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Thursday, March 12, 2015
Marengo Academy February
Students of the Month
Marengo Academy Headmaster Robby
James and the Student Government
Association commend the following stu-
dents for being selected Students of the
Month for February: Kyle Friday and
Anna Michael Crocker from the senior
class and Brittan Davis and Hutson
Breckenridge from the freshman class.
The Students of the Month are selected by
the faculty based on their involvement in
academics, as well as, extracurricular
activities. The Student of the Month is
sponsored by the S.G.A. Photo by
Raycelia A. Mclntyre
MARENGO NURSING HOME NEWS
DAYS GONE BYE...BY TOM BOGGS
Post Office Folks and Mail Handling Tales
When I reflect back on Post
Office days down in Linden during
the forties and fifties I remember
hearing Rhode Island Red biddies
chirping behind the mail boxes, and
think about how proud I was when
I'd saved up enough bond stamps in
my book to trade 'em in for a twen-
ty five dollar war bond.
Just like every other little or
town, lots of stuff and folks Centered
around the U.S. Post Office, which
in Linden was pretty much operated
by Doc Law and Rose Carter in my
younger days, and if you wanted to
see everybody just wait a minute,
and they'd be by to check on the
mail and the latest talking.
I recently came across some notes
I took fifteen or sixteen years ago
from talking with Bo and Mike
McAlpine's late uncle, Sam Mike
Sayers, who started work at the
Demopolis Post Office around 1935
when Mr. Jimmy Monnier was the
Post Master, and other fellows there
were Strudwick McCants, Lamar
Mullendore, H.A. Talley, Gordon
McRae, S. T. Burton, Woodie
Reeves and C. B. Watt. He said
Steele Partridge, Jr. came on the
next year, followed later by Tony
Janes, M.C. Flowers, Jr., James
Armistead and J.A. Lucas. When the
war got started the north of the
Bogue mail handling office hired on
women folk Elva Thompson and
Myrtis Godwin. I listed those old
names for the benefit of my older
readers who will smile at the
remembrance of those folks.
I remember when Sam Mike told
me that Boyd Mackey went to work
down there I immediately replied, "I
bet he kept y'all laughing, didn't
he?"
Mr. Sam Mike chuckled and
allowed that sure was the truth. One
day the mail left on the truck, but it
turned out some letters didn't make
it out. Mr. Monier said something to
• Boyd about the left behind mail.
Boyd shrugged, kinda grinned the
way he did, and replied, "Well, Mr.
Round about 1967 Mr.
Mullendore plotted out streets and
numbers for mail delivery, but there
were a few glitches every now and
then like when somebody moved
from their house at say 804 Main
Street they'd take their numbers off
the house, and nail those same num-
bers up on their new house on Perry
Street. A little confusing.
There were two foot mail routes
in Demopolis, one north and one
south of the railroad, and carriers
were limited to carrying a total of
less than forty pounds, which was
okay until Sears and Roebuck start-
ed sending out those big thick cata-
logs twice a year, although most
people rushed to the Post Office as
soon as they heard the catalogs were
in, thus saving footwear on Woodie
Reeves and S. C. Ulmer on the foot
routes.
Jimmy, I did the best I could, and
that's all a mule can do.
Dispatch clerks came to be
known as "mules" around the
Demopolis office, and Boyd kept on
making folks laugh all over the
place until he left for the true laugh-
ing place beyond the clouds.
Resid,ents enjoy Marengo County School
cooking club System Kindergarten, First
You can get Business
cards, stationery, Rubber
Stamps and i.D. Cards
Weatherly-STUDDARD
Memorial Funeral Home, Inc
Annette Sewell
Ms. Marengo Nursing Home Queen
and punch.
Thank you also to Comfort
Care Hospice for the delicious
cakes for our staff.
Our February birthday part
was provided by Calvary
Baptist Church.
Calvary Baptist also provid-
ed our church services for the
month of February.
First Baptist Church
Missionary Group has been so
kind to visit our residents.
Thank you for including our
residents in your visitation
schedules.
Thank you to Mrs. Bettye
Beck for providing silk flower
arrangements for our dining
room tables.
As always we want to thank
our volunteers who help with
bingo, Bible study and Sunday
School.
We are looking forward to
spring and warmer weather. If
a sunny day does appear, we
invite you to join us on our
front porch for a porch party.
Grade Pre-Registration Clinic
The Marengo County
School System will conduct
the Kindergarten and First
Grade Pre-Registration Clinic
on Friday, March 27, 2015,
from 9:00 a.m. until 11:30
a.m. and from 12:00 noon
until 2:30 p.m.
A child who will be five (5)
years old before September
2nd may pre-register for
kindergarten. Children not
already attending kindergarten
and who will be six (6) before
September 2nd are urged to
pre-register for first grade on
Friday, March 27th also.
A Certificate of
Immunization must be provid-
ed to school officials for each
child enrolling. The Alabama
Committee of Public Health
states that children between
the ages of four (4) and six (6)
receive a second dose of
measles vaccine. Proof of the
Easter at the
Gazebo in Linden
The City of Linden will be hosting Easter at the Gazebo, April
4th, starting at 9:00 a.m., in Downtown Linden.
