75 YEARS AGO SEPTEMBER 3, 1948 The Clayton Junior 4-H team defeated the Barbour County Junior 4-H Club All-Stars by a score of 6-5 Wednesday afternoon in Clayton. Members of the Clayton team are Raymond Smoot, Sammy Williams, Marshall Williams, Jere Beasley, Crews Johnston, Harry Gardner, Bobby Warr, Jack Sanders and Ledell Shirley.
75 YEARS AGO JULY 30, 1948 The following students from Barbour County will receive their degrees from Troy Teachers College August 13: Jennie M. Baker of Clayton; Annie Mae Boyd, Sara S.
75 YEARS AGO JUNE 25, 1948 The names of Gloria Kennedy, daughter of Mr. C.H.
75 YEARS AGO JUNE 18, 1948 The Clayton Girls 4-H Club Softball Team will play their first game of the season this Thursday against Bakerhill. Members of the team are Patricia Harrison, Marthur Martin, Velila Trammell, Inez Riley, Mattie Robinson, Jeanette McWhorter, Kathleen Dorman, Martha Harrison, Mary Clayton, Diane Martin, Maurine Abercrombie and Martha Daniel.
75 YEARS AGO DECEMBER 12,1947 Named to the Honor Roll at Blue Springs High School from the Senior Class are Ludie Parmer, Wayne McLaughlin, Stawanctia Beatty, Vernell Hardy, Carolyn Helms, Lois Mathis, Vela Mae Helms, Imogene Seaborn, Joan Wilkinson, Linda Wilkinson, Theresa Walker from the Senior III Class; Ruth Henderson, Ruby Flynn, Theresa Williams and Roland Williams from the Senior II Class; Margaret Jewel Morrison and Gwendolyn Beatty from the Senior I Class. The Mount Zion Home Demonstration Club met November 25 at the home of Mrs.
BY CONNIE BEDSOLE 75 YEARS AGO SEPTEMBER 5, 1947 Spurgeon Warr of Eufaula, Neil Bush and Millie Martin of Clayton and Laquita Livingston of Blue Springs are representing Barbour County 4-H Clubs at the annual State Leadership Camp and Short Course being held in Auburn this week. The Barbour County club members are being accompanied by J.W.
BY CONNIE BEDSOLE 75 YEARS AGO AUGUST 29, 1947 Officers were elected for the coming year during the August 19 meeting of the Clio Chapter of Future Farmers of America. Officers are Clyde McRae, president; Johnnie McHart, vice-president; Chris Green, secretary; Bennie Harold Danner, treasurer; Gene Hunt, reporter and Milton Abercrombie, marshall.
BY CONNIE BEDSOLE 75 YEARS AGO AUGUST 22, 1947 The Clayton Busters handed Louisville a 5 to 4 defeat on the local diamond last Friday night, August 15, after pitchers Hasten of Clayton and Finlayson of Louisville, staged a pitching duel that lasted ten innings. Hasten chalked up his second victory for Clayton in as many starts striking out seven men and giving up only seven scattered hits, while his opponent, Finlayson struck out eight men and gave up nine hits.
75 YEARS AGO AUGUST 1, 1947 The Clayton Junior 4-H Club baseball team defeated the Louisville Junior 4-H Club 17 to 5 Monday afternoon, July 28, at Louisville. Carl Roebuck and Marshall Williams played outstanding ball offensively and defensively for the Clayton Juniors.