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| Former DEW Line station in Alaska. |
SEPT. 14, 2006
Uriah native Mark Burgess, 38, has been named to replace
Gerald Borden as South Alabama Gas District’s chief executive officer (CEO)
effective Jan. 1, 2007.
Gerald Borden, the district’s present CEO, will retire Dec.
31. The board is considering retaining Borden’s services as a consultant,
according to Billy Ghee, a board member.
J.U. Blacksher’s new spread offense found its niche last
Friday night in Beatrice when the Bulldogs pounded 1A Region 1 rival J.F.
Shields 42-7.
Darius Parker stepped up to pace the offense for the second
straight week. The 6-2, 175-pound senior quarterback piled up 142 yards rushing
and scored a pair of touchdowns on a team that only allowed 26 points in a 26-0
loss to 4A Monroe County High School two weeks ago in the season opener in
Monroeville.
(Other top Blacksher players in that game included Colton
Bowen, Cameron Cobb, Brad Goldman, Jessie Harrison, Justin Lee, Tevin McClain,
Isaac Nichols and Hunter Saucer. Top Shields players included Jeffrey Austin, Rashad
Howard and Jalen Stallworth. Greg Shehan was Blacksher’s head coach, and
William Randolph was Shields’ head coach.)
Sales Ford is celebrating its 40th anniversary today (Thursday) with a party at its Monroeville dealership on South Alabama Avenue. Many Ford dignitaries are expected to be present including Jack Bennett, general manager of the Orlando Region for Ford Motor Co., and several representatives from Ford Motor Credit including Regional Manager Mary Cinder; John Freeman, branch manager in Jacksonville; Brad Jones, sales manager; and Wayne Waters, dealer account manager.
42 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 10, 1981
Ex-probate judge dies in Birmingham: Former Monroe County
Probate Judge David Miller Nettles, 51, of Birmingham died last Thursday in a
Birmingham hospital following an extended illness.
Mr. Nettles, a Monroe County native who lived in Monroeville
for 40 years, was a graduate of Monroe County High School and received his
bachelor of science and law degrees from the University of Alabama.
He practiced law in Monroeville until then-Gov. George C.
Wallace appointed him probate judge in November 1963 to fill the unexpired term
of E.T. “Short” Millsap, who had died a few weeks earlier.
Monroe County High junior linebacker Joe Rodgers is this week’s Monroe Journal Headhunter of the Week. Rodgers, a 175-pounder, accounted for nine individual tackles and was in on four more. He also was responsible for stopping the fourth-quarter drive of the Shields Panthers with a key pass interception at the Tigers’ five-yard line. Rodgers also managed to bat down two other Lloyd Tucker passes in his team’s winning effort Friday night.
Dixie Bearings to open: Dixie Bearings Inc., a woods products industrial supplier in bearings and power transmission components, will open an office in Monroeville Oct. 1. The company will employ four persons in Monroeville, which is Dixie Bearings’ 12th Alabama location and one of over 200 branches in the United States. Shown in front of the new branch are district manager John Langford of Montgomery and local branch manager Jim Martin.
67 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 13, 1956
Pvt. Newell Hendrix In Eastern Arctic: Army Pvt. Newell L.
Hendrix, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. R.P. Hendrix, Route 2, Frisco City, is
participating in the resupply of isolated radar stations of the “DEW line” in
the Eastern Arctic.
The DEW (Distant Early Warning) line is designed to provide
warning against the possibility of a transpolar air attack. Hendrix is helping
discharge cargo from ships to stations extending across the Arctic rim.
A 1955 graduate of Frisco City High School, Hendrix entered
the Army in October 1955.
VF Park Field Said Ready For Football: The new football
field at Vanity Fair ball park will be in “excellent” condition for use in the
first home game of the Monroe County High School Tiger football team, officials
of the Monroeville Chamber of Commerce said Wednesday.
The Tigers initial action in Monroeville will be against
Greenville on Thursday night, Sept. 20.
Conversion of the Vanity Fair park for football during the
past year has been a project of the Chamber of Commerce, which when completed,
will cost an estimated $15,000.
Five County Towns To Choose Mayor, Five Councilmen: Voters
in Monroe County’s five municipalities will choose town officials in the
general election next Monday from ballots bearing a total of 36 names of
candidates.
A mayor and five councilmen will be elected for Monroeville,
Frisco City, Excel, Beatrice and Vredenburgh. In most cases, polling places
will be located at city halls in respective towns with voting hours between 8
a.m. and 5 p.m.
92 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 10, 1931
The M. Katz Dry Goods Store will be closed all day Sat., Sept. 12, for the purpose of celebrating Rosha Shana of Jewish New Year.
TILLMAN-GAILLARD: A twilight wedding of unusual interest was that of Miss Caroline Gordon Gaillard and William Archibald Tillman, which was solemnized at St. James Episcopal Church at Perdue Hill. The bride entered on the arm of her father, John Frye Gailliard. She was radiant in duchess satin, which was made along princess lines and encrusted with pearls.
The J.U. Blacksher High School and Grammar School will open
at 8 o’clock Monday morning, Sept. 21. Patrons and friends of the school are
cordially invited to attend the opening exercises.
The Grammar School will remain in session seven full months,
and the High School either eight or nine. Any rumors to the contrary are
utterly without foundation. Under no circumstances will the accreditment of the
High School be endangered. – Bert Murphree, Principal, J.U. Blacksher High
School.
Miss Lois Williams of Lowndesboro visited here the first of the week, the guest of Miss Alice Lee.
Mr. Seaborn Faulk is the guest of relatives here.
James Wallace Johnson, Charles Crook and Charles Hudson left Monday for Sweetwater, Tenn., where they will enter the Tennessee Military Institute.
117 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 13, 1906
Opening of the School: The Monroe Male and Female Institute opened on Monday last under favorable auspices. An unusual degree of interest has been manifested by our people lately in education generally, and in the Monroe Institute particularly, and the session bids fair to prove especially prosperous. Forty-two pupils matriculated the first day, and the number is increasing steadily.
Live Wild Foxes Wanted: Will give $1.50 each for old or young foxes. Write to me and I will tell you how to catch them. – T.W. Russell, Monroeville, Ala.
Miss Lucy Rankin is spending a few days at Wilcox Mineral Springs, Schuster.
Dr. Willard Bayles reached town last week and has entered upon the practice of his profession. Dr. Bayles’ family will remain with relatives for a few days before joining him here.
Mr. Harwell G. Davis, a promising young attorney of Thomasville, Ala., has located at Monroeville for the practice of his profession. He is associated with Mr. W. Locklin Moore.
Mr. H.C. DuBose, who has been cashier of the Monroe County Bank since its organization more than two years ago, tendered his resignation to the directors on Friday last. Capt. W.S. Wiggins Sr. was elected to fill the vacancy.
Mr. James W. Carter of Repton, for many years a citizen of Monroe, but who has resided in Conecuh for 15 or more years past, was a visitor to our town last week and favored The Journal with a pleasant call.
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