A look back

By Staff
Researched by Dr. Bill Stewart
Sept. 20, 1957-The MCHS Tigers lost more than a football game to the Athens Golden Eagles tonight. Three Hartselle athletes required a doctor's care as a result of injuries they sustained in the contest.
David McElroy fractured his elbow while Billy Don Aldridge and Willard Lipsey had knee and neck injuries. MCHS's only TD came late in the game when Buddy Roberts received an Eagles kickoff and ran it back for 95 yards.
Sept. 21, 1957-Alabama Attorney General John Patterson is on the warpath against close to a thousand small loan firms in the state that regularly charge their poor clients between 250 and 2000 percent interest on the money that they borrow. Alabama has the distinctly bad reputation of being the "loan shark state."
Sept. 22, 1957-A sister of Bev Howell, Mrs. Mary Etta Slate, passed away in Kalamazoo, Mich., today.
Sept. 22, 1957-At present the average pension being received by an elderly Alabamian averages to $43.88. The pension added to an individual's other income sources cannot total to more than $60 monthly.
Sept. 23, 1957-A teachers' workshop was held at MCHS today. Local educators playing key roles in this program included Mrs. Rachel Oden, Mrs. Beulah Y. Pettey, Mrs. Effie Lou Gilchrist, Mrs. Margie B. Long, and Mrs. Lucile P. Nicholson.
Sept. 24, 1957-According to calls received by parents of local UA students, there is a serious outbreak of Asian flu at the Capstone at present. The health service has had a massive increase in its normal caseload. A new vaccine developed to inoculate against the flu is being rushed to distribution centers so that as many people as possible can be spared the suffering associated with this virulent form of flu.
Sept. 25, 1957-The Morgan County budget will be more than $360,000 during the next fiscal year, a $15,000 increase over '56-'57. The old courthouse is in bad shape and needs extensive renovation. For the first time the building will be air-conditioned.
Sept. 26, 1957-Hugh F. Penn, acting Hartselle postmaster, is the new president of the local Kiwanis Club. Other officers include Robert Stephenson, vice-president; Scotty Stone, secretary; and Buck Strickland, treasurer.
Sept. 26, 1957-Jerry Atkins has been selected as the most outstanding student at MCHS for this month. Jerry plays end on the football team and has a perfect class attendance record.

At a Glance

PowerGrid Services in Hartselle evacuated for bomb threat

Morgan County

20 under 40: Trey Chowning

Falkville

20 under 40: TJ Holmes

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20 under 40: Spencer Bell

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20 under 40: Shelby Keenum

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20 under 40: Rachel Howard

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20 under 40: Mary Virgina Halbrooks

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20 under 40: Maggie McKelvey

Decatur

20 under 40: Maegan Jones

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20 under 40: Lindsey Tapscott

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‘He lets us have sex’: More details emerge on Hartselle man accused of child exploitation 

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Hartselle church creates Easter-themed escape rooms 

Danville

Family tradition: State livestock show legacy spans generations

Editor's picks

Baseball for Beau: More than $8k raised for scholarship named after Hartselle child  

Falkville

20 under 40: Lela Weeks

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20 under 40: Kalleigh Thomas

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20 under 40: Jaime Hatcher

Hartselle

Veteran Hartselle firefighter charged with possessing child porn

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Cerrowire expansion named finalist in Business Alabama Awards  

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Work begins on repairing two bridges over I-65 in Morgan County in coming weeks

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Tickets for Morgan County Sports Hall of Fame banquet available

Falkville

Morgan County volunteers celebrated at annual fire department banquet 

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Man jailed for stealing car from jail after earlier release 

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Police: Hartselle man encouraged children to have sex inside his apartment

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