100 YEARS AGO,
AUGUST 1920
LOCAL NEWS: The case in the Railroad Commission was heard in the club house of the Kraeteer-Cured Lumber Company, whose president Mr. B. F. Dulwether, served as toastmaster. A splendid luncheon was spread by the ladies of Moorhead in the dining room of the Agricultural High School dining room. A number of splendid speakers were on the program with Mayor Lockard of our city being among the best.
AD FROM GRESHAM BROS.’ Sweeping reductions on our ladies ready to wear, including millinery, waists, etc. Fashion note of the week: For the slender figure that dares to wear an outstanding frill at the bottom of a short jacket, this new model is charming.
LETTER FROM MRS. J. R. KIMBROUGH FROM FRESNO, CALIFORNIA
Dear Sir, this feels much like an August afternoon at home. It gets very hot but cools some after the sun goes down.
50 YEARS AGO,
AUGUST 1970
BY JIM ABBOTT, EDITOR
The city board received several complaints at last week’s board meeting, some on the humorous side. One man complained that he was allergic to the spray used for mosquito control and wants the city to turn the machine off when approaching his house. He then said that a manhole cover was loose on his street and when cars passed over it, the clanging was disturbing. A board member asked him if that was all and he said no, his water meter had sunk below ground. After that, a woman complained that some of her neighbors had fire hydrants in their yards and she wanted one in hers.
AROUND THE TOWN BY MRS. R. M. YARBROUGH: Mr. and Mrs. Burton Moore and sons Macon and Burton will travel this weekend to Carrollton, Alabama for a family reunion in remembrance of Mrs. Moore’s grandfather. They will also celebrate Stewart’s first birthday.
THANK YOU NOTE FROM THE FAMILY OF MRS. VINCE BELLIPANNI, SR. We want to express our utmost appreciation to all our dear friends and family who shared our sorrow in the recent death of our darling mother.
MOORHEAD NEWS BY MRS. GUS NOBILE: Mrs. W. E. Hobbs, Mrs. H. Lee and Miss Lela Durham, attended the wedding of Mr. Eddie Hobbs to Miss Charlotte Gail Payne at the First Baptist Church in Leland this past Saturday.
25 YEARS AGO,
AUGUST 1995
BUSINESS NEWS: After 64 years of continuous service to Sunflower County, the Peoples Bank of Indianola is changing its name to Community Bank of Indianola.
WEEKLY COLUMN BY REV. ALLEN BAILEY: I never thought I would see the day when a man would leave his precious children and wife to go live with another woman. Animals don’t abandon their young, only humans.
15 YEARS AGO,
AUGUST 2005
FRONT PAGE NEWS: A young man from Cleveland thought it was funny to drive around on Sunflower County roads with a fake foot hanging from his trunk. A Sunflower County deputy didn’t think it was so funny as motorists were suddenly pulling off the road to notify law enforcement causing traffic jams. He gave the young man a ticket for reckless driving.
NEWS FROM MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE: MDCC has named longtime PE Chair, Domino Bellipanni as its new Athletic Director. He will succeed Rabb Warnock.
UPDATE ON DOMINO BELLIPANNI
Fifteen years ago, Domino “Doc” Bellipanni was named Athletic Director at Mississippi Delta Community College.
After 30 years of service to the college in various positions, “Doc” has retired.
“I enjoyed every hour I spent at MDCC. It is a great school with wonderful people, and I will always cherish those memories,” he said.
His jovial personality, which is a Bellipanni trait, is still in full force.
“I’ll tell you something, this pandemic has just about worn me out. My wife, Karla works for Dr. Julia Hill and they were closed for a short time because of the virus, and Karla almost worked me to death. I think I painted everything in the house and it really interfered with my fishing,” Doc said.
He said that he may be officially retired from athletics but will enjoy being on the sidelines at high school football games. “My years of athletic training might come in handy should a player need my assistance,” he commented.
The Bellipannis have two children, Elizabeth who is a registered flight nurse for Air Vac and was featured in last week’s edition honoring First Responders and John who will graduate from high school this year.
