Old Post Files
Published 11:00 am Monday, March 31, 2014
70 Years Ago: 1944
The Rev. Martin Moloney, assistant pastor at St. Paul Catholic Church, is ill at Mercy Hospital.
60 Years Ago: 1954
Mrs. Nina Laird passes away. • Services are held for Samuel Williams.
50 Years Ago: 1964
H.V. Cooper is named chairman of the Warren County United Fund campaign for 1984. • Charles Montgomery is a patient at Mercy Hospital.
40 Years Ago: 1974
Lt. Col. and Mrs. Jasper Champion announce the birth of a son, Robert Theodore McWhorter, “Ted Mac,” on March 22.
30 Years Ago: 1984
Betty Butler wins her race for City Assessor and Tax Collector and enters the history books as the first woman ever elected as a Vicksburg official.
20 Years Ago: 1994
Former Mayor Rober Walker drops his lawsuit challenging last summer’s election of Joe Loviza as mayor of Vicksburg. • George and Pam Stinespring announce the birth of a son, Brian Adams, on March 22.
10 Years Ago: 2004
The Aeolian apartments is put on the market by owner Frank Imes on Columbus-based Renovations of Mississippi Inc.