AUG. 10, 2017
Weed honored: Savanah Weed from Midland City was both the national and Region 3 winner in feature writing for her story, “Flynn family goes back 100 years on same land,” written for The Luverne Journal as a project for her TROY news reporting class. Troy Professor Steve Stewart presented her award to her at The Monroe Journal on Friday. Weed graduated in May as a broadcast journalism major and joined the staff at The Journal in July.
Tournament winners: Vanity Fair Golf and Tennis Club held its annual club championship tournament last weekend in Monroeville. Tournament winners are second flight champion Matt Moorer, club champion Keith McKinley, first flight champion Cody Wallace, third flight champion Ricky Till and Senior Division champion Charlie Ferguson.
Billy Carson Bond, 84, died Sat., Aug. 5, 2017. Mr. Bond was
a native of Columbia, Miss. and a resident of Monroeville. He was a veteran of
the United States Air Force and Mississippi National Guard and served during
the Korean conflict. He was a graduate of Louisiana State University in
forestry and was a registered forester in the state of Alabama. He graduated
from Jones Law School in Montgomery with a Juris Doctor degree in law and was a
member of the Alabama Bar.
He spent his career in the forest products industry. During
his distinguished career he held the notable positions of corporate vice
president of Hammermill Paper Co., Inc., president of Allegheny Railroad, Inc.,
and president of Harrigan Lumber Co., Inc. He retired as president of Alabama
River Woodlands, Inc. in 2000.
31 YEARS AGO
AUG. 13, 1992
Sales leads state Kiwanis: J.W. Sales Jr. of Monroeville was
installed as head of the Alabama District of Kiwanis International Saturday at
the service organization’s statewide convention in Oxford.
As governor of the Alabama District during 1992-1993, he
will make visits to each of the state’s 14 divisions, attend new club
installations to present charters, play host to the president of Kiwanis
International during Bill Lieber’s visit to Alabama next March and oversee a
variety of service projects dealing with the club’s major emphasis (the young
child) and other areas.
Special day set to honor B.J. Wallace: Monroe County will
honor Olympian B.J. Wallace of Excel tomorrow (Friday) at 7 p.m. with a
ceremony at the ball park on South Mount Pleasant and Veterans avenues in
Monroeville. Friday has officially been proclaimed B.J. Wallace Day by Monroe
County Probate Judge Otha Lee Biggs.
Wallace was the first player signed by the Montreal Expos in
the June draft and one of eight pitchers selected in July to play for the U.S.
Olympic baseball team in Barcelona, Spain. The welcome-home celebration will
begin with opening remarks by chamber president Billy Bond.
Note-burning: The Goodway Community Volunteer Fire Department held a note-burning ceremony at the department’s fund-raiser fish fry July 18. The bank note on the building was taken out in 1988. Participating were Everette Wiggins, Lois Stanton (wife of the late Louis Stanton, former chief and founder of the department), Earl Matheny, Fire Chief Fred Brake, Roy Coker, Pat Clayton, John Matheny and Duke Farrar.
56 YEARS AGO
AUG. 10, 1967
Two Boys Arrested For Moonshining: Two teenage boys were arrested last Thursday in connection with operating a whiskey still, according to the sheriff’s office. The youths, one 13 and the other 14, were charged with distilling. Making the arrests were sheriff’s deputy Lenwood Sager and ABC agent L.C. Crocker. The officers arrested the two boys at Packers Bend about 8:30 a.m.
Midshipman Second Class John J. Kearley, son of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Kearley of Monroeville, now attending the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md., flew in the Navy’s T-34 “Mentor” aircraft as part of his flight indoctrination trip to Pensacola, Fla. He and other midshipmen from the Academy visited the Saufley Field Naval Auxiliary Air Station as part of their summer training program.
Monroe Little Leaguers Beaten In State Finals: Monroe’s
Little League All-Stars, playing the role of spoiler, were beaten Saturday
night in the finals of the State Little League Tournament, which was played at
Childersburg. Topping the Monroe County team was Gadsden, which also won the
State Little League championship last year, by the score of 8-2.
Monroe knocked off the Ensley, Birmingham-area champions,
9-3, in the first game of the tourney Thursday and came back with a sterling
1-0 verdict over another big city team, Forest Hills of Mobile, Friday night in
gaining the finals. This is the first time that an all-star team from Monroe
County went to the state finals in Little League play.
(Top players on Monroe’s team included Sam Andress, Mike
Baggett, Rob Kelly, K.J. Lazenby, Marvin Skinner and Danny Wilson.)
81 YEARS AGO
AUG. 13, 1942
FOUNTAIN HIT BY WINDSTORM THURSDAY: A windstorm did considerable damage to timber and partially wrecked at least one dwelling at Fountain last Thursday afternoon. No one was injured.
Mr. Carl Watson, who has served as deputy sheriff under Sheriff Bowden for the past three years or more, has severed his connection with that office and has accepted a position in Mobile. Mr. N.B. McNeil will act as deputy.
Long Illness Fatal To Dr. Daugette: Dr. C.W. Daugette, 58, president of Jacksonville State Teachers College since 1899, died Sunday in a Gadsden hospital. Dr. Daugette was a native of Bell’s Landing and entered the teaching profession at the age of 16 at Repton.
Bates Gins First Bale From 1942 Crop: The first bale of cotton reported from this county was produced by Mr. W.T. Bates on the J.F. Dusenberry plantation west of Frisco City. The bale was ginned by Mr. T.J. Jones at Frisco City on Aug. 4, and was sold at the Monroe County Stockyard. The cotton was purchased by Mr. W.W. Garrett of Uriah, who paid $102 for the bale of 18.30 cents per pound. Mr. Bates was the first farmer to report an open cotton bloom and the first open boll this year.
Supt. H.G. Geer attended the 22nd annual meeting of the Superintendents’ and Principals’ Conference in Troy last week.
Miss Ann Hines is spending several days in Montgomery with her cousin, Miss Helen Lazenby, and other relatives and friends.
106 YEARS AGO
AUG. 9, 1917
CAPT. T.A. NETTLES DEAD: Leading Citizen of County Called to
His Final Reward: Capt. Thomas A. Nettles died at his home near Tunnel Springs
at 11:15 on Friday night, Aug. 3, in the 75th year of his age.
Captain Nettles was a native of Monroe County and for upward
of 40 years had been prominent in the business and political life of his county
and community, identified with every movement and enterprise looking to
material development and social and educational uplift.
Captain Nettles enlisted in the service of the Southern
Confederacy at an early period of the War Between the States and became a
Sergeant in Co. B, Third Alabama Cavalry, and was captured at Shelbyville in
June 1863 and paroled at Camp Douglas for exchange in February 1865. He was an
enthusiastic member of the Alabama Division United Confederate Veterans and
served for several years on the staff of General Hooper, commander of the
Alabama Division, with the rank of major. Until failing health deprived him of
the privilege, he was a regular attendant at the annual reunions, both state
and general. The uniform of grey he loved so well constituted the cerements for
his burial while the casket contained his mortal remains was of the same
symbolic color. A number of his former comrades in arms sorrowfully followed to
the place of sepulture.
The funeral took place at Tunnel Springs cemetery Sunday
afternoon, the religious service being conducted by his pastor, Rev. S.P.
Lindsey, and concluded with the beautiful, yet solemn and impressive ritual of
the Masonic fraternity.
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