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Pages from the Past 10 Years Ago - March 26, 1998 Stith makes history as first ever Miss Rust/SGA president Andretta Stith took it all in stride this spring when she became the first student ever at Rust College to hold the dual role of Miss Rust College and Student Government Association president. Stith is a native of Shannon, where she was reared by her grandmother, Annie Bell Stith, an alumna of Rust College and former school teacher. Beloved mail carrier Roger Clayton to retire March 22 On March 28, 1998, Roger Clayton will celebrate his 55th birthday. He will also be retiring from the Potts Camp Post Office that day. Roger went to work there on Jan. 2, 1967. He has carried the mail on the same route for over 31 years. In 1997, he was voted Carrier of the Year. Greg Taylor selected for Walton business award Greg Taylor, president of Merchants & Farmers Bank, has been selected to receive the Sam Walton Business Leader Award, sponsored by the Wal-Mart Foundation. 10 Years Ago - March 26, 1998 Stith makes history as first ever Miss Rust/SGA president Andretta Stith took it all in stride this spring when she became the first student ever at Rust College to hold the dual role of Miss Rust College and Student Government Association president. Stith is a native of Shannon, where she was reared by her grandmother, Annie Bell Stith, an alumna of Rust College and former school teacher. Beloved mail carrier Roger Clayton to retire March 22 On March 28, 1998, Roger Clayton will celebrate his 55th birthday. He will also be retiring from the Potts Camp Post Office that day. Roger went to work there on Jan. 2, 1967. He has carried the mail on the same route for over 31 years. In 1997, he was voted Carrier of the Year. Greg Taylor selected for Walton business award Greg Taylor, president of Merchants & Farmers Bank, has been selected to receive the Sam Walton Business Leader Award, sponsored by the Wal-Mart Foundation. 50 Years Ago - March 27, 1958 Participates in two-month maneuvers Army PFC Harold B. Palmer, 23, whose wife Maxine lives in Waterford, recently returned to Ft. Lewis, Wash., after participating in a two-month maneuver with the 39th Infantry at Ft. Greely, Alaska. A former student at Thyatira High School, he entered the Army in July, 1956. Public invited to annual meeting Senator John Kennedy (D. Mass.), considered a leading presidential contender in the Democratic Party, will headline the speakers at the Mississippi Economic Council in Jackson on April 16. He will address the evening banquet. Girls, be satisfied Every girl should have a husband, preferably her own. The lamebrain excuses offered in the divorce courts today and the increasing number is utterly disgusting, bringing our generation to shame. Remember girls, no man is perfect and neither are you. Be kind to your man, he’s much better than a lap-dog! |
        
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