Flashbacks

May 13, 2009 10:18 am

— May 7, 1959
“Keeping the Light Shining” for the American Legion in Attala County with continuous membership for 40 years are three World War I veterans, who received bold lapel buttons and certificates at the anniversary celebration here Thursday night. Making the presentation was Department Commander Gary Moore to Editor Stokes Sanders, past Post Commander; Attorney James T. Crawley, past Post Commander and past Department Commander; Attorney David H. Glass, one of Attala’s representatives.
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Sim M. Cooley, 33, has been named athletic director, head football and baseball coach t Kosciusko High School, succeeding John l. Ables, who resigned the posts here.
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Frances Rone, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Rone of Ethel and Ralph Clayton Milner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Milner, also of Ethel, have been elected as Miss and Mr. Ethel High School by fellow students in the annual Who’s Who at Ethel High School.
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Mayor T.V. Rone said today that a total of 384 cases, including criminal and traffic violations had been handled in the City Courts of Kosciusko during the year of 1958. These cases reported by Mayor Rone do not include cases handled in the Justice of the Peace Courts.
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Billie Ann Hammond, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Billy Hammond of Kosciusko, was recently elected president of Kappa Delta Epsilon at Belhaven College.
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W.D. Curtis, principal of the McCool Attendance Center, has released the following events for the commencement program of the school. May 10 at 11 a.m., the baccalaureate sermon will be delivered by Rev. Argie Windham, pastor of the McCool Baptist Church. The service will be held in the Baptist Church. The Rev. Sam C. Patterson, president of French Camp Academy, will deliver the commencement address on Monday, May 11, at 7:30 p.m.
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Elton Wright of Kosciusko High School, has taken three first places in the district, Choctaw and North State track meets, and will enter the state track meet in Clinton Friday.

May 10, 1954
Attala County Supervisors took a step toward the computer revolution this week as they asked for bids on hardware designed to speed county governmental operation. Cost of the equipment is estimated at about $35,000.
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Five area high schools and Holmes Junior College will bid farewell to their 1984 graduates beginning Thursday night.
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Gay Carter of Kosciusko has recently completed the American Management Association Extension Institute course in “Fundamentals of Traffic Management” at Mississippi College in Clinton. Carter is employed as district manger at Globe Weis.
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Employees of the Attala Nursing Center were presented with service awards recently. They are Ona Ryan, Dorothy Olive, three year employees; Claire Summers, Josie Gamble, Shirley Rimmer, Eula Rigby, Idell Goss and Doylette Veazey, five years.
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A group of Kosciusko resident organizing a trip to he Louisiana World’s Fair in New Orleans has a few bus seats remaining open that will be allocated on a first come, first serve basis. Cost of the one-day trip is $40 per person and includes bus fare, a ticket to the exposition and insurance. Rebecca Doty is heading the group.
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Members of the Kosciusko Exchange Club placed a flagpole and flag in front of the Kosciusko-Attala County Coliseum. The pole was constructed by the Ethel High School Vocational students and the flag was given by Stonestreet-Rone VFW Post 1983.
Present at the dedication were Exchange Club members Frank Y. Gowan, Willie Craft, Wayne Miller, Eugene Hill, Bob Watson, Lt. Col. Wayne Black, Mack Brown, Bernard McClellan, Steve Cain, Raymond Dowdle, Charles Hill, William Roby and Hubert Davidson.
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The newly formed Mid-Mississippi Arts Council has adopted aims and an executive board has been named in preparation for receiving its state charter. Executive members are Mrs. Marlin Ivey, chairman; Dr. Stanley Hartness, vice chairman; Mrs. Tommy Swafford, secretary-treasurer.