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5 days ago | 
annistonstar.com | Bill Edwards
May 10, 1950, in The Star: Southern Railroad passenger trains through Anniston canceled operations today on account of a railway firemen's strike which has crippled Southern's lines in 13 states. Approximately 50 people were out of work today at the Anniston station.
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1 week ago | 
annistonstar.com | Bill Edwards
May 7, 1950, in The Star: The R. L. Perkins Co. began work on the 28 homes on the east end of Thomas Avenue in Anniston in early 1949 and the first family moved in during October of that year. Seventeen others have since been occupied.
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1 week ago | 
annistonstar.com | Bill Edwards
May 3, 1950, in The Star: Unofficial election returns this morning from 39 out of 46 boxes appeared to favor incumbent Calhoun County Sheriff A. A. (Socco) Pate in his bid to retain the office. His opponents were George J. Bradley Sr., R. P. Ferguson and Pat White. Sheriff Pate, a World War II veteran, is a native of Oxford.
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2 weeks ago | 
annistonstar.com | Bill Edwards
April 30, 1950, in The Star: It's not an exaggeration around Oxford to report that James L. Nease is the most popular and respected faculty member at Calhoun County High School. There he teaches one section of biology (for boys only) and physics and chemistry as electives, the latter subject being his favorite. Any class Mr. Nease teaches is filled to capacity, and when former students visit the county school they look first for the man who opened the doors of science to them.
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2 weeks ago | 
annistonstar.com | Bill Edwards
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2 weeks ago | 
annistonstar.com | Bill Edwards
April 26, 1950, in The Star: The State Health Department has approved a complete water system for Weaver, town council members announced today, and work will get under way as soon as possible. For a price of $56,000, the proposed water system will include pump tanks, fire plugs and water lines to serve all residents of the community. A complete sanitary service is expected to be completed later.
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3 weeks ago | 
annistonstar.com | Bill Edwards
April 23, 1950, in The Star: Calhoun County Forest Ranger C. B. Chandler says that in the past 10 months, 101 forest fires in Calhoun County have destroyed 17,001 acres of potential timber, urging that better firefighting equipment be made available in the county.
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3 weeks ago | 
news-journal.com | Bill Edwards
William "Bill" Edwards vows to end negativity and restore credibility to Fulton County's 2nd largest City. SOUTH FULTON, Ga., April 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A crowd of enthusiastic residents gathered to show their support of former Mayor William "Bill" Edwards as he officially announced his candidacy for Mayor of the City of South Fulton.
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3 weeks ago | 
annistonstar.com | Bill Edwards
April 19, 1950, in The Star: Future leadership of Anniston government appears to be up for grabs with the death yesterday of former Mayor W. S. Coleman at the age of 64. Mr. Coleman, a founder of the Alabama Soil Pipe Company, had been the favored choice of voters in a party primary election in March by a 2-to-1 majority and was therefore expected to assume the position of chairman of the Anniston City Commission later this year.
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4 weeks ago | 
annistonstar.com | Bill Edwards
April 16, 1950, in The Star: In two days Anniston voters will go to the polls once more to put the final touches on the 1950 city Democratic primary elections. They'll fill out the lineup for potential members of the city commission, choosing between Clyde Pippin and E. C. Lloyd, candidates for position No. 1. On March 21 local voters picked W. S. Coleman - who previously served as Anniston's mayor twice during the 1930s - to be the party's nominee as next commission chairman and W. S.
