Old Post Files is a regular feature within the pages of The Vicksburg Post’s print edition and digital e-edition. This feature looks back at some of the happenings from the pages of The Vicksburg Post over the past 100 years. Enjoy.

100 Years Ago: 1924

P.L. Hennessey wrote R.J. Burnett about the wonders of Venice. • Kittye and Mary Ellen Butts returned from visiting the Gulf Coast. • Clarence Saunders planned to open a store in Vicksburg with John Hadad as manager.

90 Years Ago: 1934

Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Hackett celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. • Mr. and Mrs. Charles Calhoun and their children left for their home in Houston. • Lane Hill returned from Yazoo City. 

80 Years Ago: 1944

Leo Kline died. • Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Tanner were vacationing on the Gulf Coast. • Capt. and Mrs. Joe Tiffany and their daughter returned from a visit to Florida.

70 Years Ago: 1954

Lt. Stuart McCloskey Jr. completed the prescribed course of instruction in Air Training Command and was at Camp Kilmer, N.J. • Sue Sanders was visiting her aunt, Ruth Faulk, in Biloxi. • Mr. and Mrs. D.B. Moorehead were honored with a reception for their 50th anniversary.

60 Years Ago: 1964

Dr. William Jaquith spoke to the Warren County Mental Health Association. • W.T. Oakes, a Tallulah resident, died. • Services were held for Tallulah resident Helen Erwin.

50 Years Ago: 1974

Anna Louise Bullard was one of 38 University of Mississippi School of Law students who earned a juris doctorate degree during graduation. • Football drills began at St. Aloyisus. • Mary Wessinger and Doris Thomason completed training as medical laboratory technicians at the V.A. in Jackson.

40 Years Ago: 1984

Annie Myrtle Collum Fant died. • A Vicksburg woman sued the TG&Y store for slander when she was fired for shoplifting. • A marriage license was issued to Marvin Muirhead and Stella Daffron Simrall.

30 Years Ago: 1994

Michael Curtis Jr. celebrated his second birthday.

20 Years Ago: 2004

A tractor that was reported stolen was recovered in North Carolina.

10 Years Ago: 2014 

The first day of school caused traffic hiccups. • The Southern Cultural Heritage Center director sought funds to match grants for maintenance needs. • Amtrak eyed Vicksburg for its future Dallas to Meridian route.