Garden Clubs, which will
add greatly to the occasion.
Burns Prove Fatal To State
Highway Employee: Walter Ramer, 34, of Repton died Tuesday night at St.
Margaret’s in Montgomery from burns received while working as patrol driver for
the state, 15 miles from town on the Evergreen-Midway highway.
According to details received
here, it seems that a vehicle, presumably a truck, had given out of gasoline
and Ramer had poured some into the supply tank, but as the motor was slow in
picking up the fuel, Ramer attempted to hasten the action by standing on the
running board of the truck and pouring gasoline into the carburetor. The truck
on which Ramer was standing was being pushed from front by another vehicle,
trying to start the stalled motor.
While he was thus occupied on
the running board, the truck ahead backfired, sending out a spark that ignited
the flowing gasoline. Attempting to get out of the way, Ramer jumped backward
from the running board, tilting the fuel container, drenching himself with the
flaming liquid.
In his first moments of
fright and pain, as is common with most people whose clothes catch fire,
Ramer’s first impulse was to run, which of course increased the fury of the
flames. When the other members of the crew finally stopped the flaming figure
of Ramer, the whole of his chest and arms were badly burned.
Ramer was immediately put
under a doctor’s attention, but as his condition called for more extensive
medical care, he was removed Friday to St. Margaret’s hospital in Montgomery,
where he died Tuesday night.
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