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Carolyn Prater Ward, senior portrait 1950
JHS Gold and Black 1950 -
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Carter Brothers and Sisters
Some children of Morgan Ham Carter and Octavia Elizabeth Stone.
L to R: Edna Carter Hilton, Esther Carter Thompson, Briley Carter, Meta Carter Thornley, and Violet Carter Hanna -
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Cenie Haselden
Cenie Haselden (1885-1964) was a daughter of Joseph Parker Haselden and Martha Marena Dunahoe Haselden. According to her death certificate, she was never married. She's buried at Old Johnsonville. Her death certificate notes she was living in Hemingway in 1964. -
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Charlie Prosser, C.O. Powell, Pete Hanna, Delmus Abrams, log cabin 1934
The Log Cabin, AKA the canteen or the cannery from Johnsonville High School. Constructed in 1934 by Charlie Prosser, C.O. Powell, Pete Hanna, Delmus Abrams. -
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Children of Julius Spiers and Lillie Belle Prosser Altman
Five of Julius Spiers and Lillie Belle Prosser Altman's children.
Front L-R: Franklin Eldridge Altman, Julia Elizabeth Altman and Lena Belle Altman,
Back L-R: Thurman Altman and Laries Alex Altman.
Photo taken circa 1920.
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Chives Prosser
Chives Prosser (1899-1982), was a son of Eldridge Franklin and Lillian Camillia Cox Prosser.
Chives was postmaster at Johnsonville from 1920-1925. He then owned and operated the Prosser Theater in Johnsonville since its inception in 1925, when silent films were king. A September 1930 News and Courier article noted that the Prosser Theater had contracted with RCA Photophone to purchase a "talkie outfit" with plans to reopen that October with sound accompanying the films.
This original theater was located on the south side of Broadway Street, next door to where Jakes Barbeque is today. A fire in the film booth burned the first Prosser Theater to the ground in 1937. An alarm in the building allowed the public to exit without incident, but a collapsing wall injured two men in Chapman's Hardware Store next door, which was also destroyed. Walter E Wall and Loyes McCallister were both hospitalized after the blaze.
The theater was rebuilt across the street from the original location and named his theater the "New Theater." It stood guard over the NE corner of Broadway and Bellview Avenue until it too was claimed by fire in 1977. The theater had ceased operations for about 13 years at that point.
Prosser was first marred to Ira Mae Brown (1902-1960). Their children were Elizabeth Prosser Roberts and Barbara Ann Prosser Powell. He later married Mildred Athlene Hopper (1915-1984).
In addition to the theater, Prosser also served as mayor of Johnsonville and chartered the Johnsonville State Bank. He owned and operated the Johnsonville Ice and Fuel Company, and he served as a rural postman for 20 years during the early years of the movie theater ownership.
Chives Prosser owned the land on Possum Fork Road that became Prosser Field, a baseball complex which still serves the community. Even today, the league bears his name - “Prosser Field Youth Organization.” -
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Christine Poston and Blanche Dennis at Poston's Lunch on Broadway
Poston's Lunch was run by Christine Hatchell Poston (left). It was located on Broadway near the parking lot of the old Nettles IGA
Christine H. Hatchell Poston (1904 - 1956) was married to Lurie Poston (1900-1973), Chief of Police for Johnsonville
Their children were:
Uldine Poston Cooper (1926 - 2002)
Lurie Preston Poston (1928 - 1991)
Maisie Poston Ballou (1931 - 2012)
Jean Poston McDaniel (1932 - 1979)
Algie Ray Poston Cox (1936 - 2012) -
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Connie Owens Hanna and Roger Hanna
Connie Owens Hanna holding Roger Hanna. Connie was the first wife of Henry Lewis Hanna.
Photo from the William German and Pearline Keefe Prosser Photo Album. -
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Cooperative Attitudes Aid Johnsonville's Big Growth
Story of Johnsonville's recent growth due to Wellman, plus article about new church, Westside Free Will Baptist -
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Corey Booker Visits Saint Mark A.M.E. Church, 2019
During his 2019 bid to win the democratic nomination, Senator Corey Booker visited Saint Mark A.M.E. Church in Johnsonville. -
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Council, Mayor Swarn In
New council members and Mayor Connie DeCamps swarn into office. 17 June 1976 -
Councilor Pansy Stone and Mayor Connie DeCamps, 1977
New Johnsonville councilor Pansy Hanna Stone poses with Johnsonville mayor Connie DeCamps. Pansy Stone was elected to Council in 1977. -
Country Club Enters Final Construction Stage - 1969
From the short lived Times of Three Towns newspaper - article discusses the completion of the Wellman Club. -
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Dairy King
Operated by husband and wife Lenora Venters and Hugh Hearn. -
Dairy King Drivethru
Operated by husband and wife Lenora Venters and Hugh Hearn. -
Dairy King sign Highway 41
Operated by husband and wife Lenora Venters and Hugh Hearn. -
Daughters of John James Altman and Zilphia Ham Stone
Susan Eulalie "Lael" Altman (1878-1961), Viola Victoria "Vic" Altman (1870-1966), and Frances Elizabeth "Fan" Altman (1867-1947) were daughters of John James Altman (1846-1905) and Zilphia Ham Stone (1848-1879) -
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Dedication for New Hemingway Motel c. 1965
Dedication of the new Hemingway Motel, aka The Coachman Inn.
L to R: J. P. Askins, Jr., Merrett E. Morris, L. Durwood Lewis, Aubrey Lewis, Senator Strom Thurmond. -
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Discourses on Comets - 1910
The Sage of Possum Fork, Henry Eaddy -
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