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| Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace |
31 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 8, 1988
This single-engine Piper crop-dusting plane made a
crash-landing about 1:50 p.m. Monday in a cotton field east of Experiment Farm
Road, but pilot Peyton Casey of Excel was not injured, according to Monroeville
Fire Chief Eddie Everett. Casey declined to talk in detail about the accident,
but he indicated that brush had interfered with the flow of air to the engine.
Everette said the plane was heavily damaged, especially in the tail section.
Monroe Academy’s 21-7 football victory over Fort Dale-South
Butler Academy in Greenville Thursday was scarred by an accident to senior
halfback-linebacker Andy Simmons.
Simmons, who had 42 yards on 11 carries, collected three
tackles and recovered a fumble Thursday, broke two vertebrae in his neck on the
next to last play of the game.
Simmons left the game under his own power, said (MA head
coach Jerry) Browning, after having a neck brace put on by Dr. Grayson Simmons,
his uncle.
Tyson politicking: Campaigning in Monroeville Friday, John
Tyson Jr., Democratic nominee for Alabama’s First District Congressional seat,
visited the Monroe County Courthouse and downtown square, handing out pamphlets
and shaking hands. The object of this visit was to get a “Tyson volunteer in
every business we can find,” the candidate said. Tyson, accompanied by his
wife, Beth, and daughters, Elizabeth and Jeanne, included Monroeville among
several stops in the area that day. They also visited Beatrice, Excel, Frisco City,
Megargel and Uriah.
56 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 12, 1963
Wallace Puts Bailey On Honorary Staff: Gov. George Wallace
has appointed approximately 250 honorary colonels to his staff since he became
the state’s chief executive in January.
The list includes only one man from Monroe County. He is
Preston Bailey of Monroeville, who was named a lieutenant colonel.
Beatrice School Drops Football From Schedule: Beatrice High
School has withdrawn from football competition and has decided not to maintain
a football team, according to Marvin Gwin, principal. The decision was made
last week when it became evident that enough players would not be available to
maintain a team, Mr. Gwin said.
“We have only 18 boys in senior high school and some of the
15 boys who came out for football practice were seventh and eighth grade
students who were too young to play. Since no material was available from which
to build a team, we felt that we had no alternative but to withdraw from
football,” Mr. Gwin stated.
Camden Paper Sold To Fort Deposit Man: The Wilcox
Progressive Era in Camden has been sold by the Southwest Alabama Publishing
Company of Monroeville to Cecil Cross Jr., publisher of the Lowndes Signal in
Fort Deposit.
Announcement of the sale was made by Bill Stewart of
Monroeville, owner of Southwest Alabama Publishing Co., who said the change in
ownership became effective Sept. 1.
Southwest Alabama Publishing Co. purchased The Progressive
Era Jan. 1, 1961 and has published it weekly since that date.
81 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 8, 1938
“Pete” Stallworth was almost instantly killed Saturday
afternoon when he fell from the log truck on which he was riding. The man got
on the truck in the lower part of the Clausell Quarter to ride to Monroeville.
About a mile out of town, he lost his balance and fell directly under the
wheels of the truck.
Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Lee, Miss Alice Lee and Nelle Lee spent
Sunday with Dr. and Mrs. C.S. McKinley in Atmore.
Mr. B.H. Stallworth Jr., who has occupied a building on the
north side of the Square, will move this week to the store recently vacated by
the Monala. Mr. Stallworth is planning to put in a full line of Westinghouse
Electrical Appliances and Westinghouse and Zenith radios. He extends a cordial
invitation to the public to visit him in his new place of business.
Interior of Monroe County Bank Improved: Changes which added
greatly to the appearance of the interior of the Monroe County Bank building
have been made during the past few days.
The metal cage which surrounded the working space has been
taken out, and the fixtures have been cut down to about four and one-half or
five feet above the floor.
The new arrangement gives much better light in the building
and is a great improvement in every way.
F.D. Nettles Sells Store To A.H. Johnson: Mr. F.D. Nettles
sold his stock of groceries on Tuesday of this week to Mr. A.H. Johnson. Mr.
Johnson is planning to make some changes in arranging the stock, and due to
this, the store is not yet open.
106 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 11, 1913
The opening of the third annual session of the Monroe County
High School on Monday last was an event of unusual interest not only to the
citizens of the immediate community but to a large number of patrons in other
sections of the county who were present to enter their sons and daughters for
the ensuring term.
The exercises attending the opening of the High School and
City School were held jointly in the High School auditorium beginning at nine
o’clock a.m.
Seventy-one pupils matriculated in the High School on the
opening day.
LOST – Between Jones Mill and McPhaul, one leather card case
containing annual pass over L.&N. and G.F.&A. railroads. Reasonable
reward will be paid for return to L.J. Bugg, Monroeville, Ala.
Mrs. McKinley of Finchburg visited her sister, Mrs. A.C.
Lee, and other relatives here this week.
Messrs. R.L. Coxwell, S.J. Yarbrough and ye editor made an
auto trip to Evergreen Wednesday. Mr. Coxwell is an expert chauffer, reeling
off the thirty-odd miles in two hours.
Messrs. Lazenby lost a good horse a few days ago by a
peculiar accident. The team was hitched to a wagon in the lot when the horses
took fright and ran away. In passing through the open gate the wagon swerved to
one side partially blocking the exit. The off horse attempted to jump the
fence, but being held by the traces to the jammed wagon, fell with all its
weight upon the top of the gatepost which passed almost entirely through the
horse’s body.
131 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 13, 1888
Sheriff Harrengton Wednesday arrested Abe Parker on a
warrant sued out by someone whose name we have not learned, on suspicion of
having robbed the safe in the probate office on the night of the 26th
of last April. Abe has been in Judge Sowell’s employ continuously for several
years, and proved himself a trusty servant. A search was made of his premises
and about $65 in gold and silver found in his trunk, but as he receives very
good wages and is not extravagant, it is quite probable that he came by the
money honestly. He was placed in jail, but was subsequently released on bail.
PERDUE HILL HIGH SCHOOL: The Perdue Hill High School is
succeeding as well as its most sanguine friends could wish for. The attendance
is daily increasing, five boarders having been received this week and eight
more have made arrangements to commence at the beginning of the second month.
The teachers and trustees have labored increasingly to
establish a first-class school and as is always the case with those who labor
faithfully, success has been the results.
The Monroeville Dramatic Club will give an entertainment at
the Academy tonight (Thursday). The club is composed entirely of local talent
and has been laboring quietly for some time past and the public may expect
something rarely pleasing. The proceeds will be donated to charitable purposes.
According to previous announcement, the present session of
the Monroeville Academy opened Monday last with 31 pupils in attendance.
Quite a number of the patrons were present and the school
was opened by reading a selection from the Scriptures and prayer by Rev. George
Fontaine.
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