Friday, May 15, 2009

More Weekly News Clippings

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Red Nelson bashful? Mrs. Martin spent time in jail (classroom jail, I'll bet)??
Did Bobby Lytal get wet?
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Thanks to Cynthia Mink for the clips.
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14 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 15, 2009 at 10:11 AM

    What ever happened to Janie Gentry and Jan Starling???

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  2. AnonymousMay 15, 2009 at 7:01 PM

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  3. AnonymousMay 15, 2009 at 9:14 PM

    Wasn't Mrs. Martin's husband something in law enforcement?

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  4. AnonymousMay 15, 2009 at 9:38 PM

    Sheriff of Prentiss County, just before Roy Elder, I think

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  5. AnonymousMay 16, 2009 at 10:49 AM

    I remember he was a big guy,,Mr Sale Martin Yes he was sheriff

    Wallis

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  6. AnonymousMay 16, 2009 at 3:38 PM

    Mrs Martin was married to Sale Martin. Mrs. Martin was born 29 August 1905 and died 22 October 1995. Before she married she was Martha Ruth Lacroix and her father owned the gin at Frankstown. When Mrs. Martin left Baldwyn High School, her niece Louise Lacroix Dubard (Mrs. Jack Dubard) taught after her. Mrs. Martin's aunt Miss Gladys taught the first grade at Wheeler for orer 40 years. Miss Gladys died about 2 years ago; she was 105 years old!

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  7. Carl HoustonMay 16, 2009 at 4:44 PM

    I have three photos of Frankstown posted on this blog. One has the gin listed as LeCroy's gin. Wonder which spelling is correct? Search in the upper left box on the home page by putting in "Frankstown gin".

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  8. MiltonMay 16, 2009 at 5:27 PM

    Not meaning to be nitpicking but for the sake of accuracy, Martha Ruth Milton Martin was the daughter of Elisha M. and Mary Emma Lecroy Milton.
    Miss Gladys Lucinda Milton was Martha Ruth's sister. She did die at 105 in Apr of 2007.
    I suspect that Lacroix may have been the original spelling, however, all the family grave markers have Lecroy.

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  9. AnonymousMay 16, 2009 at 7:42 PM

    I'm trying to remember Juanita Chisholm, do you have a photo of her, by chance?

    Peg

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  10. MiltonMay 16, 2009 at 8:09 PM

    Peg, send me your email address and I'll send the photo of her from the 58 Bearcat Annual.
    mc
    twennymile@yahoo.com

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  11. Carl HoustonMay 16, 2009 at 8:51 PM

    Milton, thanks but I have it covered. Peg is my cousin from Antioch, TN. I have sent one already.

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  12. AnonymousMay 16, 2009 at 8:59 PM

    Carl, you and Milton are right about the name LeCroix. My grand father knew the owner of the Frankstown gin and he refered to him as Mordicai Lecroix and told me that he was Mrs. Martin's father. According to Milton, this would make Mr. Lecroix, Mrs. Martin's grandfather. When Mrs. Martin died, the paper said that Miss Gladys Milton was her aunt. It makes a person to wonder if Miss Halle Vandiver's sister, Miss Angie Milton was related to Mrs. Martin.

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  13. Carl HoustonMay 16, 2009 at 9:28 PM

    Could be! Mrs. Vandiver was from Wheeler originally. Thanks.

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  14. MiltonMay 16, 2009 at 9:51 PM

    Angie Nelson was the wife of Dr. Jesse Howard Milton who died in 1927. (Some records have him listed as James Howard)
    So far I have not been able to connect the two Milton families.
    mc

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