20 YEARS AGO
MARCH 25, 1999
Community mourns lost leader: Monroe County lost a friend
during the weekend with the death of Col. Armistead R. Harper.
Harper, 82, died at Mobile Infirmary Sunday night from problems
with his pancreas, according to his daughter, Pat Booker.
The Monroe County native retired in 1969 after 30 years in
the regular Army and returned home five years later following a brief banking
career in Yuma, Ariz.
It didn’t take him long to get involved in the community as
he joined the Monroeville Presbyterian Church, Monroeville Kiwanis Club, was
appointed to the Monroeville Planning Commission in 1975 and served in several
other civic organizations.
Excel upends UMS in 3A Area 1 battle: Excel stunned
UMS-Wright 2-0 to open its area baseball schedule Friday, then dropped an 8-4
decision to area rival Flomaton Monday.
Excel got the best of UMS-Wright’s Bulldogs at Murphy Park
in Excel to open play in the 3A Area 1 race. Josh Deese scored what proved to
be the winning run in the fifth inning in Excel’s 2-0 win over UMS-Wright.
(Other top Excel players in that game included Al Black,
Jamie Duke, Jacob Ledkins, Keith McKinley, Jason McLelland, Jared McPhaul,
Justin Mixon and Nathan Mixon.)
The Second Annual Writers Symposium May 6-8 will continue
its celebration of Alabama writers and scholars. The focus for this year’s
symposium will be “Alabama – the Place.” Participants will also attend a
production of “To Kill a Mockingbird” in the old courthouse Friday night.
45 YEARS AGO
MARCH 28, 1974
Newspaperman E.M. Salter dies: Edward Motley (Ed) Salter of
Monroeville, former part-owner and business manager of The Monroe Journal,
whose family ties to the newspaper stretched back to the early 1880s, died
Saturday in a Pensacola hospital. He was 87.
Mr. Salter was a partner in The Journal from 1929 to 1947,
but he first worked for the paper in 1907 as a printer for his uncle, Q.
Salter.
Twenty-six men have been practicing three weeks for the
Frisco City Whippets (during spring football drills), with nine returning
starters on the squad.
Returning to the squad will be Larry Watts, a 155-pound
strong side guard; Johnny Ridgeway, a 185-pound strong side tackle; Wayne
McGinnis, a 165-pound tight end; Pat Banks, a 153-pound running back; Floyd
Williams, a 140-pound end; Johnny Alread, a 160-pound running back; Mitchel
Evans, a 140-pound fullback converted to quarterback; Ronnie McGinnis, a
150-pound end converted to center; and Willie Earl Lee, a 135-pound fullback.
(Other players going through spring drills included Lester
Banks, Scot Brown, Jerry Browning, Barry Childs, Kenneth Dudley, Robert
Finklea, Julius Lambert, Raymond Lett, Bobby McGinnis, David Peavy, Craig
Sawyer, Albert Sims, Christopher Williams, Jerry Williams and Kevin Williams.)
Ziebach joins local firm: Elmo Douglas Ziebach, a native of
Theodore, has joined Prouty Forestry Service in Peterman and Monroeville. He
will serve as a buyer for Prouty Forestry Service.
70 YEARS AGO
MARCH 31, 1949
Journal Gets New Assistant Editor: John E. Hill, 23-year-old
native of Boaz, has joined the staff of The Journal as an assistant editor,
assuming his duties Monday.
A former student at Snead Junior College in Boaz, Mr. Hill
has been a student for the past two years at the University of Alabama.
He will serve primarily as news editor and reporter for The
Journal.
Baseball Training Begins At MCHS: Seventeen players reported
to Coach LaVaughn Hanks Monday afternoon to begin workouts for the baseball
season. Monroe County High will be fielding its first baseball team in a number
of years. The first game will be played with W.S. Neal High on April 8. Games
will be played at the new recreation center.
(Players reporting for that first practice included Felix
Nicholas, Curtis Tomlinson, Havard Jaye, Bill Jaye, Karl Mims Lazenby, Kenneth
Hundley, Bobby Moore, Alvin Ryland, George Klepac, Rusty Smith, John Calvin
White, Bill Dailey, John Arthur Sirmon, John Arthur Morgan, Pink Jackson,
Douglas Hendrix and William Fowler.)
Monroeville Soldier Assigned To Famous 2nd
Armored Division: Camp Hood, Texas, March 31 – Sgt. Clarence W. Rawls,
Monroeville, recently arrived at Camp Hood and has been assigned to the famous
“Hell on Wheels” 2nd Armored Division.
A veteran of eight years military service, Sgt. Rawls served
52 months in the European Theater of Operations. He participated in the
invasion of Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland and the Central European
campaigns. For his services, he was awarded the European Theater ribbon and the
Victory medal.
95 YEARS AGO
MARCH 27, 1924
The Monroe County High School will close its annual session
in about two weeks. The graduating class this year will consist of forty-odd
members, the largest in its history.
Mr. J.F. Davis has opened a new barber shop in the old
courthouse annex. The place has been neatly fitted up and furnished with modern
equipment.
Jacob Rikard, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Rikard, died
at the family home on Thursday morning, March 20, after an illness of several
weeks, aged 16 years. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. W.C. Tenney.
Interment was made in the Baptist cemetery.
Judge I.B. Slaughter has been appointed trustee of creditors
of the Moore Hardware company which recently closed its doors.
Mr. A.B. Tucker, traveling representative of the Montgomery
Advertiser, spent a few days in Monroeville last week in the interest of that paper.
Hon. I.T. Quinn of Montgomery was a visitor to Monroeville
Tuesday. Mr. Quinn has made a good record as State Commissioner of the
Department of Game and Fisheries and is a candidate to succeed himself in that
position.
BOY SCOUT MEETING: A meeting of local Boy Scouts will be
held in the courthouse at three o’clock next Saturday afternoon for the purpose
of electing a patrol leader and other officers. All boys throughout the county
interesting in the organization of a troop are invited to be present at the
meeting.
130 YEARS AGO
MARCH 29, 1889
Mr. J.T. Stevens is at work repairing the breaks made by the
prisoners who recently escaped from the county jail.
The attractive new belfry to the Baptist Church has been
completed, and the bell, which we learn is a gift to the church from Col. B.L.
Hibbard of Birmingham, placed in position.
Distemper is prevailing among horses to a limited extent in
this vicinity.
Tax Assessor Jones completed his second and last round of
sittings for this year. He will start out soon to look up delinquents.
Mr. A.L. Boyd of Buena Vista has accepted a position as
clerk in Capt. Wiggins’ store.
Judge Leslie has replaced the ancient rail fence opposite
his residence with a nice plank fence.
Honor Roll of Bells Landing Academy for February 1889: Katie
Stallworth, Minnie Hunt, Sarah Nettles, Minnie Chunn, Mattie Abernathy, Maria
Pattison, Nannie Abernathy, Corinne Dunn, Katie Abernathy, Hellen Davis, Willie
Davis, Ollie Grace, Harry Davis, Judson Chunn, Walton Hybart, Urn McCants and
Willie Holloman. – M. Dannelly, Teacher.
Hon. Nick Stallworth of Evergreen was in town Monday on
professional business.
Mr. Ryland, wife of Thos. Ryland of Burnt Corn, was stricken
with paralysis last Thursday, 21st.
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