Article describes the old theater owned by Chevis Prosser. This was the original location that burned, approximately where Jake's BBQ is now located on Broadway. Story of the aftermath of the fire that destroyed the Prosser Theater on Broadway in 1937, causing casualties next door.
Hilburn Stone and other Johnsonville Rescue Squad members along with Mayor Connie DeCamps accept the new LHR machine for the department. 29 December 1977
1st Row: Lillian Cockfield Powell, Myrtle Poston Redfern, Eva Venters Grimball.
2nd Row: Hattie Cribb Newell, Myra Oliver
3rd Row: Eunice Huggins Brown, Zelma Ginn.
Professor S. H. Brown stands in the back
William Arthur (W.A.) Altman Jr. (1921-1984) and Bertha Mae Cribb Altman (1925-1991). W.A. worked at Haselden Brothers Ford. He was the son of William Arthur Altman Sr. and Wilma Grace Edwards. Bertha Mae Crib was the daughter of Charlie Anderson Cribb and Nettie Baxley. Mrs. Altman attended Pleasant Hill High School.
Various images from Vox Crossroads:
Vox Crossroads - Google Street View 2008
Mike, Ken, and Ronnie Powell circa 1949
Vox Grocery - run by Ted and Norma Hanna circa 2000
Ken Powell circa 1949
Vox Grocery - Ted Hanna circa 2000
Bill Burris leaving Altman's Grocery - late 1970s
Aimwell Presbyterian Church was located along what is now Old River Road, approximately at the intersection of Old River Road and McWhite Circle. The approximate coordinates are 33°56'28.2"N 79°29'50.4"W.
The Aimwell burial ground still exists and is the resting place of John Witherspoon, whose family operated Witherspoon's Ferry during the American Revolution.
Aimwell is incorrectly listed as Hopewell in the Robert Mills Map of Marion District, 1825.
S.B. Poston (left) stands in a store with other workers. This was most likely in the "Poston Block" - a group of stores and businesses at the Northwest corner of Broadway St. and Railroad Ave.
