Benjamin Meek Miller |
54 YEARS AGO
JUNE 27, 1963
Evergreen weather reporter
W.D. Simonton reported a high of 91 on June 24 and a low of 68 on June 25. He
reported .80 inches of rain on June 20, .32 inches on June 21, .79 inches on
June 22, .55 inches on June 23, .21 inches on June 24 and .07 inches on June
26.
Mrs. Sarah Susan Wilson, age
103, died at her residence in the Mt. Union community on Thurs., June 20. She
was thought to be Conecuh County’s oldest citizen.
Rayburn H. Nall, seaman, U.S.
Navy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Belton H. Nall of Lenox, Ala., is serving aboard the
amphibious assault ship USS Valley Forge, which participated in operation “Wind
Sock” off the coast of California June 3-14.
Owassa Is Given Zip Code
Number: Owassa’s five-digit zip code is 36466, Postmaster L.M. Brown announced
today.
“Everyone in Owassa will use
this zip code on all their correspondence to speed mail delivery and reduce the
chance of misspent mail.”
Zip Code, the Post Office
Department’s revolutionary new system of improved mail dispatch and delivery,
goes into effect nationally on July 1.
The Repton Baptist Church was
the scene of the wedding of Miss Betty Jean Dees and Willard Conrad Booker Jr.
June 16. Lovely in its simplicity, the impressive double ring ceremony was
performed by the Rev. Ralph Lee.
69 YEARS AGO
JUNE 24, 1948
Greening Lodge Masons Elect New Officers: At a regular
meeting in the Masonic Hall Tuesday night, June 22, Greening Lodge No. 53,
A.F.&A.M., elected officers for the coming year. The new officers are as
follows:
Worshipful Master, Claude L. Murphy; Senior Warden, A.K.
Williams Jr.; Junior Warden, Reuben F. Hyde; Treasurer, F.L. Cardwell;
Secretary, W.G. Jones; Senior Deacon, Alfred A. Long; Junior Deacon, H.H.
Johnston; Tyler, Robert Z. Wells.
Appointed officers are Senior Steward, W.C. Trawick;
Junior Steward, Truman Hyde; Marshal, T.J. Mills; and Chaplain, Aubrey Dean.
J.J. (Jack) Finklea Is New School Head: Announcement was
made this week by County Superintendent H.G. Pate that J.J. Finklea, a former
citizen of Evergreen, now of Cuthbert, Ga., had accepted the position of
principal of the Evergreen High School, succeeding J. Cliff Harper, who
resigned last week. Mr. Finklea, with his wife and two children, will move here
to assume his duties about July 15.
The city’s voters will go to the polls next Tues., June
29, to elect a mayor and five councilmen. Below are the names the voters will
see on the ballots next Tuesday:
For mayor: M.M. Cardwell and J.H. Robison.
For councilmen: Ward C. Alexander, H.H. Beasley, A.G.
Bolton, H.A. Deer, C.L. Kamplain, R.G. Kendall, H.J. Kinzer, Zell Murphy, J.W.
Shannon, D.T. Stuart and O.B. Tuggle.
84 YEARS AGO
JUNE 29, 1933
Local Delegation Seeks Road
Completion: A delegation from here composed of Probate Judge L.W. Price, Mayor
J.L. Kelly, Representative J.E. Kelly and M.C. Brooks, chairman of the Board of
Revenue, spent Tuesday in Montgomery where they went to present a plea to Gov.
Miller and State Highway Director L.G. Smith for the completion of the paving
on Highway No. 31. There are approximately 60 miles of this highway between
Mobile and Montgomery that is as yet unpaved, consisting of a stretch from here
to McKenzie; between Brewton and Atmore; between Atmore and Stapleton and
Cochrane Bridge across Mobile Bay.
The delegation received no
definite assurance from either Gov. Miller or Mr. Smith, except that their
request would receive most careful consideration at the proper time.
Probate Judge L.W. Price has
received pension warrants for old Confederate veterans and widows for the
remaining half of the quarter due April 1, 1933, which are payable July 1, this
Saturday. The pensioners received half payment on this quarter sometime in
April and the warrants now issued is for the remainder.
Bobby Bozeman is spending the
week with Clarke Bozeman in Andalusia.
Miss Guice Stevens and her
father, Mr. L.M. Stevens, spent last week at the Whitley Hotel in Montgomery,
where they attended the Spanish-American war veterans reunion.
99 YEARS AGO
JUNE 26, 1918
Downing Lodge No. 580,
A.F.&A.M., Castleberry, at their annual communication on June 21, elected
the following officers for the ensuing Masonic year: J.W. Thurmond, Worshipful
Master; L.A. Kirkland, Senior Warden; E.L. Conner, Junior Warden; J.W. White
Jr., Senior Deacon; E.L. Albreast, Junior Deacon; C.T. Kirkland, Treasurer;
E.A. White, Secretary; John M. Branch, Senior Steward; John I. Monk, Junior
Steward; Rev. W.F. Arnold, Chaplain; E.V. Poole, Tyler.
Veterans Meeting: All members
of Camp Capt. Wm. Lee, United Confederate Veterans, are called to meet in
Evergreen on Mon., July 1. – J.T.
Fincher, Commander.
Bob Long, J.D. Deming, C.P.
Deming Jr., R.E. Salter and Henry McFarland attend the great Masonic Shriners
ceremonial in Florala on Monday.
Many friends of Mrs. L.D.
King sympathize sincerely with her in the death of her father, Hon. W.S.
Watson, who passed away at his home in Greenville several days ago. He had for
several years past been clerk of the circuit court of Butler County and had
previously served one term as sheriff.
The local freight trains are
again making their night stop-over here (Castleberry).
114 YEARS AGO
JUNE 24, 1903
At the regular communication
of Greening Lodge No. 53, A.F.&A.M., the following officers were elected:
H.A. Shields, Worshipful Master; J.T. Amos, Senior Warden; D.W. Powell, Junior
Warden; M.W. Etheridge, Treasurer; Geo. W. Salter Jr., Secretary; Y.M. Long,
Senior Deacon; E.E. Newton, Junior Deacon; J.H. Stamps, Tyler; H.L. Tucker and
T.H. Millers, Stewards.
Mayor W.S. Oliver was over
from Repton on Monday.
Masonic Officers Elected: At
a regular communication of Repton Lodge No. 575, the following officers were
elected: Geo. W. Salter Sr., Worshipful Master; John S. Watson, Senior Warden;
Wm. M. Newton, Junior Warden; Jas. E. Robinson, Treasurer; Chas. E. Kelly,
Secretary; Andrew J. Straughn, Senior Deacon; Henry L. Dees, Junior Deacon;
Geo. W. Lee, Tyler; James W. Langham, Wm. Williams, Stewards; John W.
Breedlove, Chaplain.
NOTICE: The Democratic
Executive Committee of Conecuh County is hereby called to meet at Evergreen on
Sat., June 27, 1903 to consider the matter of the vacancy now existing in
office of Representative caused by the death of the late Dr. Andrew Jay. Every
member of the committee is earnestly requested to be present. – S.P. Dunn,
Chairman.
Rev. J.W. Stewart filled his appointment here
(Zeru) Sunday afternoon holding services at the water’s edge where the
ordinance of baptism was administered to Misses Johnston and Lucas. Rev. Stewart
was accompanied by his little son and Miss Mary McCreary.
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