MAY 13, 1999
Local hero: Sgt. Bryson D. Dawson was among five Marines who received the Sikorsky Aircraft Rescue Award for heroic deeds during a Combined Arms Exercise in Twentynine Palms, Calif. Aug. 15. The Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 rescued two Marines who were struck by lightning while on a reconnaissance mission. Dawson is a 1994 graduate of Monroe County High School. He is the son of Wayne and Pat Dawson of Mexia.
Excel standouts join ASCC program: Alabama Southern Community College head baseball coach Mike Jeffcoat announced Monday that Excel standouts Jason McLelland and Justin Mixon will join his baseball program in the fall. McLelland is a right-handed pitcher who posted a 5-4 record this season with a 2.75 earned-run-average. He also hit .348 with three home runs and 28 RBIs. Mixon played centerfield and hit .372 with two home runs and 15 stolen bases.
Relay goal surpassed: For the fourth year in a row, the
number of teams and amount of money raised for cancer research increased in
Monroe County.
At the Fifth Annual Relay for Life, 50 teams raised $150,000
for the American Cancer Society. This is $48,000 higher than the event’s
$102,000 goal and an increase over the $92,000 raised by 36 teams last year.
New, shiny badges: Three new deputies were hired by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department in April. (Those deputies included Corey Morrow, Jason Terry and Tyrone Andrews.) They were hired to fill empty slots created by retirement and transfers to the 35th Judicial Circuit Drug Task Force.
49 YEARS AGO
MAY 9, 1974
‘Uncle’ Walter dies at 107: Walter Lindsey, fondly known as
“Uncle” Walter Lindsey by most Monroe County residents, died Wednesday of last
week at Monroe County Hospital. He was 107 years old.
Born during the Reconstruction period, he was the surviving
member of a family of nine brothers and sisters until his death. His mother was
brought to Claiborne as a servant from Virginia.
In the steamboat days, he worked on the Nettie Quill, and
the Tensey Moore and Hardcast. After leaving the river boats, he went to
Vredenburgh where he barbered.
MCHS in 3A semifinal: Monroe County High’s Terry Coleman
fired the local Tigers past their first two opponents in the state 3A baseball
playoffs last week. The Tigers took a win over Robertsdale, 15-5, Friday in
Robertsdale and returned home Saturday to shut out Troy, 6-0.
Coleman gave up five hits and three runs in the Robertsdale
game but pitched only five innings. (Against Troy) Coleman struck out 10
batters, allowed only six hits and gave up no runs.
(Other top MCHS players in those games included Johnny
Bartlett, Buddy Black, James Brown, Al Carr, Reid Nettles and Tim Pullen.
Ronnie Dees was MCHS’s head coach.)
Official groundbreaking ceremonies were held last Thursday at the site of Southtown Plaza Shopping Center at the Highway 21 Bypass and Mayfield Street in Monroeville. When completed, Southtown Plaza will contain approximately 85,700 square feet of building area.
74 YEARS AGO
MAY 12, 1949
Hendrix’s Successor As Chief of Police Not Yet Selected: No
successor to B.L. Hendrix as Monroeville chief of police has been chosen yet.
However, Mayor C.W. Cole said that the position would be
filled before the expiration of Mr. Hendrix’s term. Mr. Hendrix’s resignation
goes into effect Sunday.
Hendrix served as mayor of Monroeville from 1936 to 1944. In
1944, he took on the duties of city clerk, and since April 1947, he has been
serving as chief of police also.
On Friday, (Monroe County High School’s baseball team)
walloped Grove Hill by a score of 11-3. Monroeville made 11 runs, eight hits
and five errors. Klepac, with two for four, and H. Jaye, with three for four,
led Monroeville at bat. Newton for Grove Hill got both his team’s hits. Ryland
pitched for Monroeville.
(Other top MCHS players that season included John A. Sirmon,
and LeVaughan Hanks was MCHS’s head coach.)
Ikner’s Sentence Set At 35 Years: James I. Ikner,
Monroeville, Route 1, was found guilty of robbing F.T. Driver, Tunnel Springs
rolling store operator, April 8 and was sentenced to 35 years in prison by the
Monroe County circuit court.
He will be transferred to Kilby Prison at Montgomery next
week to begin serving his sentence. The case was tried before Judge F.W. Hare.
Monroe Leslie, youth of Fountain, was sentenced to 10 years
in prison for his part in the crime.
99 YEARS AGO
MAY 8, 1924
There was a baseball game between Vredenburgh and Beatrice last Friday afternoon, the score being 2-0 in favor of Vredenburgh.
NEW HARDWARE STORE: The Hendrix-Lathram Hardware Co. is a new mercantile firm recently formed and which will begin business in Monroeville as soon as their stock arrives. The firm is composed of Messrs. R.D. Hendrix, J.F. Lathram and Robert Hendrix. Mr. Lathram is now in the market purchasing stock. The new firm has leased the building formerly occupied by the Moore Hardware Co.
FOR SALE: Three roosters and 20 pullets. Thompson’s Strin Barred Rocks. Best chickens in the county. See them at Commercial Hotel.
Representative W.R. Blackwell and Mr. G.L. Galloway of Jones Mill were in attendance upon the meeting of the Royal Arch Chapter Monday evening. Mr. Blackwell reported indifferent stands of cotton in his neighborhood. A visitation of hail did some damage last week.
Mrs. A.B. Coxwell places The Journal household under obligations for early Irish potatoes. The editor’s garden is a practical failure but with so many kind friends and neighbors to draw upon the deprivation that would otherwise have been experienced has not been noticeable.
NOTICE: Hunting is hereby prohibited on the lands of the Vredenburgh Saw Mill Co., between Flat Creek and Limestone Creek and between Fountain and the Alabama River. All persons found violating this notice will be prosecuted according to law. – The Vredenburgh Saw Mill Co., H.L. Finklea, Agent.
134 YEARS AGO
MAY 10, 1889
MAD DOGS: We are informed that two or three rabid dogs were killed a few miles southwest of town last week. Some cattle and swine bitten by the dogs developed unmistakable hydrophobia and were killed by their owners. Persons owning dogs should keep them confined until the dangerous season is over.
Capt. C.R. Broughton gave us a pleasant call Monday. Capt. Broughton is the oldest surviving pioneer of Monroeville, having resided at his present valuable homestead near town upward of 47 years and is familiar with every important incident in the chequered history of the place during that time, and can relate many interesting and amusing reminiscences of its palmy day.
Capt. John Burns of Pineville, Monroe’s popular ex-Sheriff, gave us a pleasant call Tuesday. Capt. Burns is extensively engaged in farming and stock raising on one of the best plantations in the county, and his robust appearance indicates that the freedom and pure air of farm life agrees with him.
Father A.B. Friends, a Catholic priest from Mobile, was in Monroeville last week, the guest of Hon. D.L. Neville.
HIDE-AND-SEEK is the cognomen of a most interesting little game between Sheriff Harengton and his deputies and some of the boys during the recent session of the grand jury. The boys did the “hiding,” it is entirely useless to add.
COUNTY COURT was in session last Monday and several cases were disposed by his Honor.
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