News of Yesteryear — April 27, 2012
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From the annals of 1912

• Two freight trains wrecked at Orchard Hill.

• Gus Morrow bought an interest in The Griffin Daily News.

• Two were seriously injured in a car accident.

• It was reported that 868 were safe and 1,350 were missing after the sinking of the Titanic.

• Mt. Zion was planning a Sunday school celebration in May.

• Griffin was planning a Confederate Memorial Day program.

From the annals of 1962

• Arnold Palmer won The Masters.

• The Griffin baseball team beat South Cobb 9-1.

• Patricia Wilson married Bob Scroggins.

• Eddie Westmoreland was named the state STAR student.

• More than 60 nominations for Woman of the Year were received.

• A fifth birthday party was held for Hazel Hughes.

From the annals of 2007

• A Griffin pilot, Jesse Champion Jr., was killed in a plane crash in Harris County.

• The Griffin Ballet was to present “Coppelia.”

• Griffin native Cristal Beasley opened the Cookie Crumbs shop on North Hill Street.

• Lizzette Sherliza shot a hole-in-one at City Park in the Senior Games golf tournament.

• The Griffin High School Chorus placed first at the All-Star Music Festival in Orlando.

• Leah Barlow, qualified to represented the South Region at the United States Pony Club National Championships.
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