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THE DAILY SENTINEL SCOTTSBORO ALABAMA SUNDAY JULY 1 1979 SECTION PAGE 1 $Lc i ii cl Paula Dawson Editor amily News iKira raIR 1 sf wm I flHH 1 ft 1 JH Ife wf TT nTBBi Mb 4 it MB 1 al IR IM IR Rau jw i sNB rMHI liA yfiKsBEr manuMyij Jg WI111111'11 JmiwiMuru jrtrn MBgfegg Jffl Plan for PTA Planning for irst Monday parking and other PTA activities are Page Elementary PTA officers Carolyn Robertson left first vice president Carol Baggett secretary and Pam Holder president (Photo by Paula Dawson) Page PTA plans ahead By PAULA DAWSON amily News Editor Hie officers of the Page Elementary Parent Teacher Association (PTA) have been organizing several activities this summer Three of the officers at tended the summer institute of the Alabama Congress ofParents and Teachers at the University of Alabama on June 7 Pam Holder president Carolyn Robert son first vice president and Doris Jett program chair man attended the institute in Tuscaloosa and participated in three group sessions designed to assist the local parent teacher groups The group sessions were entitled Their Duties and Respon Organizational Standing and Special Com and Role of the Parent Working with the Schools" Since the institute these of ficers and Lynn Green second vice president Carol Baggett secretary Glenda Woosley treasurer the com mittee chairmen and other PTA members have met to discuss plans for the summer and for the next school year The group will be parking cars for irst Monday weekends through October to earn money for special projects and they have made progress in activating a health room at the school for the next year having made arrangements for space and assistance from the Red Cross McCloskey Bieber to wed Mr and Mrs John Mc Qoskey of Scottsboro for merly of Baltimore Md an nounce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter Diane Elizabeth McCloskey to Mr James Bieber son of Mr and Mrs Charles Bieber Jr of Miami Ha The bride elect is the gran ddaughter of Mr and Mrs William Simon McCloskey of Baltimore Md and Mr and Mrs Peter Waskiewicz of Wilkes Barre Pa Miss McCloskey is a graduate of Kenwood Senior High School Baltimore Md and attended Northeast State Junior College and Hollywood Technical School both in Alabama and Essex Com munity College and the Johns Hopkins University both in Baltimore Md She is presen tly employed by the Jackson County Board of Education Materials Center at Hollywood The prospective groom is the grandson of Mr and Mrs Charles Bieber Sr and Mr and Mrs John Long all of Miami la Mr Bieber is employed by Commonwealth Electric via the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (AL CIO CLC) in Orlando la and is presen tly attending the Central lorida Electrical Joint Ap prenticeship and Training Committee School in Orlan do la The couple will be married at the home of the parents at 10 a on July 21 I Let Jacobs Bank I with a new savings account We pay the highest interest STRETCH dollar JACOBS BANK "We're Making a Great Bank Greater" Member DIC Miss Bridges Mr Roden exchange vows Saturday Miss Sharon Lynne Bridges and Rick Allen Roden were married at 6 pm on Satur day at Calvary Baptist Chur ch in Scottsboro Rev Don Cooper performed the double ring ceremony The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Bridges of Scottsboro Paren ts of the groom are Mr and Mrs Belan Roden of Hunt sville Nuptial music was presen ted by Mr Grady Bennett organist Mrs Maree Sharp and Rev Don Cooper were soloists Given in marriage by her parents and escorted by her father the bride wore a gown of white organza and silk Venice lace Layers of organ za formed a capelet effect and Venice lace traced the portrait neckline Lace motif overlaid the fitted bodice The A line silhouette fell to a triple flounced hemline top ped with more lace and flowing to a semi cathedral train Her fingertip illusion veil was bordered in a matching lace and held by a lace camelot She carried a satin covered Bible with a white orchid surrounded by garlan ds of ivy and clusters of valley lillies tied with streamers of narrow satin Bennett and Miss Dianne Wood all of Scottsboro Mrs Keith Hannay of Jackson ville la Miss Patricia Stoves of Selma and Miss Shirley Warren of Woodville Miss Belinda Roden of Hunt sville sister of the groom was junior bridesmaid Karen Goss was flower girl The attendants wore for mal gowns of blue silk organ za with necklines and hemlines matching those of the gown The back of the gown featured a bustle which was formed from the hemline to the waist They carried lace trimmed silk fans with streamers of lace topped with a crescent bouquet of silk miniature blue carnations white roses and Boston fems Mr Roden served his son as best man Groomsmen were Bobby Bridges of Bir mingham brother of the bride Dana Bennett of Scott sboro Dale Edwards of Bir mingham Jeff Roden and Mike Roden of Huntsville brothers of the groom Don Story of Huntsville and Jim Walker of Nashville Tenn Chad Walker was ring bearer Mrs Larry Hancock and Miss Beth McCormack kept the bride's registers Mrs Embril Edwards directed the EBinBHBpr 1 BSaaSE MH 1 1 14 i A 1 OMM SKK i iSSIl IHHHl By Mr and lace and also carried a handkerchief hand made by Mrs BA Prince Mrs Bobby Bridges of Bir mingham was matron of honor Bridesmaids were Mr Hiram Bass Mrs Dana wedding ollowing the ceremony a reception was held in the church fellowship hall The guests were greeted by Mrs Mack Goss and Mrs Jerry Henderson gw 'J? i ITx ll' iX if fl I llfa Gayla Laralne Childers Childers Murphy to wed in Mr and Mrs William Thomas Childers of lorence announce the engagement of his sister Gayla Laraine to Mr Ronnie Dale Murphy son of Mr and Mrs Junior Murphy of Scottsboro The bride elect is the daughter of Mr Jack Childers and the late rances Baker Childers of Scottsboro August Mr Murphy is a 1975 graduate of Scottsboro High School and is presently em ployed by Halstead Mitchell in Scottsboro The wedding will be at 4 pm on August 11 at Ridgedale Baptist Church in Scottsboro All friends and relatives are invited to attend Mrs Rick Allen Roden After a wedding trip to Gatlinburg Tenn the couple will reside in Nashville Tenn Prenuptial parties honoring the couple were: a bridal gift tea given by Mrs Embril Edwards Mrs Mack Goss and Mrs Jerry Hen derson a tool gadget party for couples given by Mr and Mrs Jim Boggus Miss Beth McCormack and Mrs UD Keller in Huntsville a kit chen shower given by Mrs Dana Bennett Mrs Mike Kirkland and Miss Shirley Warren a miscellaneous shower given at the home of Mrs Tom Younger in Hunt sville a recipe pounding given by Mrs Leroy Arm strong and Mrs Richard Lit tle a rice bag party given by Mrs Larry Hancock Mrs WL erguson Mrs David Tiffin and Mrs Sam Wallingsford a recipe sup per given by the Circle of Gold Sunday School class a luncheon for the out of town wedding party given by Mrs Embril Edwards and Mrs rancis Cruce The groom and his parents entertained the wedding party with a rehearsal dinner at the chur ch 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How old is Scottsboro Alabama? ›

