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May 28, 1959
Annual employees of the Mississippi Forestry Service in Attala County are Charles Steen, dispatcher, W.M. Brown, area forester, and Jim Dees, crew leader. Each fall seasonal workers are employed. There are three-men crews at Center, Sallis and Berea. Leaders are J.T. Roebuck, Center; E.N. McDaniel, Sallis, and P.J. Milner, Berea.
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Carol White, 20, daughter of Mrs. Hugh White and the late Mr. White of Ethel has been selected as “Stewardess of the Month” by American Airlines from the 500 stewardesses who are employed by this company.
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Top students recognized at eighth grade graduation exercises at Carmack’s school were valedictorian, Phillip Hodges, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hodges; salutatorian, Peggy Moorehead, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Doty Moorehead.
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Six boys who will be seniors next year in high schools have been selected from the four high schools of Attala County to attend American Legion Boys State for the week of May 30-June 6 at Hinds Junior College. Selected were Delane Myers, James Turner, Thad Haskins, Ken Boone, Jerry Allen, and Stanley Hartness.
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New candidates for beat offices are F.L. Rainey, for Justice of the Peace of Beat 2; Quitman Gregory, Justice of the Peace, Beat 5.
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Forestry Appreciation Day will be highlighted in Attala County on Tuesday, June 2, at 10:30 a.m. on the farm of Senator John Clark Love, six miles north of Kosciusko on Highway 35.
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Three Kosciusko lovelies who have entered the Jaycees Miss Kosciusko pageant are Miss Carolyn Green, Miss Joyce Burchfield, and Miss Betty Jean Hanna. The pageant will be held June 5.
May 31, 1984
Four Kosciusko High School seniors were recognized for special achievement during graduation exercises Friday night at the high school auditorium. Thomas Ray Childs and Susan Annette Price were announced as top graduating seniors. Sixteen of the high school’s 72 graduates were honor students graduating with a 90 or above cumulative average for all high school work. Johnnie Joyce Latimore, was number two in general college preparatory; Robert Nelson Stewart, number two in special college.
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Mrs. Margaret Summers was one of the first people hired by Burke Shade when the company opened its Kosciusko manufacturing operation in 1960. Friday she became the first person to retire from the organization. Company president Herb Eisenberg expressed appreciation to Mrs. Summers and presented her with a watch. The company also hosted a lunch in her honor. Mrs. Summers began working for the organization on Oct. 17, 1960.
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Kosciusko’s ward three alderman, James Bayne, accepted a plaque on behalf of the citizens of his ward, who earned the title of cleanup champs in a recent city campaign. Cleanup chairman Nat Blaylock made the presentation. In early April, at the outset of the campaign, a team of inspectors toured the city and listed trouble spots. Lists were given to aldermen and a final check of progress was made last week. The plaque was handed out to the ward judged to have done the best job of attacking sites on the list.
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The doors of J.C. Penney in Kosciusko have been opening and closing for area customers for 85 years. But when they close on July 14 this year, they’re not going to open again. J.C. Penney Company will close its Kosciusko store on that day. The store has been open in its present location on the square since 1929.
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Former Kosciusko resident Larry Jones of Hayward, Ca., serving with the Army Reserve has won the Distinguished Individual for April award.
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After all these years: Shady Grove couple blessed to be married 69 years
Hilmon Flint, 98, and his wife, Ora Belle, 92, of the Shady Grove Community of Attala County could well be described as record setters.
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Flashbacks
September 1, 1960
A Sunday morning fire that could have been disastrous if discovered just 15 minutes later, according to firemen who stopped the blaze, resulted in considerable water and smoke damage to the Strand Theatre in Kosciusko, located just off the square. -
PHOTO GALLERY: Central Mississippi Fair
The 101st Central Mississipp Fair came to a close on Saturday night with rides shutting down at midnight. Throughout the week there were exhibits, a pageant, sports challenge, musical entertainment including the state finals of the Colgate Country Showdown and a livestock show.
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August 11, 1960
Two new members and two promotions are being announced in the personnel of the Attala County Extension Service staff. W.M. Swoope, who has served here about four years as associate county agent, has been promoted to the position of assistant extension animal husbandman at Mississippi State University. -
Rebuilding history: Community raising funds for Hesterville lodge damaged by storm
The tornado which dealt a blow to the area on April 24 left its mark on the historic Palmer Hall in the Hesterville Community. An effort is underway by a group to raise funds for restoring it for use as the meeting place for Bethel Masonic Lodge and the Hesterville Order of Eastern Star (OES) Chapter. It is also used as a voting precinct.
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August 4, 1960
A special election has been set by Kosciusko’s City Election Commissioners for Sept. 27 to fill the position of City Clerk, following the resignation of Miss Victoria Lee Niles, who is serving her third term in the post. If a second primary if needed, it is scheduled Oct. 11. Members of the commission are J. Will Owen, J.W. Crawford and Mrs. Guy B. Barrett. Miss Niles, resignation is effective Sept. 30, which is the end of the fiscal year for city business. She has accepted a position with the new Montfort Jones Memorial Hospital as bookkeeper and accountant, and will assume her duties there about the middle of October. -
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July 28, 1960
Attala County Mental Health Chapter’s application for charter was approved officially by he Board of directors of the Mississippi Association for Mental Health. Roby Coleman as president and Mrs. Ivy Gibson, secretary are the officers of the new chapter. -
Hilltop move: Couple moves home from Carroll County to Attala
The two story home of Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Evans makes a striking pose from its hilltop setting in the Carmack Community, several miles from its original location in the Carroll County town of Vaiden.
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‘Make a Splash Read:' Hundreds take part in summer reading program at the Attala County Library
The Attala County Library was host in June and July to 373 youngsters who enrolled in the summer reading program following the theme “Make A Splash Read,” according to Charla Chandler, children’s librarian and director of the annual event.
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