FLASHBACKS

SEPTEMBER 20, 1940

Clifton Smith joined the U.S Army having enlisted at Meridian. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Smith. With two years College education and considerable training in Diesel engine operation, young Smith was immediately accepted and assigned to Barksdale Air Field in Louisiana.

SEPTEMBER 22, 1950

SFC Lester McDonald writes his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.G. McDonald  of the Longino Community, that he has arrived in Korea and is getting plenty to eat. This is not the young servicemen’s first trip to this area, as he spent two and a half years in the Marines, most of the time being in Japan. 

SEPTEMBER 22, 1960

Mrs. I.W. Milling was elected president of the Neshoba County high Boosters club at the organizational meeting. Other officers named were; Marvin Savell, vice president, Mrs. Garland Deweese, secretary-treasurer, and reporter, Mrs. Howard Wells. 

SEPTEMBER 24, 1970

B.J. (Hoot) Gibson, and Tommy Edmission, both of Philadelphia, caught this 37 lb. catch of bass while fishing at the Barnett Reservoir. There were 13 bass, with the largest weighing 7 1/4 and 6 pounds. They were caught using blue flip tail worms as bait.

SEPTEMBER 25, 1980

Corps member Gail Wickson of Philadelphia, took part in the 256th graduation exercise of the Singer Breckinridge Job Corps Center. Wickson successfully completed studies in culinary arts and plans a career in the field of cooking.

SEPTEMBER 26, 1990

Maxie Stovall was named Farmer of the Year at the annual Farm Bureau meeting. Reuben Moore is the president of Neshoba County Farm Bureau. Dane Morgan was also named Young Farmer of the Year.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2000

Philadelphia High School Homecoming Queens, Mary Margaret Irons and Danielle Jones are escorted off the field by their fathers, Barry Irons, and Norman Moore.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Michaela Beason placed third in the Pretty Cow Contest at this year’s Neshoba County Fair. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Shelby Beason. Her theme was ‘Bella - Milk to the Rescue- Put Flames Out with Milk- Keep Your Body Healthy and Safe.’