100 Years Ago – March 14, 1918
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75 Years Ago –March 12, 1943
FRONT PAGE: Jap Prisoners: Among the 471 American prisoners held by the Japanese in the Philippines is Pvt. John W. Sullivan. His uncle Jeff Sanders lives in Noxapater. - A letter from Pvt. Johnnie Travis Hill asks to change his Journal mailing address from Camp Blanding to Nashville, Tenn. He says “The army is not so bad, but it will make a man of a fellow if he can take it.” Travis sends us a program of his army exercises, and says, “it’s good, especially if taken before breakfast.”
CALVARY: We are proud of the fact that our community has gone far beyond the goal of our Red Cross War Fund quota, which was $90. To date we have received $167 with contributions still coming in. - Pruitt Lee will report to Nashville, Tenn. for active duty as a flying cadet March 11.
DEATHS: Jack Brown, one of our county’s oldest and best known black citizens, died at his home near the Depot last week from an extended illness. - Mr. Pearson, the father of our Superintendent of Public Schools Prof. J. M. Pearson, died at his home in Houston. - Funeral services were held for Mr. Walter Gordon, 60, at White Hall Church on March 9th. Mr. Gordon died on March 6th in Monroe, Louisiana. He is survived by four sisters and five brothers. He was a member of Edgefield Baptist Church. - Funeral services for Patsy Jo Smith, eight-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hester Smith of Alexander City, Ala., were held at the Baptist church in Noxapater Wednesday. She died Monday evening after a lingering illness. She is survived by her parents, two brothers, paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. V. W. Smith of Noxapater, and maternal grandfather Mr. T. R. Eskridge of Louisville. Burial was in the Noxapater Baptist Church cemetery.
CLAYTOWN: We are having winter again. All the people of our community who planted gardens will have to plant again. - Mr. and Mrs. Chambliss Kemp of Memphis spent the week end with their mother, Mrs. John Kemp. ¬¬¬¬
LOUISVILLE: Bobbie Metts from Camp Gruber, Okla. was called home by illness of his father, Mr. R. L. Metts. - Thomas Majure of Keesler Field spent Monday and Tuesday here with his mother, Mrs. Jeffie Majure. - H. G. Woodruff will leave Sunday for Campbell’s Clinic in Memphis, where he goes for an examination and possibly an operation. - Steele Harris is home on furlough visiting his wife and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Harris. - Master Sergeant William K. Wilkes from Camp Gruber is here visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Wilkes. - Mr. and Mrs. Everette King of LaFayette, Ga. announce the birth of a fine 7 lb. son. Mr. and Mrs. Charley S. King are the proud grandparents.
WEDDINGS: The marriage Miss Irene Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Jones. and Pvt. Jasper M. Lipscomb of Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Lipscomb, Sr. of Mashulaville, was solemnized March 4th at the bride’s home, with Rev. W. L. Day of First Baptist Church saying the ceremony. - Miss Geraldine Baker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Baker, and Staff Sgt. Woodrow W. Adams of TyTy, Ga. and Flora, Miss. were married at the Methodist Church with Rev. J. J. Baird officiating. After the bridal trip, Mrs. Adams will return to work in Louisville while her husband will report to the Mississippi Ordnance Plant in Flora.
NOXAPATER: The Red Cross Drive here with a quota of $400 has gone over the top. Our people are to be commended in their response to the call. $755.67 has been collected to date. - Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Wall had as their guests this week their son, Tech Sgt. Paul E. Wall of Camp Hale, Colo. and his wife and baby of Memphis, Tenn. - Miss Frances Young of Louisville was a Sunday guest of her grandmother, Mrs. J. N. Young.
