Yesterday's News

Jennings Cavalry will be organized

JENNINGS DAILY TIMES-RECORD

July 16, 1921

Acting under orders of Brigadier General Louis A. Toombs, adjutant general, Captain O.W. Deslatte, inspector general for Louisiana National Guards, arrived in Jennings this morning to act in the matter of organizing a Cavalry troop. Lieutenant Roy S. Miller of the Headquarters troop of the famous Rainbow Division, American Expeditionary Forces, has accepted the captaincy of the troop.

Warn boys stealing Christmas lights

JEFF DAVIS PARISH NEWS

Dec. 16, 1941 Mayor Overton Gauthier today warned that complaints were coming to the city hall that boys were stealing colored bulbs from lighted Christmas trees and warned that any person caught in such vandalism will be arrested.

SISTER GIVEN UP FOR DEAD LOCATED BY BROTHER

JEFF DAVIS PARISH NEWS

April 14, 1931

Given up for dead for a quarter of a century, Mrs. Lilly Mae Gibson, of Keysville, near Tampa, Florida, surprised her brother, O.C. Tupper, of this city this week when she came to the brother's home from Florida to pay a long delayed visit to local relatives, whom she had not seen for twenty-nine years.

Parking meters start operating Friday morning

THE JENNINGS DAILY NEWS

Jan. 10, 1951

Motorists who plan to park downtown tomorrow will have to come with pennies or nickels.

For Friday morning at 8 o'clock, Jennings' new parking meters go into operation. One cent will buy 12 minutes of parking time. The meters will accept a maximum of 10 cents, which is good for two consecutive hours of parking pleasure.

The meters accept only pennies and nickels. A glass window on each meter will allow local law enforcement officers to detect the use of slugs.

Local survivor remembers or

JENNINGS DAILY NEWS

Dec. 6, 1991

It was a quiet Sunday morning in Pearl Harbor, but soon the quietness was to be disturbed with the sound of bombs, gunfire and explosions of U.S. battleships blowing up.

The infamous sneak attack at 7:49 a.m. on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, had been successful by the Japanese military, and takes its place as a piece of annually recognized American and world history.

School Shows Film on Bomb Raid

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In 1942, Central School in Jennings was the site of a viewing of a film on incendiary bombs. The film was shown so parents in Jennings could become acquainted with bombs and how to combat them in case of an air raid.

BROKEN TOYS TO BE MENDED FOR POOR TOTS

JEFF DAVIS PARISH NEWS

Nor 11, 1941

Within the next few days big barrels will be placed in front of Piggly Wiggly, Pettijean Drug and Silverman’s store. On each barrel will be the familiar “Broken Toy” sign.

City-parish mobilized as war is declared

JEFF DAVIS PARISH NEWS

Dec. 9, 1941

With war declared, Jennings and Jeff Davis Parish were put on a complete war footing and officials were waiting to comply with all requirements.

Already in motion however was an order issued by A.O. Eastman, fire chief, for registration of 300 volunteer firefighters at the fire station all day Thursday.

Sheriff Azenor Buller received a telegram from the Federal Bureau of Investigation asking a report on any Japanese in this parish and the sheriff reported there was none.

Set for first war Yule

JEFF DAVIS PARISH NEWS

Dec. 23, 1941

Jennings and Jeff Davis Parish are set to observe their first war Christmas in 24 years and will be resolved to be as merry and happy as the situation will permit.

RUSH IS ON TO BUY DEFENSE BONDS HERE

JEFF DAVIS PARISH NEWS

Dec. 18, 1941

Jennings wealth is going into Defense Bonds to help win the war and $48, 668.75 in the securities have been sold since Japan began her dastardly attack on Hawaii, Leo J. Nohe, postmaster, said today.

$10,000 in Defense Bonds were sold the Monday after the attack and each day sees orders for additional securities. The postmaster revealed that even the big sum sold would have been much greater had there been no limit on the amounts which could be sold.