The Montgomery Advertiser
July 11, 1941
The Dothan Eagle
Jan 13, 1942
This could be the incoming crop of new legislators for the Alabama State Legislature (circa 1943). Major W. Espy, Sr. is left of center, holding a black hat.
The Montgomery Advertiser
Naming of Senate Standing Committees
January 20, 1943
The Montgomery Advertiser
May 1943
The Dothan Eagle
May 30, 1945
The Dothan Eagle
June 26, 1945
The Dothan Eagle
July 20, 1945
(excerpt from above article)
The Montgomery Advertiser
July 21, 1948
I remember Uncle Watty sharing that he went many times up to Montgomery with Granddad Major when he was a state senator, and that he especially liked those times with his dad. They would stay overnight or for the whole weekend.
The Dothan Eagle
Feb. 1949
The Wiregrass Farmer
January 19, 1950
The Montgomery Advertiser
February 7, 1950
April 27, 1950
(campaign for re-election)
The Dothan Eagle
April 20, 1950
The Abbeville Herald
July 20, 1978
The Abbeville Herald
July 20, 1978
Click here for more on Major Espy's role as chairman of Henry County's Defense Bond Sales. Click here for a hotel where Major and Watty would sometimes stay. Click here for Watt Espy in the Boy Scouts.
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