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Parish fair called off for Army

JEFF DAVIS PARISH NEWS Sept. 17, 1941

At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Jeff Davis Parish Fair Association held Saturday, Sept. 13, it was decided to call off the 1941 parish fair. This action was taken due to the Army maneuvers in this territory which necessitates the use of the fair grounds and to the late opening of the schools.

CLOSE 23 CARNIVAL ‘FLATS,’ GIRL SHOWS

THE JENNINGS DAILY NEWS Oct. 25, 1948

Mardi Gras nuptials set

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JENNINGS DAILY NEWS Feb. 1, 1994

In two weeks, a couple from Boulder, Colo., will tie the knot in a different sort of way.

Iota native Louis Cart and Linda Keydash will exchange vows at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15, during the Tee Mamou-Iota Mardi Gras Folklife Festival.

The bride will wear an old-style dress with Mardi Gras decor and the groom will be dressed in a Tee-Mamou Mardi Gras costume.

The couple will arrive at the stage in downtown Iota on an ox cart while Les Frere Michot Band of Lafayette will play Cajun French music.

Grooming rules for students are issued

THE JENNINGS DAILY NEWS Aug. 3, 1970

The Jeff Davis Parish School Board has modified, but only slightly, its ban on long hair for male students attending classes this fall.

In its annual listing of what will be considered proper dress and grooming for students in grades 6-12, the board issued a statement on boys' hair which said, "Students' hair must be clean, neatly groomed, not bizarre or worn to call undue attention to the wearer, nor worn conspicuously to symbolize extreme attitudes"

Oranges from trees 35 years old gathered

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Masquerade Ball was delightful event

JENNINGS DAILY TIMES RECORD Feb. 1, 1913

To the strains of music rendered by a string band from Lafayette, over half a hundred couples "tripped the light fantastic toe" in the W.OW. hall last night from 8 oclock until after the midnight hour — the occasion being the initial masquerade ball of the 1913 Mardi Gras season, and it proved a most delightful event, a real treat to the many young ladies and gentlemen who participated in the pleasures of the evening.

The ball was given under the auspices of Meneau Tribe No 24 Improved Order of Red Men.

Women of the Klan entertain

DAILY TIMES RECORD Feb. 21, 1925

On Friday night the women of the Klan were hostesses to an information Washington party given to a number of friends and out-of-town visitors. A capacity crowd was present to enjoy the pleasant hours.

The lodge rooms were artistically and appropriately decorated with souvenirs of Washington, flags and flowers.

The following program was rendered: Selections by Buch's Orchestra Recitation and Song by George and Martha Washington E.O. Himler performed "The Old Rugged Cross" with Irma Williams and Ursa Hunter.

Two Jennings girls in big Strand movie

THE JENNINGS NEWS Feb. 11, 1927

Seessell Ann and Cammilla Johnson, the two talented little daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney K. Johnson, former residents of Jennings, known to many people here and related to several Jennings families, will be seen in the big feature picture "Sparrows" with Mary Pickford in the leading role next Wednesday and Thursday nights.

THE JENNINGS GIRLS

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According to the book “Jefferson Davis Parish: An Oral History,” the Jennings Girls was a group of singers who became popular in the 1890s. Women pictured are identified as Miss Anna Blackshere (Mrs. E.F. Rowson), Miss Eva, Miss Emma Wyatt, Miss Stells Garrison (Mrs. O.C. Stanton), Mrs. I.M. A, Miss Nettis Graham (Mrs. J.R. Mouton), Miss Nellie Himler (Mrs. W.F. Humphrey) and Miss Rose.

Welsh has fire department

THE JENNINGS NEWS Feb. 11, 1927

At a recent date the citizens of Welsh met and organized a fire department. Chief A.O. Eastman of Jennings's fire department was presented and assisted with suggestions based on his long successful experience in that line.

A tentative draft of by-laws for the governing of the organization was offered. S.aE. Carroll has been appointed chief of the department, which is divided into four companies, each headed with a captain and a lieutenant.