Richard Riggins did live there with his mother, sisters(Jean, Carolyn and Wanda) and grandparents. The primary tenants in that house though were his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Zell Manning. Mrs. Ora Manning was my great aunt. She was a sister to my grandmother and to Mr. Arnold Taylor the father of Sonny and Douglas Taylor. Thomas Taylor also lived there with his father Fred Taylor. Thomas was a former member of the 4 MUGs with Billy Todd, Carlton Lambert and I think Lloyd Crowe. It was always a house full.
Horace,you're right. The first news story I reported for radio was that crash.
It happened in a pasture on Hightower Farm, located on the Talladega highway just north of Tallassehatchie creek on the right side of the highway in a grove of trees where the plane was kept.
I believe Woods died in the hospital a short time after the crash.
There was one passenger in the plane at the time of the crash..I think it was Levi Smith..he lived.
Back to Goldberg's...Sidney was the son of Mr Hyman Goldberg owner of the Sylacauga Cash Store. I think Sidney was in the military during WWII. He began working in the store as soon as he returned. While he was away I think Mr. Scott McNeil was the only emlpoyee of Mr and Mrs Goldberg. Mr McNeil's wife was a longtime nursing supervisor at Drumond Frasier Hospital. By the way, where did that name come from?
Horace