I found several things of interest in The Atmore Advance for the month of June, 1972, 45 years ago.

The Four States Auto Auction shop was almost totally destroyed when it was hit by, what witnesses called, a tornado. Only the office was left standing.

All of that may have had something to do with the fact that the city was expecting a problem with mosquitoes after heavy rains and being in the fringes of Hurricane Agnes. Extra special attention was being paid to trying to prevent mosquitoes from finding places to grow.

Bad weather didn’t prevent West Brothers and other places in their advertising for Fathers’ Day. West Brothers had, what seemed like a wonderful price on dress shirts. They had both dress shirts and casual shirts on sale for two for $5. They also had a lawn chair that only cost $2.50 each. This was during the time frame where one could purchase The Atmore Advance for only 10 cents a copy.

Piggly Wiggly had several things with good prices, but one of the best was bananas for 10 cents a pound.

A man from Mississippi was charged with manslaughter after another man died from a gunshot wound in a local motel. Even though he was charged, others in the room, who were playing cards, said they didn’t know the gun was loaded.

Employment in the area was looking good and it was reported that the jobs in Escambia County had increased by 130.

If you didn’t have enough to scare you, The Strand Theatre was showing a double feature of scary movies, “Horror of Dracula” and “Curse of Frankenstein.” This was the day when horror movies were the norm.

Science fiction was doing well too. There were lots of movies made about giant insects and there was something always waiting just around the corner.

Nine year old, Jimmy Rollins, was asking what happened to the bullet his dad, Dr. Stacy Rollins, took out of George C. Wallace when he was shot. Rollins was from Atmore. The little boy thought he was going to get the bullet, but the Secret Service took it away.

Four firemen and 15 volunteer firefighters was what stood between a disaster and those who lived in the Atmore area.

I noticed several spots in the classified ads of the newspaper for television repair shops. It made me wonder just what has happened to them over the years. Do they even try to repair them these days or do they just junk it and go buy a new one?

Goodyear was selling car tires four for $49. Try and find a bargain like that these days.

A new oil refining plant opened in Flomaton at a cost of $7 million.

Alabama Power Co. and O.K. Barber Shop both had shots fired through their windows. Some people are just out and out mean.

The Creek Indians were to celebrate the Fourth of July by throwing a big event. I guess this was something sort of like the celebration they throw on Thanksgiving Day now.