The town is named after its founder, Robert T. Scott, who migrated from North Carolina and in 1856 established a rail station on his land in Jackson County. Originally named Scottsville, the town's name was changed to Scott's Mill and then in 1858 to Scottsboro.

What is the history of Scottsboro Alabama? ›

The town was called Scottsville, Scott's Mill, or Sage Town until 1868. In 1853, the newly formed Memphis and Charleston Railroad (a stretch of railroad that starts at Memphis, Tennessee, and ends in Charleston, South Carolina) decided to build a station at Scottsboro and did so in 1857.

What is the race population in Scottsboro Alabama? ›

Scottsboro Demographics

White: 87.81% Black or African American: 4.83% Two or more races: 3.49% Other race: 3.15%

Is Scottsboro Alabama a good place to retire? ›

Living in Scottsboro offers residents a suburban rural mix feel and most residents own their homes. Many retirees live in Scottsboro and residents tend to be conservative. The public schools in Scottsboro are above average.

What is Scottsboro famous for? ›

The community gained national attention in 1931 as the scene of the famous Scottsboro case, a trial at which nine African American youths were convicted of raping two white women on a train.

Who was the oldest Scottsboro Boys? ›

Charles Weems

Charles (Charlie) was the oldest of the Scottsboro boys. His mother died when he was four, and six of his seven siblings did not survive to adulthood.

How long did the Scottsboro stay in jail? ›

Collectively, the "Scottsboro Boys" spent a total of 130 years in Alabama jails and prisons for a crime they did not commit. Over the ensuing decades, each of the eight teens—now men—was released from prison, but that false rape accusation effectively derailed their lives.

How old are the Scottsboro Boys? ›

The Scottsboro Boys were: Haywood Patterson (age 18); Clarence Norris (age 19); Charlie Weems (age 19); Olen Montgomery (age 17); Ozie Powell (age 16); Eugene Williams (age 13); brothers Andy Wright (age 19) and Leroy “Roy” Wright (age 12), who were leaving home for the first time; and Willie Roberson (age 16), who ...

Which of the Scottsboro Boys died? ›

Clarence Norris died in Bronx Community Hospital on Janurary 23, 1989 at the age of seventy-six. He was, as the title of a book he helped write suggested, the last of the Scottsboro Boys. Norris was the second of eleven children born to Georgia sharecroppers.

How old were the girls in the Scottsboro case? ›

At the time she accused three black young men of raping her, Ruby Bates was seventeen years old. She lived, like Victoria Price, in a poor neighborhood of Huntsville and worked in the mills. Wages in 1931 were half what they had been just two years ago, and that was when work was available.

What happened to the Scottsboro Boys in 1931? ›

On April 9, 1931, eight of the nine young men were convicted and sentenced to death. The judge granted Roy Wright, the youngest of the group, a mistrial because of age—despite the recommendation of the all-white jury.

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