Down Memory Lane

1950 WETUMKA GAZETTE C. of C. Opens New Year With a Bang; Plans Made The Wetumka Chamber of Commerce held its first meeting of the new year Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the C. of C.office on West Broad - way.

By C. A. McWilliams This week a miracle, by the name of Billy Joe Johnson, returned home to Wetumka. Ninety-one days ago, he was more nearly out of this world than in it.

1955 WETUMKA GAZETTECunningham, Massey To Seek OfficeTwo Announce For Council In Wards 2 and 4Two new candidates announced this week for councilman posts, subject to the city election March 15 th .

Joins Father In Heading Masonic OrderIma Jean Brock became the second member of her family to assume a high Masonic office when she was installed Tuesday night as Worthy Matron of the Order of Eastern star, a sister organization of the Masonic Lodge.

Wetumka Memory Lane 1962

“GRANDMA” PILOTS THE SHIP ALONE ON “HER” FIRST FIGHT Large Crowd Aghast as “She” Takes Off, Leaving Pilot on Ground; Hoax Proves to Be Headliner Attraction at Wetumka Field Day—Dedication by Bill Tucker A crowd, estimated at 3,500 persons, attending Wetumka’s air show Sunday afternoon, gasped...

CITY WILL OBSERVE ARMISTICE DAY MONDAY Stores, Public Offices Close: Parade at 10:00 Bugle strains of 6 a.m. reveille will awaken the city on the 22nd anniversary of the end of World War No. I and a dance in Civic Center will close the city’s Armistice Day observance tomorrow evening.

First off, I had a happy birthday. Had a call from my longtime friend Leo (Meatball) King, had a call from Joyce McCosar, even had one from Mary Lois Criswell. She was wanting to know when Dr. Tom’s birthday was. I told her she had already missed it, but she put it on her calendar for next year.