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the 7 a.m. reading bad accumulated three inches. The snow was the first appreciable amount recorded since two in-cres fell on Jan. 22, 1958.
It was the heaviest snow on the record books, according to Malcolm Moreau of Court Street who is the U. S. Weather Bureau's field aid for Mississippi and Louisiana observation posts. There hasn’t been anything like it since 1900 and the books are scant before that date.
The weather bureau at Mississippi Test Operations for-
lng across the camera lens, into
the focusing equipment, and the slushy streets. Virtually every store selling film was sold out before noon as residents sought to take pictures of their homes, the snowmen, kids at play and anything connected with the occasion.
The sun shone brightly New Year's Day and snow fights were the order of the day as the white stuff lingered on the ground with the chilly temperatures. Most paved streets were cleared and traffic moved with little trouble.
MTO welcomes
dust, skeeters
March 12, 1964
There’ll be few complaints about dust or mosquitos at Mississippi Test Operations from those assigned, the task of constructing the $500 million NASA test installation for the next few weeks at any rate.
That was the word Wednesday from J. K. Glennon, press briefing officer for theCorps of Engineers at the site, a s he reported the start of construction on four contracts recently let and plenty of activity since the winter rain has abated.
Heavy rains have been absorbed amazingly well and there is now plenty of dust in the area of the two test stands while mosquitos which made life miserable for workers last summer are beginning to appear again.
Work force i s now 771, only a slight gain from last week but
it should be well up next week if things continue to go well. Contractor personnel count is 452 and the Corps has 124 men now.
Chaney and James has started driving test pilings for the $3,801,146 booster storage facility it will erect east of Rt. 32 almost opposite the lock. Farrell Construction Co. has started clearing for its $2,401,000 job on construction of the main canal around th<? test stands. Dredging has been in progress about 10 days on the approach channel and East Pearl River for which Sabine Dredging Co. has the $447,528 contract and Carlos Wcl! Works has begun work on the t\w> portable water wells which will cost $77,772.
Bids on the water pressure facility, scheduled for opening Tuesday, have been postponed until March 19.
Waveland votes 'go' for sewerage survey
March 12, 1964
Waveland Town Council flashed the go-ahead signal for a sewerage system at a special meeting Monday night when it authorized an application to the federal Housing «nd Home Finance Agency for; a $6,800 planning grant for the' program and entered a contract with its consulting l engineer, : B. M. Dornblatt and Associates ^ff^ew Orleans,* to- hafttfle thfe'-ffe.SM-sary engineering services.
Mayor Garfield Ladner signed the documents and Clerk C. O. Dufour attested them at once so Dornblatt could speed the money application on its way to Atlanta and Washington.
As soon as that is approved—in not less than six weeks probably—Dornblatt told the aldermen he would be ready to proceed with the survey and expected to be able to work well ahead of the time schedule he
was submitting in the loan application. HHFA approval requires the preliminary study to be accepted within 60 days. With the town smoothing the way in getting health board approval, easements, right of way and the like, Dofnblatt predicted actual construction can be under way by July, 1965.
Possibility of holding the necessary bond election to finance the improvement at the same time as the November presidential balloting was discussed to save managers’ costs. The system is presently esti mated to cost about $856,105 but Dornblatt cautioned the study may well revise it. For example, he said, whether a lagoon for sewerage treatment or a treatment plant will best suit the town is a question to be determined, as well as projection for future growth.
GRID GREAT J. E. LOIACANO TACKLES SNOWMAN
$20,000 liquor cargo hi-jacked
Jan. 26, 1951
A liquor cargo was hi-jacked Monday afternoon, January 22, on US Highway 11, about 20. miles West of Bay St. Louis in Hancock County, Sheriff B. D. Johnson, investigating officer, said.
STOPPED BY 3 MEN
Federal, state and county authorities are investigating 44ie hi.jacking of a two-ton truck laden with approximately 300 cases of liquor valued between $15,000 and $20,000. It was said that the truck was stopped by three unidentified men armed with a shotgun and pistols. -Occupants of the truck, according to the officials. were Elton Ladner and \V. 3. Evans, the latter colored, both of Gulfport.
They told officers that their /vehicle, titevfcling eastward m New Orleans, was stopped by'an automobile which was usin|£ a siren.	's
HELD CAPTIVE I
The truck occupants said tljey were forced into the automobile ..nd held captives for more than two hours while blindfolded and oound being released in a wooded section to the south of the r.ighway. They made their way :o Lakeshore and notified au-•.horities.	,.
According to a report, the Al--ohoi Tax Unit, Mississippi State ughway patrol, sheriff’s departments of Harirscn and Hancock .our.ties and municipal officers, ;re participating in the investigation.
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To date, no trace of the o. ton truck had been reported.
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Winn-Dixie Opens Store
Oct. 16, 1958
The ne1*, rroderT. 'Mnr-Dixie S'^perrrtriet a: ! i-90 and die Main St. .r.:ersecao" opened today.
The store is the first in one-stop shopping center planned for the area by the J oh ness Realty Co. of New Orleans, pioneer developers of shopping centan in the southeastern states.
Constructed of concrete block with brick facing on the front, the building Is 90 by 150, an area of 13,500 square feet. The interior is decorated in modem and varied pastel shades, is air-conditioned, ha9 fluorescent lighting throughout and two-tone asphalt tile on the floor.
Parking for approximately 200 cars is provided on the blacktopped lot in front of the store.
General contractor for the building was Jehle Brothers of Montgomery, Ala. Local firms involved in the constructor, were W, A. McDonald and Sons, supplier of materials; Dillma.---. Roofing and Metal Works, roofing; Ted Linam, grading and filling; James Ansley, curbL-.g and cement work, and Bay Ready-Mix, concrete supplier,
Winn-Dixie-Hiil, operator at the Store, is one of die fastest growing supermarket chains in the United States. Approximately 500 stores'are operated by the company in Mississippi Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, die Carolinas and Kentucky. By the end of this year 10 new stores will have be«n opened in the New Orleans district, of which Bay St. Loui* is a part, in an expansion pro-
gram that is continuing throughout the area serve.: fey the :: pany.
Spaghetti Supper
St. Joseph’s Academy Parents Club has selected Wednesday as the date of the annual spaghetti supper sponsored by the group. Supper will be served from 5 until 9 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Main St.
Fourth Annual Gumbo Festival features big name entertainment
Sept. 24. 1978
By RICH ADAMS
The fourth annual Gumbo Festival at Necaise Crossing will have games, contests, and spicy, homemade gumbo as always this year, but a new twist has been added to the event, taking place October 6-8.
L. J. Breaux, overall chairman of the Gumbo Festival said big name entertainment will be performing at the festival for the first time this year.
On Saturday, October 7, Country singer Jeannie C. Riley will perform at _ and 7 p.m. She is best known for her song ‘‘Harper Valley PTA,” which :s now also the title of a movie.
She will be preceeded by the Mo
“We used local entertainment before, but we really wanted to develop into something big and unique, so we got
some big names that will draw people into the festival,” said Breaux.
The festival, held at Necaise Crossing off of Hwy. 603 near White Cypress, was started in 1974 as an end of the summer celebration.
The event is held on the grounds of Infant Jesus of Prague Catholic Church, which receives proceeds from the gate.
“The church’s youth center was destroyed by hurricane Camille in 1969, and since our community was growing, we were faced with a need to expand aijd build larger facilities to replace the destroyed center,” i«, _„,iunued.
“We first had an idea to hold quarterly church fairs, but all of the work involved and competition from larger fairs kept our proceeds down,” Breaux added.
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