JUNE 27, 2013
Local weather reporter Betty Ellis reported 2.18 inches of rain on June 17, .32 inches on June 18 and .10 on June 19. She reported a high temperature of 90 degrees on June 18 and lows of 67 on June 19 and June 21.
Greening Lodge Nov. 53, Free & Accepted Masons, chartered in 1875, inducted its officers for the coming year during a ceremony Tuesday night at the Masonic lodge on Edwina Street in Evergreen. Pictured after the induction ceremony are Donald Salter, Senior Steward; Brian Crandall, Senior Warden; Danny Covin, Worshipful Master; Mark Godwin, Junior Warden; Jim McKinney, Junior Steward; James “J.B.” Franklin, Tyler; Lee Salter, Marshal; Wayne Ginwright, Installing Officer; Jettie Shell, Secretary; Phil Freeman, Chaplain; and Alex Pate, Senior Deacon. Not pictured are Gary Wayne Pate, Junior Deacon; Ben Peters, Treasurer; and John Potts, Historian. Meetings of the lodge are held on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month, staring with fellowship and refreshments at 6 p.m. and the meeting at 7 p.m.
Businessman and Tea Party leader, Danny B. Joyner, announced Tuesday that he is launching the ‘Faith-Family-Freedom’ campaign in his bid to represent the people of South Alabama in the Alabama Senate in District 22.
24 YEARS AGO
JUNE 26, 1997
Evergreen weather reporter Harry Ellis reported a trace of rain on June 16, .55 inches on June 17, .33 inches on June 18, 1.80 inches on June 20 and .02 inches on June 21. He reported a high of 89 degrees on June 16 and lows of 65 on June 20 and June 21.
State Senator Pat Lindsey was in town last Thursday to present a check to the Evergreen Public Library. The check for $7,000 can be used by the library for any purchases that will help the library to grow. Pictured are Senator Pat Lindsey, Library Board Chairman Rebekah Poole, Vice Chairman/Secretary Joye Fordham and Library Director Vern Steenwyk.
Mrs. Betty Carrier was honored on Sun., June 8, for her 24 faithful years of service as director of the Evergreen Baptist Church Child Development Center. Pictured are Betty Carrier and Rev. Phil Weaver, Pastor, Evergreen Baptist Church.
The Hillcrest High School Band Boosters will hold a reception Thurs., June 26, at 6 p.m. to introduce the new Hillcrest Band Director, Ms. Christal Carter. The reception will be held in the Hillcrest High School Cafetorium.
Sentencing was held Tuesday morning in the Circuit Court of Conecuh County for four men recently convicted of felonies.
Charles DeVaughn Stuckey, one-year-old, receives his first haircut from his great uncle, Eddie Salter, while mother Cherry (Neky) Hanks looks on.
49 YEARS AGO
JUNE 22, 1972
Harvey held in fatal shooting: Andrew Harvey, 35, has been
charged with the murder of Calvin Crenshaw, according to Sheriff James (Shorty)
Brock. Action has been waived to the grand jury and bail set at $5,000.
According to Chief Deputy Bill Kent and Deputy Marshall
Jones, Crenshaw was shot about 9:30 Saturday night at Harvey’s wife’s apartment
in the housing project off Magnolia Avenue in Evergreen.
Kent and Jones were assisted by the Evergreen Police
Department in investigating the shotgun shooting.
Fred Stevens has been elected Chairman of the Board and
President of the Corporation of Sparta Academy. Charles Burt is vice-chairman
and vice-president. John Nielsen has been elected treasurer and Mrs. Barbara K.
Register is secretary.
Other members of the board of directors of the private
school are Alton Johnson, Frank Pate, Wayne Hutcheson, Eugene Darby, James
Street, Eldon Scott, Dr. Carl Wilson, John Law Robinson, William Ward, James S.
Cook, James Ansley and Bill Johnson.
Interest and activity are increasing in the election for
Mayor of the City of Evergreen and of five members of the City Council. The
election is set for Tues., Aug. 8.
The race for mayor has drawn three candidates, dentist Joe
Hagood, businessman Coy Harper and cosmetologist Robert Moorer.
68 YEARS AGO
JUNE 25, 1953
Local Post Office Becomes First Class Wed., July 1: The
United States Post Office at Evergreen will become a first class office Wed.,
July 1, according to Postmaster Mary R. Cunningham. The class of office is
based on stamp sales, box rents, etc. and first class is the highest grade.
Postmaster Cunningham points out that the local office’s
increase in grade follows a gradual increase of gross postal receipts. Since
1942, sales have nearly doubled with increase being registered each year during
the period.
The increase in postal sales is attributed to a gradual rise
in business and growth in postal population and to the mailing of large
quantities of parcel post of the Evergreen Garment Co. and Southern Coach
Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Conecuh Will Induct 13 Men In July: Alabama’s induction call
for July will be 707 men, according to Col. J.T. Johnson Jr., Acting State
Director of Selective Service. This first represents Alabama’s part of a
national call of 23,000 men. All of these men will be furnished to the Army and
no men under 20 years of age will be inducted in Alabama in July, Col. Johnson
said.
The number of men Conecuh will be called upon to furnish for
July is 13.
Strong winds Sunday night caused considerable damage at the Moonlite Drive-In Theatre some four miles out of Evergreen on the Brooklyn Highway. Striking fiercely late that night, the winds caused damage estimated at $1,200 by owner Bert Gorum and put the theatre out of business this week.
75 YEARS AGO
JUNE 27, 1946
Former Negro Slave Dies At Ripe Old Age Of 99: Christana Stokes, age 99 years, six months and 18 days, died at her home near Owassa June 17. She was born as a slave in 1847 and was owned by the Ray Family.
Elmer E. Erb Dies Of Accident Injuries: Friends and relatives of Mrs. Elmer E. Erb (formerly Bertha Dewberry of Conecuh County) will regret to learn of the death of her husband, Elmer E. Erb which occurred June 7, when he accidentally fell from a cherry tree and was killed instantly. It is presumed that he had climbed the tree for cherries and lost his footing when he fell. However, he was alone at the time and was found by passing motorist.
March Planted Cotton Has Fine Crop Bolls: James Jordon and Will Lowe of McKenzie, Rt. 2, were exhibiting some fine specimens of grown cotton bolls here last Saturday. Mr. Jordan stated that they had 14 acres of this cotton which was planted in March and that it had already had a very fine crop of virtually mature bolls. He expects a yield of about a bale to the acre or over, he said.
Friends of E.A. White will be glad to know he is convalescing from a leg injury he suffered last week when a counter in his store became dislodged and fell on him, causing severe injury to both legs.
PIX THEATRE – EVERGREEN, ALA. – Wednesday and Thursday – July 3-4 – Jungle Love! “Tarzan and the Leopard Woman” – Johnny WEISSMULLER, Brenda JOYCE, Johnny SHEFFIELD.
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