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JAN. 1, 2009
Tornado hits Ollie: No one was injured but two Ollie
businesses and a Sawyer Drive residence were damaged when a tornado ripped
through the area Christmas Eve, emergency officials said.
Monroe County Emergency Management Agency Director Tommy
Booker said Tuesday morning that the National Weather Service in Mobile has not
verified the damage was caused by a tornado, but at least three people said
they saw a funnel cloud form in the area around 4:15 p.m.
“The witness said the tornado formed near the airport and
traveled northeast, where it struck the Travel Inn motel and Ollie
Supermarket,” Booker said.
Shields’ coaches recognized: J.F. Shields Principal Marion
McIntosh recognized varsity boys basketball coach Jerome Sanders and varsity
girls basketball coach Herbert Blackmon at the first home basketball game of
the 2008-2009 season. Blackmon was recognized for being named The Monroe
Journal’s 2007-2008 Coach of the Year and Sanders was recognized for being
named the 2007-2008 Southeast Region Coach of the Year.
Reception to be held for Hardee: The 2009 Monroe County
Junior Miss Garrett Hardee will be honored with a “Good Luck and Best Wishes”
reception Jan. 4 at the Turnbull home in Beatrice.
The event, hosted by the Belle Lettres Service Organization,
will be held from 2 until 4 p.m.
Hardee will compete in the 2009 Alabama Junior Miss
Scholarship Program in Montgomery Jan. 16 and 17.
35 YEARS AGO
JAN. 5, 1984
Banking on it: Officials of Monroe County and the Monroe
County bank gathered last week in front of the bank’s old building in downtown
Monroeville, where the deed to the building was turned over to the county. The
county officially accepted the building during a November commission meeting.
According to Probate Judge Otha Lee Biggs, the two-story building will be used
for office space, but a study will have to be made before specific
determinations are made. The building, constructed in 1909 and vacated by the
bank in 1972 when a new building was completed, was given to the county by the
bank to help ease overcrowding of county office space.
Choctaw County coyote: Kevin Stine of Monroeville killed
this coyote last week while deer hunting in Choctaw County. According to Stine,
the coyote “just slipped across the road, and I shot him.” Stine said he will
probably get the animal mounted. With him is his father, Richard Stine, also of
Monroeville.
Lifesaving award: Monroeville Police Cpl. Robert Champion
was presented the Lifesaving Medal by Police Chief Charles Colbert at a holiday
gathering of law enforcement officials. Champion received the award – a
certificate, medal and bars for his uniform – for his actions in early November
when Larry’s Ambulance Service personnel requested police assistance on a call,
and Champion administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation to a woman who “was for
all practical purposes dead… but is alive today,” said Colbert. Champion
received a similar award from the Southwest Alabama Emergency Medical Services
Council.
60 YEARS AGO
JAN. 1, 1959
Journal Is Moved To New Quarters: Effective today, Jan. 1,
The Monroe Journal will be located in new quarters in Monroeville.
Both the office supply division and the printing shop have
been moved a block further down Mt. Pleasant St., and are now housed in the
building formerly occupied by Sam Williams Farm Supply, next to the City Hall.
The new quarters have been completely remodeled and when moving of all
equipment is complete, The Journal will have one of the most modern weekly
printing plants in Alabama.
Miss Nelle Harper Lee of New York City is a guest of her
father, A.C. Lee, and her sister, Miss Alice Lee, in Monroeville.
Frisco Firemen Hold Recent Annual Ball: The Frisco City
firemen held their annual ball Tuesday night, Dec. 16, at Jaye’s Café.
During the business session, the same officers were
re-elected. They are as follows: Fire Chief, Oris Browning; Assistant Fire Chief,
Davis McCrory; Secretary, Elliott Hendrix.
It was decided to hold a fire drill twice a month during the
coming year.
The dining room was decorated in the Christmas motif and the
steak dinner was eaten by candlelight. A total of 28 attended.
Stores and business houses in Monroeville are scheduled to
be closed all day Thursday, Jan. 1, as part of the annual New Year’s
observance.
Students in Monroe County schools returned to classes
Monday, but will have a half-day holiday on New Year’s Day.
Vacation period for Monroe Mills, which began Dec. 23, will
continue until Mon., Jan. 5.
85 YEARS AGO
JAN. 4, 1934
Work On Airport Started This Week: Actual work on the
airport for Monroeville was begun the first of the week with about 60 men
employed to date. However, as the project gets further underway a total of
between 250 and 300 men are expected to find work on the project.
At the present, the work on the airport consists of clearing
the leased ground and vicinity of all obstructions that would interfere with
making the property a desirable emergency landing field. Work will begin soon
on grading the ground for aeroplane runways.
W.M. Bradley, who resides near Ollie, has two trees bearing
a full crop of apples. The apples are about the size of an egg. This is the
second crop on the trees this year.
Judge F.W. Hare bagged a fine buck while hunting on the
Tombigbee game preserve at McIntosh last week. He was with a party of Mobile
county hunters and seven of the company of hunters brought home prize bucks.
Harper Funeral Is Held At Beatrice Last Sunday: Funeral
services for Tom Robbins Harper were held from the Beatrice Baptist Church at
2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon. The Rev. J.T. Eckford conducted the service.
Interment was made in the cemetery at Beatrice.
Young Harper was killed in U.S. Navy service of the coast
near San Diego, Calif. about two weeks ago. Death was caused by asphyxiation
from fumes from a storage tank aboard the USS Dobbin.
110 YEARS AGO
JAN. 7, 1909
The post office at Shibboleth has been discontinued, the
postmaster, Z. Tuberville having failed to qualify.
As appears from an advertisement appearing in this issue,
our neighboring town of Jones Mill is taking steps to incorporate.
A large meteor fell in the western portion of Perry County one
night last week. It came from the southwest and could be seen throughout the
county. A short time after it fell a distinct shock was felt over a large part
of the county that caused windows and doors to rattle.
Miss Ruby Green, daughter of a well known farmer living near
Newburgh, died of hydrophobia contracted in an unusual manner. The community
has been troubled some time with mad dogs and one recently bit a horse owned by
the father of the young lady. The horse later went mad and was shot. Miss Green
had a slight abrasion on her left wrist and in some manner this became affected
while she was around the horse. She was never bitten by either the dog or the
horse.
V.J. Herlong and E.L. Mathis were up from Manistee the first
of the week.
Mr. J.N. Cammac of the Scott-Blacksher Commission Co.,
Mobile, was here the first of the week.
Capt. J.H. and Mr. J.A. McCreary of Turnbull were here the
first of the week attending the county court.
The semi-annual examination of applicants for license to
teach in the public schools began Monday under the supervision of
Superintendent Forte.
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