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| Alabama Gov. Guy Hunt |
31 YEARS AGO
FEB. 2, 1989
Gericare finishes office, warehouse: A 16,000-square-foot
building has been completed at Whetstone Street for Gericare Medical Supply,
said company president Billy Jones.
Gericare, which sells medical equipment and supplies, leases
office space to two affiliated companies, Crowne Investments and Crowne
Management. Jones founded all three companies three years ago at his home in
Monroeville.
Continued growth was the major reason for construction of
the new buildings, which has several offices, a warehouse and a display room,
he said.
Playing at A&M: Bridgett Brown, a former standout
basketball player at Monroe County High School in Monroeville, is continuing
her athletic endeavors this season as a freshman member of the Alabama A&M
women’s basketball team. Brown was a member of the 1986-87 MCHS team that won
the 5A state championship. She is currently averaging 10 points and 10 rebounds
per game for the A&M team.
Gov. Hunt coming to Monroeville: Gov. Guy Hunt will speak to
members of the Monroe County Cattlemen’s Association during their annual
meeting and banquet at 7 tonight (Thursday) in the Monroeville Community House.
Gov. Hunt – making at least his third official visit to
Monroe County – will tell the cattlemen about issues that he considers
important during the 1989 regular session of the legislature, which will begin
Tuesday.
Also speaking tonight will be Buck Compton, president of the
Alabama Cattlemen’s Association, who will update members on activities of the
state association.
58 YEARS AGO
FEB. 1, 1962
Eleven Senior Girls Seeking County’s Junior Miss Title: The
Junior Miss parade, pageant and dance, sponsored jointly by the Monroeville
Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Monroe County High School band, will be held
Sat., Feb. 3, with the parade beginning at 10 a.m. and the pageant and dance
beginning at 7 p.m. at the Community House.
Contestants, who will be judged on talent, sportswear and
formal attire, include the following high school seniors: Susan Thompson, Peggy
Bowen, Martha Melton, Mary Johnson, Anna Marie Davis, Sherry Salter, Joyce
Pridgeon, Gayle Lee, Maxine Wiggins, Diane Kilpatrick and Virginia Sims.
Frisco City Whippets Win Pine Belt Conference Basketball
Championship: The Frisco City High School Whippets defeated the Monroe County
High School Tigers of Monroeville, 43-35, in the tournament finals Saturday
night to win the Pine Belt Conference basketball championship.
Rodney Dunn led the scoring for the Whippets with 14 points,
followed by Joe Kelly with 11 points.
(Other players on FCHS’s team that season included Johnny
Dorough, Kenneth Jones, Paul Lowery and Bill Sawyer. W.C. Majors was head
coach.)
Monroe County’s new 34-bed Hill-Burton hospital, which has
been under construction for the past year, is nearing completion. Blair Brooks,
architect’s supervisor, who has been in constant touch with construction,
informed the Monroe County Hospital Board this week that the building should be
ready for inspection by Feb. 15. It was announced that a dedication ceremony is
planned for the opening of the hospital some time in March.
83 YEARS AGO
FEB. 4, 1937
Fiddlers’ Convention: There will be a Fiddlers’ Convention
at the Masonic Hall in Perdue Hill on next Friday evening, Feb. 12, at 7:30
o’clock. All fiddlers in the county are invited to participate in this contest
and are asked to register in advance of the occasion with either Miss Annie
Maude Hayles or Miss Ola Grant at Perdue Hill.
Culpepper Entertains Auburn Party: Mr. A.V. Culpepper had as
his recent guests for the weekend a party of friends from Auburn who included
Dr. R.S. Suggs, Messrs. W.H. Roberson, Blackwell and Emmett Sizemore. He
entertained the party at the club house of the Claiborne Hunting and Fishing
Club. The party of huntsmen reported abundant game on the club’s preserve.
Goodway Pupils Make Study of Trains: Miss White’s room, the
second grade, made an interesting study of trains. They went to the Goodway
depot Wednesday to observe a freight train. They were told many interesting
things by the depot agent, the fireman, the engineer and the conductor about
the train. After this study of the train, the pupils went back to school and
built a train. – Clarice Hendrix, second grade.
Members of the Monroe County High School band will spend
Feb. 7-9 in Mobile where they will furnish music for the Mardi Gras festivities
in Alabama’s coast city. This marks the ninth appearance of the local high
school band at the Mardi Gras season in Mobile, and each year the young
musicians have been highly praised for their work.
108 YEARS AGO
FEB. 1, 1912
Work on the High School building, which has been much
interrupted by rain and freezing temperatures during the last few weeks, is now
progressing more satisfactorily. The walls are well advanced toward the second
story and if no further interruption occurs the brick work will be completed
within a few weeks. The state architect came down from Montgomery a few days
ago to inspect the building and suggested only a few minor alterations.
Mr. J.U. Blacksher, a timber operator at Maros, was a
business visitor to the county capital Monday.
The Monroe County Law and Equity Court made an excellent
record in the dispatch of business during its late term. Ninety-four cases were
disposed of, twenty by nol pross in cases of long standing where many of the
witnesses had removed beyond the jurisdiction of the court, five nolle
prossequies on payment of costs, 15 acquittis, and 54 convictions including
pleas of guilty. Andrew McMillan, charged with murder, entered a plea of guilty
to manslaughter in the second degree and a fine of $250 was imposed. Sam
Stevens, charged with manslaughter in second degree, was convicted of assault
and battery and fine of $250 imposed. Defendant was sentenced to hard labor for
payment of fine and costs.
Mr. Luke Coley of Hadley was here this week and remembered
ye editor most generously with a quantity of splendid homemade sausage. The
next best thing to being a farmer is to have thoughtful farmer friends.
133 YEARS AGO
FEB. 3, 1887
NOTICE: The Journal is considerably behind time this week on
account of the failure of our shipment of paper to reach us at the proper time.
REMOVAL – Having removed my shoe shop from The Journal
building to more comfortable quarters on the opposite side of the street, I
respectfully invite my friends and patrons to call on me there, where I will be
pleased to wait upon them. – George Elg.
Dr. R.N. McMillan of Carlisle was in town Friday.
Judge Leslie was confined to his bed Monday quite sick.
Capt. DeLoach received a fall from the steps of his store
gallery last week, severely injured his right knee, from which he has not yet
entirely recovered.
Mr. John Watts now has charge of the Repton mail route.
Sheriff Burns spent several days with his family at Newtown
Academy last week.
Mr. W.T. Nettles of Kempville, our popular county surveyor,
was in town Wednesday.
Burnt Corn: The Social Hop given in honor of Misses Alma
Brown and Janie Clark at the residence of Mr. Willie Fowler on the night of the
21st was a decided success. The house was full, but not too crowded
for those who were “tripping the light fantastic” to have a good time – which
they evidently did, from the merry peals of laughter which kept time to the
music.
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