25 years ago — 1999
March 1st — Madison County fathers want to draw attention to themselves and the role they play in their children's lives. They will do so at the first “Walk for Fatherhood'' at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, sponsored by the Madison County Minority Health Coalition's Fatherhood Program. Program Coordinator Harold J. Crawford said fatherhood programs are needed because society places less emphasis on the role of fathers.
March 5th –The Paramount Theater was filled with nostalgia as the touring performance “School House Rock Live!'' Stopped by Anderson's on a Thursday night. The musical is based on the “Schoolhouse Rock'' three-minute cartoon series that aired on ABC Saturday mornings in the 1970s. Some parents, many of whom watched the catchy cartoon when they were children, were bringing their children to the show.
50 years ago — 1974
March 6th — The Grammy Awards, the prestigious and prestigious awards given by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for outstanding achievements in the field of music, arrived in my hometown last Saturday, with a local music group receiving one of the famous gold statuettes. and earned national honors. The Alexandria-based gospel recording group Bill Gaither and his trio won a Grammy Award for “Best Emotional Performance of the Year” and for the album “Let's Just Praise The Lord.” The award was presented by vocalist Roberta Flack, who later won two Grammy Awards herself.
March 8th — An “official” streak report was filed at the Anderson Police Department Thursday night. The charges came after a “sequel of acts” took place at Matthews Supermarket on Broadway. “It was absolutely amazing,” one witness said. “The door opened and the streaker came sprinting in…he jumped up and down and screamed and took off running.” Another witness, who happened to have a Polaroid camera with him, said that just before he jumped into the getaway car, he turned his head. I was able to photograph a naked bolter wearing a bag.
75 years ago — 1949
March 2 — Chief Anderson of the National Basketball League The Packers defeated the Oshkosh All-Stars 71-65 on a hoop tilt in front of an estimated 4,000 fans in Milwaukee on Tuesday night. The Packers, currently the leaders in the race for the National League title, strengthened their hold with a smooth performance in which virtually everyone on the team contributed significantly to the final score.
March 3rd — Local farmers donated $8,045 to the fund during last night's session of the 4-H Permanent Building Finance Committee in the office of County Agent Walter C. Hayes in the Post Office Building. Representatives from several Madison County townships were in attendance, and committee chairman Clarence Rogers said 37 people had joined the One Hundred Dollar Club by pledging to donate that amount to the fund. reported.
100 years ago — 1924
March 4th — Inspector Walter Kemp and a party of horse thief detectives discovered 12 quarts of secreted “white mule” in a culvert near Dundee on Sunday night and turned it over to Prosecutor Smith for use as evidence in the arrest. Ta. Investigators reportedly have the license plate number of the car that delivered the whiskey to the location where it was discovered.
since the 1800sMarch 2, 1895 — The play “Vicksburg'' will be performed at the Fisher Opera House during the week of March 18th. It will be performed by local talent and planned by playwright Arthur Treloar. The author also wrote “U.S. Grant,'' and after the production in New York, he received a letter from Mrs. U.S. Grant saying, “I've never had so much fun in my life.'' The company organized for “Vicksburg'' became known as the Anderson Amateur Dramatic Society.
Edited by Elmore Hames for the Herald Bulletin