Old Post Files is a regular feature in the print and digital e-editions of the Vicksburg Post. This post takes a look back at some of the events of the last 100 years in the pages of the Vicksburg Post. Enjoy.

100 years ago: 1924

Theresa Coccora returned from Cooper’s Well. • Mrs. BE Griffen was seriously ill. • Mr. and Mrs. William Raworth and their family returned from the Ozark Mountains where they had spent the summer.

90 years ago: 1934

Mrs. Frank Penley, Jr. and his son from Fort Peck, Montana, were visiting Vicksburg. • Mrs. U. Bucci, Bobby Bucci and Mrs. Branciere returned from Lexington, Kentucky. • Sam Switzer and his mother returned from a cruise to the West Indies.

80 years ago: 1944

D. P. Waring was appointed chairman of the Navy Day program for Warren, Sharkey and Claiborne Counties. • Mrs. J. D. Thames, Sr. returned from a trip to the West. • Mrs. Mary Fritzgerald Lowden departed for Philadelphia to visit her sister.

70 years ago: 1954

Frank Everett was the guest speaker at the Vicksburg Rotary Club meeting. • A memorial service was held for Stacey Hall. • John Young, a resident of Edwards, died.

60 years ago: 1964

Dr. AP Messina died. • Mr. and Mrs. Philip Watson Jr. of St. Joseph announced the birth of their son, Scott. • Mr. and Mrs. Landy Teller attended the summer session at the University of Mississippi.

50 years ago: 1974

Sharon Hoxie was selected as drum major for the Delta State University marching band. • Linda Anne Hooper received an outstanding scholarship from the University of Mississippi.

40 years ago: 1984

Kinderoo the Kangaroo, the national mascot of Kindercare’s childcare centers, gave 82-year-old Gladys Strawbridge a kiss as she visited the Vicksburg Convalescent Home. • A memorial service was held for Josephine Morgan of Edwards.

30 years ago: 1994

St. Aloysius High School opened the 31st Red Carpet Bowl by defeating Enterprise 53-0 at Memorial Stadium.

20 years ago: 2004

Vicksburg officials planned to present a $30.8 million election-year budget that would result in increased spending but not higher taxes.

10 years ago: 2014

Kenneth Parrish was named the 2014 Program Manager of the Year for the Mississippi Valley Division. • The Vikings were looking for their next opponent following their victory at the Red Carpet Bowl. • Virginia Lee Cora, 75, was the oldest participant in the Gator Bait Endurance Challenge.