100 and 75 Years Ago
November 29, 1929
Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Dempsey of Pheba, Miss., announce the marriage of their
daughter, Iva Mae, to Mr. Marvin Glapp of Warren, Tenn. Miss Dempsey had made
Oakland, Tenn., her home for the past two years. They will live in Warren,
Tenn.
We congratulate Everett Presley on the arrival of a fine boy and girl,
twins, who made their arrival at his house on the 27th.
Drs. O. F. Parkes and E. L. Richardson returned home Monday night from their
visit to Miami, Florida, where they attended a meeting of the Southern Medical
Association.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Upchurch, a fine girl on the 22nd inst.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gully of Laurel are visiting their parents Mr. and Mrs.
J. B. Gully this week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. West and son, Allen, and Mrs. J. T. Earhart, Sr., were
called to Omaha, Ill., Tuesday by the death of Mr. West’s father, Mr. Al.
West.
After a two weeks visit to her mother, Mrs. Rodgers, Miss Ada returned to
Memphis Friday where she will resume her duties as a nurse at the Baptist
Hospital.
Noxapater: Judge L. Filer, 90, the oldest and one of the most highly
esteemed citizens of our community passed away Thursday night, Nov. 21st at the
home of his son in west town after a few week’s illness. Funeral service
was held Friday afternoon at the Baptist Church. Judge Filer was a Canadian by
birth and at age of three moved with his parents to New York, where he lived
until grown. He moved from New York to Illinois. During the War Between the
States he fought in the Northern Army. Soon after the close of the War he came
South, married a Confederate Veteran’s widow, Mrs. S. S. E. Stockwell and
purchased a farm in this vicinity, where he has lived for 50 years or more. He
served in the office of the Justice of the Peace for 24 years. He was a member
of the Baptist Church and a loyal Democrat. Survivors include his son, J. C.
Filer and two daughters, one living in Wyoming and one in Illinois and a number
of grandchildren.
Noxapater: Miss Mary Reed of Blue Mountain spent the weekend here with her
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Shepherd.
Noxapater: Hubert Lawrence returned home this week from a visit with
relatives in Mobile, Ala.
Noxapater: Mrs. Pearl Young, who has been ill for some time, was carried to
the Baptist Sanatorium at Jackson Tuesday night. Her friends here trust she
will speedily regain her health.
Noxapater: Mr. L. W. Coolidge of Meridian is a guest of in the home of his
sister, Mrs. Mrs. A. S. Thomas and family.
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Louis Taunton
For more newspaper excerpts, please see the book by Louis Taunton of Taunton Publishers,
Winston County, Mississippi Newspaper Excerpts from 1880 through
1893.
This book has material from the Winston Index, 1880 (list of over 500 Civil
War Soldiers of Winston County who died from wounds, on the battlefield, or
disease, or as POWs in Northern Prisons), and excerpts from The Winston Signal
(newspaper before the present day Winston County Journal) for the years of
1883, 1890, 1891, 1892 and 1893. It is indexed by surname.
This publication follows his first volume that included excerpts from The
Winston Signal for the years 1882,1885, 1886, 1889 and some issues of 1890 and
which is still available from the author.
Louis Taunton has published
several other books. He has also
published similar columns about Choctaw and
Webster
Counties.
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