70 Years Ago: 1944
Mrs. Walter Byrne of Russellville, Ky., is here visiting relatives. • Mavis and Etta madden of Itta Bena are here visiting their brother, Pvt. Kenneth Madden.
60 Years Ago: 1954
Services are held for Miss Coralie Beck, aged Port Gibson resident.
50 Years Ago: 1964
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Phelps Jr. announce the birth of a son, Lloyd III, on Aug. 10.
40 Years Ago: 1974
Mr. and Mrs. Duane C. Helmburger are the parents of a son, Randall Thomas, born Aug. 20.
30 Years Ago: 1984
A musical is presented by the Wayside Sanctuary Singers of Wayside Apostolic Church of Deliverance. • Prince stars in “Purple Rain” at the Battlefield Cinema.
20 Years Ago: 1994
The body of an Issaquena County man is pulled from a private lake after he apparently fell from his boat while fishing.
10 Years Ago: 2004
A white gold wedding band and a white gold engagement ring with diamonds are reported missing from a home on West Drive after a burglary.