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March 4, 2009

Anonymous The Star Herald Wed Mar 04, 2009, 10:08 AM CST

March 5, 1959

Charles S. Henderson of West Point, now serving as Director of Development of the North Mississippi Industrial Association, will head Attala County’s recently organized Industrial Development Corporation. He will assume his duties here on April 1.

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The marriage of Delores Bell, daughter of Mrs. Edith Bell Mayo and the late James Van Bell of Kosciusko, to David Burns, son of Mrs. Mary Nell Burns and the late Walter Burns of Ethel is announced by her mother. The wedding was held Jan. 29 at the home of the officiating minister, the Rev. Douglas Carver in Pampa, Texas.

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At exercises conducted in the Lower Elementary School’s auditorium here Tuesday morning, Miss Annie Smythe, longtime teacher who now serves in the capacity of a first grade teacher and Lower Elementary principal, was the recipient of a “Citation of Merit” from the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

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Kosciusko’s Mayor and Board of Aldermen voted unanimously Tuesday night to adopt the resolution of the Kosciusko Municipal School District trustees requesting them to call a bond issue election. Then, in the next action, the members voted, again unanimously, to publish a legal notice calling for a special election in the District on Tuesday, March 31, to submit the proposition of issuing $600,000 worth of school district bonds to finance the proposed program. The money will be spent, together with an additional $150,000 from state money and other sources to erect, repair, equip and enlarge school buildings and related facilities and purchasing land therefor.

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An ordinance passed by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen outlaws the sale and use of all fireworks within the city limits of Kosciusko. This will require fireworks establishments, if any, to set up shop outside the city during the usual holiday fireworks season. In another ordinance, the city officials forbade the discharging of firearms or air rifles within the city limits, confiscation of the weapon, the penalty if the ordinance is violated.

March 1, 1984

Duane Armstrong, a senior at Ethel High School, has been named a National Merit Finalist in the 29thannual Merit Scholarship Competition. He is the 18-year-old son of Curtis and Carolyn Armstrong of Carmack.

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Attala County voters evidently went with familiar names in Tuesday supervisor elections, returning three incumbents outright and setting up a runoff in a fourth beat between the two men who have held the office for the last eight years. First round supervisor winners were incumbents David Fancher in beat two, Robert Ellard in beat three and board president Colon Belk in beat five. Incumbent Emmett McCrory led the ticket in beat one, but will face a runoff with his immediate predecessor in the office, Earl Sims. In beat four, Jesse Fleming and C.T. McCrory survived a seven candidate field to make the runoff.

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James L. Clark, president of Deposit Guaranty in Kosciusko, has announced the retirements of Francis A. Neal and Johnny B. Poole from the advisory board of the bank.

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Couples who have been married 50 years or longer were honored Thursday, Feb. 23, at the covered dish luncheon meeting of the Triple L Club at Kosciusko’s First Baptist Church. Those honored were Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Doss, Mr. and Mrs. Grady Robertson, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Jordan, Mr. and Mrs. Hardy Huffman, Mr. and Mrs. P.C. Cain, Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Jernigan, who have been married the longest, 64 years, and Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Pettit.

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Leslie Ables and Mark Suggett were two East Holmes Academy basketballers selected to play in the Mississippi Private School All Star game Saturday night at Grenada Kirk Academy.

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