21 YEARS AGO
JUNE 3, 1999
Eleven high school juniors will compete for the title of
Monroe County’s Junior Miss for 1999 Saturday at 7 p.m. in Nettles Auditorium
on the campus of Alabama Southern Community College. The program is sponsored
by the Belle Lettres Service Club.
(Contestants that year included Wendy Joanne Bradley, Ashley
Faye Burt, Lesley Rebecca Coats, Jacqueline Charie Kimbro, Lindsey Elizabeth
Leys, Kelli Michelle Myers, Jamie Lauren Self, Sherry Lynn Sigler, Sarah Ramona
Scruggs, Trishia Marie Seales and Rachel Marie Rich.)
Monroe County High School’s Reid Utsey and 11 outstanding
high school players have been named to The Monroe Journal’s all-star baseball
team. Utsey was selected baseball Coach of the Year after guiding the Tigers to
another area championship despite losing several key players from last season.
(First-team members of the all-county team were Eric
Johnson, Jason Moye, Justin Hawarah, Jamie Porterfield and P.J. Holley, all of
Monroe County High School; Justin Mixon and Jason McLelland, both of Excel;
Craig Frye of J.U. Blacksher; Chris Majors and Josh Wild, both of Monroe
Academy; and Jeremy Lett of Frisco City High School. Honorable mentions
included Blacksher head coach Skip Bell; Keith McKinley, Nathan Mixon, Jared
McPhaul, Jacob Ledkins and Jamie Duke, all of Excel; Alan Neuschwander and
Cliff Risher, both of Blacksher; Curt Hutcherson, Jason Mattox and Trent Eager,
all of MCHS; John Bob Black and Ritchie Evans, both of Frisco City; Justin
Allred and Taylor McCall, both of MA; and Michael Stallworth of J.F. Shields.)
46 YEARS AGO
JUNE 6, 1974
A $330,000 addition tripling the number of guest rooms at
Monroe Motor Court South in Monroeville has been completed.
The addition includes 22 new rooms, bringing the total to
33, and a furnished apartment. Mr. and Mrs. Jerre Pierson, owners, have
scheduled open house for Sunday from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Winning baseball awards at the annual Monroe County High
School baseball-basketball athletic banquet (on May 27) were Johnny Bartlett,
best hitter; Tim Pullen, best fielder; Buddy Black, captain; and Terry Coleman,
most valuable player. The Tiger baseball team, with the most recent success,
won the state 3A baseball crown after going undefeated through its
regular-season schedule and the regional playoffs. The Tigers compiled a 16-1
record for the year, losing the second game in the best-two-out-of-three series
for the state championship.
Football stadium being sodded: It seems quite early to start
thinking about football, but Coach Ronnie Dees and these Monroe County High
School students and parents are looking ahead. The new MCHS football stadium is
shown here being sodded with Tri-Way 419, a fast-growing Bermuda grass. It takes
90 days for the grass to grow a good sod and the Tigers’ first home game will
be 95 days from the day this work was done.
Two murder cases are among the 29 criminal cases that will
be heard next week as the second week of spring circuit court opens Monday at
the Monroe County Courthouse. Circuit Judge Robert E.L. Key will preside at the
sessions and some 74 Monroe County residents have been summoned to serve as
petit jurors during the week.
71 YEARS AGO
JUNE 2, 1949
Fountain To Open New Café Monday: Tom’s Café, operated by
Tom Fountain, Monroeville resident, will open for business Monday morning at
five o’clock in quarters occupied for several years by the erstwhile Home Café
on Court House Square.
Mr. Fountain, who has operated the Bar-B-Q Grill here for
some time, said his new café has been completely renovated on the interior. He
said he will discontinue operations at the Bar-B-Q Grill Saturday night.
Monroeville won three well-pitched baseball games last week,
two of three from Dixie League competitors.
Thursday night at Jay, in a 10-inning contest, Monroeville
climaxed an uphill struggle by scoring in the top of the tenth to win, 3-2.
Friday night, in an exhibition game against Grove Hill here, the local team
won, 3-1. Sunday, at Perdido, the locals took their second straight league
victory of the week by a score of 6-1.
New Café Will Open Tuesday Afternoon: Monroeville’s newest
restaurant, the Hi-Ho, will open Tuesday at 2 p.m. in a new building located on
the Peterman Highway, a half-mile from the Court House Square.
Operated by Miss Emma Yarbrough and Buck Marshall, local
residents, the restaurant will specialize in plate lunches, seafoods and steaks
and short orders. It will also offer fountain service.
Monroeville Bus Company announced Wednesday that, effective
June 1, bus service between Monroeville and Grove Hill had been discontinued by
the company. C.S. Blackledge, manager of the company, said no other bus
schedules are affected.
96 YEARS AGO
JUNE 5, 1924
Prof. J.A. York and family are
occupying their handsome new bungalow in the southern part of town.
Tax Assessor E.A.
Thompson and family are occupying their handsome new home on the state highway.
The play, “All a
Mistake,” will be given by the ladies of the Eastern Star Saturday evening,
June 7, at eight o’clock at Excel High School auditorium. Admission, 25 cents
and 35 cents.
MONROE CHAPTER
ELECTS OFFICERS: At a regular convocation of Monroe Chapter No. 122, held on
Monday evening, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: E.M.
Salter, High Priest; J.B. Barnett, King; A.T. Simmons, Scribe; K.J. Lazenby,
Captain of Host; Q. Salter, Principal Sojourner; G.H. Harper, Royal Arch
Captain; C.J. Brockway, 3-Veil; J.J. Hestle, 2-Veil; J.M. Sowell, 1-Veil; J.A.
Lazenby, Secretary-Treasurer; and H.A. Baggett, Sentinel.
Cadet S.J. Faulk,
who attended the Gulf Coast Military Academy last session, spent a few days
with home folks last week, and left Saturday for St. Louis, where he will spend
a few days with his sister, Mrs. J.A. Persons. From there, he will go to
Davenport, Iowa and go aboard the steamer Washington of the Streckfus line to
work for the summer months.
BURNT CORN: Mr.
Frank Roberson, a prominent young man of this place, has recently installed a
grist mill.
150 YEARS AGO
JUNE 4, 1870
SALE – On Monday, June 6, 1870, J.F.
McCorvey will sell for cash, in the town of Monroeville, a fine Bartram &
Fanton Sewing Machine, Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary, one Cot, etc., etc. as
the property of S.M. Davidson, deceased.
Religious services
still continue with unabated interest at the Presbyterian church.
Mrs. Mattie
Willeford will accept our thanks for a lot of head cabbage, snap beans,
squashes and cucumbers. Fine for the season.
RAIN – Monroeville
and vicinity was visited on yesterday by two good showers. The rain came in an
opportune time and has changed the parched appearance of vegetation in this
neighborhood, but we fear the rain was not general.
Just as we go to
press, we learn of the death, from summer complaint, of the youngest child of
Mr. John A. Simmons, of this place. We sympathize with the bereaved parents in
the loss of their little babe.
F.S. Daily –
Physician and Surgeon – Having located at his father’s residence, near
Philadelphia Church, Monroe County, respectfully tenders his professional
services to the people of that vicinity. Reasonable charges and prompt
attention to calls.
A CARD: To parents,
guardians and others who wish to give their children and wards the advantages
of one of the best schools in the state, I will furnish students all the
attentions and comforts of a home, board and wash included, at the low price of
$10 per month. – MARY FOSTER, Monroeville.
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