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Remember When: Southern Craftsman’s master carvers created timeless furniture

Thank you, readers, for your interest in last week’s column. According to Mr. Oscar Page “Pete” Banks’ granddaughter, Gayle Banks Merrill, Southern Craftsman Furniture Co. ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Saturday, April 13, 2019 2:47 am

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Remember when: Fine furniture was made here

A school group from Covington County toured the Governor’s Mansion in Montgomery this week. One of their teachers, Tammie Evans, texted me to find out ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Saturday, April 6, 2019 2:08 am

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Remember When: Post-war prosperity in 1949

Post-war prosperity got underway in the years following the end of World War II. Cars got bigger with an average cost of $1,420. RCA perfected ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Saturday, March 30, 2019 1:54 am

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Remember When: Dam broke 90 years ago

“How high’s the water, Mama? Five feet high and rising. How high’s the water, Papa? Five feet high and rising.” These lyrics from Johnny Cash’s ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Saturday, March 16, 2019 2:39 am

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Remember When: ‘Fireball’ Trucks, Andalusia Arrows

PLAY BALL – “For it’s one, two, three strikes, YOU’RE OUT” at the old ballgame!” Some of you may remember hearing about the old Class ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Saturday, March 9, 2019 1:44 am

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Remember When: Horseshoe Bend, Riverside Inn put River Falls on map

Remember when – the Riverside Inn, combination service station, grocery store, and dance hall was located in River Falls on the Andalusia side of the ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Saturday, March 2, 2019 3:01 am

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Remember When: Pleasant Home’s General Underwood was LBJ’s pilot

“Generations  yet to come will be enriched by his worthy story,” Luci Baines Johnson wrote about James Underwood Cross who never forgot his roots in ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Saturday, February 23, 2019 2:28 am

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Remember When: The Charles Brooks Story

One of my favorite stories to tell to school children at the Three Notch Museum when school groups tour is about a boy who grew ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Saturday, February 16, 2019 1:14 am

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Remember When: First Presbyterian Church early history

Recently in visiting the genealogy room of the Andalusia Public Library, I ran across a “History of First Presbyterian Church” written in 1925 – the ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Saturday, February 9, 2019 1:35 am

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Remember When: Mrs. Dugger taught Cathechism

The late G. Sidney Waits, Jr. once wrote many sketches of Andalusia history and in one of his stories, “Great Women in Andalusia’s Past,” he ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Saturday, February 2, 2019 1:55 am

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