Cass County Radio KALT

07/14/2025

Today's Highlight in History:
On July 14, 1921, the robbery of a Massachusetts shoe company resulted in the shooting death of two employees, and two Italian-born anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were found guilty of the murders.
By 1926, the case had drawn worldwide attention. As details of the trial and the men's suspected innocence became known, Sacco and Vanzetti became the center of one of the largest causes célèbres in modern history. In 1927, protests on their behalf were held in every major city in North America and Europe, as well as in Tokyo, Sydney, Melbourne, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Dubai, Montevideo, Johannesburg, and Auckland.
After weeks of secret deliberation that included interviews with the judge, lawyers, and several witnesses, the commission upheld the verdict. Sacco and Vanzetti were executed in the electric chair just after midnight on August 23, 1927.[
Investigations in the aftermath of the executions continued throughout the 1930s and 1940s. On August 23, 1977—the 50th anniversary of the executions—Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis issued a proclamation that Sacco and Vanzetti had been unfairly tried and convicted and that "any disgrace should be forever removed from their names". Later analyses have also added doubt to their culpability in the crimes for which they were convicted
On this date:
In 1789, in an event symbolizing the start of the French Revolution, upwards of 1,000 citizens of Paris stormed the Bastille prison and released the seven prisoners inside. The medieval fortress and prison was seen as a symbol of royal tyranny. Bastille Day is celebrated as a national holiday in France
In 1881, 21-year-old outlaw William H. Bonney Jr., alias "Billy the Kid," was shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett in Fort Sumner in present-day New Mexico.
In 1933, all German political parties, except the N**i Party, were outlawed.
Also in 1933, Cartoon character Popeye the Sailor made his movie debut in the Fleischer Studios animated short, "Popeye the Sailor."
In 1972, the U.S. State Department criticized actress Jane Fonda for making anti-war radio broadcasts in Hanoi.
In 1980, the Republican national convention opened in Detroit, where nominee-apparent Ronald Reagan told a welcoming rally he and his supporters were determined to "make America great again."
Thought for Today: "If the government is big enough to give you everything you want, it is big enough to take away everything you have." — President Gerald R. Ford 38th President of the Unites States born on this date in 1913.

07/14/2025

July 14
Jon Belford
Jack Beauchamp
Windy Waters
Sandra Turnbow
Shannon Kennedy
Jean Claus
Dell Tyson
Jason Drake
Kenneth Recer
Sharon Riley
Paula Viard
Mrs. Raymonde Hudson
Johnny Wafer. Jr.
Bob Cranberry
Landri Beckham
Louise Endsley
Cora Castle
Dreama Wright
Patsy Dooly
Melissa Dean Clayton
Cindy Waters
Brenda Ellis
Collier Hicks
Curtis Ness
Mary Ann Price
Mary Fitzgerald
Mia Pool
Joyce Young
Nell James
Myrtle nell Sherman
Ramon Richardson
Adam Troy Braxton, Jr.
Katie Cox
Jodi Arell
Louis Alexander Sr
Becky Ash
Gail Cook
Carissa Tomlin

Anniversaries
Ronald & Tracy Holland

07/12/2025

07/12/2025

Grand Opening for Patterson Pest Patrol 1005 US Hwy 59 Queen City (903) 799-9138
Live music - food - cake and more!

07/12/2025

Join Jim this morning at 1005 US Hwy 59! Food, music, and cake! We will go live at 10:30!

07/12/2025

Indian Hills Country Club Ribbon Cutting with The Atlanta Area Chamber of Commerce today!

07/12/2025

You can join on 900 am & 95.5 fm or better yet! Come on out to Indian Hills Country Club for the Red Ribbon Cutting and Re-Grand Opening with their new greens!!

07/11/2025

The 13 Fire Departments of Cass County need your Help. Bottled Water is needed to help our heroes stay hydrated. Crumps in Linden and the Cass County Peace Officer’s Association have made generous donations to get the ball started. Also shout out to Chuck Combs and Robyn Blackwood! If you’re able to help it would be greatly appreciated by all!

07/11/2025

Today's Highlight in History:
On July 11, 1972, American phenom Bobby Fischer and defending champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union met in a Cold War chess clash for the 'Match of the Century' in Reykjavík, Iceland. Soviet players had held the lock on the World Chess Championships for 24 years. What followed was deemed by many the greatest chess competition in history. (Fischer won after 21 games.)
On this date:
In 1798, the U.S. Marine Corps was formally re-established by a congressional act that also created the U.S. Marine Band.
In 1804, after years of public rivalry Vice President Aaron Burr mortally wounded former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton during a pistol duel in Weehawken, New Jersey. (Hamilton died the next day.)
In 1915, the Chicago Sunday Tribune ran an article titled, "Blues Is Jazz and Jazz Is Blues." (It's believed to be one of the earliest, if not the earliest, uses of the word "jazz" as a musical term by a newspaper.)
In 1936, New York City’s Triborough Bridge (now officially the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge) linking Manhattan, Queens and The Bronx was opened to traffic.
In 1955, the U.S. Air Force Academy swore in its first class of cadets at its temporary quarters at Lowry Air Force Base in Colorado.

