IN PARIS, TENNESSEE, SINCE 1866
P. O. Box 310, Paris, TN. 38242-0310
IN PARIS, TENNESSEE, SINCE 1866
P. O. Box 310, Paris, TN. 38242-0310
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CLASS OF 1952 IN '50 YEARS AGO'
50 YEARS AGO
From
the September 9, 2003 Edition
Three young Paris men were in poor to critical condition in a Murray hospital following an
automobile accident at midnight near Hazel, KY.
WAYNE KING ('54) was in critical condition and CHARLES LAYCOOK ('52) and ROBERT ADAMS
('52) were in poor condition. All suffered head injuries when the 1950 Mercury driven by
Laycook struck a tree.
From
the January 29, 2003 Edition
25 YEARS AGO ~ Bill Williams was named third-generation publisher of the Post-Intelligencer, succeeding his father, Bryant Williams. W. P. Williams had moved to Paris in 1927 to purchase The P-I.
From
the January 28, 2003 Edition
Four Paris Students were among 32 who had their art works on display at Murray
State University. Included were Diana Diggs,
Newell Dunlap, David Jointer and Laverne Turner.
From
the November 27, 2002 Edition
William Williams and Bill Bigham of Paris were among
Murray State students pledged to Gamma Delta chapter of Phi Mu Alpha music
fraternity.
From
the October 2, 2002 Edition
A group of Royal Ambassador boys of Fairview Baptist Church had completed requirements for the rank of page. Charles Gillespie was Ambassador-in-chief. Others were Howard Welch, Raymond Pierce, Jerry VanCleave, William Russell, Jerry Thompson, Joe Don Allen, Billy Pierce, Howard Bailey, Wayne Speight, Charlie Byrd, Don Harding and Roy Elmer. Counselors were Charlie Cherry and Rupert Dunlap. Judge was Hattie Wiseman and church pastor was Rev. Haynes Lankford.
From the
September 6, 2002 Edition
Five young ladies of the 1952 graduating class of Grove High School were pictured at a discussion meeting of students' college plans. In the group were Ann Nelson, Julia Crutcher, June Turner, Mary Amanda Hurdle and Mary Lou Snow.
From the
July 31, 2002 Edition
The young people of West Paris Baptist Church "took over" the church for a week in observance of Youth Week. Earl Thompson would be youth pastor and other general officers were David Freeland ('52), Richard Caldwell ('52), Doyle Reese ('51), Charles Scholes, Patsy Mustain, Christine Wimberley, Rogerlene McFarland, Lorraine Gassoway, Roy Prince, Bob Matheson and Winnie Prince.
From the
July 30, 2002 Edition
IN THE 25 YEARS AGO P-I FILES
McNutt Tractor Company was sold by owners T.L. McNutt and Bobby McNutt to
Robert and Joseph Wells, sons of former Henry County Sheriff F.F. Wells. The business was
located on the Mayfield Highway and had been started in 1947 by T.F. McNutt Sr. on Tyson
Avenue.
From the
June 19, 2002 Edition
The Paris Recreation Commission employed Robert Adams, popular Grove High School Graduate and athletic star, to supervise use of athletic equipment afternoons at Ogburn Park during the summer. Dave Loudy was on duty in the morning hours.
From the
June 12, 2002 Edition
The daily vacation Bible school at First Presbyterian Church ended with a program of stories and memory work. Teachers for the school had been Phyllis McEvoy and Mmes. T.B. White, Rollins Eakers, R.H. Rhoades, Bill Wagner, J.P. Lasater Jr., J. F. Palmer, L.D. Chesemore, Foster Brown and Esco Clifford.
From the
June 12, 2002 Edition
Bobby Jean Burton (1) was chosen queen of the Lewis-Wimberley post of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars at a beauty review. Martha Perkins was first maid and Dot Kimmons
second maid. Other entrants were Lou Annie Pinson, Joy Prince, Ruby Lamb, Ann Powers, and
Ruthie Alexander (2).
~ (1) Class of 1949
~ (2) Class of 1952
From the
May 16, 2002 Edition
Commencement exercises were held for 65 Grove High School graduates. In a program that lasted only 50 minutes, Mitchum Warren presented the valedictory address and Billy Bigham was salutatory speaker. Lazette Crouch and Jimmy Bruce received awards for the most improvement in their senior year. Taking part in a panel discussion were Clarice Allen, Patsy Hill, Nancy Windsor, Diana Diggs, Elizabeth Swinney and June Turner.
From the
May 16, 2002 Edition
Paris parade entries at the Humboldt Strawberry festival won honors. A float entered by the Henry County Coonhunters Association, with a live raccoon being treed by baying dogs, took top prize for the best float and attracted much attention as it had a few days earlier at the Mule Day Parade here. Best decorated car was a convertible from Paris with Mule Day Queen Phyllis McEvoy aboard, along with her court, Shirley Melton and Martha Perkins.
From the
May 9, 2002 Edition ~ A Class of '52 teacher in '75 YEARS AGO'
Esther Elam and Mary Beth Morris of Paris were among the members of the Glee Club at Tennessee College in Murfreesboro.
From the
May 9, 2002 Edition
Anne Nelson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Nelson, received a full
year's scholarship to Randolph-Macon College. She was a member of the
current graduating class at Grove High School.
From the
May 1, 2002 Edition
The Westminster Guild of First Presbyterian Church met with Diana Rhodes on Jackson Street. The president, Phyllis McEvoy, presided over the meeting and brought a devotional. A roundtable discussion was held on "The Work of Dr. Marcus Whitman Among the Indians."
From the
April 24, 2002 Edition
Winners in a 4-H club dress making contest were Patsy Hill of Sunnyside, who took first place in wool dresses; Joy Norwood of Pleasant Hill, first in senior cotton dress competition, and Ann Cox of Springville, first in junior cotton competition.
From the
April 26, 2002 Edition
Mrs. Corum presented one of her outstanding students in solo recital. Phyllis
McEvoy, a senior at Grove High School, would perform in the Corum studio on Dunlap
Street. Receiving with Phyllis would be her sister, Sylvia*, and friend, Betty Cowan.
* Class of 54
From the
April 26, 2002 Edition
Mitchum E. Warren Jr., 17, was among 31 Tennesseans selected to receive a four-year education at Vanderbilt University under the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps educational program.
From the
April 12, 2002 Edition
Grove High School Senior Robert Adams was brought home after being confined for three weeks with a kidney infection at Clinton Hospital in Clinton, Kentucky. His uncle, Joe Claxton, was medical technician at the local hospital
From the
April 2, 2002 Edition
Grove High School senior Billy Bigham won a $50 scholarship to Murray State University. Phi Mu Alpha Music Fraternity awarded the scholarship. Bigham planned on majoring in music.
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