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

Dave Winston tendered the position of caterer at the B.B. Club. • Katherine McGuire, Hazel Ryan and Loretta Garvey returned from a motor trip to New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. • P.L. Hennessey told of his trip to Europe.

90 Years Ago: 1934

Mrs. Joe French was ill at her home on Harrison Street. • The Style Shop moved to its new storefront. • James W. Farrior went to Texas on a two-week vacation.

80 Years Ago: 1944

Ernest Hovious was now business secretary of the YMCA. • Jeanne Koffman left for the University of Mississippi. • Mr. and Mrs. H.B. Showman announced the birth of their son.

70 Years Ago: 1954

Mary Francis Buchanan and Lt. Russell Baker Jr. were married. • Midshipman Guy Jarratt Jr. returned to Annapolis Md. after a visit with his family. • Services were held for Walter Collins.

60 Years Ago: 1964

Mr. and Mrs. Wayne McMaster announced the birth of a daughter, Vicki Lynn. • Rosie Sansone passed away. • Cyril O’Neill was named chairman of the pilot division of the Warren County United Fund.

50 Years Ago: 1974

Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Warren announced the birth of their son, Jason Alford. • Earnest Hilderbrand was congratulated on 20 years at Westinghouse. • Maj. Gen. Charles C. Noble, president of the Mississippi River Commission, retired from the U.S. Army. • Council 9 Eagles defeated the Council 5 Cougars 13 to 12.

40 Years Ago: 1984

Daniel W. Trainor, a retired employee of the City of Vicksburg, died in Eupora. • Services were held for Ora Bowles Harmon. • James Ross loaded a huge stump into a dump truck when the City Front cleanup got underway. 

30 Years Ago: 1994

Warren Central solidified its Associated Press prep football No.1 ranking with a 20-0 whitewash of Pearl at Pirate Stadium. 

20 Years Ago: 2004

Vicksburg crews began the week pouring concrete for the 20 by 24-foot pavilion that was to be erected on a vacant lot in Marcus Bottom. 

10 Years Ago: 2014

Aussie blues artist Luck Stabb performed at L.D.’s Restaurant and Lounge.  • Brig. Gen. Michael C. Wehr took command of the Mississippi Valley Division of the U.S. Corps of Engineers.