Thought for Today: "Life is a lot like jazz _ it's best when you improvise." _ George Gershwin (1898-1937).

Today's Highlight in History:
On July 12,1979, the Chicago White Sox and local radio DJ Steve Dahl teamed up for a promotional event: blowing up a crate of disco records in between games of a doubleheader. Thousands of fans—who got in for 98 cents if they brought a record to be destroyed—trashed the field. The team was forced to postpone, and eventually forfeited, the second game.
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In 1543, England's King Henry VIII married his sixth and last wife, Catherine Parr.
In 1562, sacred books of the Maya, a people native to the Yucatan Peninsula in what is now Mexico, were burned by Spanish Roman Catholic bishop Diego de Landa. The Maya indigenous language and religion were deemed heretical by the Inquisition and were therefore to be destroyed.
In 1862, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill authorizing the Army Medal of Honor. The Medal of Honor is the United States of America's highest and most prestigious personal military decoration that may be awarded to recognize U.S. military service members who have distinguished themselves by acts of valor. Because the medal is presented "in the name of Congress", it is often referred to informally as the "Congressional Medal of Honor"
In 1909, the House of Representatives joined the Senate in passing the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, allowing for a federal income tax, and submitted it to the states. (It was declared ratified in February 1913.)
In 1957, President Dwight D. Eisenhower was flown by helicopter from the White House to a secret mountaintop location as part of a drill involving a mock nuclear attack on Washington.
In 1960, the Etch A Sketch Magic Screen drawing toy, invented by French electrician Andre Cassagnes, was first produced by the Ohio Art Co.
In 1962, The Rolling Stones played their first-ever gig at The Marquee in London.
Thought for Today: "When the dog bites, when the bee stings, when I'm feeling sad, I simply remember my favorite things and then I don't feel so bad." Oscar Hammerstein II, American lyricist, musical comedy author, and theatrical producer born on this day in 1895

Today's Highlight in History:
On July 13, 1977, a blackout hit New York City in the mid-evening as lightning strikes on electrical equipment caused power to fail. For the next 25 hours, scores of people are trapped in elevators and subway trains, while looting, arson, and panic broke out in the hot summer streets.
On this date:
In 1793, French revolutionary writer Jean-Paul Marat was stabbed to death in his bath by Royalist sympathizer Charlotte Corday. The act led to her being guillotined four days later and also inspired one of the most famous paintings of the French Revolution, 'The Death of Marat.'
In 1863, racial tensions and class warfare in Lower Manhattan mixed into a deadly brew as a protest by working-class whites against newly enacted Civil War draft laws spiraled out of control into a city-spanning riot. Some 120 died and thousands were injured.
In 1923, a sign consisting of 50-foot-tall letters spelling out "HOLLYWOODLAND" was dedicated in the Hollywood Hills to promote a subdivision (the last four letters were removed in 1949).
In 1978, Lee Iacocca was fired as president of Ford Motor Co. by chairman Henry Ford II

Thought for Today: "When the taste changes with every bite and the last bite tastes as good as the first, that's Cajun.” Paul Prudhomme, celebrity chef credited with popularizing Creole and Cajun cuisines born on this day in 1940 in Opelousas, Louisiana,

07/11/2025

July 11th
Tiffany Hall
Jeff wall
Judy Lynne Miller
Lany Hodges, Jr.
Beverly Blay]ock
C.J. Floyd
Dixie Rogers
Shere Hetherington
Christine Fitts
Marshay Love
Pat Lee
Pam Upchurch
Karen Green
Christy Hill
Dorcos Banks Seals
Arthur Collins
Amber Brazil
Katy Barr
Melissa Mccasland
Karen Whitehom
Violet Stanford
Victoria Patterson
Robert Chaneley
Donna Narrow
Colleen Bloodworth
Laroderick Clay

Anniversaries
Mr and Mrs David Waites

July 12
Jim Davenport
Marlena Hanes
J. Patrick Rountree
Robert Crocket
Rev. Christopher Collins
David Stallings
Greg Quarless
Jeff Russell
Brandon Reid
C.J. Hennessey
William Rhyne
Brianne Jones
Amanda Gray
Maranda Jones
Shephanie Rankin
Larry Westbrook
Darla Quarles
John Callison
Micala Crow
Brenda Wommack
Lucas Owens
David A Lewis III

Anniversaries
Colby and Lameesha Boyce

July 13
Virginia White
Jim Golden
Sandra Bowden
Diedra Sparks
Roland Thomas
Resnon Hilliard
Don Bowlin
Lavonne Clemenson
Stan Wells
Jamie Harper
Hugh Edward Steger
Courtney Stewart
James Roy Fant
Micheal Kelly, Jr.
Joy Boone
Alicia Partain
Jackie Melton
David Ferguson
Cindy Woods
Clifford Patterson
Felica Starling
James Milligian
Pearly Bale
Lynda Fields

Anniversaries
Dr and Mrs Randy Cox
Henry and Stacie Pace
Myron and Teresa Muter

07/11/2025

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