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"Monrovia, also known as Vaughn Corners or Thompson Mill, is an unincorporated community in Madison County, Alabama, United States. It is bordered on the south by the city of Madison, on the southeast by the city of Huntsville, on the west by Limestone County and on the north by the community of Harvest. History A post office operated under the name Monrovia from 1878 to 1904. Jeff Gin, located on the southwest corner of the intersection of Jeff Road and Nick Davis Road, began operation in 1956. It was started by brothers Erle and Wilburn Douglass. At that time the gin was called Douglass Brothers and was one of 26 gins in Madison County. Along with the gin, Erle had a farming operation with Jack Vandiver called Douglass & Vandiver. Jack Vandiver ended up managing the gin. By 1972, Wilburn Douglass and Jack Vandiver realized they did not have enough time to farm and run a gin, so a decision was made to make the gin a co-op, and the name was changed to Jeff Gin Company. Education The area is part of the Madison County School System. Area schools include * Endeavor Elementary School * Legacy Elementary School * Monrovia Elementary School * Monrovia Middle School * Sparkman Middle School * Sparkman High School Public services The community is served by the Harvest-Monrovia Water and Sewer Authority. The water system maintains several large storage tanks and has a substantial new water treatment facility. The Madison County Sheriff's Department administers law and order in Monrovia. Monrovia Fire/Rescue is a large volunteer fire department of approximately 81 members serving the residents of west central Madison County. The Huntsville Madison County Public Library maintains a branch, The Monrovia Public Library, in the Monrovia Community Center on Allen Drake Dr. near Phillips Park. Recreation The Monrovia Parks and Recreation Association is the owner and operator of Phillips Park and operates youth sports leagues, primarily Babe Ruth baseball and softball. MPRA is a private, non-profit organization run by a board of directors. Notable person * Caitlin Carver, actress ReferencesExternal links *Madison County Commission *Madison County Schools Category:Unincorporated communities in Alabama Category:Unincorporated communities in Madison County, Alabama vo:Monrovia "
"James Walter Kynes Jr. (August 31, 1928 – October 14, 1988) was an American college and professional football player, lawyer, political appointee, and corporate executive. Kynes served as Florida Attorney General. Early life Kynes was born in the small town of Marianna, Florida, located in the Florida Panhandle, in 1928. He attended Marianna High School, where he was received all-state recognition playing for the Marianna Bulldogs high school football team. Kynes graduated from Fork Union Military Academy in Fork Union, Virginia, where he received Virginia all-state football honors playing for the Fork Union Blue Devils. College career Kynes attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Bear Wolf's "Golden Era" Florida Gators football team from 1946 to 1949. 2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide , University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 96, 103, 123, 178, 183 (2011). Retrieved August 29, 2011. Kynes played both offense and defense, and was a third-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) lineman and the Gators' team captain in 1949. Memorably, in 1949, he played a key defensive role in the Gators' 28–7 upset of the Georgia Bulldogs and was the last Gator football player to play every minute of an entire sixty-minute game. He also played for coach Sam J. McAllister's Florida Gators men's basketball team from 1946 to 1950. Kynes was an outstanding student and was honored as a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Florida College of Business Administration in 1950, and was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 1976.F Club, Hall of Fame, Gator Greats. Retrieved December 14, 2014." Nine Named to UF Hall of Fame," St. Petersburg Times, p. 3C (April 24, 1976). Retrieved July 23, 2011. All three of Kynes' sons also played football for the Gators in the 1970s.Jack Hairston, Tales from the Gator Swamp, Sports Publishing, LLC, Champaign, Illinois, pp. 43–45 (2002). In a series of articles written for The Gainesville Sun in 2006, Kynes was ranked as No. 91 of the 100 greatest players in the first 100 years of Florida Gators football.Robbie Andreu & Pat Dooley, " No. 91 Jimmy Kynes, Sr.," The Gainesville Sun (August 1, 2006). Retrieved September 2, 2014. Personal life After graduating from the University of Florida, he married Marjorie Hiatt, a graduate of Florida State University and a former Seminoles cheerleader.Jay Cridlin, " As mother, wife, she 'selflessly served': Marjorie Hiatt Kynes (1929–2002)," St. Petersburg Times (July 26, 2002). Retrieved April 28, 2011. Professional football The National Football League's Pittsburgh Steelers selected Kynes in the fourteenth round (178th pick overall) of the 1950 NFL Draft.Pro Football Hall of Fame, Draft History, 1950 National Football League Draft. Retrieved April 28, 2011. Kynes chose to play center for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) for a single season in .CFLapedia.com, Players A–Z. Retrieved April 28, 2011." Starry Florida centre signs with Roughriders," The