KOSCIUSKO —
March 14, 1963
Breakfast was served to 32 members of the KH/s Distributive Education Club and their bosses Wednesday morning, a switch in the customary annual banquet that has been held on previous years. Leon Fulgham, coordinator, and Bo Reed, Principal of KHS, were special guests. Club officers heading up the students who work and go to school are AT. Dismuke, president, employed by Potts Motor Co.; Cecil Bryant, vice president, and Bill Clubb, treasurer, both employed by the Star Printing Co.; Fay Holmes, secretary, employed at Patterson Jewelers; Peggy Eubanks, reporter, employed by The Star-Herald.
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One pioneer resident of the Hesterville community, Mrs. J.I. Oakes, 72, is in Montfort Jones Memorial Hospital with still undetermined injuries as a result of a deadly tornado that cut a swath one-fourth of a mile wide and ten miles long through Attala County’s northeast quarter Monday afternoon just at dusk. Her daughter-in-law, Mrs. T.I. Oakes, 37, The Star-Herald’s correspondent in that community, and her four children were held briefly at the hospital for examination, then released, as their home was also nearly completely destroyed in the same storm. More fortunate insofar as personal injuries were concerned were Mr. and Mrs. Otis McBride, whose residence across the highway from the Oakes’ homes was completely disintegrated by the vicious twister. They were visiting at a neighborhood store, owned by Mrs. McBride’s parents, the J.H. Ramages, and thus escaped any injury. One of the family’s cows was killed in the collapse of the barn, other livestock either missing and injured when a Tuesday morning inventory was taken.
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Students from Attala County registered for the spring semester at Memphis State include Patricia Rainey and Peggy Taylor of McCool; Warren Hallum and Rosemary Lawrence of Kosciusko,
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Attala County’s new Livestock Arena and Exhibit Building, located at the entrance to the Central Mississippi Fairgrounds has been completed and turned over to the county by the erectors of the structure, Mitchell Engineering Co. of Columbus.
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Curtis McClellan, 19-year student at McAdams and Mary Ellen Scarborough, senior at Kosciusko, were winners in the American Legion Oratorical contest. Miss Scarborough, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Ben Scarborough, won the county contest and was presented a Savings Bond. She will go to state contests later. McClellan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kyle McClellan, was runner-up. Travis Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edsel Jones will represent Ethel School.
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March 17, 1988
Evening Gardeners are planning a beautification project at Jason Niles Park and met with Mayor Freddie George, Cletone Pope, director of parks and recreation, and Lavown Pope, superintendent of the street department. Club members making up the committee are Nell Niles, Doris Puryear, Charlotte Campbell, Corinne White, and Juanita Green.
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Two new candidates have joined the race for the alderman at large post in Kosciusko, brining to six the total number seeking the job. Latest to enter the contest are George Lewis and Phil Pickle. Lewis is manager of the Sears Store and Pickle is a transport driver and refrigerator specialist with LuVel.
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The Mississippi Film Co. and Orion Pictures have chosen Vaiden as the site of courtroom scenes to be shot for the movie “Mississippi Burning and are asking Central Mississippi residents to audition to be extras in the production. Lydia Pilcher, a representative of the film company, said the courthouse at Vaiden was chosen because it has not been modernized.
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On March 3, a party honoring East Holmes graduating seniors, Kevin Teasley, Win Smith, Kenny Janous and Bo Buxon, was given by Mrs. Jerry Blaine and Mrs. Eddie Bell.
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May 30, 1963
Forty-three members of Kosciusko civic clubs met in the City Hall Tuesday night. They formed an organization called the Natchez Trace Tourist Attraction Association of the Chamber of Commerce. Jones Woodward was elected president of the new group. He was given the power to pick his associates in the numbers necessary to perform the tasks of the organization. -
The Nation’s Capitol: Ethel High School students see sites in Washington, D.C.
Usually students spend spring break in activities totally foreign to education – not so with a group of Ethel High School students. Although they did not attend classes, ten EHS students feel they furthered their education during the five days of spring break spent in Washington D.C.
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May 23, 1963
When Mary Ellen Scarborough steps across the stage of the Kosciusko High School auditorium to receive her diploma on Friday evening, she will be the third child of Rev. and Mrs. Ben C. Scarborough to finish Kosciusko High with a perfect attendance record. Benjy, who finished KHS in 1959, will be graduating from Mississippi College on June 2. Jack, who finished KHS in 1961, graduated from Holmes Junior College on May 19. All three have been active in student, church, and community affairs and have been honor roll and dean’s list students. -
Relay for Life raises funds
Attala County Relay for Life was held May 10 in the Attala County Coliseum due to threat of rain. The event raised approximately $60,0000. See the photos attached for more about the event.
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Pioneer Day:Annual French Camp event provided activities for all ages
The historic district in French Camp, located adjacent to the Natchez Trace Parkway, was transformed into an area reminiscent of olden days.
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May 16, 1963
The Redbud has been named as Kosciusko’s official tree and the rose as the official flower in a recent promotion of the Kosciusko Garden Club. The project was carried out by the garden club in connection with the Clean Up, Fix Up, Paint Up campaign now in progress. Among other trees suggested were magnolia, dogwood and pine. Running a close race with the rose was the iris, and the dahlia. -
Elvis and a snake. . . Oh my!
Ethel’s 31st May Day brings out people for shopping, food and entertainment Saturday. Here are photos from the day's activties.
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May 9, 1963
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Lacey have received notification from the South America Indian Mission that they have been accepted as missionaries. They have been assigned to the country of Bolivia where the mission has been working since 1926. Lacy is presently serving as the Director of Christian Education in the First Presbyterian Church in Kosciusko. -
Long Creek holds motivational rally for upcoming state testing
More than 200 students and parents filled the Long Creek Elementary Gym in Sallis on May 2 for a pep rally to energize students for the upcoming state test.
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Area native remembers her days as Senate page
Alice Faye Roberts Leslie, 95 year-old Weatherford, TX resident, made a recent trip to her native Mississippi and visited briefly in Attala and Leake Counties with relatives and reminisced about days of her youth.
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