Events will include: Easter Bunny Pictures (bring your camera);
Story Time with Joyce Morgan and music with Mitzi Gates.
There will also be: train rides, inflatables, arts and crafts vendors
and 2000 toy and candy filled eggs
For more information call 295-5051.
second dose will be required
for each new
kindergarten/first grade stu-
dent at pre-registration. The
Marengo County Health
Department in Linden is the
A.L. Johnson High School in
Th0maston; Marengo High
School in Dixons Mills; and
Sweet Water High School in
Sweet Water.
Children attending Head
responsible agenc.y for admin- .. Start that will be enrolling in
istering this vaccine.
A parent or guardian must
accompany the child and must
bring a certified birth certifi-
cate, social security card, and
blue immunization form.
The schools conducting €,
pre-registration clinic are:
Kindergarten must also pre-
register. A parent or guardian
must accompany the child and
must bring a certified birth
certificate, social security
card, and blue immunization
form,
Hosea honored with
International Dean's List
Society membership
Kyarra Nikole Hosea has
been honored with member-
ship into the International
Dean's List Society for exem-
plary academic performance
at University of Alabama.
Kyarra Nikole Hosea is
majoring in Commerce and
Business administration and
anticipates graduating in
Spring 2018.
Stacye V. Hosea and Vidal
Hosea of Sweetwater are
Kyarra's parents.
Her grandparents are Willie
Gray and Emma Vincent of
Sweetwater and the late Clara
Jean Hosea of Dixon Mills.
Kyarra is a member of the
St. Paul Missionary Baptist
Church of Sweetwater under
the leadership of Pastor Curry
L. Robinson:
The International Dean's
List Society provides scholar-
ship, study abroad, and online
personal and career develop-
ment opportunities to students
from the United States and
countries around the world.
The Society congratulates
Kyarra Nikole Hosea on this
distinctive honor.
1205 US Hwy 80 East
Demopolis, AI
289-3686
Hours:
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8:00 a.m., 6:00 p.m.
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There were a bunch of COD
orders handled at the Post Office
back then with so many ordering
from Sears. I recollect daddy bring-
ing in an eagerly awaited Sears
package to the house, and it'd be just
like Christmas waiting to open it up.
The Post Office was a great gath-
ering place, and I love the story Sam
Mike told about .Mr. Sam Neilson
who made a daily ritual of visiting
with folks while he checked his
mail. He'd stand by his box talking
to folks, and every time a letter or
card was stuck in his box he'd
immediately take it out and read it
right there, waiting for the next one.
Sam Mike laughed and said
sometime the mail clerk would stick
a blank card in the box. Mr. Sam
Neilson would reach in, still talking,
and glance at the blank card. He'd
look over at the mail clerk, give him
a pained look, and getback to talk-
ing 'til the next piece of U.S. mail
got delivered to his box.
Before I leave this story, I made a
note that Ms. Elizabeth, Sam Mike's
wife who was sitting there as I took
notes, told me that Mr. Sam Neilson
judged people by their post office
manners as he would say that such
and such a person was such a nice
person. "They are so pleasant every
time I see them down at the post
office.
Well, I've just written some stuff I
hope you enjoy. That's all a mule
can do.
"Service with Compassion"
111 Vanity Fair
Avenue, Butler
James H, Studdard, Sr.
President
(Licensed Mortician -
Alabama & Tennessee)
205-459-4811
Our Family
Serving Your
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Scarves were the special gifts
for this occasion. Thank you
to this uplifting group that vis-
its once a month.
On February 17th, the facil-
ity was decorated in purple,
green and gold for our annual
Mardi Gras parade. Residents
were served King Cake, Chips
and dips as well as punch. On
this occasion our Ms.
Marengo Nursing Home was
presented to residents and
staff.
This year Ms. Annette
Sewell will represent the facil-
ity in the Alabama Nursing
Home Pageant. The pageant
is scheduled for July 27, 2015
at the Hyatt-Wynfrey Hotel in
Birmingham.
Thank you to Forest Hill
and Chalk Level AME church-
es for supplying our residents
with goodies and Kleenex.
Mr. Jim Pritchett sent a
green plant to help us make it
to spring.
Red Hat was sponsored by
Southern Care Hospice.
Patricia Gaddy made flower
an'angements for all the tables.
Ladies were served pimento
and cheese sandwiches, chips
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By Mary Alvis
Our residents have been
enjoying cooking club. On
February 4th we made pizza
rolls. We used crescent rolls,
cheese and pepperoni. After
baking, we then dipped them
in marinara sauce.
On February 10th, Glenn
Taylor with Homestead
Hospice, presented a gospel
concert. He sang and played
the guitar for our residents.
On February 1 lth we had a
very special Valentine's sup-
per. The dining rooms were
decorated with red, black and
white. The tables were
adorned with candles, flowers
and stemware. The activity
department uti'lized Pinterest
for this special evening. The
dietary department served
roast, potatoes, green beans,
rolls and an assortment of
desserts. Thank you to Susie
McNeil, Wanda Garner,
Angela Reeves, Sandra
Richardson and Cindy Locke
for helping serve our residents
for this special meal.
On February 12th the
Happy Travelers played bingo
with our residents once again.
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