Leader-Post, p. 19 (March 27, 1950). Retrieved March 27, 1950. Law, politics and business Kynes returned to the University of Florida in 1952, where he attended the College of Law and was elected president of Florida Blue Key leadership honorary. He graduated with his bachelor of laws degree in 1955. He subsequently served as an officer in the U.S. Air Force for two years, before entering private practice in Ocala, Florida.University of Florida, Office of Undergraduate Affairs, Scholarships, About James W. Kynes (1928–1988). Retrieved April 28, 2011. Kynes served as Florida governor Farris Bryant's executive assistant after Bryant was elected in 1960. In January 1964, Bryant appointed Kynes as the Florida Attorney General to succeed Richard Ervin, after Ervin resigned as attorney general to accept an appointment to the Florida Supreme Court. Kynes stood for a full four-year term in the 1964 Democratic Party primary election in May 1964, but was defeated by 599 votes out of 938,677 cast." Election Results Certified," The Miami News, p. 1A (May 14, 1964). Retrieved April 29, 2011. and served the remainder of Ervin's term of office through January 1965. After his term as Florida Attorney General expired in January 1965, Kynes moved to Tampa, Florida to become vice president of the Jim Walter Corporation. He was executive vice president, secretary, and general counsel of its successor companies Hillsborough Holding Corporation and Walter Industries, Inc. Death and legacy Kynes died of stomach cancer at his home in Tampa in 1988; he was 60 years old." James W. Kynes, Executive, 60," The New York Times (October 15, 1988). Retrieved August 1, 2010. He was survived his wife of thirty-eight years, Marjorie Hiatt Kynes, and their three sons. Several friends and classmates initiated the James W. Kynes Award in 1986, which is presented annually to the Florida Gators offensive lineman "who best exemplified the mental and physical toughness and 'iron-man' determination Kynes exhibited as a Gator player." Kynes previously served as the president of the University of Florida National Alumni Association, and he was recognized as a Distinguished Alumnus. After his death, friends and former teammates endowed a University of Florida scholarship in his name. The university awards the annual $10,000 scholarship to a former Gator student- athlete, who has demonstrated exceptional character and high academic achievement, in order to pursue a graduate or professional degree. See also * Florida Gators * Florida Gators football, 1940–49 * List of Levin College of Law graduates * List of Phi Beta Kappa members * List of University of Florida alumni * List of University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame members References Bibliography * Carlson, Norm, University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators, Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (2007). . * Golenbock, Peter, Go Gators! An Oral History of Florida's Pursuit of Gridiron Glory, Legends Publishing, LLC, St. Petersburg, Florida (2002). . * Hairston, Jack, Tales from the Gator Swamp: A Collection of the Greatest Gator Stories Ever Told, Sports Publishing, LLC, Champaign, Illinois (2002). . * McCarthy, Kevin M., Fightin' Gators: A History of University of Florida Football, Arcadia Publishing, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina (2000). . * McEwen, Tom, The Gators: A Story of Florida Football, The Strode Publishers, Huntsville, Alabama (1974). . * Nash, Noel, ed., The Gainesville Sun Presents The Greatest Moments in Florida Gators Football, Sports Publishing, Inc., Champaign, Illinois (1998). . External links * Kynes Scholarship at UF * James W. Kynes Papers at the University of South Florida Category:1928 births Category:1988 deaths Category:Deaths from stomach cancer Category:Florida Attorneys General Category:Florida Democrats Category:Florida Gators football players Category:Florida Gators men's basketball players Category:Florida lawyers Category:People from Marianna, Florida Category:Saskatchewan Roughriders players Category:Sportspeople from Tampa, Florida Category:Fredric G. Levin College of Law alumni Category:20th- century American lawyers Category:20th-century American politicians Category:American men's basketball players "
"Atrophia Maculosa Varioliformis Cutis (AMVC) is a condition involving spontaneous scarring, specifically depressed scars on the faceAtrophia Maculosa Varioliformis Cutis which occurs over a period of months to years. It appears to only affect children and young adults, is considered to be quite rare, normally occurs on the cheeks, temple area and forehead, and is neither well understood nor presently treatable. Case reports indicate the scars deepen over time but remain relatively superficial, with the frequency of new scar appearance diminishing over time. AMVC is quite difficult to diagnose by dermatologists, for reasons including the depressed box and ice pick scars being very similar to those caused by Acne vulgaris. A confident diagnosis can be made if such scars recently appeared without present acne and without a history of acne. Otherwise, the correct diagnosis is usually not made, and even doing so provides little benefit; there is no treatment. It has been suggested in case reports that the condition, although rare, is likely underreported. References Category:Cutaneous conditions "