Glimpses of Hohenwald's Past

November 18, 1954

The City of Hohenwald acquired enough Christmas lights from the City of Florence, AL, which was selling the materials, to decorate 14 city blocks for the 2nd annual Christmas Parade. The purchase included 54 panels to be mounted on light and telephone poles, along with 4,000 feet of wire with 3,000 sockets for the lighting of the streets.

The Strand Theatre announced that Rod Brasfield would bring his Grand Ole Opry show in person to the theater on November 18th. Admission for adults was $0.50 and $0.25 for children. The Herald added, “we could write thousands of words about...